The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-09-09


Dress does not make q gentleman,
for q tailor's block eaH be dressed in
the costliest apparel and in the
height of fashion, YET it is only q
block when all ia done; as the poet
has said,
eThe minds the measure of the man"
So with our girls. Should they
not learn to keep house creditsbly?
To be Industrious and use a proper
economy in the management of
home sfairs-for economy is honor
able On the part of all, rich or poor,
and has nothing of stingy mesness
about it. There wants something
more in a woman, than to know how
to sit in the parlor and receive COM
pany in q becoming manner, to
make home comfortable and happy,
though such an accomplishment is
necessary too. remember hearing
of a young man who had married the
daughter OF a rich man. She had
not been brought up to work, had
but little conception of how it should
be done, had no inclination. nor
knowledge, to conduct household ST.
fairs and was determined to keep the
habit thus formed. The man she
married was poor and unabled to
keep her in the former style. Love
in cottage was all very fine-to
think of-but she was too INDECENT to
be of much assistance to her husband,
or even TO help herself. Unable to
pay for their washing. they let it go
as long as possible undone-until, in
deed, everything to wear was dirty
and he could stand it no longer. The
only way out ofthe dilemma, he
could see, was to help himself, and
he undertook to wash himself a shirt
when she saw him at his task, |
supposefto encourage his endeaCors
in good cause, and in philan-
thropic en6eayor to reap some bene-
fit herself-she very lovingly and
sWeetly ask him to wash her g.
we'll We will ssy a pocket handker.
chief-as che had none clean. She
could play divinely on piano-sing
to enrapture her hearers, but was
constitutionally 80 tired that she
could not manipulate wash board.
Accomplishments are good TO have
and in their proper place should be
sought for, praoticed and eppreciateds
But being master, or mistress, of de-
pertinent, will not Of itself put money
into an empty purse. We may dine
with Duke Humphrey in the most
fashionable and gentlemanly way,
bat it will not assuage our hunger.
What We may call hard, common
sense wears better and benefits more,
than the frippery of show and super
fetal accomplishments. The young
lady who can darn q stocking, make
loaf of bread, wash and iron q
shit, il need be, presumably, has
really a better capital to commence
life upon, than she who cannot.
Such practical knowledge does not
rob her of any accomplishment she
may possess, nor 6ebsr her from pur-
suit of any pleasure, or grace she
may seek. She may not need such
knowledge, but it costs nothing to
keep and is always handy in an
emergency. Her parents may be
wealthy, but is that sensible reason
why che should learn nothing of util-
ity, passing her time in idlenessH
Is it certain they will always remain
wealthy, for there are many ups and
downs in life and many high in sta-
ton are cast down, as well as Of loWly
ones exalted. Is it certain she will
marry wealthy man-if 80, will he
always remain one. These are COM
mon place and trite, but very serious
questions, every young lady should
ask herself. I tell you, girls, in a
earnestness and truth, there are
times in the lives OF most men, when
they need good. wifely assistance
and they will be all the better. and
nobler, and more persevering, for
your gentle kindness and your loving,
thoughtful care. II you have Lot
this knowledge, this latent strength
in reserve, this wifely heroism under
trouble-ior it ia heroism-you may
bitterly rue it. should circumstances
so transpire, that you fail in your tull
duty and you zee the one you love,
droop, and suffer, and mayhap die.
from causes you are powerless to
heal, There are humble acquire
me1ts, the lack Of which, has broken
up many onetime happy household,
and joined TO an extrAvaGaut love o.
dress and fashion and show, have
sent many a warm.hearted, impul-
sive, on9e pure and noble woman tt
perdition. God bless our giIls-they
are the future mothers OF our racC
and should appreciate the import
snce of a proper training to homo
and ill such a position, as most IN
doubleday, mucn will depend upol
them, as to whether the future o
mankind will be onward aud pre-
gressive, or downward and retrogres
sive.
Prosecuting,