The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-10-23

In q recent number of Good Housekeeping
there is an excellent article on economy. The
writer dwells especially on women who econo-
mize by saving pennies at the expense of
health. Time and strength being of more
value than money, it is greater wrong to be
extravagant with strength than with money.
The writer says:
IA lack Of knowledge OF true economy
keeps many a family in squalor and filth.
True economy consist in proper adjustment
of time, strength and money. 1t does not con-
sist solely in saving money; it mey consist in
spending it. 1t does not always consist in
saving bread crumbs for bread buildings which
frequently prove to be nothing more than
favored and sweetened poultices Oftentimes.
however, they are very good, provided there
have been but few bread crumbs used.
Sometimes 1t may be far better economy to
give away half-worn dress than to rip, wash,
dye, press and make it over with new material,
An ample wardrobe and lean larder go with
poor economy. Give each comfortable
showing"
When you come to think of it there are very
few women who know what true economy is.
1t comes to some naturally to save and take
care of what they have; others may try all
their lives and never learn the first principles
of economy. 1 have seen women go shopping
done with certain amount of money prob
ably for ten dollars show you two dresses and
q lot of other little things, and tell you how
cheap they had been bought, thinking they
had been very economical; when, if they had
put the entire ten dollars in one dress of good
material that would out wear the two bought,
they would really have practiced economy.
True economy is always to get the very best of
everything; it is not the quantity we get for
our money, but the quality. You often hear
ladies talking of making over clothes and how
proud they are of it; when in all probability
they have spent more in adding part new than
II they had bought all new material, not re-
membering the Scripture saying: "No man
putteth piece of new garment upon an old /;
otherwise. then both maketh q rent,
and the piece that was taken out of the now
agreeth not with the DID,"
1t takes good deal of judgement to exercise
economy. Some people save in one way and
spend twice as much in another and reason in
this way: "Well. I saved so much on such a
thing, don't see why 1 cannot spend more on
this" when a little reflection would show
them that they are not saving at all, by this
way Of reasoning. In our housekeeping there
are many avenues to guard if we wish to be
economical housekeepers, aGd every woman
should study her husbands interest in this
matter. No matter how well off people are,
there is no necessity for the waste that we
often see INDUCED in. Buying provisions in
small quantities is bad plan there is great
deal of money wasted in this way. OF course
1t requires Judgment, but with little atten-
ton, one soon learns, and economy becomes an
easy lesson. 1t is truly pitiable to see the
ignorance that really exist as regards true
economy. The rich know more about it than
the poor; the great desire the latter class have
to dress and appear like those in better cireum-
stances, causes many Of them to waste thor
hard-earned wages in dress and fnery Of all
sorts. Dress causes more extravaganza with
women than anything else, and if they could
only realize how much better they appear
dressed according to their means, it would do
away with great deal Of extrayagant waste of
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