Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-03-15

tss.z.n If.yA@t
aurplns OF strength is at once to have
many opportunities put into our hands;
an1 he, who. by systematic self.care,
maintains this surplus IL in Just that pro.
portion prepared to be helpful aud yaln,
able to society.
play from the stigma Of childishness
Let it rather be an ideal which we may
strive to reach than Il frivolity from
which we strive to fly. Work is honora-
BILE and duty is holy; but, when the
whole heart is i'll the work, and when |
duty ia sinspired by love, they rise even
to u higher plane, that of free, joyful, un-
bounded activity.
We only weaken ourselves by dwelling
upon mischlets we caunnt hope TO reme-
| dy. We have only certain amount OF
thought, of feeling, of resolve, each Que
of us to dispose of. And, when this has
been expended unavaiiingly GU the ab
stract, on the intangible, it is expended;
it is no longer Ours, aud we canuut EN-
plov it when und where we need it---close
to home.
Rev Charles F. Eatoa, Of New York.
preachiDg on, gambling snia. "lu put
down gambling it will he necessary TO
stop rafhlng IN church FAIRS, aud for
ladies' togive up offering small ohes on
races in yonder park. a m,Mister who
could Justify these as a harmless iurm of
gambling is iu No condition to CRY out
against gambling saloons. The little
things are the devils kidding wood"
Play implies the motion of plentiful.
ness. The gambols Of the child b4tray
an overplus vi strength and spirits; the
play OF the waters give the idea of un-
,ttuted room; the blossoms of spring,
the fragrance of the woods. the grandeur
"f the mountains, The smiles of the har
vest-all lmDress ns with the feeling ui
abundance. So, wherever there is plenty
"f power aud to spare, plenty nf affection
nd to spare, plenty of resources of all
kiuds nnd to spare. we lose the serse OF
hard toll, oi cold dnty. of narrow rules,
aud expand into that play which is ti,..
height of power, the'lapth OF feeling. the
| beantN-hrcanse the trnest excelleuce-.
nf life. Ii this be so. letit forever rescue.
1 Whatever limit sincerity puts upon
,ur words. let ua Obey event it Ne to
silence. Bat tbnt it's limits be not so
, nnrrlW as this, let MS cherish All honest
! interest in people and things outside us
our immediate sphere. Fhls is the great
want OF Ril Qua intercuhrSe, the only
thing that eau rescue our conversation
from the stigma which attaches tn
"smA all talk" Oar talk is snail because
1t comes only iron the lips;, ii is trothy
because 1t is on the surface; it is com
monplace, because we do noS care about
the things We say-thsy are pot reulitles
to us 1t is not the subject upon which
we sneak, bnt the interest We take ia it
which gives flavor to unr words.
VI SA----..~s-s=s.-.-.a~-s-~~.
Il Confirmation Dresses
American Qleeu: Several inquiries
have reuchsl us lately ns to the utost
appropriate dress to be worn at oonirma.
uon The more simple they are in style
iii. better. The whole toilet should be
white. not necessarily shoes, which are
>ometim ~ bronzs, sometimes black, but
as often either white. kid or sutiu. Tue
choice OF mnteriai for confirmation
dresses lies between white Indian
N isiiu, book musilu made up over silk,
white nalnsook, white snrail, nnu's
Goth, alpaca cashmere, aua s~it .zush
ing silk The more plainly these eau be
made the better Trimmiugs of almost
any kind are not considered appropriate;
no lace is nsed, no frlnges, no beads,
merely large ribbon SASH The ar
raugemept of the skirt consists mostly
Of three box piuite or three Kilt plait$, u
drupefy aroVe thls nnlshlhg III the Siut',
aud bnuffaut aronnd the vast, and, in
niue cuses out Of ten, the bodice is made
plain aud tull with Il band. Plain water.
fall skirt, that is, the material simply
hemmed and made very tut at the waist
with no further udornmeDt, but some
locped bows ut the sides, is style of
making to be recommended for any soft
wooden stuff Vei..: are not nearly SO
much worn lis caps, made OF the clearest
,ulie, hemmed, aud point falling over
!. tue face to the waist. Either silk, kid,
or Suede gloves complete the dress.