, 1879-07-12

CHICAGO. July 8.-I wish to say few words
about young people In general atia giEls fn par-
ttcular.
Judging merely from what have rcad In Tho
Homo for tho Inst two years, there arc but two
classes Of gsown.up grls,-thc one. who dances
nil night md spchds her daYs making up for lost
Sleep or reclining Oh the lounge mud rcatltnE a
"yetlow-covcrcd novel, willie her weary und
pcssp!ring mamma docs the work In hot
kitchen; OF delightful contrast y the model elN
who docs most nj the housework, knIts lnr
papa's and brothers. socks, nnd finds time to
visit oil tilu sick, Intne, halt, ind blind III the
ncsghborhood: phys thu piano beautifully Ind
nbsorbH history, languages, Mrd scirnce ut thu
rate uf twanty-four hours day.
Iquote from memory regarding the former
clerk with sooo year a."l lashy imitation tlIa-
nlOrd s1,lyt-stul fIe loses bis position, AN, be-
cause Of her ignorance Of all tho domestic yir'
tues, the family sink Into tla most nblcst poy-
cl,rtain Any ono WIN has rcnd these lcsertp-
tin1ls knows how tho story generally goes.
From my earliest reading DAYS Two read Tint
description nf The inefficient 'socfoty girl" an.i
i noticu Tint, however "details 1nuy tiiiEcr with
different writer's, tho morning Wruppcs, The
trashy novc'. asiA the lounge are always tucked
In. Girls, beware!
Seriously ! admit that ".t',ere are, girls and
girls" but I've seen good tnnr,y Of them IN
can't % and don't beiiicvo tio average young lazy
Is Us blacK ~ Bhe Is pntnted-so to Bpcak,
Indeed. think tho Hotnettcs havo gonu to tho
two extremes spoken OF, md written thclr opin-
to think Of any actual Young Indy of their ar
qilalutancc. / tlon't think tho ordinary young
lady that abounds Ia our midst hns been de-
scribcd at nil.
circumstances living In or very slcar our city
nad belonging among. quite large ctrclc Ut
wido.awakc young peoplc.
Their ayes range from. II to "a or 23, the
Youngest being 5ust IT, o4t ,.t,i..'s of school:
common, arc With each other moro frequently
than with the other girls Of their acquaintance,
though many hayu intimate friends outatdc
their number, Their social Accomplishments
arc varied. -Four Of tlem arc gond singers.
Quo sings little, md ono doesn't slnE ut all.
finely, the others being conilucd mostly to dauco
ulitsic an1 popular Mrs:
IleY unanimously danre, frequently attend
tho theatre, and occasionally play cartis when
spending an evening with fricnsis, though they
tio not cure murh for tho latter amusement.
Ono Ii giving her attention 10 painting, and
hopcs to mako somcthtnK OF ali artist, nliu an.
ot.cr dabbes tn watcr-solors enough TO hive
| gtvcn her friends some charming little euoye-
| Mrs.
Nov as to tho practical rart: Two Of them
IT. %sped ouseeeper ee1 Two oos can = cock sas e'
occasion dcmansls +, though when It isn't
| necessary that they should TO ID tho kitchet,
this llDi weather It is q melancholy fact tllat
tlcy prefer to slay whcro tho hcas doesn't en-
One, alasi cordially hates cool<ng, in any
way. ahApu, Of t'ian,or, and her attachments iii
Inc cGllnuFy ln!e aru consequently confined tt
boiled cEgs, hakcd POTATOES. the fryng Of grid
| dle-cakcs, and thu doing ut q foW other tllfnga
tltat arn not scvcre strain OH her mental fncnl
ttcs. However, tlo gentleman Win "wuits Ut
her. ns old ladlcs any, does not scem purticu'
larly distressed ot thu rrostwct Ut laslng te
subsfst Tor nost Of Ills natural lie {wl!cl! would
pruhably ba SHORTY III tho aforesaid bl ot tare,
so tho rest Of ua int1st ncttis be silent. More
than half these GIRLS 10 most Ut their own acw
ing,-dresses antl nll; ihe othct two or tl'rcc te
mlt lsc,n to h!re It nnr fur them, une or tiIplt
spunt thrcu months OF lust winter sosIt,s, with i
slrcastlaEcr, III or.tcr to lfarn 10 lnaEc hcr nwt
nl'A llcs l.ohcr's nsMf slstur's elathes nicely Il,
most. DUES her own washing mil ironing, as slss
tioea not llye ut hunc. unl wisirs to hc III it'll,
tro41ls IN posslble. They atu pretty wei
1saa; tHoo H"s, In .o, var'ous Ways, nnst @ Q
readh'E tIley ara strongest III. Two rccife nice
~. nl"l consequently enn 4tlotu bushels u
uaotry.. "trs't! Er4So to Eay, from lively t
seyesc." Ono has rcal history mars ext tonsiyrl
tl!ah tlm rest. TWu nre sFrcnrh arI0lara, Wstt
QUO atu!iies t1rr'ran. All aEu we'll real ~ t.
lcatlnS English aml American authors, huth /,
prpse nl11 poetry, Buclt as,-f)lI, wul, ! wont
hsEIn to cnuneTatu; tiI. list ii suo l0l.g. Tw
PURSUE reguaE COURSE Ut Eealir., NJ tltarkce
out by correspondent. club,
caIlirss sa!at these Eirls-Inost nf wl,0s
parents layu ..tk>tl lbrarlcs-atu Mot ,ln to lll
standard .a.ldy spokp Vi III his ictlcr In I'll
ltoMc VI june =, when hs 1slnuutct! that ul
must anythn. silly eanlsi h: expected! Ut =.
young ludy tho Rees tnuru to alE,,ru In Il stylis
the happy pt.ssessnr oI u 1lew hnnnct tt,at,
complete set Ut Dickens works" "F0r,n u
ol,r Vt tho girls sai;l rca1Il.g Ills latter OH
or 'Gseat Exprvtails,,!s' nut uuv cun't ysry we
borrow u bonnet, utsa ono IL never ytu,iu bll
o,'ec, which questionable loaic puss over witt
out eoulsllent.
| thp domestic circle. 5lu,t Of them h4yc youax