SUNDAY OBSERVANCE FROM A DOMESTIC POINT OF VIEW.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXV, Issue 9218, 22 November 1888, Page 3

SUNDAY OBSERVANCE FROM A DOMESTIC POINT OF VIEW.

TO THE EDITOR. Sir, —l think we women have an equal interest with the men in wishing to preserve our present Sunday observance intact. With a sigh of relief on the Saturday night — late, indeed, and sometimes perilously near Sunday morning we lay aside our weary, monotonous, never-ending weekday patching and darning, with the comfortable feeling '' I may'nr, sew to-morrow." But even if Sunday be made a day of pleasure, tennis, &c, then there is necessarily extra cooking, which means extra work for the mistress and female servants. It is truly delightful to feel that on one day in the seven as little housework and cooking as possible should be done. I have heard many hard worked mothers say, "I never have a moment to open a book, except on ■Sunday," and if we allow week-day sports and amusements to usurp the place of our present quiet, restful Sundays, and make the day of rest as any common day, then we women will be the first to feel the consequences, which will react on the men, and be in time the last straw to weigh down and roll in the dust the unfortunate New Zealanders.— am, &c, L. F. Rattray.