Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-09-21
THE HOUSEHOLD.
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| Under the above fclicitous title, Jordan.
/ Marsh q Co. have recently published in
book form series Of articles written for
the Boston Herald 10y Mrs Sallic JOY White.
| While not receipt book" in the common
acceptance Of the word. many excellent re-
ccipts are given. together with directions
which will make the volume especially val
liable to young housckecpers, who frequent
| ~ need to- know more than what and how
much. We found the chapters on "Mado-
over Dishes, Cereal aud Health Foods"
"a Childrcu's Party and "Notions" full Of
information and suggestions just suited to
our individual need. The following cx-
tracts from the first chapter, ON blouse and
Home, 80 will serve 10 indicate the n,oijf of
the book
1T is no trivial matter, this of learning
to become good cook and housckccpor
Not only docs the happiness of woman ns
class depend upon it, hut she holds in her
hands the comfort and happiness Of so many
others besides What her home is. is very
largely what she makes it and no woman
in these days can afford to hold her high
duty lightly Much Of domestic infclicity
begins in careless housekeeping and the dis.
regard of others comfort and welfare The
ply steal and moral natures are So closely
joined that no one can tell where the over
tapping occurs and physical dyspepsia is
very apt to end IN spiritual dyspepsia AS
well, and the results are disastrous In the
first place, the woman who accepts the po
sitiun of housekeeper should always bear in
mind that she has still another position, that
of helper. Marriage is a partnership, in
which each one has special duties The duty
of one is to provide of the other, to use
this provision wisely and for the hest good.
If II husband provides literally and well he
has every right to expect the best use made
of his provision and this use underlcs all
the question Of domestic economy aud thrift
Economy does not mean mcauness or stin
giness it implies the best and wsest use of
the means that are given and since it is Il
question that comes into every phase of
life, public and private, no one need bc
ashamed To practise IT, As "A rule, it is al
mitted that women are the best economists.
If the housekeeper fails to do the best with |
her resources, and continually sets. or al
lows To be set, before her husband badly
cooked and cHrelessly- served food She need |
not wonder Mt the result, which, unless n
man has strong moral nature, j, invariu- |
hly the same-for the rich man, the club: |
for the poor man, the beer shop Unsutis
fled appetite must he pratfcd in some way:
if not Mt home, then away from home. amid
associations that by degrees lure the man
still farther away from his family. and !
make HIM almost stranger TO those who |
should he nearest aud dearest to him
woman need not be 'drudge' 10 keep
up the high ideal Of domestic thrift, nor |
need she neglect the mental faculties be
cause she is Interested in her household la
bDrs The truth il bn bt,rl,.. "a.
intellectual abilities the better will all her |
work in life he done, from the writing of a |
book to the washing of dishes Brains rule |
IN the Kitchen As truly a. in the Suiolt 1t |
Is only for woman to recognize her duty |
and do 1t, not grudgingly and slightinglv. |
hut with heartiuess and cheerfumess. aud |
with such respect for the work which she |
has in hand H. will make her do it in the |
best possible way. woman owes |
it to her husband and children to be com
panlonahlc and mentally helpful She must |
keep sufficiently abreast Of the times to he |
able 20 talk iutelligentlv on the topics Of the |
day with her husband and his guests she |
must be able To- answer "a portion, at lea,t. |
of the questions which her children bring |
to her. of course she can't know every |
thing and the honest occasional 81 don't |
know, viii not lessen her in the chdrens |
eyes, if, in the muiu she j, able 10 reply to |
them intchgoutly. or t. direct them t. the |
proper sources from which To gain the de- |
sired information Do you say that Won |
can do this that You have no time to read |
and study Then make some time some |
how. Put tuck or "A rullc less in the girls |
gowns do something to get at least half an
hour daily for your magazine. paper or book. |
One can't expect to he up in everything. |
tut one may know ntellgently n great deal |
If she only goes t. work in the right way.
! know one woman who pins her paper or
magazine up before her as she irons her
clothes and, although She cannot read a. |
steadily as She could if She snt right down
to it, yet she gets hold Of many thoughts |
that would escape her if She did not pick |
them up in the odd minutes in this way An |
other one, who is vers fond of poetry and |
can repeat hundreds Of the finest poems in
the language, tells me that she has learned |
them all when about her daily work 4
third takes always what she calls her "uui- |
ct hour daily. After the rest of the fam
lily are in bed, She sits down with her book
paper or magazine, and reads for an hour
before following her flock She says She
gets SO quoted and rested, nervouslv and
physically, as well as strengthened mental
ly, that her nights rest is quiet and uu
broken. She usually has her reading picked
out before she sits down. Sometimes il j,
a leader in the daily paper. touching som,
public question with which She feel, that
she ought to familarilc herself sometime,
1t Is magazine article: again, she hn, "a
book in hand that it is duty 10 read, be-.
cause it is 50 much talked Of and she must
not show herself ignorant. All tins helps
"A woman To- keep her freshness and youth. !
and make, her helpful in every way. IA,
well as attractive and lovable
The mental powers must not be neglected
else the house mother viii find her husband
and children going ahead while she is not
simply standing still, but is going backward
1t is either progression or retrugression
there is no such thing as remaining station
airy, 1t must not, for the sake of herself.
her home, and those nearest her he retro.
gression. She will find, too. that all addi- |
tional mental capacity help, her greatly in
all the work Of her household anything j,
better done for being intelligently perform
ed, and the woman who takes hold of the |
duties of housekeeping without special
preparation will succeed better if She has !
good Judgment and certain womanlv
SENSE that has been developed hy mental !
growth The habit Of thinking things out
helps one immensely in an emergency The |
question of what to do may he reasoned out |
from the knowledge that one Possesses ! |
would 10y no means advise Young women To
rely solely upon general information as safe |
conduct 10 skilful housekeeping but the !
information helps, and will often serve to |
tide one over a hard place, when woman
who hadn't the information would simply |
founder and he lost