The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-10-08

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dome tic economy, though, like you,
when | first found m} self under The
necessity of mastering it, | thought
there VAS little in j., save doing
without many things | was accus.
toned to, aud bearing the discom-
fort as he IDEALLY as possible
"Wef,' smiled Mrs. Lorton,
"what are The great underlying
principles GSD't that the phrase p,
also the processes whereby we are
to arrive at practical results, name
ly, the bringing of our expenses
within my husbands s means 7"
"Well," echoed Aunt Abby, Zone
OF the leading principles is the
abandonment of the velvet cloak |
saw yon working at so industrious,
~ this morning, and all garments
of similar character"
"What can you mean? Why, |
have worn that cloak two winters,
and now | have put new sleeves in
it, and it is quite as good as new.
Surely nothing could he more oco-
uOmical than that. Why, | take
immense credit to myself for that
performance"
"PreciselS. 1t would have been
very eXtravagant 10 give or throw
the cloak away. You would have
blamed yourself greatly, would you
MOI ~
"Of course | ShOuld.'
"Well, let us emulate the famous
COW and consider The cloak is
of Lyous velvet; the new sleeves
required Il yard of the same mate
rial, costing $40. The cloak now
is quite as good as new but new or
old, it can only be worn in fair
weather. There must he a cheaper
one to 'save it, Again, this velvet
cloak requires handsome dress
under it, aud a cheap bonnet would
be quite incompatible with it. You
require, therefore, to complete the
operative process resulting from
the underl ing principle OF this
velvet cloak, the repairing OF which
was such an economical measure.
an expenditure of anywhere from
$50 TO 500 to produce the harmony
Ia Your toilet which your cultivated
taste demands, and perhaps $50 for
another suit in which to go out on
cloudy days, 10 wear shopping, aud
tor all he ordinary, commonplace
business of life. Would il not.
then, have been much more econOm-
ical tn let the velvet cloak go, aud
purchase a substantial cloth one,
trimmed with fur, we will say, 50
that it shall be handsome enough
for visiting, suitable for church, not
too frail 80 stand sprinkle OF rain,
and requiring TO go with it nothing
mole elaborate than well made
cashmere dress and . tasteful bon
net OF felt, Or some material as en-
duIimgp
Aunt Abby paused, and, following
her suggestion, we all emulated the
COW, aud "conSidered' Mrs. LOrtOn's
wrinkled forehead relaxed, aud
alter trW moments she broke into
a merry laugh.
"Why did you not read me that
lecture week agOg | believe that
is the way in which | have been
'ecOuOmiziug' the whole OF this past
year."
81 have no doubt of it. 1t is the
way in which every one begins, |
fancy"
Aunt Abby amused us for the
next half hour with merry stories
of tue things she had bought to
match other things in her early days
of ecOnOmizing, aud Belle aud l
thought guiltlly of some elaborate
gauze overlresses, broad slshes,
aud expensive artificial flowers
which we had recently purchased
with a view to arranging some
cheap evening toilets over two OLD
silk skirts.
81 believe you have" smiled her
friend, s'fOr only last Sunday i
heard Jenny tell her sister very
gravely, that mamma was going to
lengthen her blue silk by putting on
a new flunce."
"That was my plan."
eyes, and then the blue silk
would demand blue plash jacket,
and that would call for a bonnet
with ostrich p.umes, or some other
bit of frail maguiicence.
"What shall | pat on the girls !"
"Two pretty tailor made suits"
sand waste the silk frOcks be-
cause they are trihe short ~
"Decidedly, or else they will
waste n great deal of money, aud
the children be left without any
suitable serviceable garments for
half the OCCASIONS on which they
wish to 60 out"
Aunt Abby was growing very
eloquent with her theme.
IL think she said, "that a great
many OF the worries, the wrinkles,
and gray hairs that vex the days,
aud destroy the beauty of our
American matrOns grow out of this
very want OF harmony and arrange
ment in our domestic affairs.
Wealth has been bestowed so law
ishlS upon American people in the
past we have enjoyed so much
luxury, and grati6ed our tastes and
lOngings so habi;ually, that as a na-
ton We know very little Of domestic
economy. To use a rather vulgar
saying, if We economic anywhere
We are apt to save at the spigOt