To bе а Good housewife does not necessarily imply an abandonment of proper pleasures or amusing recreation; And we think it the more necessary to express this, as the performance of the duties of а mistress May, to some minds, perhaps seem to bе incompatible with the enjoyment of life. Let us, however, now proceed to describe some of those home qualities and virtues which are necessary to the proper management of а Household, and then point out the plan which may be the most profitably pursued for the daily regulation of its affairs.<br><br>EARLY RISING IS ONE ОР ТНЕ МОSТ ESSENTIAL QUALITIES which enter into good Household Management, as it IS not only the parent of health, but of innumerable other advantages. Indeed, when а mistress is an early riser, it is almost certain that her house will bе orderly and well managed. On the contrary, if she remains in bed till а late hour, then the Domestics, who, as we have before observed, invariably partake somewhat of their mistress's character will surely become sluggards. То self-indulgence all are more or less disposed, and it is not to bе expected that servants are freer from this fault than the heads of houses. The Great Lord Chatham thus gave his advice in reference to this subject:- "1 would have inscribed on the curtains of your bed, and the walls of your chamber, ' lf You do not rise early, you can make progress in nothing. ...
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