The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-09-12
WHEN YOU COME HOME.
Post Vacation Hints for
Mothers and Girls as
to the Culture of
New Ideas.
THE EVIL OF OPPOSITION.
The Summit Outing May Be Made
an Educational Experience
Household Points.

The summer wanderers are turning
their eyes homeward. With a sigh of
regret. perhaps, they bid the happy lazy
summer goodbye and take the first steps
on the journey of another busy season.
But regrets are outweighed by ambitions,
prompted by new ideas. The tourists
have met new people, and if they have
been wide awake, have learned many
valuable things. One has, by hearing
practice hard; a second is anxious to fol-
low up some new embroidery pattern;
another wants to study botany or the
languages. while still another, practically
inclined, has a new recipe for her fail
preserves. All who have had at all sue
cessful vacation cuttings are full of new
notions. as well as new energy. Were it
otherwise, the vacation woutu have been
a failure. 1t is well to remember that, if
we choose to look around us. we can al
should bear this in mind, and
perhaps they will be more
encouraging wnen their daughters came
home from their outings full Of notions
for change or Improvement. The young
naturally grasp at new ideas more quick
l1V nlC OIlCA piC NOIkO4 III IL
them out by tiret ~phlegmalic larents,
whose lack of enthusiasm soon chills the
young people and puts them back into
the old way of doing things.
FIGHTING NEW E
The other day l heard of Il mother who
demonstrated with her daughter. for
wanting to make butter balls, and gar
nishiug the table with parsley. 1t was
notionate. she declared. Her daughter
had been way aud had brought back
many such foolish notions. Poor, TIED
motherl Perha IS il you would look back
to the honeymoon days, you wOul recall
your own enthusiasm over pretty little
fancies. You. would remember that in
stead of the one old style salt shaker. you
aspired to salt cellars for each, and had
butter plates separate. Your mother
thought you notionate then, hut your en-
thusiasm carried the day. You wanted
everything lovely for Charley. Your
father Used to get his own. towels
while you were at home. but you
saw that YOU husbands was
always on his hook. Perhaps
your mother advised YOU to let Charley
wait IN himself. out you smiled sweetlyr
and declared that 1t was a pleasure to do
things for him. And then the children
came. Your cares grew heavier year by
year. The pretty notions and attentions
had to give way 60 moro serious things,
and the practical side of life was con-
stantly uppermost. But now your daugh-
ter is a young woman, and II she is a
healthy, happy une she is full of u desire
to improve things around her, in her
home. in dress. in Studies. She has just
returned from her summer outing and
wants. perhaps, 10 introduce finger
bowls or butter balls, or she has
learned that to look artistic, the
chairs should not all stick like
plaster to the wall. AT first you protest.
What is good enough for you. you de-
clare, is good enough for her. But pause
not the child been advancing above you
from its birth? You yourself probably
clad her in finer raiment than your
mother did you. You never took piano
lessons but insisted that she nave them.
Why? Because you acknowledged in
spite Of yourself that the girl of today
needs to know more than the girl of your
time. Because you saw that though
years ago they were coutented with
candle light, this generation welcom. IS
Edison's motions" and gets more light
thereby.
E THEIR LIGHT SHINE,
Mothers, let your daughters be the
lights of your homes. Do not be jealous
of new ideas. Rather welcome them and
come yourself under their refining iuiu-
ence. Let the buoyant young spirit sup
ply the attractive element, give a grace to
the plain dignity OF the household. Let
the new ideas come up for trial, weigh
them in the balance carefully. Many
will be found wanting; they will natur-
ally be thrust aside. But many will be
found not wanting, and will beautify
and ennoble your nome. So rather en-
courage your chilireu in this work. 1t
will soon make you forget the humdrum
element which now predominates and
make home sWeeter and more blessed.