The Mineral argus., 1883-10-25
means OF reformation, no matter
late or compulsory it wasi"
The Necessity of Looking w.
at Home.

Often when L have been riding In
country, on a summer az Jfnoon hav
seen the farmers wife Siding in or n
the door engaged with her sewing,-
sleeves tucked TO her elbows, her
perhaps uncombed, or at best brush
back inIthe plainest manner, her
in slipshod shoes, aud her dress
same in which she had worked all
morning, with perhaps the anne apru
and usually not over-clean. Her hous
If one should enter, would probably
found in excellent order-clean sWs
floors, and chairs set back against
wall, as if arranged for a funeral, al
not a thing out of place In the ca
board or store-room would be found 4
whitest of bread, plenty of toothsouI
pie aud cake, the freshest and sweets
Of butter, and many little delicacies 4
materials for which nature so abunden
ly provides. and which the mode1
housewife has learned so we'll TO prepa1
Nothing has she been remissin her I'D
to her house but on herself; perhaps h
most important, certainly the md
necessary, thing in it she ha sno tspen.
thought. She Is too wearied with ha
labor, and there is a pile of sewing an'
mehding waiting to be done. SO viii
perfect self-abnegation she sits down
her task till the evenings daily worI
and the preparation for supper, with /
consequent duties closes the day on hs'
weary bod and mind. And so the Dan
pass-one 4 Ser mediterranean alike
their samen5ss, until her mind is nd
rowed down to this small routine
daily cares, and the thought of "dre
ing up" TO go from home, or TO receiV,
company be ,omes almost irksome. I'D
habits have become so fixed that 81
has never considered, that a few mil.
ntes spent in bathing face, hands, an
neck, combing the hair in a tasteful anI
becoming manner, and putting on a cles
dress with the addition of a fresh lace I
muslin neck-tie. will not only add Won
derfully to her sell respect, but actusl
bring rest TO her weary body and mind
No matter if the dress be nothing bd|
print, il it be clean and fresh. For sumI
wear, this is usually the best mattel
rial, as the evening chores must neces.
saTlly be done, and with the addition
q big apron, one is ready for The WORK
Prints are so pretty and cheap, ths
there can be no excuse for not alwavA
n on hand. And then th
present mode of dressing the neck is n
and yet so simple, and cheap tbs.
here is no need Of being seen even
The morning without a clean, fresh ID
kerchief. No frills-no stiff collanI
but simply a piece of India muslin, or
costly n cut sou ire and hemmedI
put on corner wise, and tucked into thd
iress in front, or if one prefers; a strid
few inches wide and OF suitable lengti'
simply hemmed and a few tucks acrosI
he ends put on for a tie. Four or FIVE such
articles are all that is necessary. Thed
ire thrown into the weekly wash, and
rOned without starch. Costly maferiali
made with elaborate care, are not al Al
necessary to personal neatness. Thd|
wife and mother cannot afford 10 "a
bout her house, with a torn or dirtd'
iress, neither for the example which Il
brings, nor her own personal self red
Ipect. There are few husbands so did
erent to the appearance and dress of Il
wife. as not to feel a glow of satisfaction
on coming to the house from hid
abor he finds her neatly arraved. and
With a smiling face-instead of the slat1'
|AAA1 hNAAL NhANh 10 -QlAtLiElG1 tttul.
indeed, l think the male man." as
'amantha Allen would say, is naturally
astidious in this respect. Every man
n his younger days not only.
Wished TO be dressed him self with a de-
rec OF cart and taste, bat his ADMIR-
of the girl he loves is largely modi.
by the care which she bestows upon
personal appearance, and II in after
she becomes coarse and seemingly /
obvious to the refining influences,
Thieh taste and culture bring, who shall
ay in how large a manner she is re-
ponsible? The wise mother of daugh-
ers will insist that each afternoon shall
ee them not only neat and tidy, but
istefully dressed. so that in csse Of IN
callers, there need be no
urry, nor loss of ~self-respect. This, If
egun in early life will grow into a nabit
'hich in time will become 50 fixed. that
'hen b becomes a wife and mother, +
he will M more think of discarding,
the necessary mes of eating and
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