The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-13

/ set down one or two. Ior whomsoever il
may concern. In very warm weather,
take midday bath. put on a cool li4!it
4 dress, and a white, soft pliable neck
| tie (etarched neck-ties are irrita tng
! that may be easily aud gracefully ar
ranged. they are becoming To mos
faces. and almost certain to put any
woman in a good humour. For winter
wrath. yet basket Of dry ships, make
a roaring fire, sweep up the hearth.
warm Your feet, and read a plcasan,
! book. very soon YOU viii find voU
/ thoughts wandering from the book t.
some dainty dish for my Lords dinner.
/ For a violent attack a brisk walk III the
/ sunshine. Ii il j. spring, (early spring
run into the garden and sow Your red
| pepper. il Is said to flourish when sown
| III Il temper. At any rate. il Will en-
gage Your attention. and from that your
| eye will be caught by something else
the grape vines will need tielng up.
onions want topping. or the lettuce bed
wedding. so that you Will have TO call
all hands out To the garden, and the
! first thing YOU know Your wrath has
gone glimmerng. For white heat
get you to your closet, wait, and listen
| for the ''still small voice. obey it
then take your guardian ANGELS hand
and 20 on you are safe. Now. my
dear Jessie. and all my other dear young
! friends, when YOU come to wears OF dis
cretion (no, III not say that, for am
not certain there is any such period in a
woman's life. when YOU marry. remem-
| Der my good advice, and try 1T: YOU
4 Il 81, :. 4 1.
for nonsense. any more than Jessie :
letter Will. No. no. dear, Helen can't
| take that for nonsense: its fiint-rock
sense; and will pass for nothing less.
| | have reason 10 lament not being Law
! ishlv blessed with even Il plain class
German dowry,' and ii | had a daugh-
ter she should profit by your advice.
On the subject Of where To Dress OF
course good taste On fact any idea al
all of fitncss) must sanction your views.
especially in regard TO young unmarried
ladies. Mothers should take care OF
that, and in my day they mos sholy
did, Only coral ornaments were per-
mitted. Being the last of the Mohi-
cans | wore my .,secd-coral' a long
time, and its tragic end is indelibly i'm
pressed on my memory. 'One time
neighbor came and brought her baby
to spend the day with my mother.
While they were dining The baby was
left IN the nursery fast asleep. and a
''civil tights" (inchoate) left to mind it:
well. it was the old story Of snake
baked hoe cake, and left the frog to
mind it; frog went TO sleep, and the
| lizard came and stole it, | stole the
baby. by the head and wagged it to the
head of the back stairs. 1t would not
take witch to guess what happened
| then. Yes, so it was, the baby's long
clothes tripped me, and away we went
to the regions below The baby was
a soft little thing, and did not break, but
the necklace did; and that is the last
remember about an idle little tale un-
| less it serves to point q caution tc
mothers not to mix baby's royal pre-.
ro@ative prOmiscuou>ly with ''civi
rights Dress is too important TO b,
dismissed with coral necklace. il
worth does make the man. the wani
of it the woman (sha. nonsense sur,
enough you know what | mean) tn,
want of it the fellow" it is equa ly tru,
that apparel oft proclaimS. e special.
ly if Worth makes the apparel. II Il,
did my shopping (stran9e To say. | de
test shopping) and could fit me TO I
without standing me up like a dummy
| would do the ''rushin rOun' viii
pleasure. When people can honestly
afford it, it is duty to dress, and drcs,
well. Somehow, | never could take
profound delight in the art. but if
could, would sacrifice good taste anc
good sense both, for while, to feel a
| good as many people appear to feel il
''all the pomp and circumstance" 0
dress parade They look 50 salts
fled. and life Is so full of woe. | woul,
not willingly disturb even the ''baseles!
fabric OF a dream
laid aside this letter sometime since
purposing to finish it Oor sister N!
scrap book with very attractive littl,
: picture of rural simplicity, adorned Will
some gems of wisdom in regard to tn
: enjoyment of the beauties of nature
the wholesome delights of gardenin!
and a fine cast of Patience on mon
: umtnt'' waiting for the fruits Of her la
bor l looked over my fiouri, i,hing gar
! den. washed in Nav dew every mornin.
for inspiration. when 10 and behold
on the 23rd of this blessed May (thinI
of IT'D Jack Frost came and deliber
ately sat down on the whole liliputial
: farm, and as the dear children sa
killed it to death.'' 30 | think II
postpone saying anything about pa
tience, since it took three days stron
selt-repression to keep from Sayin
: wicked words to every body for no
having covered up the beans, but | di
1-aap from II apI instead lau,rbpG n
the MacGregor fer mantully trying t
: whistle of his aggrava'ion. That
/ what l would call philosophy. if it wa
not sham. Old Maid. dear daughter
III have word with YOU when III
spirits have recovered from the beans
: dear me. / did not know before tha
beans were SO depressing.
; HELEN MACGREGoR.