Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-06-22


her admirers for an hour, with spirit and
brilliant efiect7 No.
1 she alone a lady, who can hang her
understanding on the walls, in the form
Of beautiful psintings7 No.
Is she alone a lady who can make hat
soul Of music which slumbers on the
strings OF the piano or the harp No.
Is the diamond, that flashes on the
bosom, as it rises and falls, like g golden
galley on the blue wave OF the Hgian,
necessary to make a lady7 No.
Are the jewels on the fingers of beauty
glittering In b red gas light that dazzle
the eye OF man, necessary to constitute
a lsdy2 No.
Is the everlasting haunting of the cir
cles Of fashionable n social excitement
necessary TO constitute q lady3 No.
Is the miserable sfectation of foolish
and girlish fashions necessary to consti-
tute a lady? No.
Atrue lady is full Of Christian humility.
meekness and gen~tleness Of spirit. She
is happy elsewhere than at the card table,
in a game Of whist. She does not grow
in bitterness as her years increase,
She Is b lover and f~requsntsr OF socis-
ty, but not its slave. She is full OF be-
nevolence and good viii to man. She is
characterized by q friendly vivaGity OF
demeanor, which commands the affection
/ VI Tx IDAnk anu Hl6 UhbGcA ALA4 LGaDHEl
Of the old. She is ever a little blind to
the faults Of her friends. She ia ever kind
to the virtues of mankind. She is fond OF
the young, and of children; and with a
beautiful gayety Of temper, makes them
happy.
A lady is not a " match, or a mischief
maker" SHE is not the retailer Of scan
dalOus reports. She does not follow, like
q crawling sycophant, the dominion OF
I fuuEfnn She aOag NOT uaha-a Nth 1an
matte exclusiveness, to any particular sect
as the elect. She is not afraid to visit a
poor but virtuOus neighbor, in an un-
fashionable portion of the city.
She does not worship rank or fortune,
or think any more Of a monkey because
he is dressed In a pOntiheal robe.
She does not seek her happiness in pub
lie observation.
She seeks her chief happiness in the
sweet circle of her home. There it is that
she traces from the brow of her father,
husband. brother, the black demon Of sOr-
row, with the bright finger of love,
brings balm to the wounded bosom; and
when life grows dark and gloomy, points
them away with the beautiful hand OF
hope, to a bright and more promising fu-
ture. To her
/ There is a spot of earth supremely blessed,
A dearsr, loveiter spot h all the rest,
Where man, creations tyrant, lays aside
| Bis sword, his sceptre, pageantry and pride,
| While in his softensd looks beniRnly blend
The sire, the son, the husband brother, friend.
There woman reigns, the mother, daughter
wife,
strews with fresh flowers the narrow way Of
And, in the heaven of her delightful v
An angel guard of loves and gracesu lie;
| Around her knees domestic duties meet,
And nreside pleasures gambOl at her feet.
And to you, the teachers, it is a delight
tul task to "rear the tender Thought and
teach the young lea how to shoot" as
you train the end bud to burst INTO the
bloom of the full-blOwn rose. Delightful
| task to "pOur The fresh instruction DER
the mind, " like sunlight on the diamond.
Delightful task to "breathe the ~enlivening
spirit" into the faculties of the young,
and awake them into energy and thought.
Delightful task to fix the generous pur-
poses" Of the virtues in the glowing
breast" which lead to happiness, " to ex-
psnsiOn of the faculties, to elevation Of
the soul, to the light of the understand
ing, and to the glory of human virtues.
Long may you live to light the lessons of
the infant intellects around you, from
the redOlent fountain of your own; and
to guide the young to the pleasures of
virtue n the treasures Of knowledge,
by your beautiful example and COnsum-
mate tuition.
We congratulate the Misses Bowers on
the complete success of their commence
ment. It wa a triumph for the Gaines
Institute and established for it q reputa-
ton as one of the first institutions In the
South. Everything showed that thorough
mental training which the students are
required to undergo. Judging from all
we have seen and heard in connection with
this school, we concur In the opinion gem
orally expressed that It is an institution
of rare excellence and worthy OF the pat
ronags Of all those who have daughters
and wish to afford them an opportunity Of
obtaining a thorough and useful educa-
ton.