The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-12-05

ChiIdrcn 10y Example-Care Of the Feet.
Mr.. NaIaProp-A State Breakfast-Do-
m->tic Notes and Items.
In the great middle class of England we
find the highest type of the queens woman
hood and her saving grace In health and
physique tl,-,. women are models worthy the
admiration and emulation of American wo-
men IL j. with rare exception that the tour
ist sees a pale-faced, puny. Sickiy looking,
spindle, wasted, painting, fainting English
yvonan The pink and white complexion, the
clear eye, the we'll rounded waist, the firm
tread, !,e-peak perfect bodily health. Many
OF these women take their summer outing i'll
long walk. across the fields, that they may
view nature in all its grandeur and simplicity,
instead of rushing from shop to dressnaker
AMI packing Saratoga trunks for days or
ak before taking rest" They don
tidy flannel walking costume, till a hand
basket with few toilet articles and start on
their walking or tricycle. tour over the charm
ing T.pa,I-, making detours as they fancy over
tin. heaths IL i not uncommon to see n
double tricycle. with husband and wife riding
through tine country for their vacation.
Doubtless the good health of these women is
due largely TO their outdoor exercise. In this
class will I've found the best of home makers,
the broad,=,t minded phIIanthropists and re-
formers ami the happIest and most useful
wives mothers and odd maids"
The English wife in this class is no drudge;
She commands TetIHue of servants that
would appIll the American husband on do
mestic pay day. The standing of "A family,
socially, depends somewhat upon the num-
her of servants employed. "We could easily
manage our household service with
want sand "A model mother to me, but son
AMI daughter would rather economic i'll
oll,rr Nays and keep two maids for the APP
Ia;trauce of the thing. The irre;yularity, the
timely AMI uutImely lUnchiug of the Eng
Il-h hogs hold would make drudge of the
head were 1t not for the number OF servants
usually employed. | have been most delight
fully entertained IN several charming per
fc,.t or,lered- houses of men engaged i'll
larg manufacturing interests, and find that
the t,;JIl retiuue of servants consists of
coos. hpus"mgid, MRS. gnverneS>, gardener,
groom ani valet.
THO scarcity of labor keeps these servants
T.>p t'ul and attentive. and their char
a...rr' depends upon the length Of time they
scrv-. on mtstcr: this makes commanding
and serving much less annoying than with
u ia America. where The ,elp expects to
T1IIr or rain. Ii the mI,tTeSS OF this manSe
is given to benevolence, as she usually is,
sh, employs woman philanthropiSt to read
the fallen with messages of consolation, the
loaf or the bunch of flowers, as the case may
require. The zeal and magnitude of charities
carried on by this class of women in the cities
of En-i,iud are beautiful to contemplate. As
1 ha ge noted the great demoralization of the
masses throughout the British empire it APP
pears to me that these women and their
Ue1rty cplibnrers, their husbands, fathers and
brothers, arr holding up by main force the
1. Il.
women are usually devoted to church duties,
the church leading rather than following i'll
works uf reform and charity. am pleased
10 untr the absence of the religious cant i'll the
conversation and methods of these women.
There Is an entire absence of silly small
talk and afTeCtation among them, which gives
place 70 genial whole-Souled. scientific social,
phanthropic or political subjects. These
women reId books much, newspapers but
little, ami il i only duri;IS such exciting
and unusual political contest aS the one
thrCugh which they have just passed that
they re;td or discuss politics of the hour.
IheF can tals with minute eNactneSs of the
rcigI or a Henry or an Elizabeth, but they
will not he able 20 tell the population of their
own city: they are able To point out Chan
Gerry laur, stable Inn" and Temple Bar
peoVlci hy the brain of a Dickens, but they
cant4ut tell YOU the distance from London to
Liverpool. they can detail the excellence and
valuc of a painting by iaudScer. Murilo, or
Rembrandt. they can read in Greek and
Latin ami chatter III French, but they cannot
tell the rate Of taxation for the support of
then royal government. Altogether, the
woman of the middle class of England are
char ming tn study AMI To- know. and make an
inteft~tin- hour i'll the summers pastime.-
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