The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-11-09
MRS. Kendall AND HER GIRLS.
The Actress Has Ideas About the
Bringing Up of What They
From the New York Sun.


From the New York Sun.
Mrs. Kendall has some peculiar theories
| concerning tie teaching and training of
| daughters, quite as conservative and origi-
nal as her dramatic methods. Like most
English women, she prefers home study to
boarding school education. There are three
of the children of whom Mrs. Kendall
! proudly speaks as "ny girls" with the
little English softening of the that the
most ardent Anglomaniac cannot quit,
attain. And these girls have had
most exceptional training in
SO far as constant supervision, guardian
| ship and culture are concerned. III the Ken
dial nursery, as in most English nurseries,
thore have been always bead nurse and an
under nurse. The head nurse is an intelli-
gent, capable sort of a rniddle-aged woman,
experienced in the care of children, who
battles and dresses the little ones, unless the
mother is devoted to her children to the ex-
tent OF doing it herself, and takes them out
if they walk or drive. The under nurse
serves more in the capacity of maid,
lighting the fires, keeping the nursery tidy
and In order, waiting at the meals, etc.
Every morning at 9 the French COVER
ness comes. teaches the children, takes
them out for walk, and has lunch with
them. As soon as they have learned suth-
cient French, their conversation is entirely
in French, and, of course, she is supposed
to correct them and teach them in ell the
pretty courceses of department necessary
for girls to learn. Then, after lunch, she
goes away aud the English goyerness comes
to teach them the requisite EuGlish
branches, takes them for another walk
and stays to tea with them.
Once each week the dancing master comes,
bringing his pianoforte accompanies with
him, and everything is set back in the nur-
sery, the rug is rolled up and the children
are taught to dance aud be graceful in salu-
tatlon and address, the governess presiding
over the lesson and acting as chaperone.
Oace week, too, the music master comes
and gives his lesson, while tie governess,
who happens t. be on duty, presldes Twice
week, Zoo, @ German master comes to the
house, sharing the time with the two regu-
lar teachers
Mrs. Kendall ackno wedges that she could
probably have found one or at most two gov
ernesSes capable of teaching all these
branches to young children, bnt her idea is
that little children tire quickly of people,
and the constant change of teachers makes
the lessons less lrk5ome. Besides, as she
says, IF the children get put out with the
French governess in the morning she e es
away, and their little temper vanishes at
the coming of the English governess.
"Of course in one way it is moro expen-
sive than putting the child en- in school, but
don't you see. if they so cut to school they
must nave a carriage when 1t rains, or if
they do not, and sit j their damp clothing,
they are i'll for week in the house, and
there is tie doctor. SO you see it cuts both
ways"
And are your children never allowed to
90 about by themsslvesp asked lady.
"Never, not my girls. The boys may.
They must learn G great deal that the girls
do not Deed to know and that / do not
want rem to know. U..ti cane here
my girls were never away firm M, now
Jney are in France at lady's house, who