The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1895-11-16
MODEL HOUSEWIVES.
,a,:u.try and Piety Of tho wSmen O
Armenia.

,aSu.tfy ana Piety Of tho Women %
Armenia.
The school of the Armenian woman
4 the home; aud the first character
site a. the home; after its pictys is its
industry: The households are iareci
sons bringing home their wives anu
grandsons, theifs making up fanny
often of from forty to sixty persons
In the interior villages among the
peasaritry: the number is often much
larger: This condition h q relic OF
Biblical times, and is still Necessary IN
many parts OF Armenia for mutual
protection and economy OF living IN
country where life is often dependent
mon resistance to barbarous tribes
and money and food products are sub
ject to the justice ca Of Turkish taxs-
ton.
With primitive utensils and incon-
yenient methods of living 1T may Do
seen that industry is necessity IN
stieh great establishments, and abso-
inte cleanliness goes with ~ A
Frencliwonian; Mime. Chantre, VINO
spent months in Armenia with her
husband, an oculist, and had an un-
usual opportunity to study the ways OF
the people, speaks emphatically OF
this element Of the Armenian home.
1.-THE Armenian women" says she,
..are perfect housekeepers. Their
houses are marvelously clean.
The servant problem doss not exls'
in Armenia. All well-to-do households
employ servants who come from the
peasantry, and afe trained In the
service of a family and become a par
of it. They ''know their place" as Is
said here, and yield all respect to then
masters and mistresses; on the othel
hand, their "place" is known and re
spected 10y every member OF INT
family.
The Armenian women are exper
and sKiilful cooks A prominent for
eiener who has travelled much through
the country has said: ''No one ha
eatel, d good dinner who has mo-
eaten one cooked by an Armenian:
The chief meal of the day is eaten II
the evening after the work OF the da
is done. At this are served rich cereal
and vegetables cooked with SUI
passing delicacy and relish, an
fruits, preserved and in their sei
son, of the most luscious and temptin
varieties. Meat is used, but not SO niue
as here. Armenia is d land OF fruit an
flowers: and the Armenian woman
deeply skilled in the art OF prcservin
fruits and making CONNECTIONS frol
flowers. The time of such COMPOUND
ing and preparation is sort OF MOI
day. The whole household gathers K
the ceremony; the fruit is prepare
and put into great caldrons over whie
presides some experienced aunt
, other relative specially secured for II
. occasion. The rest of the women a
sist according to the degree of the
! expertness, down to the young
daughters OF the home, who can on
: earnestly watch and admire the SKI
which it is their ambition TO eniula
; some day. At the critical moments
: the operation, when drop more
S less of lemon juice or an added degr
a of heat too soon or too late may
= fatal, care and watchfulness are
n tensified to the superlative degre
Q Silence reigns while tastes and tes
4 are taken, and the weight of nati'
= can hardly burden its bearer mo
than the responsibility Of her on who
rests the final decisivs step.
a For the children it is holiday pb
and simple. Fruits and sweets about
!, and saucerfuls of the CONNECTIONS
J" various stages of the process are &c
y erously dealt out.
- f'hese preserves are offered to
!" who are guests of the househo
4 Ceremouious visits would not be CO
,s plete without them. Two fine gls
- bowls are set out containing each
1. choice variety of the sweetmeats, wi
~ an atnpis supply 1T silver spoons a
an array of crystal goblets filled W
!. water. A spoonful of the sweet
. taken by each guest and sip OF '
b. ter, then Turkish coffee is hand
round.-N. Y. Times.