St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-12-21

and our own figures are infinitely b.
yond our comprehension. l.
Bridgman. in Christian Union.
EVERYDAY CLOTHES.
How They Indicate Character sad Dlspo.
sitiOn In the Wcarers.
There are women who 60 about their
work. not acknowledgement. but
who are always the embodiment ol
ncatness. No row OF paper wads
above the forehead suggests the head.
gear Of the ancient Egyptians. or rc.
minds one that the boundary lines be-
tween civilization and barfa farism are
not always clearly defined. The satin
smooth hair. the becoming morning
dress, the spotlcss apron. and the col.
lar to match, these are the outward
and visible signs Of the woman who
fulfills King Solomon's ideal of fem.
mime perfection. There may DO Oo:a-
sions when she receives her friends.
or goes abroad figurativcly arrayeS Il
purple and fine linen. But it is not
when she goes to market brushing
against kerosene barrels and butte r
firkins. nor does she air her splendOF
in church. Tidiness for tho benefit Ol
those who are met at the breakfast Ia
BILE. when no stranger has been ad.
mittcd to the family circle. argues
tidiness in all the minute details OF
housekeeping. One knows instructive.
ly that there are no dark corners in
the house over which such a dcft.
handed Dorcas prcsides into which
daylight pene:rates but once year
during the May moving or the annual
uphcaving Of house-cleaning. Pantry
shelves are speckless and odorlcss;
-four. spices. sugar and salt are la.
bled and under cover.
The drawing-room is not cluttered
with fancy work and useless bric-a-
brac. The chambers, sweet pure anS
silent, are ab0dcs of peace.
The books on the orderly shelves in
the library are where they should be.
Tennyson. in the particular nook as
signed him. where he could be found
at midnight in the dark. any night in
the year. The dictionary is on Its stand.
the encyclopedias at hand for reference.
The children who have been born
and reared in such surroundings havo
been started on their way. well dis.
ciplined and half-armed for the battle
Of life. They have learned the value
OF order as time-saver; OF cleanliness
as a promoter OF comfort, health. and
happiness; OF thrift and economy.
which saves and mends and considers
no labor to these ends performed in
vain. The daily influence OF such a
home will follow the young man into
the world whittier he shall 60 to make
a place and q name for himself
It will create just such another homo
when the daughter goes forth from her
fathers roof to take her place. In grace
and dignity. beside that hearthstone
whose good genius she Is destined to
he. Nor does it end there, for the
force of heredity is not spent In one or
two generations. 1t is a bane or .
blessing to the end Of time. 1t is a
great advantage. says George Macdon-
aid. to have been well born-by which
he meant, born to a realization OF
the responsibilities of life rather
than an appreciation OF its luxuries.
And the diverse OF all this? Un.
fortunately, there is one. Out of
domestic chaos rises its evil genius.
With the form and countenance Of a
woman. her garb is disheveled and un-
clean. Dust and ashes are her habita-
tion; figurative. II not literal, darkness
is round her. and waste. cheerless. dis
comfort, unlovelincss, unhappiness.
Spiritual and mental training in such
home there are none. and like tho
more fortunate. tho traits of her
descendants are perpetuated forever.
She is the familiar spirit OF misfortune
and of irremediable poverty. and
though an angel were sent from
Heaven. her condition and that Of
those dependent upon her could not be
changed. That she blossoms out in
unnatural freshness and 'uewness once
a week. or on state occasions. like q
poor grub that becomes a butterfly for
just one day. does not augur any hope
for the future. 1t is the speech and
dress and behavior six days out OF
seven that determine the value of the
life in its entirety.-Cl,icago Inter
Ocean.