Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-01-31
AGRICULTURAL.
ABOUT MOTHERS WORK.

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nore. Now, which OF her ,lausLtp,.
re capahl, oi taking up her un,l
md carr, in@ u an sn W. Il tll..t FIN
or ..n.i b uthrr will eel ~ a...
/ |, The q, cal OF her pr enc,. Tls'
again, IL us lmk at il in an,,h.s
xay. There ale five sisters of ,,n
Nuw all of YOU are nearly grown !,
aill lie only few wears until vou
viii leave the old home TO make new
mes for yourselves. You may h.
widely scattered, so far from Van.
crescent home that yon can on,,
c..nle to il once every lew ye.rs
Taen who's to do Is mothers work ~
Probably each one of YOU. in fine
may have large family to d,n
| for; and if YOU know nothing off,
| YOU will b.. u great loser IN il. In
urge families much can IN, Sayedh
,iarning stockings and miitenS, and
knowing how to neatly repair tents
IN boys and girls clothes. This is
n branch of woman's work that too
many mothers take upon themselves
and do not see that their daughters
understand it. 1t will aid more to
making daughters capable of max.
ing good wives ami mothers, if they
are skilled in all kinds of hous.hah
work, than iflhey are kept in >choo
until ready to marry. We would
not advocate an education gathrled
entirely in the household, hut We
would rather see "a woman capaheO Of
Ill things that can keep family CT
boys and girls happy arouud her osu
tirpside long winter evenings, than
tO ste her at the head oi the hnnSe,
hold where her SOILS must 20 o their
club rooms a. SION as old enough,
while the younger ones 30 upon the
street at night, and her Il ,ushtrrs
must 90 OUT promrnadihg until the
hour IN passed that every young lady
should be ut her fathers iinShlp
The education needed ny the mot ler
~. that which will keep these Young
people safe in the home nest, IRE
from all temptation. Tno many
.y0nng girls leave to mother the wurk
that fits them to Ill the mothers
place. No matter how wealthy pa
rents may be, - daughter should We
taught the little home employ ment
that makes - woman more uf u WI.
man. Ii, when she marries, size has
M use for these employ mrntS, she
can easily lay them aside. Then il
there comes time within she needs
t0 he skilled IN the little things that
make home so pleasant, she can ;lick
them up where she left ,,ff and 20 on
in her womanly work. While, on
the other hand, ii she has never
been taught household work and
manner--and, for time, n nred
to know it-tlIen adversely 0veriakes
her. she has nothing to fall back
upon, and il apt to make all arUuml
her miserable by complaining that i
is hard that they ,nnnt live ~ 9TH
ers do; when at tilr time, ii>he only
knew how, she Gould make hour llie
in II cottage far swe, ter than IN .
: pilacr. She roul'l show, as many
others have done, that il is noi 70
much what we have as what we do
/. that makes home 80 sweet to the
! tired husband and father when The
day is over.
Mothers, do not take upon your
: selves too much of the bousho'd
work, and think by 80 don iouare
making life easier for your dangl'
iers. You cannot do ytnr duty "
them, Unless you teach them all loa
ire capable Of, TO prepare ll"m 70
lake their places ~ wiyrs and NON
ers. If you do ~ t do this ,ou are
not dung 10y item ~ well " ,puI
n"IIaI did l.. you. YOn WI no.
have ilHm lake a. gnnd position
~ the lnni. eIoltl a. A,u did, anu =,
this step make them inirrior To YOU,
instead oi their Ieing ia advance u
YOU. Let y1Ir ,laug. Ihhctce'
I'll useful household work, wbile y"u
can sulr.iint.iId II; then WHEN ihr,
enter heir g~n homes they VIII lr1
capable Of doing as we'll rs mol'i'i
,lni. L. will make them more lii'v'
pendent, and save them ir'inI ~.
slIScoui aging feeling that man
Young lonsekerpeis have whhs
lparning tu do h0u,e work.
Dsmrt take up the idea thai y"u
want your daughter more hIsD9
educated than To learn holIsr v"'A;
1t i an understanding or LARK .
undar-f =. rdf,.o az ting Kind OF WOA