Delaware State journal and statesman., 1869-08-06

Through the four seasons that have pnsS
nd. and several thai have preceded them,
lhe Girl of the Period has brcn dlleussru
without pause. Forgetting, probably, lhat
she is still girl, the writers OF Tue gay hhNe
singled her out as the subject OF the'r pen
niest dabs and their inkest crll'clsms. mo
sooner does she reach an age when nefhhls
her 10 purchase her own gowns Swi.h w,
fathers money! and dress her own halr
with the baTbeI's assistance), IMAM she
meets n luslnde of criticism and remark
under which she must sink in shame ahu
self repr0ach, or against when she must
defend herself with brNzen check ana I'M
modest confidence. Does she expand her
skirts with hoops =? The Grille makes mn
arrow of every wire Docs she re!lIc wllnlh
The limits OF her own contour, anu hahE her
skirts out Of the reach OF mud anu sewer
age Her observers at once appropriate her
cast of redundancy 10 hang lef up J." ,le
gaze of an unsymnathizing public IL hcr
hornets are small, they are too small il
large, they are too large. If she wears her
hair en- a0dterfuH it is ridiculous II she ietS
il hang down her bnck en- ndtNrf,'l 10 alleel
ed. In word, she can neither dress, nor
act, nor walk, nor speak ms she should, anu
she goes through the world an lIl-solleu
being, whose duly is as imperative as IL Is
impossible, living disiuintcd life, only, IN
| all probability, 10 give rise 70 snme "Ieueh
oil etiquette at her funeral.
Is II not time Tor us to inquire mo inc
nature OF our present compleXi"nF may we
not stop on the threshold OF an approaching
century and bcslow word OF mild remon
STRANGE on those who would throw the
wheels of Time off the track Our first plea,
then, would be, let this Gill alone. why
our American Girl should be il need OF such
incessant scolding we canrtt perceive
Surely she descended IRON htosl worthy
ancestors Iu the East she fins her mothel
among those who dared the lerils OF Inc
deep and the unknown daneer' ni Tue "its
TO be among the crew Of the MAY Hover. III
the Middle States she secs her nndmOlher
neatly and plainly dressed, intoxicating 'n'
harmonious doctrines OF William Penn. ~
the South. her most noted snC stor, hersel
descendant of the unknown iAees, won
husband by impcriling her lille IN his behal
bencnth The war club. And IN the Yves
every bloody battle Of the frontier is liel'lct
10 by womnn's courage and womAn's devo'
lion. True, those early days are lacking II
much that is now deemed requisite. Hn(
the mothers of the May flower possessed
more nl voice IN the managem' nj ol allalr'
we would doubtless be spared ne reciai o
that terrible epidemic of small poN wiloi
has pilird so many pages al oltt early MS
tory. Had Pccahontas received moueI y
education. she might have saved her lover
III Nv moving tic previous question, ant
kent The memory of the day ever green an'
lively by an organized anniversary. vi TN
ancestry, however, deficient as II IS IN Ger
lam modern requirements, the en- oil III
Period may well be prGnd. why, then
may she not study the useful lessons OF Va
pnst without heing forced 10 cipher ont Ill
} dubious presenliments Of tie iu'uref -. =,
The truth, plainly told, is that That Girl
rrpntest danger comes from hrt own rhhNs
Not that she IN any less clhimlns OF nsel.
because she dresses ms she pleasvs h"' 'h'
her hair by changing color or Nhhle u'i'
safes her from her intrinsic value mol 'hi
shn hrcnnirs fiiynlois because her inluiiiv
pcrceplion Of the beautiful leads her To I'M
ialc The seasons, and place har glaees IN
q more beautiful setting by adopting an ocv'
sinnnl change of foliage; hui because W
e modern aunls and grandma are teaching u.
-, lessons ol masculine discipline which IN
=, mlr TO eradicate the driary lici ancestor
T. brouenthed her. A poet HIS sp' gen ni
: "a perfect woman, nooly pann@l
= 1n Wnrn, To conlult, nnl tallnAlii
And set spirit still and htiGi,'
~ With something 90 an angel light"
D IfThat Girl receives the instruction whl'
d ia now forced upOn her, we must cXrecl
II sec tile "angG light" winch has been
r. long appreciated, Examined into ballot no
re or forever hidden In the deep pocket OF
ir future manly costume. There are some
lr us moi quite ready 10 give mp That tlll. v
Is have read many pleasant things about ne
r have hcnrd many beautiful songs sung
ID her favor, have believed thai there was lhu
lit in her nature necessary 10 the lullillmenl
=, mans hapniness. Yet present appearance
=. seem 10 fnrh0dc that we laNy lose her. ~
O. enid tlnt in death the last image IN WIN