The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1886-11-03
GIRLS, READ THIS.
What is One of tho Greatest Curses of
this intellectual Age.

One Of the greatest curses of this
intellectual age is the great lack Of
proper education Of our girls in the
practical affairs Of every day life,
says the Health and Home. They
all want to be '"schoolmarms," gov
crnesses or the wives of rich men.
Household work, which should form
the basic principle of our economic
life is summed by them rs some.
thing degrading. We lave schools
in which our girls arc taught cooking,
embroidery, music painting, school
teaching the languages, but positive
ly not one in which is taught the art
Of house keeping. Why? Simply
because Of the prejudice against it,
Yet all girls desire to get married,
which is very easy to do, but it is
very. very difficult to live happily in
marriage; and where the wife has no
knowledge Of the art of houseliecp-
ing, domestic economy, or is poor
cook, be her husband as rich rs
Cr0sus, her lot will be miserable.
Such woman is totally incompetent
to be wife; her proper place is in
some garret singing the song Of the
shirt" While n man admircs wo.
manly beauty, yet in married life he
admres much more a good square
meal, cooked by the hands Of his
wife or under her immediate dircc-
tions. What we mean by good
square meal is not simply roast beef
and potatoes, with piece of indi.
gestible pic and cup Of ordinary
coffee, but table covered with snow
white linen, the china and glassware
shining like so many miniature mir
rors, with bouquets OF fresh blooming
flowers in season, and napkins soft
and fresh from the laundry, not stiff
as pasteboard, so that they will slide
from your knees. These prcpara-
tions cost but trihe and are the i'll
variable precursor Of good appetite.
No dish should be served undeco.
rated, the fish or meat should be sur.
rounded with small pieces Of either
parsley or beets, carrots or turnips
cut by molds into various knick-
knack, devices, not so much for cat
ing as for ornamcntation, and also
as an appetizer, For puddings, mel.
ons, ETC., pulverized sugar should al
ways be at hand, and for iced tea a
slice or two oflcmon with granulatcd
sugar. These and n thousand and
one other little things we would men.
tion concerning the table, cost no
more than the slovenly served, appe-
tite destroying foods Of the present
time. Cleanliness Of the table should
be co.important with cleanliness Of
the body. Such table would never
tail to make home the abiding place
Of true love and solid comfort. But
as we have no schools for teaching
the above arts what are we to do?
Why not establish one, establish
dozen, yes, and in every city and
every village. Have it school of
practical house keeping. Instruct
the pupils in every department. from
the scrubbing Of the front door steps
to the mysteries Of the kitchen. Run
actually as boarding house. Issue
diplomas Of graduation to your SER
want pupils after two, three or four
years course. Have each pupil be.
gin by learning the most mental Ia
Dor, and by degrees advancing until
she is thoroughly qualified in every
department Of the scullery, chamber,
laundry and kitchen. Have her to
do practical work, not work in tie.
ory. Take in boardcrs, charge good
prices, give first class service, and rs
Colonel Sellers would say, "thcre's
millions in it," Will any Of our
readers take the hint? A diploma
from such an institution would insure
marriage, and what is still better,
happiness in marriage Orungebwg
Times and Democrat.
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