2. To illustrate principles of arithmetic, by measuring and
deciding upon quantities and by calculating cost, introducing
incidentally ideas of economy and thrift.
IV. _Needlework lessons are ordinarily uninteresting_ and wearisome
to body and mind. This need not and should not be; if the subject is
taught with the why and wherefore of things, it should rather
stimulate intelligence and capacity.
V. _Opportunity is afforded_ by the lesson for practically and
tactfully inculcating the charm of neatness, cleanliness, and
tidiness in person and in clothing, encouraging the child in
self-respect and to regard as a matter of shame that any girl should
reach woman's estate without a practical knowledge of the use she
can make of the needle.
Certain suggestions follow as a basis for a more detailed scheme,
viz.:--