The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-11-03
HOUSE OLD SLAVES.
From Demo-esi's Magazine.

While il i very desira Die to do every
thing in the way of housekeeping de-
Gently and in order, one should be very
careful not to let herself become a
slave TO order, nor destroy the peace
and freedom of her family because
they do not always live and work in
/ perfect accord with her plans. One
does not live solely to keep house in
| good running order. as many we'll
meaning and conscientious house-keep-
ers seem to think. The house is kept
/ fo- the comfort and pleasure and con-
venience OF the family; when it does
not fulfill this purpose We may know
/ at once that oInething is wrong; and
/ it is the duty of every housewife TO i'm
mediately set about TO right the wrong
/ if it is possible.
| IL is in making the home comfort
and a pleasure that the real skill in
( housekeeping may be exercised AL
most any one with ordinary common
sense can lay down fixed rules, and say
that such work must be done at such .
time; and # it is possible 10 carry the
plan out exactly to the hour, or day,
she may seem To be. and will probably
think herself, an excellent housekeep-
er. But an attempt at such house
I keeping is likely to result in one of two
things: il the mistress is strong willed,
she is sure TO make her family ex-
tremely uncomforta BILE: If she is weak
willed. she viii suffer much discomfort
herself, and probably become peevish
and fretful. In either case she is a
slave TO her housekeeping. and can not
expect to develop any sweetness and
light" in her household.
A good housekeeper is one who
not only knows how to make plans for
her work. which is. indeed very inn
portant, but knows, also, how TO make
the order of work sufficiently flexible
TO meet all the exigencies of daily life,
without any serious disasters. She
must know how 10 change her plans
easily, that is. without friction; or even
to do away with them altogether. for
time. if any circumstances should arise
which would make il more desira bic IN
do so. No housewife can hope to have
a pleasant home for her family. or have
herself anything but a careworn WON
an, who does not always provide for
the unexpected: and one of the import
ant provisions is TO always keep her
temper. IF the unexpected happens.
and it is continually happening in all
active and hospitable households,
meet it without any fretfulness. and it
will not be half so difficult TO deal
with.
One OF the secrets of being able TO
have ones plans frustrated without
serious inconvenience is III being lore
handed. Never allow work 20 accumu-
late IL it is possible TO do ii. Keep
everything in such order that little
neglect viii not show. Occupy spare
moments of the DAYS that are not very
busy ones. in doing work a little ahead
of the time when it IS actually needed.
Then one viii be the mistress. and not
the slave of her homework. and the
true work Of the nomemaker will be
accomplished
But one NAV even be 4 slave to the
idea of beng forehanded; and many a
hoUsekeeper frets herself nearly 10
death IN order 20 keep everything done
ahead of time 50 that there will be no
accumulation OF work. IL becomes al Z
most mania: ana though each seasons !
work is done 50 long ahead OF time that !
she could give herself weeks of com |
plete rest, she seems only 70 get il done |
IN order TO begin the next. and TINS 1
keeps herself as much slave 10 he- /
household work as II il were always I
behindh2nd
The only advantage in doing work I
ahead OF time IS that one may 90 IL I
easily ard al Such convenient times .
that i VIII hardly seem 10 he work II .
the habit becomes 70 fixed that y
seems a necessity the work has become
the master and the mistress of the
house l. the slave