Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-03-02
Household.

Household.
The daughters Of the household How
precious are they; from the eldest, her
fathers pride, to the tiny n whose
tottering feet must still have mothers
guidance. But do mothers and fathers
value their t~reasuresf Do theyf Is the
same wEtchful guardianship extended
over these as owe silver and gold, bonds
and stocks? Is a girl in society an object
of tender ~solicitude7 Does she not
rather seem Is n uncared for, who
without wisdom is allowed to pit her
guileless ignorance against the customs
and traditions Of the social world where
virtues hsve found little congenisl soil,
and where, in shame be it spoken, exces
sIve culture and forced methods have de
veloped latent growths which check the
fairest flowers that adorn womannood?
II is a tribute to primitive simplicity in
society that there are sections where o
young girl may go forth equipped alone
in maidenly dignity and reserve,
and also 9 tribute to young
men that thus armed she is
secure, each deemiug himself her self ap-
poinJed protector should an emergency
demand it. Only in effete civilization is
1t thai 9 duenna like surveillance exists,
and only amid the brilliant decay of purer'
customs that jealous guardianship is ex-
erclsed. Wnlle this statement Of comb
tions is gratifying, in this field of obserS
vstion there are lessons Of profit to be-
drawn by those who will be taughs
IL is well to remember tnat polished
stones, be they diamonds or daughters,
are more charming from the fair setting
thst loving care provides.
Many of the customs of modern society
are founded in right reason, for what can
a young girl just let out of school, glory
ing In freedom from restraint, full Of
youthful animation, know Of the
prophecies society demsnds7 Her
very flow of animal spirits is liable
to carry her beyond the bounds
and those her companions who have be
trsved her into the mad whirl will draw
back to coldly condemn her indiscretions.
By the side of that daughter should stand
the mother, ready to poin. out shoals and
quicksands, and with papa aud mamma
as conveys, her p~reclousness will be so
manifested that all will concede 1t. The
careful cherishing need be in no sense an
irks0me restraint placed around q young
girl or her friends; 8 young man will
not hesitate to visit 8 house to which be
Is welcomed by its heads, no Will that
young girl lack partners whose mother
and IA .her, the best OF chaperones. sit neal
watching with pleased expression the
social tTiumphs OF their best treasure.
1t is muc the habit to sign for the
good old times, and cry out against the
degeneracy Of the age in which we live,
but Is this true7 Does not the very fear
lessness of American parents
bear testimony that the times
are not SO rotten as cTosker
claim, yet as society ages forms and GER
emonies become more essential, and 1t is
q hopeful sign when custom he1 the en-
dorsement Uf right. Even in this compar-
stively new land, fashion is curtailing
much that has been regarded as q young
girls i~naIienable rights and privileges.
Deoutantes no longer appear with ut
mother and father; they st least accom-
pany her to her first ball, and a chsperone
is g necessity afterward. Buggy riding
with young men is essentially bAd form,
and 9 youngl lady in New York or sny
eastern city who should venture on such
q breach would be sure to have her action
m~iscoIstrued. Sifted, there is no reason
for this; no woman ought TO place her
self in q position that may occasion EN-
barrassment, and from which she cannot
rescue herself. Again, while in society
there are men, most honorable men, IL the
barrier Is passed it is d .fficult to use dis
elimination, as 1t oftener ofends tnan
pleases, and q refusal to all leaves no
ground of complaint for those les
worthy.
The attendadce OF mother, brother or
married friend In not espionage and
ought not 10 be SO regarded, neither
should their presence be q res FAINT upon
fr edom of word and act. Isshould never
go beyond a guardianship that will con |
vince q young man Of the priceless value
Of this treasure to those who know lie
true worth. |
Mothersl This is not Arcsdis, out q
very matter of fact world, where folks |
have lots of human nature in them and
mistakes last life times. 1t is better to
forgo a little of your own ease, to risk the
loss Of q few hours sleep, TO sit apart
with patience while the young folk talk
nonsense, than to wake some morning to
find your home desolsted, or live to see g
marriage for your daughter that 1t is too
lac to avert, and which q life time will
be too short to bewsil.
RECIPES.
Rich iumbles-Rub to 6 cream 8 pound
of butter and a pound Of sugar; mix with
it a pound and 8 half of -four, four eggs
and q very little brandy; roll the cakes In
powdered sugar; lay them on flstbuttered
tins and bake in 8 quick oven.
Molssses cookies-0ne cup butter, two
cups molssses, one t~esspoenful cloves,
one tablespoonful ginger, sufficient -four
to make a stiff butter. not dough. Mould
with the hands into email cakes sud bake
in q steady rather than quick oven, as
they are apt to burn.
Milk Rusks-One pint OF new milk, one
of sugsr and n large cup of
yesst, -four to make batter. Let stand
eight hours; work down several times.
When very light roll out and cut in smsll
cakes, put in creased pans, when ready to
bake, sift over with sugar and set In 8
verv hot oven.
Virgins Sally Lunn-Half q cup Of hop
yeast, three eggs, two ta~blespoonfuls of
3 pinch of sslt, N quart Of -four,
nd tuo t~ahIapnaufule If euueP. maka al