, 1876-01-02


those impracticabIe schemes 60 frequently born
in the minds of the Bof-appoluted leaders and
reformers OF society, Who pnss their time On the
.ostrum IN the midst OF preamblcs and reeolu-
tions. The publicity obtained in these platform
plans has probably more to do with their forma-
ton thnn sincere desire to aueliorate the con-
dltion Of woman =; for the first step which ia
made toward her improvement is to place her on
platform, and turn the subject into
sAoW-BU51NEss.
She ia put forward iu tho 1yceums to
rccite her wrongs aud claim her
rghts.-iuto county-faira to con-
tend for rldiculous premiums, such as tue long
est hair. the greatest stature, and The largest
baby. 1t may be safely assumed that modest
aud Industrious women can neyer ba trained IN
this way. In q word, they should never be
taught to abandon that purity and unobt1usiye-
ness OF nlanner which Is tho natural attribute OF
thor se1. This modesty OF demoanor and OF
dress Is the chef charm OF attractive women
and forward nanners massive chains and brace
let's, nnd robes OF ElaElng color, are an abomlna-
tion in the Bight Of the truo man. 10 this the
women OF 'our Bet " may observe that they do
not wear such things; but. whether they do or
not, these Gewgaws must still be considered as
national ornaments, for they are mot at every
turn. But there is a growlng custom which is
worse than that OF wearing jeYelry:
TAcE-PAINIISG,-
faces tainted to hard, unnatural white and rose
tiDta, md eyes TINT arc koheled. These are tho
characteristics Of woman that shall bo name-
less but many thus equipped aro comprised in
the category OF hooest women, and would re-
sent being taken for what they appear to be,
with that indignation Of which the Virtuons per-
son is supposed to be always fully supplied:
Paint ID not confined to the matured and ma
capes Of the sos and the 40s, but is reaching
the faces Of the young women. THIS painting OF
tho lily is matter OF regret for the American
woman is known in all civilized lands for the
beauty of her comlloxion.-the delicate 1suance
A. American s tnt f. move away I from the @ artist
ic side and look On the moral ono, 1t appears
still worse. Ten or fifteen Years ago, the calling
of a woman who wore q paiuted vlsage vas u'l-
doubted 1t wla to certain extent tho Sign OF
people who judge puintod face with the eyes
of the past.
The motive which leads hor to this 1aviah use
Of color ls, Of course, that she may become
beautiful; and, il she really dld become SO, no
objection might bo made, NJ least from an ar
tistic:point Of view. Bnt her mistake is radical:
suE DOES NOT BECOME 50.
Vowed aa an object Of art she il unloyely to
look upou,-uttc1!y uakissao'e, and tie osc1lla-
tory test is supreme.
il is more or less matter Of indifference to
man that the ugly woman should be given over
to such 4 rractice for slo may not be saved in
an psthetic sense; but when the young woman,
endowed By Nature with pure skin, resorts to
it. ho is moved to COMMUNICATION and regret. Lie
ia wounded in his national pride; for European
fingers have pointed TO the complexion Ut Colunl-
bias daughter as something u1.attaiuao!e to her
sisters across the sea. Tho are too rcd tho
british checks or the hbIe is too rough thereis Ia
lack Of cleatness in the French skin. and that OF
the ltalian il too sailow. Remarkable purity and
delicacy belong alone to tho typical American
girl aud these characteristics will continue to
De hors il she will avoid tho vaulalic pa1nt-box
and kohel-peucils. The first artist Of tue world
has already drawn her with his gracious lines
and painted her with hla beautiful culors, and
his name ID Nature.
TIE QUESTION OF CASTE
is one Of the most important with woman, and
sho CAUSES herself much useless pam about it.
If q proposition wero made to one in atEal!ened
circumstances, get within the pale that shuts
out the mot nice sieters. to luhablsa comfo1t~
allie apartment, containing Resources in music.
reading tno raintrg and to cit at
a vel~garn,shed table. provided she
would put out siga to lnfetm tho
IuLlc that she worked for u living. she would
probably refuse, the refusal bvlus backed Nth
words somewhat CURLY spoken. 1t is, Of course.
the effect Of the work OIL the mlud Ut the Hoc1al
world which renders her 50 averse to it. If,
wle, III want sc could do the work without
Possibility Of it's Icing known, she would gladly
do it, but woulu often soonor siarya than pub
lab 1t to tho wotld.
Every woman ought to be sufficiently skilled
in some trade or profession to
nLAkE LIVING,
however rich her husLsnu or father may be,
Es. ticuiasly n aineric;s, where viscisstuaes OF
fortune al more flequant than elsewhere. To
this end, after the girl has attalned her 10th
year. or sooner. 6ieciai calling sho.ld DO
selected fur which she has an aptitude, aud be
diligently pursued until mastered. II her mind
be Of high order, tue heds OF art aud scif ~
arc wide. aud olIcr particular department 1Ir
the exercise Of particular talents.
IN LITERATURE
the woman has already done nuc.. Is shown n 7
tha work of such women a. \, - Tbatker4y, /
,hs. Edwards. Miss Brudduu, M,,.s Eliot. Mrs.
stove. Nine. Sand, TIL Beut. On aud Others who |
fur1isi, moIo tIau half tic novels OF ths day,
sho coutrbut.a Lcr SHARE ts the 1nneaz;,.es and
weekly iouruuls showing as ruuun apt ide |
therefor as the man. In painting, she is rataer |
boh,nd IN the Eurl,sl-speaAiue countries but /
b Fiauce the wousan has made more progress, |
and it NAV bo leaannabiy expected that The |
wnu,au hn, q will t:v IN her footsteps, The |
field fnr firawlne Iaa been wldenue in america |
hiring rho Inst lew years. and beslus to or
adyantares to rhe woman who bus = tante in this
erection. As usual in art-,nattere We have |
Jrnwn on the Old World to supply The demand /
IL illustrated magazines aud newspapers, which !
,hou,d be- sappiied here Whera the woman
locs not pcssess sufficient talent to succeed a |
hin she might amply herself protitably 10 voo.,-