The Dickinson press., 1888-02-25
WOMAN AND HOME.
KEEPING THE CHILDREN BUSY AND
HAPPY AT SMALL EXPENSE.

"ii!th uilN" them indoors. amt crowds them
about the mothers knre, to Sorcly try her
wits and patience. An unlimited purse in a
liberal hand can ill the Youngsters drawer to
ovCri!owins with an endless variety oil i'll
ge.iiou> toys Even then there i, a safety,
and fewer and simpler playthinys have
greater interest Only the children them
selves can tell us why the weather lsatcu,
much ah'l>cl Tag doll of the household is
more s,!'No'i than angelic. biSque faced
FloriMla; I'll shy the rough. irregular blocks
fro.n ';'' factory are more highly priced than
tn. 'il -htlN painted cubes ii the toy shop.
;.st Us tell ysu of on" mother who, like
many "i lis possessed only limited time and
limited purse. Las: winter, shut in hv
banks ol "!iite drifts and cold, lifting winds.
She was often called upon II propose. some
new l'ps'in" for her little girls OF 3 and 4
Years of a2". Alter their small collection of
non'lesclilt toys were til.e, of, and block
houses l"> their charm. Mrs. Goolhue hit
upon the "Xlr(..cnt of paper cutting. for an
especial ai,i!iu"n treat. Her mental vision
of l,riEh, eyes pat oi!t 10y sharply pointed
shears ~li..-4t4;'rl the purchase of round
l,la,Ioi ,,>soi>. and "i course here must he
w" l:''is. Nj tir>; tl.ought this seemed cx-
tIaN;:-,,.4t. il not foolish. hut the reelection
that .,.r ''", w,,il'l PROBABLY he spent upon
more fragile and less pleasing toys. and the
certainty OF long hours of pleasurahlc quiet
for both mother and ciil.lrrm. Won the lav.
VI ilCli moi in u.s.. the scissors We're kept in
Mr. t'",!itl"s i!,'t"n box on the clock shelf
y e'."'n!i r.,.lri' u, ,!.r l,;tv window was
giH"a "E,ri" tii' litter, and only in that spot
weia ia, ''l'- allowed i" H.. cut. VI the same
tili4e N!i''e'7 "'i's furnished and the children
latgi!. /" ,'ut l.,,,',i:i.. without permission.
P,'.".i'',' ;.:!d ,niclnNo,l fl4uncss We're lec.,-
saiH To- proven, ih' i!;'!sarini.late sl;.shins
OF t,til' "'rk and aIii,, of dress. Fashion
pilates. lllislra catalogues and picture
cards, were laid aside for the afternoon ell
tcriaNl!antS. 1t was amusing to notice how
Gtl'rHl, TIE ha!.v learned to handle the
blades and actually cat out picture instead
OF tearing it, Is had hecn her first method
W. nii&!:i suggest that for older children
ctita' '"inl'Fl papers he provided and the
ru!pr- tan !!I.
Ir~,Ar. Mr.: GoolEuc took time 10
ii,Ilir:t Il IL ;r.ui dolls furniture cutting, an
"ltiti, tor v;r!t child, and two miniature
'l''il'1 "''i''' ii up. with tables, chairs and
bed on it.' window sills. Made of paste
board. tir-" easily stood erect, and if put by
III i-cllt answered for another dull davis d.
Ntiai''Ii H. '''l'It inc tlllltlIcn became
tired. coci! tily scrap of cuttings was picked!
up t.y "i!uhiiy fingers into pasteboarl box OF
dus' :N;.i il was triumphant, happy mother,
as we'll as babies. who greeted the father ut
the clnsrof the gloomy winters day
Many times during tha. winter was the
''rtton box raidea for the largest and pret-
iiss' h'lttons to string. With a coars,
needle and Il button tied at the end of II
double thread. Eioisn and Leslie made lon
s'i.i.l!iI strings" or short ones, which they
tease. their mother to tie about their bal.
"!'.sta. From tAis they came to sewing br;-
tGlH' on TIER dol! dresses by joining the ell ,a
OF nom tn one of the four eyclet holes.
La. they learned the right way Their
mother might lave told you that for weeks
a:t"i'TaTj! buttons were swept out of hitltl"n
corners. am that her supply ran SO low that,
sle was obliged to forbid the box entirely,
;si!t! tp purchase Whole cards of cheap but
t"'ls Just for tie girls to string and to keep
in Il box Of their own However, the OK
peilse was little and the amusement unerdin.-.
A little school girl stopped in one day to
warm herself. The pleasure of the children
u"er her slate and pencil suggested another
purchase, and five cent States aud pencils
were ready Tor the mothers next busy dav
nnd the babies cross one By far the great
cs; pleasure was the scrubbing of the states
with small, wet rag. Neglect to put away
the States at night resulted in their being
trol on ard when the broken fragments
We're carried out, the mother resortcl to lead
pencils and paper. AS these were her first
children, Mrs. f'oo1llue may be pardoned
her surprise at the unexpected result. The
white walls of the new home proved too
tempting, and an ,nsightly scrawl appeared
the bedroom door. From that time the pen
ellis Were never accessible unless the mother
was III the room; and even then she was
obliged t. keep u strict watch to prevent tho
dcfaclhlcEt of wood work. books and for
b!dlien pa eie'. Older girls might DC taught
20 draw: ~ scrap books and paste on tho
dinins ro'14l table would delight and occupy
an other. s. troublesome child. If the
mother work can 90 on with few interrupt
tiCils. Is il. 10. well worth the time taken to
clear UP:
] l. passes our comprehension how some
women can expect their progeny to be rea-
soaably good tempered, and yet provide
nothing whatever to assure q healthy cheer
1u!i.eas. They viii lay aside for themselves
4 bolt OF muslin for rainy days occupation,
oild regard the smallest amount spent in chill
ken. to-; needless expense. a school
,.lt!'a!A boarding, i'll we'll to do family told
IL; q sae.l a parent tic other day. The little
/ e.!!s had dis, to be sure but that vas all:
AID these hal been purchased during so.ne
sii PSI, st!cs.:: Of generosity on ;!l. part
OF the c.o5e u!se'i fatAcr. Old and bat
tered, ard minus q wardrobe, pieces of an
/ Oil law Were considered fine enough, when
ts..e 'o.s wc!'e clothed ut all. Anything was
Z 60. c:!''iiG.4 ,''!' i.ie children to play with
G. e II t4.r i,a,!or cane seat chairs into
81. i IL Wa l'r9:."lcd a sacrilere 10 alo" a
c44i1l i" srlN!;.ol', i4&''.! more to play horse
win. i, .tr i,sr it..."'lers tcl:l was TAUGHT
The dolls u.:'e dressed i'll neat calico eo;.-;,
,..at,c fro. ...r.si!ts left from the quitting
-i.l u ~ ei..Iet!ens delight not one gar
laeac OF t.e Two whole outfits furnished was
sc%esi on. lat made to take on aad OIL, to
button ar intuition. 1t is safe to say tina.
tho s.a:'l. iris had never been $, ncarl
w. s".,h joy when some ODDS and ends cf
G. rI',Lo:i5 AID laccs We're added foi. their
'lo.-irs lultrr aaornment. Clay pipes ard
'-sl OF soap sl.ds Initiated them into tho
v'o.lr.rot7 beauty Of the soa! bubble, to the
gree: ,,!snl1y ct the s@ry;,at over tie pros
e, ct an iAcrese in wasAings. Ten cent
o-l rl"tl "!i'".s saved the slol,, alpeasetl the
kitchen goddess. and did good service lon:,
;.t,ei the u .je, had lost their stel,s
L... l.! the has of clotAcsp!ns some de-
IL. L." e.i.;...n feel ffat!u ;,.i l'li.i !5is
,--i l,',.!. II they tax !. II 1t iaii :. Il,
49,. r..-.. h.: a te" dozen a. add u t!.p.r
.t..;:.-- ODe i.ip5.le", ;.:.::i9t; :, !..,i.h
Stitching. q.iete'I ti.' ".:.;il'rp;: little
.,.s r.'! ..!c ciotlc,:t!i! 'ic.ii',. ','!..c!i
s., c!e,e'i IL lev moments from siaI.s cf
/ fif,.;.aln nichcl up from the floor at her
| side. Suppose .uu hug snail tack hammers
/ and papers Of tarii> to drive into blocks o,
/ shingles. Empty baking powder cans with
1 lids empty bottles without the corlis (which
are sail i" l. poisonous, large glass marbles
| to roll from one to the other across the car
I pet. small brooms to help mother with the
/ weeping. can all be included in tine list Of
1 Inexpensive toys.
To a n,orl!er horririel at sight Of the dinsi-
/ 81 stew pan in III" cupboard, brought by
/ lier young holeiul into the l,arlol', where sat
dist inull -ln.l ratl-t. ,.,i ilt. IDEA