, 1869-10-31
SWEET SEVENTEEN.

Tram he L"adon Saturday Ktrir.e
a ~! asno'int ~ t'o.try has awass been thsp IN
sSsssad1ns with fs'ne'ant tctt
rho Is no onrsf "a. e iGt sad 3c ,,ssu III s woman
-thui IraL Altit'n tl.. bet weru the cio.& 1l anlI
tne lulIsh!o"h AuTer witch re In Eaglaul en-
teen. Without Incanlhg to he sentimental ur 10
ehScni' things tu y golden haze wrought by the
lnasitatsou onl5 utl nu1 cre II h. lo1n1 ia fact,
NE eanapt deh. the peculiar charm which telotiKs
10 st1s OF ILLS 4ge,f She Ii vi nil uI,e, aud Icher
!1t nor SHY. BESIDES. 1t Is INT only what sne Is
That Interests but what she x,o: for This IL the
nme Wien Tile character Is settling into It's per-
ushent form, SO that the great thought VI every
one conncrGi With her II, now Will snc ,u:n cut:
a1.l hat Kind III lie viii sfs rake jor nerseIf-
Certainly SWEET Seventeen may he Il most 4n-
lovely cleata!e, and IL fact site ofsen ts-a crea-
tufe hard nhl forward. having lost tue innocence
aud obedience Of CHILDHOOD. aud having gained
uothirg yet Of the tact and grace Of womauhoo1: ::
creature who~e hopea ani thoughts are ali cen.
freq &ln the time when ei1e viii he brought ont,
and have nrr hing Of flirting and 1ue dresses with
the rcst; Gt she may he only gaurhe and gtg-
4thR schotEr, with mild az narroE as her
fe, given up to the small ntrtgues and scandals Ct
1nt dornllury aud the playground; u Klsl VINO
scaNp1 her leteo0a and cheats her as.ets; whose
eruess with which she can hreak the fuiea
ot the establishment without being found ou:;
who thinks talking at forbidden tine*, peerug
through forbidden windows, GisinH SILLY NICK
narles to her companions and the teachers, aud
telling till5 secrets with less truth than Ingenuity
III tueu Inc RFGA4eAt IUp lEutxtEADie, ANd NIL tho
yetttty with which II u dashed. Or she may bc
msFs toneoy rearcs'ioe her re- ana desp:sogt.
seoooloos hahlts; ridrultng her sisters, lsllked
ov her cnmpauionr, wh!le thinking girihood a
hole and woinanheod mistake IN e1ict proper
tion 10 it, fetLinA!it5. Or she may Ike . budding
tuiss, eny AND awkward. with no harm IN he:
aud as little good-a u4efe s1etch Of sirl wttn-
40 much ms indtcsled. Sometimes aus a awk.
ward Ia ahoiher way, being stulious AID pstoctu-
plel. Ehen sne passes Tor odd and pr1SIEn. aud IL
nernio<st ly h.r own Young world; and sometimes
Rhe has cynical cnn.elnlI fnr meu and beauty,
M M n'casIs; ana sss. vnen eae sl1l make her.
ot Rpusl tas:c aud couventtonalty. Bat after het
drInf ~ taucfct garments OF sevcre color4 ana
ungaay D, ct sns vi " rFasy rnd ner sys ~
dep~nda oa the faultless pfopE,ety Of her ward.
rsa.c. The rcceptnc.tes Of Sweet Seventeen not
oppo+'se mature extrnEaEaucc. lin: though there
are enough anil io snatc Q, girls According 10 ait
these patterns. the ssccs Seventeen Of ones al.
fectious Il none Of them. And yet khc h not ii.
Na}s thc Fauac, hut hss her different presensa IONS
hes VARYING facets. which girc her variety OF charm
The btsi and Ioyc,lest thing about Sweet sev.
enteen Is her sense Of .lnlt-icr the most min
new sense. Ste no longer needs 10 be 1o!l What
70 90; abe has rot 10 he tept 10 her tasks by The
tear OF authority or The submissive grace OF os.,
Htetct; hut 0f her own free will, because under.
ho3ler .ipE than sclf.wti .ne cnnscent,ou:iy docs
what she docs no: like to d. aud che+tfalIs g,res
Up Mhnt rho destrs without bciuE dEtrcn Gr ex-
Iayo1iic heroine 10 r1rla novel who goes
Through hrch pair!ul discipline ao comes oaI ali
tne brighter fot II In the end; ard thr tnakea
Size comforts her soul. too, with rss*aGes fEoM
LonEfenow, and Tenny sou, and the Chrlsslaa irar,
nad learns long etttass from Eranottint ahd the
IdLh: poer1J hAv.ng m almost Tasitat tuau-
ealcc nver her, neaIiy ns powerful rs the Sunday
fermoEs abe listens TO 70 desoutay and ties SO
y @ senss Il ta osn ess
and coDfcsst n herself tha1 she has tMe OF her
~ alart IRON ali! e1tsancoaa 70 her mere |
family memfenh'n. She Us not on,y the sister OF
the uaIghtel living with and for her parents or
brothers and Rlstert, but she IL also hets.l with
= fusure o. b.. Own 20, to be shsted w,ta tnen
have vague Dreams Q, this future and ~ nerp- /!
dreams that are n much OF fauyAnI a. II they |
golden boat to Md tic I11nccss II q ioFer Of |
nTs n,1 enS H. n sns soad yet lasae
t.snccs Of nrF M, oy her la,ostte boots Of Inc
EYE ~, o. soetsty n Kh!eh ahs nas been nisoed.
senlcst clergsnAu-Not unlike the young Vtcsr OF
The new eurate. but ln1ul:ely more hes ltIul-1n |
arcs:lc ~ the standing coitr and single breasted
IN u velvet hlouse aud win uoE1re nals, ytn9 IL
awos.d II he.u,y tuca as no ph,l.sttne can I'M |
asd loo.c ncckue, iooIlpg rp 10 ncaSeu IL Eo!e,
and t1tnIiog OF hit mother a3d sisters Al heme, |
md OF the cbe ttll nuse bcloecd. when be Ger. |
enasse sai:elo.h; or be y mssu'trrnl Joung
cn1ccr hca ding hia rea Al charge, and |
,sssns tTSeEs, Ts ,Sa Hs s0, 1 I'D ss1 ha1 q:
dreams Of when she dreams as ap: which u |
rot often. The reality Of her mature lste Is Pc
Taps aIolia country sau!rs O. psn:a'c city me-
his cun poAttou; while heC or n Life, which Was 10
bc such fo1tly poem Of graceful usefulness nud /
heroic beantr, sinks luto The rro.aic routine OF /
cfHinH AnrfH{f.
isbeI ideal growing tan1e: and III 1,ef as the |
weigh: Of inc and fac; fro = hcavset. ~
when sse Is a good ri; 20 ~ engage, mta fsT
the .ttcs Of that, she believes taas Dotasng could
induce her to marry ei,her a w1do" er, Q: onu who
irduce her 10 nRny Nuy mau un'icr nye 'cot
r'eEtn, OF with snub nose OF sacd5 Ehtsfe,A
S,nfe1, SrGe1 Se'sntsen has tn g TesSsfas m tas mos:
havr Lcr favoutcx-vcfy fe~ ana very seicum;
Int she racstly thinks them stupid or con
wari aI'elt.ons TO nerrel or their assurnptuns Of
seapef1olIfT. An abnormsily clever boy-the pos.-
laGfsate s os GeoIEe Stephenson Of oi. ScneFa:cn
esctyone else; md The ona that pne NEes besl
aEnng them Is the scnonl ners. who Is DIST IN the
thtpusa an H. 4. Ia6r; m NJ tie pss. sni wen soes
~ IL, nes tevettl tsothcss she hAs ra1ge Of en-.
h1r,5 tm5 ant rent feelings Her younger scnootl,oy
enee, Hlso.e uniemp: ha!l. I,rit too,, maa me
maEucfs arc her Special crosses to 10 boyne WITH
TSrorn Iva WWulEtcu ~ m Active eadcayor atte.
N.orn. isut The moro anyaneed, and fnose
NC ~noa sse 90 e,heI Than aersef are ner loves lar
~nom ene mas M c1t7nslasac namrauoY.
aEn Inete s toture ahc believes 10 ~ some,nicr
srsclat ntlll'sAt and sueecsstlL Ii opI5 si,shii1
s.ues Or SonoEsr than hcsseit. she inprcSsss t,en
powerfully Win The sentiment Of All snns,+ny,.r
ahd patronizss thcm-ktndly eooucn' Int ~. |
@skes I then e. tesl the ,oe1*o!e saptem.cy Of her
ts1, ss ana EoE tnat tne, by strtae OF her WOMAN
70 theft caatna- Nov, too. she bes.ns 10 ssest
10 htt mother On more equal t-ras: 10 crs.ic1.r
hcf dfetH AID 70 make hcr Unde.e1sud tsai ~. |
eo9sticss her o1d.fa.ntoIea and iscliorI tn hne he
doNdy. ste Ties her bonre'.stri7ss In her. af
ranger her cap. snaIttns up her cd dres. nni !
cenpcls her 10 buy new orr, ami. -hilr rnn.
sldcFnG her tmreasu,ahy anr~nt, He's her
10 !eok niec, AMI flints her ID aet nsu W.
with hcr. If Ire mother hss le1s tact trar nft,tlar
ness Hut this II not her naturai state; for une
Of the characteristics Of 3%ee. sescatrcp IL her
lose far her n,olact, and tbe need Eae tcc,s 10
haze OF her t'ettcs counsel and R1dAuct; ~ taa;
Il abe comes iut7 opposition With ter II u un,v
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