The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-22
FOR FEMININE READERS
THE LADY OF THE HOUSE A PERSON
or HIGH RESPONSIBILITIES.
The Art of Compliment Not Commonly
The Coming Shirt Waist.

From the lady of the house, says writer
in the New York Post, should come the re-
freshment Of all the jewellers under her roof.
When she gives her orders for the pro-
gramme of the day, the hot and weary cook
should feel that an invigorating, inspiring
influence has passed over her, after the
brief visit which brought figure of delicate
daintness to sit in the hastily busted chair
and a kindly and commencing voice changed
the drudgery of cooking into pleasant duty
by which the weak were to be made strong,
the children to be pleased by wholesome
goodies" and the purse Of the master kept
from waste and robbery. And by ascending
steps each in turn should find in this guild
ing genius Of the small realm place OF rest
and refuge, up to the master, whose only
solace for lifes care is found at her side.
Through her comes the order which makes
the mere necessary eating and drinking
grace and pleasure; through her the ribald
word is held in check, the unfair judgment
reproved. the voice of scandal hushed The
poor emigrant girl, who, motherless and
thrown on her own resources, seeks her
bread in the service of the household, feels
the restraint of a steady, instructed teacher
of it's economies, and finds a friend in the
light of whose example and the strength OF
whose counsel she is kept from folly
The woman who makes her morning
time of mere slatternly gathering up OF the
disordered fragments of yesterday can new
er hope to hold the reins which guide the
domestic forces into 1.-The realms of upper
day." The fair serenity of cheerful face
and the sweet freshness of well-chosen
breakfast dress are like the rising of an IN
door sun to those who gather about the
family table for their morning meal. The
schoolboy orders his boisterous tone to re-
spond to her thoughtful questioning; he
feels conscious Of his personal untidtness
or the careless gathering of books and pa
pers; he realizes the latent barbarism in his
strong young life, and feels that influence
which, until he develops the unique alle-
glance of lover, makes him bow to the
lady of his love, his mother. The door does
not slam. the hands are cared for, the body
is clean to the standard Of gentIemans
cleanliness, and he is tanned by the pres
ence of the lady whom he honors as much
as by the parent he obeys. There is scarce
" a more sure way of lifting the standard
of family life up to the rule of true refine
ment than by guarding the morning meet
ing from disorder and discord, and inviting
both beauty of service and gentle good order
to preside over the breakfast table.
In old Journeys knights could not meet FOR
honor's sake alone unless they bore the
favor of q. fair lady; it was not possible
according TO knightly faith, that man
should do his best in any fear OF arms WIFI lth-
out a name and face to conJure by when
were for him the noblest and the falrest III
the world. In LIES harder tussles, IN the
grim and sordid fight for bread ana recos-
milton in the worlds fierce battle Tor su-
premaey the OLD chivalrlc idea holds true
to-day though we see no token worn out
wardly over mems hearts or pinned upon
| their sleeves. .,.
but thou that hast no lady canst no fight
means more to-day than it did IN Arthur
time He that lacks the inspiration for en-
deavor given by the tender sharer OF ms
life; he who hears only OF more money more
| luxury, more adornment from the wife Tor
| whom he tolls, or, being single, KNOWS no
! loftier cause for effort than his own ag-
| grandizenent is terribly handicapped lie
/ who is sent forth from an atmosphere
! caimed nv the gentle sway of the serene
| Domino" who lives to exercise her heallng
! charm, enters office or workshop of any sort
/ where toll awaits him, blessed with a
strength to do his best; he who knows that
! the eyes that gave q silent benediction as he
| closed the door would welcome him with
| tenfold joy II he came back an honofaple
| hero is never tempted to lose her respect
| by too keen a reaching after wealth. he
knows that were his home nut ana ms
| would make the one beautiful ana the other
| enough to suffice.
see to it that the poor know her to be
! their friend that the dishonest and unjust
! do not rob or defraud her; that everything
| is beautiful after it's kind. If her dress be
of cotton print it must be fair in color. spot
/ less and increased and fit to be adorned
| with a rose if she should choose to wear
one No need for velvet and satins to adom
or a many-roomed dwelling to enthrone the
! lady who makes everything elegant by her
own informing touch. l have in my remem-
| brance one who outrivaled every other
whom I ever knew, but whose frugal SIM
| plicity would alarm most of our working
| mems wives to-day, and whose high breed
ing'' hid endeavor so effectually that it was
|