Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1889-12-31
EVERYDAY CLOTHES.


How They fn.IIcato Character aud Disro-
sltion In tho Woarers.
There are women who go about their
work, not acknowledgement. but
who are always tho embodiment OF
neatnoss No row OF paper wads
above tho forehead suggests the head
gear of the ancient Egyptians, or re-
minds one that tho boundary lines be-
tween civilization and barbarism arc
not always clearly defined. Tho satin
smooth hair, tho becoming morning
dress, the spotless 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
inino perfection. There may DO occa-
sions when she receives her friends.
or goes abroad fguratively arrayed In
purple and fine linen. But 1t Ia net
when she goes To market brushln.
against kerosene barrels AMI butter
firkins. nor does she mir her splendor
in church. Tidiness for tho benefit OF
those who are met Mt tho breakfast tn
BILE. when no stranger has heen adj
mitted to the family circle. argues
tidiness in all the minute details OF
housekeeping. Ono knows Instructive
" that there arc no dark corners In
the house over which sue, deft-
handed Dorcas prcsidcs into which
daylight penetrntes but on year
during the May moving or - annual
upheaving OF house-'l','' Pantry
shelves arc specifies. M blorless;
-four. spices, sugar aud SIT are la
bled and under cover.
The drawing-room Is not cluttered
with fancy work and useless bric-a-
brac. The chambers, sweet pure and
silent. nro abodes OF pence.
The books on the orderly shelves in
tho library aro 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 It's stand.
the encyclopedias at hand for reforcncc.
The children who have been born
and reared In such surroundings have
been started on their way. well dis
eiplined and half-armei for the battle
OF life. They havo learned the value
OF order as timc-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 go to make
q place and Il name for himself.
II will create just such another home
whep the daughter goes forth from her
fathers roof TO take her place, in grace
and digciiy. beside that hearthstonc
whose good genius sho 10 destined to
be. Nor does II end there, for the
force OF heredity Is not spont in one or
two generations. II is n bnne or
blessing to the end OF time. 1t Is
great advantage, says George Macdon.
aid, TO have been we'll born-by which
no meant born to a realization OF
the responsibilities OF lie. rather
than IN appreciation OF It's !ueu,ics.
And the diverse OF all i..'G? I'm,
fortunately, there Is on. Uui o.;
domestic chaos rises its cyi. c,llrs.
With the form ard CO n''uincc OF a
woman, her gGrb IL disaufc'ri aud Ln-
clean. Dust and ashr; i" = 1 hajitG.
ton; fgurative, II not li;er !. darkness
is round her. and waste. ciiierless, dis.
comfort, unloveliness, uuhapplness.
Spiritual and mental training in such
home there are nono ani like the
more fortunate. the traits OF her
descendants nro porpotuatcl forever.
She is the familiar spirit OF misfortune
and OF irrcmediable poverty. and
though an angel were sent from
Heaven. her condition and that OF
those dependent u2on her could not DO
changed. That sho blossoms out In
unnatural freshness and ncwnc5s once
Il week, or Oh STATE occasions. like
poor grub that becomes n butterfly for
just one day. does not ausur any hopc
for the future. 1t IA tho speech and
dress and behavior six days out OF
seven that determine the value OF the
life in its entirety. Chicago Inter.
Ocean.