THE COREAN MOTHER.
| The Coreau mother, anxious to secure her daughter's successful marriage, makes certain that the young woman becomes a good laundress, for ability in this direction counts for more than beauty with the Corean swain. He does not even demand that his wife should be more than a fairly good cook, but she must be able to keep fresh and spotless the linen garments which everyone, from prince to peasant, wears. In spite of the fact that every article of wearing apparel is of white linen,,, not even the humble flatiron is used n't Corea, and the attempts to introduce such Occidental fads as washing-machines and wringers have been met with marked cisfavour. The laundry work is done in the same manner as it was centuries ago, and the first recommendation to a youi.g man's favour is ability as a laundress.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14787, 16 September 1911, Page 6 (Supplement)
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143THE COREAN MOTHER. New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14787, 16 September 1911, Page 6 (Supplement)
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