VARY THE MONOTONY.

Otago Witness, Issue 1189, 12 September 1874, Page 21

VARY THE MONOTONY.

Home life is ape to become monotonous, and monotony means humdrum. The ladies of a family hold this matter in their own hands, for men. living an active out-door life, frequently settle down to inactivity during their evenings, unless roused by some pleasant episode into liveliness. It is a wife's privilege to make the home lively, and to give variety and interest to home life. It is surprising how very little invention it requires to do this. All that is wanted is just an excuse for liveliness. A little variety in the amusement of the children, i* there be any ; a little delicacy at table, or at an unexpected hour in the evening, some little novelty of dress, or the bringing in of an agreeable visitor. Wheh people go travelling: they discover how many things they had at home which before they hud barely thought of. Just so, when our friends are absent, they show us in their letters so munv qualities of observation and sympathy and expression, 'which had remained undeveloped right under our noses. Somebody has discovered that change of situation has a wonderfully stimulating influence on the mind. We have to accommodate ourselves to new circumstances, and this friction rubs off some of the rust which made us half insensible.