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Itis a magazine of high character, publish
ed in excellent style, and will please those
who appreciate good literature. The num
ber containing “Grady and His Home”
will be of special interest.
A vast amount of human nature is de
ed in The Woman Hater which appears
" Os course it isover-drawn,
features are > l>j >cti<>nable ;
■FMMe‘ fasten our gaze on the an
inSof life, to the exclusion of our
| weaknesses. It would be a glo-
Tbus thing if these frailties did not exist,
and we could then consider many questions
from a widely different standpoint; but
that they do exist, and will exist through
out time, no one will deny, and we can often
learn valuable lessons from the experiences
of others.
Our opportunities for a personal knowl
edge of these experiences may be limited;
for if the left hand may not know that
which the right hand doeth, how much
more hidden are the acts of our neighbor !
It may be said that we are often strangers
to our best friends, and the exceptions to
this are rare; the human mind is a wonder
ful thing, and, as a rule, our most intimate
associate gives to us but few of the thoughts
that daily fill that brain—and these
thoughts alone are the index to that char
acter and being. But as they are locked
forever, and silence is likely to retain the
key, we seek the field of fiction as the most
available substitute. Here, perhaps, we’ll
find the inner nature of some fellow-being
unconsciously recorded. Here genius,
knowledge, observation, imagination and
experience have combined to delineate our
feelings for the world’s sympathy or cen
sure. Here the world may be exalted by
the records of pure and lofty purposes, or
by a wise application of the lessons taught
by unholy deeds. Here, on the other
hand, may be seeds of poison more deathly
to the mind than the adder’s fang to the
human body.
What a variety of plants in Fiction’s gar
den ! The rose of love is there, but how
often have its petals been scattered by a
touch from the cruel thorn of jealousy! The
sweet violet of charity is there, but alas! so
oft is its delightful periume stilled by the
foul thistle of avarice and selfishness! The
rich colors of hope are there, but the weeds
of discouragement grow thick about them
and oft times obscure their richness. The
pure lily of faith grows there, but the rank
vines of infidelity may clamber over it and
drag it to the slimy depths below.
With what care should the kinds be
chosen that we would transplant along our
pathway! and how zealous should be our
watchfulness that we cultivate them well!
There are few, if any, woman haters in
this world, but there are those who have
misjudged our sex by the perfidy of some
unworthy member. There are not many
husbands in civilization who are demons
at heart, but some have allowed the accu
mulations of groundless jealousy and suspi
cion and neglect, to form so hideous a cloak,
that the substance seems a demon. There
are not many wfives who could prove un
faithful, if misunderstanding or mistaken
efforts did not dim their eyes, harden their
hearts, and betray their feet into dangerous
paths.
We publish the story elsewhere, because
w T e believe, in its own way, it points out
some prevalent human faults—may be it
contains a suggestion to you.
As a rule, Fashion has long since super
seded independent and individual thought.
There is no argument so strong and con
vincing to the mass of our fellow beings as
the decrees of Fashion. We may have the
soundest proof that a thing is wrong, the
most practical demonstration that it is
senseless and detrimental, and we are deaf
to every appeal: let the voice of Fashion
condemn it, and the work is done. Such
being the case, it is with joy that we note
indications that the mandates of this all
poweiful sovereign are beginning to contain
a grain of common sense. It is now whis
pered about that “it is the fashion to be
healthy,” and that corsets will soon be bad
form, as if they hadn’t been bad form ever
since they were invented! We cannot
think of a proper designation for the woman
who has persistently worn this article in
opposition to common sense and Christianity
and will only discard it because Fashion
says so. But the majority of women be
long to this class. Some may plead igno
rance, but that renders them but little more'
excusable. Such women are all around us.
We know one who has been married a few
years. Her health is not good; she left
home and went to a city to be under treat
ment of an eminent physician. He told
her that, for his medical treatment to avail,
she must discard tight dressing, i. e. corsets.
She took his medicine, returned home and
continued to dress as formerly. Her health
did not improve; she again consulted medi
cal authority, and the advice firstgivenher
was reiterated. She still wears a corset.
When the fact reaches her narrow mind
that corsets are not good form, she will I
cease to wear them; not till then. Heaven
help such women!
There are other evils that Fashion is
powerful to overcome where everything
else has failed. It has gone forth that
“ear-rings are no longer the style;” so an
other prominent, but lesser, barbarism is
going. Perhaps we will yet live to see wo
men look something like that perfect crea
ture God placed in the garden of Eden.
Eve would hardly recognize her daughters,
so disfigured and misshapen have they
come to be.
Again, some one has predicted that soon
it will be considered disgraceful for a gen
tleman to chew tobacco, and the habit will
be confined to the lower classes. We have
never considered the use of tobacco a mor
al question, except in the sensethat “clean
liness is next to godliness”—it has the re
pugnance of filth.
Georgia has recently completed a mag
nificent new capitol. A short while since,
while in the capitol city, we went through
the building, admiring its architectural
beauty, and the elegant interior finishings
of beautiful marbles and woods. It would
be a pride to the State but for one thing—
tobacco stains desecrate it. The extent to
which such filth defiles its walls and floors
is disgusting, and at the same time it is a
physiological wonder how such an amount
of expectoration could be done in so short a
time. This building shows the enterprise
of our people,and we wish their civilization
and decency were mote conspicuous. Every
yellow stain that sullies the walls of this
fair Capitol, is a disgrace to the State of
Georgia. Almost every public building is
thus rendered obnoxious. Fashion alone
can eliminate this shameful practice from
our midst. May her despotic rule be for
once on the side of right and decency!
No wonder Dickens revolted at the sick
ening prevalence of tobacco juice in Ameri
can life. A perusal of “American Notes”
is enough to cure the habit.
O, Fashion! in the name of pity, we be
seech thee to help these weak mortals into
the paths of right living I
Do not let your efforts cease; they have
no guide but you. Speak to man again
and decree that intoxication is bad form,
and that the habit nolonger obtains among
gentlemen. When society ostracizes the
drunkard then will intemperance be
checked.
Speak to woman-kind again, and say it
is good form to be sensible in all things
pertaining to health and happiness, and
that all dissipating frivolity is bad form.
O, Fashion! all power is yours: use it
aright, for you have great restitution to
make.
FOREIGN LETTERS.
Note.—Through the kindness of a friend, we
are permitted to give our readers a scries of letters
from the talented writer and artist, Miss Mary
Franklin, who is in correspondence with this
friend during her travels in Europe.)
No. VII.
Tangier, Morocco.
March 30th, ’9O.
Dear F—:
® ® I have a chance to
go to Tetuan after Passion Week. Mr.
Nahon, the rich Israelite I wrote you
about, has invited me to go with him and
his daughter—which will be so nice, as he
knows everybody. We will stay a week,
and do lots of work. The Nahons are such
pleasant neighbors ! Every time I go there
we have lots of fun, and something good to
eat. Now, to-day we had Pan de Iligos,
which means bread of figs. It’s a Spanish
sweetmeat, made of a pasty of figs and
filled w’ith whole almonds. Don’t you
know it’s good? Such a thing as cake, I
haven’t seen since I left the States; I
mean, what we call cake. * *
Mr. Nahon is going to get me permission
to paint, in the Pasha’s«palace! Up in the
Kasha, (Citadel) where I have been paint
ing, are all the government officers, and
you see the best looking Moors up there.
The women are as handsome as the men;
I have been seeing some in their houses
lately.
Two American artists have been in this
hotel a 'week; one from Boston, the other
from Philadelphia. Both are pleasant and
we have a jolly time at the table.
We’ve had poor weather lately, but they
say after every storm, now the fine weather
will set in. * * * »
April 25th.
■ss ■» -:s n w jj> i ie a y ear to-morrow,
since I left America; and though one can
see lots in a year, I don’t know enough
yet to come home. The weather seems
quite settled, so it will not be very long
before Igo over to Spain. Tangier is such
a fascinating place, I do hate to leave it.
I am going to bring you all lots of African
things.
I am not taking any photos, now, be
cause I am having a dress made, and
“they” had to rip up my other one to
make it by, and I have nothing to wear but
a dilapidated old thing, which I paint in.
Affectionately,
Mary Franklin.
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Queries anit jinsitters.
Letourreadersask such information as they desire.
Each will confer a favor by sending as many answers
as possible, Replies to questions in this issue must
appear in our next t and should be received by the 20th
of the month. Give number of each question you
answer.
QUERIES.
No. G9.—Please give recipe for a nice
custard that does not require milk.
Mrs. R. P.
No. 70.—1 would like very much to know
an efficient remedv for chicken cholera.
S. D. L.
No. 71.—What W’ill remove fruit stains
from the hands ?
Lucile.
No. 72.—1 am very anxious to know
how to can corn successfully, and will be
greatly obliged if some one will give me
information on this subject.
Inexperienced Housekeeper.
No. 73. Why does salt turn silver dark,
anb how can the stain be removed ?
Mrs. W.
No, 74. —Who is the author of the follow
ing: “A golden mind stoops not to show
of dress.”
SCHOOL-GIRL.
No. 75.—Wi1l ammonia injure the com
plexion if used when bathing?
Miss B.
ANSWERS.
No. 61.—We have not received a satis
factory reply, but hope to give the desired
information in a future number.
No. 62.—N0 special directions are nec
essary for the use of ammonia. It is the
housekeepers friend, is cheaper than soap,
and cleans everything it touches. A few
drops on a baking dish that is hard to clean,
will make the grease disappear almost in
stantly. It cleans the sink and penetrates
into the drain pipe. Spots or finger marks
on paint, disappear under its magical in
fluence. It gives a high polish to silver,
and keeps it bright and clean longer than
anything else : for this, an old nail brush
goes into the cracks nicely, to polish and
brighten. For muslin or lace, it is in valua
ble; it cleans without rubbing the fabric.
Put a few drops into your sponge bath in
hot weather, as it imparts coolness to the
skin. Use it to clean hair-brushes and
feathers to be used for bods or pillows ; also
apply it to house plants. Many other uses
will suggest themselves.
Mrs. Butler.
No. 63.—The instruction asked for, will
appear in Floral department of an early
number.
No. 64.—Like number sixty-one, this
w’ill have to be deferred to a future issue.
No. 65.—1 hope this recipe will prove
satisfactory to Mrs. M.
Pick the cucumbers, being careful to
leave on the stems. Wash them, sprinkle
on enough salt to cover, then pour boiling
water over them. Let stand till cold, or
over night. Drain off the salt and water,
and put them into cold, spiced vinegar.
The putting on salt ard boiling water,
causes the cucumber to shrink. They part
with their own superabundance of water,
and do not reduce the strength of the vin
egar. A small piece of alum will retain
the green color. E. M. E.
No. 66.— Manettia Cordifolia, a climbing
plant, which has very handsome, bright
scarlet, tube-like flowers, is a native of
Buenos Ayres, and, like many plants from
that country, it will stand the summer in
our gardens. It should be grown in a mix
ture of sand peat and loam; and when
kept in a pot, it should be allowed plenty
of room for its roots, and fresh air as often
as possible. It is an old plant, of easy cul
ture, though it is brought to the front by
florists as something new and wonderful. It
is a pretty vine, and can be propagated by
cuttings or seeds. Amaranth.
No. 67.—We do not advise the use of
curling irons, for they must prove injurious
to the hair, though many persons assert to
the contrary. The hair possesses life, and
isn’t all life affected by unnatural heat?
No. 68.—Our greatest living poet is
Whittier. His best known poems are
“Maud Muller,” —from which is taken the
universally known expression “It might
have been”—“A Bare-foot Boy” and “Tent
ing On The Beach.” “Barbara Fritchie”
is his noted war poem. He is the sweet
Quaker poet who is living at the ripe old
age of eighty years. " Birdie.
The cheerful, are the busy. When trou
ble knocks at your door or rings the bell,
he will generally retire, if you send him
word you are engaged.
Me. T. D. Tinsley, of the firm of S. IL
Jaques & Tinsley, Macon, Ga., says: I
consider Bradycrotine a great medicine,
and the manufacturer a public benefactor.