The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1890-03-29
KEEP YOURSELVES PRETTY.
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To speak briefly, woman should
always. whatever her work or hurry.
dress herself neatly and prettily at tho
beginning OF the day. The bath In
pure water is in itself an orison. It
not only removes all the physical soil
OF the previous day, but also seems
with holy touch to renew the heart.
leaving fresh page for the sweet,
new life Of the new day. The hair
should be nicely arranged and becom-
ingly. I have often wondered how
women have the courage to present
themselves before their families in
"crimpa." have been married many
years. but never yet have felt myself
willing to leave in the memory of my
husband and children a single picture
OF me in so ludicrous . guise. II, how
over. you must have crimps, wrap
some becoming bit Of vailing over your
Medusa head and hide your horns
from view.
The hair being nicely fixed dress
yourself in calico, or what you will,
that Is suited to your work. but have
it pretty and neatly fitting; and always
wear q collar.
A bit Of ribbon gives tho grace tho
air, the prettiness. A ribbon-bex
should be well supplied. A fresh
collar and ribbon not only make Il
woman sweet and comely to look
upon, morning joy to the husband
and children, but the woman herself,
conscious Of being properly dressed, is
more quiet, less fretful. There Is
nothing like a slovenly attire to mako
woman hate her work and her homo.
Many hard-worked wife and
mother seems to think it a part of her
lot to look like a last years birds
nest But it is as cheap to dress pref
tily as to dross shabbily. and takos but
little more time.
A woman should always be we'll
dressed. mean that her attiro should
be neat, becoming. suitable, and such
that she should feel no shame in tho
eyes Of those who love her best, whose
eyes are always the most sensitive.
have heard OF a woman who always
wore bright bows on her slippers
Asked her reason. she said she wished
her boy TO notice that her slippers
were pretty. and to associate her with
the prettiness. 1t was a good reason
Children receive their ideas and
form their habits OF thought while yet
children. Little holps the young girl
to learn in after years the Importance
OF perfect cleanliness In dress. II dur
ing the years OF childhood she daily
played about a mother who was not
clean and nice. Men have passion nate
admiration Of every thing feminine.
They love daintiness; and daintiness
goes as we'll In calico as silk.
Dear wives and mothers. keep your
selves pretty. Be lavish in white
aprons; and II the work lulls bit, or
you como TO eat or to sit have a white
apron TO take tho place Of the work.
apron.
II a woman would always be that
beautiful. ungrasped Joy that the maid
Is TO her lover. che should keep her
reserves hardly know how TO 1T
words to my thought. The wife should
ever have something more TO Offer to
him she loves She should be- old.
yet new. each day, old in tho dear lovs
and closeness. tho clossness OF tho
married years. old in the dear memo-
ries together; old In the common cares
and struggles together; but new la
greater patienoe. more gentieness. in
some new trick OF beauty, new In
thought, more glad In love. more ton
der In sympathy. Chicago Advance.