The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-11-07

Then the forest-tops will be gay with gold.
How will it be when the woods turn brown,
Their gold and their crimson all dropped down,
And crumbled to dust!-
o then, as we lay
Our ear to Earth's lips, we shall hear her say,
I'm the dark | am seeking new gems for my
We will dream Of green leaves, when the woods
turn brown. l... to-
Lucy Larcons. in st. Nicholas for Noyens6er.
TALK WITH THE GIRLS.
In this new era of ours, when we
young folks think we know much bet
ter than our mothers and grandmoth-
ers, when we pity them, dear good
souls, that they had to pass their lives
amid such innocent and naxrow-mind-
ed ways, and knew nothing of the
liberal spirit of this age, and the won-
derful advantages we have, it is we'll to
sit down once in a while and reflect
whether on the whole we are more SEN
sible, more worthy of praise, more
competent to fill honorable places in
society than were they.
There is certainly one characteristic
of many young women nowadays
which would shock the self-respect and
modesty of our grandmothers even
more than it does ours. That charac-
teristic has been termed mannish-
ness" 1t expresses the boldness in
dress which is becoming so disagreea-
bly, noticeable throughout the land.
Many Of our young girls seem to feel
that to attract the attention of young
gentleman, which is the end and aim
of their present existence, bold hats
and faces, sham jewelry, brass buttons,
lappels and coat tails, loud talking and
laughing in the street and in the cars
are quite essential. And this habit
prevails not only in America, where
such customs are generally supposed
to originate but also in SOD England,
as the following item VIII show /
Olive Logan writes from London, # is really
ns the e' has y %ay q
same is the gentlemen do: The hat used is the
little round felt Oxford. which looks wdli enough
erfniiy hard-iookins affair On the poll Of a
woman who ranks in that large and increasing
army of the has beens.' So
Olive Logan describes but one of the
ways by which this boldnees IS evinced,
but what is far more apf6aounced and
disagreeable to us than the wearing of
hats suitable only for men, d garments
cut in a style formerly used by GENTLE
men alone, is the boldhess of young
girls toward their. gentlemsn. friends.
How many instances we can recall
where these young women put them
selves so in the way of young gentle-
men as to almost demand their attan-
tions, where young man. must Seem
to himself somewhat rude to decline
them. Many of these young girls, with
bright faces and pretty forms, who
have left sOmeE fasfiOnsb3ess school,
where there were -nQ gEadtsatek .apd
where IS the excitementef examinations
and appearance. before,
considered too much of strain for the
feminine mind" consider. their ,educa,
tons finished and expect to, devote
themselves now to dress and to gentle,
mems society, and some of them are
laboring under the delusiOn, that to
succeed in "catching" fine-looking,
well-to-do young man, they. must bold
" make advances, and do more than
half the counting. so theI:leave their
mothers to do most of the necessary
home work, while they, arrayed lin the
gew-gaws they, have been, spending
their precious time upon, may he seen
on the streets at all hours, and es-
pecially where voting Gentlemen are
most likely to be met -. s.t''.;!.- -
How sadly misthkg n they are! How
strange they do not know that man
nishness or boldness is offensive to
young men, if they are true gentlemen.
as it is to. THEM m0thers.. The best
young men will say when speaking Of
a young lady of this class, go yes,
she's rather pretty and pleasant enough
to chat with a While,h tbut:iI havn't a
particle of respect for her, and'would
never thinkof' mari iig such 4 girl. -.
They know that jewels need to be
sought after, and do:not die On the shr;
face to be picked up by anyone. Wien
such young men are ready to marry,
they seek for modest, unobtrusive
young ladies', who are busy with books
and home duties, who dress in quiet
taste, and are neither in gait nor man.
ners inclined to, mannishness. Such
girls are fitted for noble. wives, who
will help their husbands upward, give
them higher aspirations, and be
sources of joy and pride all their days.
If the royal fashions were more in
vogue, we think it would be well for
the young women here, as well as for
those Olive Logan describes in Engl
The North British Daily Mail contains the fol-
lowing suggestive fashion item: "One of the
musical features of the week was the perform
ance of the heart stirring music Of Mendels-
"a Of IN NV A6Ssy 1t the
Her Royal Highness the Princess Of Wales sat
| near the Dean and Chapter, inst below the lect-
ern. The Princess, who was accompanied by her
eldest daughter, the Princess VistOria, a pretty
fair-haired giSl Of eleven, was the most simply
dressed lady in the abbey. Her dress was Of
black cashmere, and drawn close over her shout
trimmed with black feathers. The little Princess
was dressed as simply As her mother: in a dress
and Jacket Of light shade, between drab and gray
and straw hat trimmed with blue field howere
# the fashions set by, our royal family in the
clothing of their children were more generally
| followed, perhaps the growing girl of the
period would be more healthful' cheerful and
If less time and thought were spent
on your ''nobby" hats, dear girls, and
more on the heads that wear them; il
your faces shone with intelligence, 50
that you could dispense with the brass
buttons; if your manners were cultiva-
ted. and quiet, and ladylike, making a
simple, tasteful dress far more bec0m-
ing than those you cali stunning -
and If your voices were low and sweet,
you would assuredly be more ATTRACTING
than you are now. Ask mother and
grandmother if these little secrets am
telling you are not true, and then prove
me yourselves. Chicago Standard.
$3.50
A Warming.
He was born rich, and of course he
should always be rich. That his ia
ther,s great wealth cfalld nuoa. take