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Some Hints For Young Honsekeepers

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Day
17
Month
February
Year
1892
Copyright
Public Domain
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Thei-e ís no reason in the world why a young couple who love each other very much and are prepared to mak. isatrifices, canjiot keep house on $100 a week. Of corarse rigid ecoaomy is neceseary but economy is a Kood discdpllme lor a young couple who love eah othtvr Very much. A sy.stem of ficonoYny often develope rngged traite f character wnich uonia lie dormani m a lifc of Iiiyupv If the establishment is to be operaed tor $100 week the most important thtng is to limit th.. philanthropy of the htred gfrl. A very güod plan fa to reStrict her to the support of five i-ekitivcs in the United States and seven in the olil country. The s'ii'l wül not libe it ar Hrst but ïi 8he is takun into the confidence of the -.aiuiiy and fully impressed with the neceseity of retrenehement he win aquiosce ïa the arrangement U Bhe is good iu iK'ju-t, which is ilmost alwaya 1 he caee, NotMng is Kaved by being stingy with the solid comforts . of life. Iasist upon lowei-s oa the table at evejy meal. Have food also if it is not voo expreselve, but do not ueglect the ïlowera op any of the othcr Staples. No yotung man should g-o to house keeping ■without fii-st tearnlng the piumbear's toade. ii h ondertakes to "ini m o.staMishment and not know liow to do hi.s own ptanblng lio can not 't;'!.] wliat moment te may be Ief1 jn'iiiiiless. lt is possible to be very eal in the matter of coal. Probably the beel -vvay Ito buy coal is to corner the inarket and iorce down the price to a satisfactory figure, after whicli a Supplyíor the wiiuer niay be pro■pided at trifllng érense. . Whpi-e tluu-c's a wül there's a way. nnd -when n couple eeriously underfcake to keep Jionse on $100 a weck there te nö earthly reason why they vaiinoi do so.

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Old News
Ann Arbor Courier