The Red Cloud chief., 1885-06-05

be expected from a human being whose
constitution has been made tn know the
influence Of alcohol before il was ex
posed even to that of air"
WHAT ONLY WOMEN CAN DO.
Miss CieveIand's Appeal to Young Girls
I'm 1882.
The National Temperance Society
and Publication House has 4 copy of the
Youths Temperance Tanner for Feb
ruary IL, 1852, in which is the follow
ing article for young girls. by Elizabeth
Cleveland. sister of President Cleveland:
j. G.. Holland wrote in Mrs. Hayes
album these words: ''Womcn only
make winc-drinkinH questionable and
heal the Nation of this curse"
What did DIR. Holland mean ~
..womcn only?" Is it true that only
women can make wine-drinking I'M
fashionable and heal the Nation of thi.
curse? You and / need TO know this
first; because if only We women can dc
this thing. why it is IN awful respon-
sibility upon us. each II OF us. And
if somebody elese can do it, we, like all
the others. would like to give that some
body else the Job. Five years ago.. at
Washington. Mrs. HAYES became
mistress of the White House, and it was
for her. and no one else. 10 say what
the social atmosphere should bc which
surrounded her guests. and how they
should he entertained at her house
Well, she did an unhcard-of thing
She banishcd wine from all hei
entertainments. with just one cx.
ception. Secretary Evarts made .
fuss. He was mortified. He could
not endure to have Lord and Lady
English, Count and Countess French.
! Baron and Baroness German come TO
the White House dinners and have
nothing fit for them to drink-not a
drop of poison! 1t was too utterly
queer! SO Mrs. Hayes made II IN
| ception in favor of those great forcIg.
/ hirhnesses and allowed wine upon her
| table in their presence. But only fol
once. Her conscience -high-sou!ed
woman that she is-smote her for that
one little cowarGly' compromise with
wrong. She could better endure to
have Secretary Evar:s and the smiths
ashamed of her than to be ashamed o!
herself. So she quietly and forever nj.
ter prohibited wine from her table and
cheerfullv endured the lifted eyebrow.
and shrugged shoulders Of the diplo-
matics- British. French. Russ an all
and the little. short lived hiss of fash
| ionable'' society. until that hiss turned
to a cheer. and fashionable society
turned round. ike the spaniel il Ia
and trottcd on behind its mistress
Ii became questionable Ia serve wine
and 10 offer wine in fashionable society
while Mrs. Hayes was in the White
: House.
What Mrs. Hayes did in the White
| House every woman can do in her own
/ home, if she will. II the girls who read
these words will each of them. altogeth.
or. us. their influence on the side oi
Temperance. they can make Temper.
ance fashionable where they are. Will
YOU do it?
General Grant does n manly thing
refusing to drink wine everywhere n,
in all society. 1t is only = strong ma
who can keep his ~wincclass upside
down-in this case right side up. too
while all the grand people around hin
are slipping champagne and toastine
each other in sparkling drinks. Nc
sheds its light" But no n can do fol-
a fashion in society wha, a woman a
1t is women only. as DR.. Holland said.
] wish some strong. bright angc
stood before you. lust now. while YOU
read. Girls. to flash before you. rs nc
words Of mine can. the power YOU pos
sess to help or to hinder the cause Of
Temperance: to make YOU feel your re-
spoons bility. because You are girls. IL
this matter; to sl>ldder at its weight,
and to never cease trying 10 fulfil 1t
Doubtless YOU have heard a great dea
about the value Of your smiles; but Dc
YOU know the value Of your frowns?
wish / could make you feel n value o
YOUR frowns and the importance u
knowing just what to frown upon
What a man must do by \ blow :
woman can do by = frown. When tn
time comes that the young mar WHIT
now shares his time in YOU society ant
in the saloon. who jokes about Temper
ance in your presence. and takes /:
glass. socially. now and then. is made
70 feel that these things = O be
YOU are to be his companion ut party
ride or church: that good society Cal
not tolerate these things in lis mem
bers: in short. that this kind OF = mar
is questionable and unpopular. thei
alcohol will tremble on its throne. ans
the liquor traffic viii hide its csncerOu
fare-