The Rutland weekly globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-11-14

Uhat by and by allthis will be allayed. But,
ladies and gentlemen, nothing happens !
there are no accidents with God. lie is
eternal and His laws are immutable. When
woman feels this divine impulse that God
has given her TO go up higher, she will an
swer and will ere long attain to a plateau
higher than ever attained before.
The speaker then proceeded upon the
subject announced "What shall we do
with our daughters ?" First, she stated
that nothing could he changed in the case
OF the adult they were in the harness and
swayed by an omnipotent power of love
and duty. They will remain as they are,
for though happiness may be impossible in
their case, yet duty remains and in its re-
quirements gives peace to all.
Our daughters must be considered and
what shall we do with them is the question
for the future. They are to be the mothers
OF the next generation to them will be in
trusted the moding of the men OF the flu
turc, and great responsibilities rest upon
them. To-day, said the speaker, they are
in the roth of the sea. They cannot go
back to the fashions Of their mothers and
grandmothers the old landmarks are re-
moved. They must meet the future and
they have not the courage to wreste with
its circumstances.
First, the physica, training Of our daugh-
tiers must be improved. The general phys-
cal 1eeDlcncss OF women ~ wei ni,o~s,..
Physicians, however, say there is no need
of this. 1t is not true that God has given
a monopoly of health to the boy and given
the girls the shabby, slimsy, wishy-washy
constitution they possess. This feeble
ness the speaker attributed in a
great measure TO their dress-the weight
that is hung so heavily at the waist,
to the use of corsets at an early age,
when muscles are just developing, to the
high heeled shoes in vogue, to the fashion
of wearing the hair braided, and curled,
and pulled, necessitating curl-papers at
night which brings on a headache in the
morning. to the want of proper exercise
out of doors then when out of school to
the lack of work which is given them to
do at home. The speaker did not believe
in the bloomer, but believed it was the
business of every one to look rs handsome
as possible, and would even proclaim it a
sin to be ugly looking; not necessarily d
handsome face or fine figure, but the
soul within expressed upon the face is often
far more beautiful than outside adornment
people have no right to offend the public
taste in the matter of dress, neither did SHE
consider that it was necessary to wear thu
the fashions which the demi-m0nde Of
Paris send to us; or to follow the fashion
with no regard to the fitness of things.
Then the training, after school days arr
over and the daughter is at home, was con
sidercd. If boys are given nothing to dc
but little busting, little plain sewing
little crotchet work, an exercise or tun'
on the piano, the simple business of max
ing a call or receiving one-with this aim
less life before them-they would have N
physical constitution or requisite trainin.
to battle with the world. Our daughter
however, lead this sort OF life. They seen
to be waiting for the man who will SOM
day come to marry them. The boy has al
aim and thriyes on it. The girls shoult
have equal training with the boys, both il
education and industry. None of us low,
to work unless it is necessary or we ar
trained to it. So the girl sits on tn
bank of life waiting until some man shall
row his bark to the shore and take her OIL
board The girl should, instead of idl!
waiting, launch her own boat and rul
it herself Then when asked they will b.
able to help each other down the stream o
life. Hardly girl goes through life bu
that she has to come to point when sh
must propel the bark herself.
The speaker then gave several beautiful
and touching illustrations of the subject il
hand, showing the lack of training tina
girls receive that will fit them to cope will
the world of the depravity experiences
by many in the cities who are kept to Ger
tain employments, and arguing that othe
employments are closed to them.
Time forbids mention, even, of this in
teresting portion of the lecture. The spea
kcr closed with an eloquent peroration, re
lating the story of the Temple of Miner
vain which a niche was left for the god
dess. Two artists appeared with. thei
conception and design. One was life-like
beautiful in face and figure it was ad
mired and heralded at once as the embodi
ment of success and appropriateness.
1t was swung to its place in the niche
when 10 it seemed but "a doll. The othe
sculptor then uncovered his design.
was Ierculanean in stature, not beautiful
but majestic. 1t was carried up, up to tn
position, which on reaching, it seemed
fit exactly, and the cry was at once raised
"Phidias, the sculptor of the gods" Tn
first goddess, said the speakers the woma
of to-day-beautiful sweet and loveabl,
but lacking in those great requirements tha
outlast all others. The other is the typ
of the grander woman of the future, sell
poised and equal to share with the mobiles
of earth. Ladies and gentlemen who
one of these will you have your daughter
become
obituary.
Departed this life from want and neglect, oc
18th, 1873, at i2 O'Clock p. M. the Walloomsa