Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1875-02-11

ence, and not so much by your dress.
Do not mistake my meaning. | am
not opposed to dress. | believe God
never made anything more beautiful
than woman, and that mode of dress
ing pleases Him best which harmo-
nizes with her beauty. God has
planted flowers upon clods, and sure
ly they may decorate woman's bo-
som and glorify her hair. Scorn
dress as the great idea of your life.
Society expects more of you than
humps and Jumps, crimps and frills,
and false hair, ornamented with lace
and birds tails. These things should
be tributary to, and not constituent
elements of your character. See to
it rather that you enter society with
& good stock of information and
sound sense. A woman of music,
conversation, composition, home in
dustry and energy, with knowledge
of literature and questions of public
moment; a plain, well-dressed wo-
man, whose life and energies flow ont
through tongue and hand, and pen
Gil and piano, is treasure to society.
If you would be loved by sensible
man, be such woman, and sweet
sympathies will cluster about you in
life, and the tears of countless friends
shed upon your graves when dead.
The dying pilgrim of life will smile
and kiss at your shadow as you pass
his weary pillow, and pray God to
send angels to sing you sweet songs
and renew your assurances of home
and parentage in heaven. insist,
then, be real women. Fig leaves
your mother taught to wear. But
modern Adams desire this disguise to
be broken up. Countless men are
daily going into vice and drunken
ness because the women they mar
ried wore masks-were not real.
Marry no man for money or position.
Don't sell yourself 1t is step to-
ward hell! Love for real, true man
is the chief reason why you should
marry him. And since | have STUN
bled on this subject, let me give you
little sound advice. l am anxious
you get the man you love and be hap
py all your life. If you find q young
man intelligent, industrious and
good, and you love him, marry him
if you can get him. | believe no
man or woman can live real happy
life unmarried. 1t is hard to die an
old maid, but most horrible thing to
die an old bachelor!
Weigh we'll the characters of the
young men you may wish to marry.
Men need studying. My wife will
fortunately, get fine husband, but
will ho more indebted to God than
her opportunity of knowing me.
Don't be in any hurry about this
matter. Learn life before you as
sumo its grave responsibilities.
come now to the political circle.
hope these men sitting around
here will keep their seats when | af
firm that the perpetuity of our Union
is in a great measure dependent upon
a proper direction of female influence
her heart is the garden of our re
public. If cultivated, the nation will
not need food to sustain it. Repub
lies need a controlling power when
turned in the direction of immoral
ends. Experience says it is notin
our Constitution. | believe it may
be found in female influence, which
can check any tendency to corrup-
tion and danger if properly directed.
| rejoice that her influence is not
wholly unappreciated in this genera
tiOn, for l am of the opinion there
never was nation reared or ruined
that was not in a great measure in
huenced by the dexterity OF woman.
While she may not found cities and
empires, it is her privilege to infix
generous purposes and noble princi-
pies in youthful hearts. She can
mold the minds of the great men
who shall control our future inter
ests. May her interest be more keen
ly felt throughout this Union, made
sacred by the blood of our people.
And now the loftlest circle to
which you may aspire is the religious
without religion you are nothing.
1t is the chart OF your destiny; the
soul of your life; the beacon light of
all your hopes. Danish it from you
and it will sting you to death; re-
ceive it into your fond embrace, and
it will give you the bliss for which
you sigh. The star of Bethlehem
must shine through all your graces,
oryou are like ship on the stormy
ocean without pilot to guide into
the port of safety. 1t is your work
to visit the sick and heal broken
hearts, to smooth the sorrowful brows
with the gentle touch of your hand,
and where human sympathy EN-
plores help be there with kind offer
ings of love. Don't under r-estimate
little deeds. Your mother Eve
thought it small matter to eat for
hidden fruit but that act, however
small,
"Broke the worlds sweet peace and un-
strung
The harmonious chords to which the an
gels sung"
Eve led man from the garden of
innocence and bliss, but it has been
divinely appointed that her girls
should lead him back to his most
golden, blissful destiny on high.
While you perform this ministry,
piety Is necessity; without it you
are wandering comets, motiOnless
brooks and birds without songs; your
souls not in harmony with the chords
swept by the Infinite hand evolving
the music of the universe. l would
have you then be good, glad, sunny
women, at peace with heaven, the
world and yourselves, that your tears
may freely flow at the call of sympa-
thy. wish you all many years upon
the earth. Should cares weary you,
temptations beset you, and sorrows