The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-18
What to Do with Our Girls.

uoou odJ' gentlemen.
Good day. said the horse reporter.
looking up and discovering a Young
lady in the apartment.
Il would like to show you a work
which | am selling" she began. land
am sure it will prove both interesting
and instructive
Whats it about?" asked the horse
reporter.
The book, continued the fair cam
vasser, sis by one of our best known
writers and speakers. and is entitled,
What Shall We bo With Our Girls?'
The question is certainly one of para
mount Importance, and ="
"Are your girls bothering you much
this season. inquired the friend OF
Maud S.
why, no." said the young lady,
blushing Violently" is-why, OF
course | haven't any daughters y
80, you're out on the road telling
people what to do with their Girls be
fore you're even married, let alone the
mother of a few visions of Ioveliness
Well, that s all right Some of our best
cook books have been written by PEG,
pie who didn't know a gridiron from
the Fifteenth Amendment"
''But this question of what shall be
| dona with the girls is really an import
ant one," continued the young lady
have you ever given it a thought?''
Il can't say that have replied tho
horse reporter. 81 suppose we might
tie EN- up in the back yard when {
circus comes to town
II hardly think you comprehend tho
question in all its bearings. What i,
the legitimate sphere of woman; ii
what field of action can she best display
and make use of the God-given talents
attributes of mental force, and physical
grace with which she is endowed ? These
are living, burning issues, and must b,
| fairly met When we see-''
''All right said the horse reporter
''vou can meet them if YOU want to
Woman's sphere, so far as | have beer
able to discover, is to never have break
! fast on time. 1t is no doubt 4 some
what limited one, but she is gradually
reaching out into the great unknown
and will eventually grasp with her lily
white fingers the black demon of in
justice that has so long oppressed her
and strangle in the very stronghold o
his power the great wrong which fol
centuries has batllcd her efforts at al
vancement along the great highway o
| progress.
why. that's lovelyn' exclaimed TIN
young lady. You believe in lady SUI
frage, don't you?'
Lady who?"
Lady suffrage believe that ladic
| should vote. and have all the pOlitica
| privileges that are accorded men, That
| Just what this book says. That chapte
is perfectly sweet It's Just lovely
i presume 30. But how about tn,
chapter that says women should no
cPamp and distorL their bodies witt
corsets and their feet with tight shoes
| The gaunt demon OF unrest that Turk
in the maternal bunion may, in the chill,
| of that mother, become an eyer-prcsCn
monster of pain
80, those chapters are horrid. VIVA
the world is interested in are the noble
! attributes of wOman-hcr soul ani
| heart.
Yes, the soul-and-hcart business i
all right, but YOU must remember tina
the humble liver, working away I'm
ostcntatiously, is also a pretty goo,
scheme, and without health woman cal
never attain success. The deadly clasl
of the steel-ribbed corset and the fata
grip OF the cleaning garter are hurry
ing to early graves the women OF on
land. The beautiful eyes that shoul,
sparkle so brightly are dull and luStre
less, the cheek whose wilderness shout,
be relieved by the rosy blush Of hcaltI
is sallow and wan. and the flares
temple ever made is rendered ghastl,
ruin by the one who should take tn
greatest pride in vs. beauty
And will you buy booll?" aske,
the Young lady. I'm sure YOU tai
beautifully"
INC" replied the horse reporter, -
cannot buy 4 book, because action
speak louder than words, and | do no
wish 20 disturb the dramatic critic VIII
is in the next room trying to write sou
without large S."-CajeGgo Tr5JHnC
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