Morning journal and courier., 1891-06-13

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ox-carts: Their ages vary from four to
twenty -four years, and one third of the
pupils enter the primary department, many
girls of twenty being unable to read or
write. ....
says Mr.Pease: Ihave never witnessed
such earnestneSs to secure an education
and such self denial in order to procure it.
Many n-coming brought the bad habits of
the country-untidyness,c chewing tobacco,
dipping snuff, etc. Another class came
from reduced, respectable families, once in
affuent circumstances, and some of them
brought their high caste notions, which at
first gave us some trouble, but both classes
were reformed. As to morality and reli-
gion, the first year of the school nearly
every girl old enough to understand the
teachings of the gospel of Christ made
profession of religion, and since, SO far as
we may judge, have led consistent Chris
tian lives. Our girls need only to have
their duty to God and men set before them
to accsde to the claims of religion. A large
number of our pupils beiong to q class of
Kings Daughters, which holds weekly
meetings.
Industrial training is feature of the
school, the entire work, except that of the
head cook, being done by the girls, which
renders them proficient in all kinds of
housework. A sewing teacher is also en-
ployed who instruots them in the art of
need1ework from its first principles to the
cutting and making of their germents. As
soon as there are sufficiently taught, stu
atoms are found for those who wish to 90
out to service, and there is great demand
for these girls all over the state, not one
sent out from the school ever having been
sent back for incompetency or any other
cause.
The course of study embraces the COM
mon English branches, algebra, botany,
philosophy, and music. Thirty have been
graduated who were capable of securing
second grade certificate for teaching in the
public schools, and the present normal
class contains twenty who are working for
a first-class grade certificate.
Besides this school there is a day school
of about one hundred pupils, with four
ans Board. In the Industrial school
twenty per cent. of the pupils have paid
something for board and tuition, from
ten to fifty dollars year, these sums en-
tirely out of proportion to benefits re-
ceived, representing much self-denial and
praiseworthy spirit of independence.
The value of the noble missionary work
done by this school is hardly to be over
estimated. The inhabitants of the noun
tain districts are wretchedly poor and
densely ignorant. Their own phrase,
Glow down" aptly expresses their condi-
ton; they realize this, but are too inert,
too hopelessly in bondage to mountain
| whiskey," to make any effort toward their
own uplifting. An agent of the American
Bible society who recently traversed the
remote districts found but nine out of
every hundred who possessed copy of the
Bible or who had heard of the first princi-
pies of the Christian religion. Whole
| families live in little one-room cabins sin
| poverty, hunger and dirt" but among these
are sometimes found bright children
already questioning if there may not be
| for them better mode of life. To uplift
| and refine such as these, to equip them fol
lives of usefulness, is the purpose of the
| Asheville school, as it was of Rutherford
college, unfortunately destroyed by fire
last summer, where DR.. Abernethy has ed
ucated, free of cost to them, more thar
| dren, nearly all of whom are now filling
positions of trust and honor. With this
| college re-established and other industrial
| schools founded, our mountain heather
might be lifted from their degradation t.
useful and reputable citizenship.
SUMMER SUGGESTIONS.
The inner aspect of the house in summe
may be materially changed if, like its in
mates, its furniture doffs winter clothing
and puts on lighter and thinner garments
With heavy portieres, table covers, ant
the like, carefully packed away for winte
use and other more seasonable in appear
ance substituted, the rooms assume
cooler look that is very refreshing and at
tractive.
Very pretty table covers are now mad
of the printed cloth resembling China silk
which comes for window draperies. 1t i
soft, fine and semi transparent, and oftel
artistic, both in design and coloring.
| A rather large pattern is chosen ant
the figures are outlined by sewing dow
fine gold cord or braid with silk of tn
same color; the cloth is then lined wit
thin silk or silesia One recently mad
was of conventionalized feur-de-lys Q
shrimp pink on background of pinkis
white. The flowers were outlined wit
, gold cord, every line being carefully TO
lowed and the effect was of a very ric
, and beautiful fabric. The cloth was line
with white silk and finished with o gol
T | tassel at each corner.
q An inexpensive portiere for the summt
home is made of the MANILA rope SO muc
a in use lust now for ornamenting warrior
: articles of furniture, or of the smooth co
| ton rope made for clotheslines. Cut Il
| rope in lengths to reach from the rings
: | within three inches of the floor, unrav
q and fringe out one end of each length 8
t or eight inches, tie knot above to keep
a from untwisting, and fasten the other er
q to the ring. The rope may be cut in tV
a lengths, one being about two inches shor
or than the other, or by cutting it hs
I yard longer than required, fringing ea'
/ end and folding one over for a valance,
l. more elaborate portiere is made. For
d country house use rustic pole and fast.
a the ropes to it by means of screw-eye
/. They are airy, pleasant to the eye in tir
Ia cheaply gotten up, and while not 30 orn
= mental in appearance they are free fro
l. the Objectionable rattle and clatter th
}. accompanies ones passage between pen
Y ant strings of beads and bamboo.
/. BUTTERcuPs.
k And oh, the buttercups! that field
r O. the cloth Of gold, where pennons swan,
u Where France set up his liied shield,
B His oriflamme.
A And Henry's lion-standard rolled:
What MAS It tS their sInas n os sheen
g. Among the green!
10 For bathing suit. waterproof SER
~ =. which does not shrink or cling to the
ID ure, is highly recommended. A tastet
a. model of navy blue serge has the waist a
N drawers attached, the skirt made separ
and buttoned on under a wide belt of
material. The waist, cut much like
ordinary round waist, has a large col
cut square in sailor-fashion across
back, and in front twining in revers
the belt over q full vest of white hanr
g. The sleeves are short, full puffs, gather
J.. into bands. Rows of fancy stitching or
- morrow white braid, trim the edge of SIX
" and drawers, the collar, belt, and sle'
ID bands. -.
be Jewelry is nothing nowadays if ]
n grotesque- ReptiGan and entomology
,f divices obtain, the serpent, t'more subj
u " than any beast of the field, lies coiled
~ iridescent rings with tiny flames of ant
fit light shooting from its ruby eyes; fr'
no and lizards encrusted with jewels, clal
% the folds Of my lady's laces; tiny dragt
or beetles, butterflies and lady bugs of
ne like proportions, all glittering and glea
Ia ing, creep and crawl and hover, even
ss abhorred spider with a yellow sapph
body and blazing diamond legs, is an "
70 proved" ornament for the hair.
or One cannot help wondering what stra,
MS devices will take the place of these when
It fancy for them wanes. Among the CT
Ife taceans the lobster has already offered