The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-04-15
HOUSEHOLD NOTES.
MRS S. 4. NETTLS.

GIVE CHILDREN SOMETHING TO Do.-An
important point in the management
of children is to always have ready
something for the little hands to do at
those times which come quite often
on rainy and other days when tired of
play they listlessly gaze through the
window or wander aimlessly about,
not knowing what to do with them
selves. Children at such times are O
great trial to busy and often nervous
people of the house, and are quite
likely to be scolded, though such a
course is so uuwise, and can lead only
to the worst results in the child,s fu-
ture. Reproving words calm and
kindly spoken are necessary nth all
bright children, and are usually very
effective, but words uttered in sharp,
scolding tone must in most cases work
an injury to the child's disposition. 1t
is all the more sad because the matter
could be so easily managed by very
little attention on the mothers part.
How often we hear mothers say to
child who is full of desire to do right
if it only knew how: "Do get some
thing to DO; how lazy you are; / never
saw such a good-for-nothing child; I
am sure I don't know what will be-
come OF you;" and great deal more
of such talk, which, alas, most people
have heard too often. The child at
such times is not in fault. It is the
mothers duty to see that suitable
work is always ready, and she should
require the child to do a moderate
task for which she should not be
afraid to give due measure OF praise
after it is done. Always be careful
that the child is not kept too long at
one task, as such course would be
calculated to disgust the child with
its work. 1t is worthy of note that
the work given to a child has great
influence in molding the mind and
taste. A child kept always at knit
ting stockings or cutting carpet rags
will be very practical, perhaps too
much so. A wise mother will have
variety of work, both useful and or
namental, and right here let me re-
mind mothers of the error they so
often fall into: that of allowing the
children to leave the work as soon as
it becomes little difficult to execute.
Teach it that as that is one of the
rough places extra effort must be put
forth to accomplish best results. The
child should be given portion OF the
house work, something that is rot too
hard to accomplish and will not prove
injurious, such as setting the
table, putting a certain room
in order, and numerous other things,
but never sweeping, as that may prove
detrimental to it. Let it be response
ble for certain portion of work, and
whether it feels like it or not, unless
sick, must do it, and not like most
children say, 81 don't want to do that
to-day; mother or some one else may
do it, but require the child to &C
compish its task, then play. I think
the subject should be thoughtfully
considered by parents, seeing to it
that time should never hang on their
children's hands for want of some
thing to do.
JAPANESE LAMP SHADE.-To make
this lamp shade, which is both pretty
and convenient, take one of the cheap
japanese fans which are square at the
top. Cat two pieces of white paper
the size of the fan and tack them on
each side. In covering you may use
up any odds and ends of silk and
velvet. On the front stretch tightly
across the middle a bit of silk OF sat
in, cut on the bias, and fill the corners
in with velvet or plush of some shade
which will harmonic. On one which
I saw the silk was pale heliotrope
with few purple pansies painted on
it, and the plush of darker hello
trope. Cover the back with plain In
dian silk and finish the edge with
cord. Have wooden stand made
about eight inches high with hole
into which the handle will fit. Gid
the woodwork. Then it is ready to
put between you and the lamp. If
you cannot use the brush you will find
bit of figured indian silk a pretty
substitute for the painting.