The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-12-17

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THE WIFE ON THE FARM.
Viewing the matter from a point
of advantage, it is impractical for
men educated and trained for work
they like, to take up another for
which they have not the slightest
preparation. No true wife will insist
upon the husband changing an hon
orable business or profession in which
he is engaged, and which by nature
and education he is fitted for, to
suit her whims of fancy, and thus
force him to enter into business con-
ditions in which he is apt to prove a
failure. Sometimes women have sell
fish, peculiar ideas of pleasure, and
by nagging and complaining compel
their husbands to sacrifice the farm,
move to town and go into business.
What direful results often follow!
If woman, possessing good COM
mon sense, can marry man, know
ing at the same time the business he
expects to follow, she will not only
be true to him but also to his work.
Because many women in the city can
indulge in expensive habits and lux
urious living, it's the thoughtless
wife on the farm who sighs and
grows discontented, and thinks if
she lived in the city she could do
likewise. What sad disappoint-
ment usually awaits her. Does life
present more handsome picture
than a woman true to her husband
and his best interest, cheerfully pre-
siding over her home, ministering
Joy and comfort to the members of
her household, and turning her mind
and eye away from fancy scenes that
are prone to bring disaster to her
home and family?
becomes nervous when It IS aflnouf1c-
ed that guest will arrive from the
city, thinking that there is such a
great contrast between the farm home
and the city home, and that the ex-.
pected guest will miss some of the
conveniences of her home. 1t is the
pleasant hostess who is true to her
surroundings and is not found trying
to initiate others mode of living.
When city people visit the country
home, what they want and what they
need is the genuine country air, the
welcome that has the true country
ring, and not the affected city fash
ions and customs where they were
never intended to be. Social enjoy
ment does not depend, as many think,
upon artificial accessories. We speak
of people as being blessed when they
have beautiful home, lavishly fur
nished, their table provided with ev-
erything necessary for dainty and
fashionable serving; when they have
expensive clothing, horses, carriages,
servants, etc. These things we speak
of as everything to make them happy.
And many people living honestly on
a farm or in small places cannot
understand that it is possible for
them to CLEAN from life social enjoy
ment. There is nothing better as a
promoter of sociability in the coun-
try than the old-fashioned visiting,
when it was considered proper to
come early and bring your work.
Women in the country should make
it matter of duty to continue social
relations. A day set aside for enter
tanning their friends will serve to
keep them young and ambitious.
The lady luncheons, the afternoon
tea and the gentlemen suppers may
be appropriate for certain places and
times, but the truest social life is
found in inviting the entire family,
the wife, the husband and children.
No matter how busy the farmer and
his wife may be, by such sociability
they will be mentally stimulated and
physically rested. We all know that
the "Joneses" become cross, narrow
and a prejudiced set when they con-
tinue to live year after year, meeting
no one at their table but the Zones
es."
1t is not necessary to set elaborate
tables. and in making this effort
many women exhaust their strength
and are in no condition to meet Their
friends. This spoils the visit fol
both the visitor and the visitee, as
it gives the guest the impression that
the visit has caused a disturbance.
Practical women should set the
example of simplicity in their hos
pitality, for more satisfaction is de-
rived from frequent gatherings thar
from a few elaborate affairs. Ir
summer time, though we find the
wife with no help and no end oi
work, yet there are so many delight
full social possibilities. The berries
the spring chicken, the real cream
the sweet home made bread and but
ter and the fresh vegetable served
in a neat manner, make bill of fare
fit to set before a king. You may
not be strong, and you may hav'
to work hard and economize, bu
do not drop out of the lives of YOU
friends. The farm wife that makes
her home the center of a pleasant
unpretentious social life is indeed
benefactor to humanity.-Ameri
en., EnvAnDv