New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-17

| Though methods OF housekeeping are more clearly
defined and modern improvements have turned much
handwork into play, II Is doubtful whether there Is
not as much positively bad housekeeping today rs in
| the generations gone by Attractions which draw
the househccpcr away from her work and TO which she
must pay attention II she would keep apace with the
world have grown about fast as labor saving con-
! rivanceS There IS the Sewng-circle and the Chau-
tanqua circle and the university extension and clubs
and circles OF lesser degree 10 which she Is called Ia
give her attention. and she naturally feels aggreved
| if she has time FOR them. Ii Is therefore more
necessary than that she method in her house
work. and there i, more than danger that house
keeping degenerate into scambng after the necessl1
ties of life into restless hustle. which is Us far
removed from the spirit good housekeeping rs inert
sothfuncSs.
There is nothing about the true housekeeper OF the
spirit Of Modusta the Tidy one. who IS anon anon,
sir flskng about In whirlpool Of hustle aud con
fusion and IS always dirty. under pretcnce OF being
always cleaning" The model hOusekecper has learned
the AIT OF conccalng her art. II she is hostess.
the machinery of her work goes on the same and there
f. no trcnor OF the work OF the kitchen felt by her
guests In the parlor Her short absences arc SO well
timed that they make break In the entertainment.
Like the captain OF n good ship oven In stormy
weather she betrays outward Sign OF the care that
Is hers IL requires a calm, patient spirit. and not
lttle steady determination TO acquire art this.
I'm these DAYS when so many makeshIfts are offered
TO the sothful housekecper, 1t requires special ludg
mcnt ard strength Of character 10 avoid such cmpa
lions The bad manager whose work forever Tags. and
no druid ges from morning till nyht 10 make the ends
Of her time meet, is quite likely TO hnd sympathy
among those demaeogues Of her own Sex who rail over
the idea that womans work is done. The
mother who allows her baby to control the household.
who has not judgment enough to reduce It's periods Of
food and rest 10 a system, OF must suffer from
the consequences. There will be no time In her day
when she can absolutely free from the petlancc Of
a fretfIl child who is made ctful and probably sick
by her own want OF management. For nowhere does
want of method tell so plainly as I'm the mothers
care Of her little ones. for hero both science and com
nonsense demand method, while superstition and Old
wives fables too apt TO rule the day. II + II
matter Of medical record that the children Of college
bred women survive infancy in n larger proportion
than the children OF the average mother. This is
because the collcgcbred woman depends upon science
and reason ignores Old wives fables and quack
medicines.
But 1t Is not only the cares Of motherhood and the
management Of little children that women so often
plead as an excuse FOR their want OF method Rainy
weather Is an old excuse for putting tho homework
awry and yet the most violent rlinstorm. though
fall Oh n washday. need cause no confusion In the
work Every housekeeper knows IN advance that some
rainy days must fall on n Monday. ana she should
have method arranged to dry her clothes In the