The Home advocate. (Farmerville, La.) 1885-1???, 1885-03-13

IN all tina, il good, and refined, and
snnobling. There should be d
sweet, subduiDg, karmonizing in
fluence OF truth, kindness and love
| pervadins ;.nd Eallowing the entire
circle i'll which they move. Every
; young lady should seriously reflect
that ST. Was not designed by her
Creator 70 live for bers-.f alone,
, bat has u higher and Gohlcr DIES
tiny tina, OF doing good to others
OF makinS others happy. II the
boys ait savaGcs, she should civil
: lie, tame them, soften their man
nerS and teach them all necdful
lessons OF order. sobrie,v, meek
Hess, patience and soo'lncss.
What is wnlnanloUl IL there
any more important question for
Young women to consider than
this? 1t should be the highest
ambition of every young woman to
possess Il trile uOmanhood. EaI til
presents no higher object Of attain
ment. To be q woMan in the trucsi
and higIles. sense of the word, is
to DO The best thing under the skies.
To be a woman is something more
than TO live eighteen or tWcntv
years; something more than TO
grow to the ph, steal stature OF
women; something NOR. chan to
wear fiounces, exhibit dry goods
aud sport jewelry; something more
than TO be 4 Iwle, 4 WIFE. or
mother. All these qualifications
together ito bu: little toward max
ing true woman. Beauty and
style are not the surest passports
to observation-disclosures of the no.,
lest specimens IF womanlfoou that
the wCrli has ever seen have pre-
scented the plaiucSt and most un-
lrepossessing appearance. A wom
ans worth is to he estimated bN
the rcal goodness OF her heart. the |
greatness OF her soul aud the puri,
Is and sweetness OF her character:
itnt. a woman with Il kindly dispo-
sitr'n and Il we'll b danced temper |
IS both lovely and attractive, be |
her face ever So plain, and her fl.
ire ever SO homeiy; she makes the
best Of wives and the truest OF
mothers.
Beauty IS a dangerous gift.
like wealth. it has ruined it's
thousands. Thousands of the
most beautiful women are destl.
ute Of common stnse and common
humanity. 1t is gift sadly abns,
q hy woman. It oftenti,ues ma kes
ler silly, senseless, tiroughtless,
slddy. vain, frivolous, selfish, low
nd mea.l. "She is beautiful and
lie knows it, is as much as to Sd,
he is spoiled. Beauty is shallow
-''on'y skin deep;" tleetins only
Or reign OF 4 few years; danger
to vanity and light.
ess of mind; notwithstanding
fteu to bewilier; weak-reigning
nly to ruin. And yet this ought
OF, need not he 50. Beauty is
)vcly aud ought to be innocently
assessed. 1t has charms which
ught to be used for good pur.
oses. 1t is gift which ought to
g worn with grace and meekness.
Dung women should cultivate
ectitude Of char;cter-especiany
stric. regard for truth in all
Kings. Exaggeratiop, false color
,g, deception. mock manners, pre-
ended emotion, and affectation
re all sheer falsehoods and ulti-
lately Injuries her who is guilty
them. Kindness is another
virtue which Is the chief|
lory of woman-it is her true
her scepter and her
'owu. 1t s the sword with which
10 conqGers, and the charm with
hicll she captivatcs. Wealth.
eauty, learning or talents may
lrnish liosssof admirers, b.,t love
nd kindness alone can :aptlvate
le heart.