Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-09-04
Girls.
THE GIRLY GIRL.
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JoD Oh III not 10 forget ncT character.
The boy girl and the rapid girl are like
wise wearers OF masks. The girly girl
never bothers about woman's rights and
womans wrongs. She is girl, and is
glad of it. She would not be boy and
grow up into man and vote and 60 to
war and puzzle her brain about stocks
for kingdom. She knows nothing
about business, and does not want to
know anything about it. Her aim is to
marry some good fellow and make him a
good wife, and she generally succeeds in
doing both, for that is the kind of rooster
that goes after her. She delights in
dress and everything that is pretty, and
is not ashamed to own up that she does.
She is pleased when she is admired, and
lets you see that she is She is feminine
from the top of her head to the end of
her toes, and if you try to draw into the
discussion of dry themes she tells you
squarely that the conversation does not
suit her She is the pcrsonifcation Of
frankness. There is not particle Of
humbug in her composition. Here is
health to the girly girl. May her num-
bers never grow less.
ED. STANDARD:
The above paragraph is clipped
from an Eastern paper. B eng, I
think without egotism, a sensible
GIRL" l ask the privilege of express
ing my ideas on the subject.
THE SENSIBLE GIRL
Is what she seems and not sham
and pretense. She does not use
slang. She is not a boy-girl, nor
does not want to be. She detests
tobacco and regards with pity those
who do not. She does not long to
be one of those puffed-up specimens
of humanity called man, who has no
higher ambition than to stand on
the street corner and stare impu-
IDENTITY at passing ladies, or one of
those red.nosed, whiskey-tippling,
cigarette-smoking dudes. Although
she may at times rebel at being tyr
snized over by these lords OF c,ea-
ton, and almost tempted to sever
the chains by which society has
bound womankind, depriving her of
liberty to chose such a position as
she knows she is best adapted to
fill, she is in every case compelled to
let that echo Of Mans uoice, society,
choose for her, or suffer the penalty
of the outraged law.
If she does assert her individual.
ity and start bravely out on some
plan of work. or thought, or action,
she offends the world in general,
and instead Of being encouraged,
supported and helped over the
rough, rugged places, she is dis
heartened by the sneers and jecrs
of those "I-told.you-so" lords. Is
it to 30 wondered at that women SO
rarely make success of any bust
ness undertaking? A failure of
woman in business is, to these ig.
norants. something to laugh at; is
actually something quite funny.
Youth. inexperience, lack of proper
support, are no excuse for her-it is
only what should have been expect
ed, in a woman being 80 unfeminine
as to attempt anything more than
would absorb the mind of an ordi-
nary doll. And as for going to war,
even there she can do a good work,
and her services have been appreciat-
ed by at least the sufferers by its
bloody hand. But when woman's
voice is heard and needed, there will
he no war.
The sensible girl expects. of
to marry. and generally does,
too, and always makes a good wife,
a helpmeet in every sense Of the
word. And as for her being pursued
by ROSTERS, the sensible girl is not
troubled by them. When a woman's
highest delight is in being admired,
that is really something to be
of, and should she actually
have a well-shaped head it cant be
filled with brains, it must be another
place for cotton. The sensible girl
can be feminine from the top of her
head to the end of her toes and be
good sensible girl at that, and
should you encourage her into dis.
cussion of dry themes, as you say,
she will surprise you with her super
ior understanding of matters in gen.
eral. I see nothing unfeminine in
the sensible girls abhorance of high.
heeled, pointed-toed boots, or her
contempt for the hustle, nor can l
see why she should be ashamed of a
robust waist or ruddy cheeks (minus
powder.) She is pleased when her
natural talents are appreciated, and
feels complimented when due re.
spect is paid to her many accom-
plishments, especially if she has &C.
quired them by her one industry.
Now, 1 say, health and prosperity to
the sensible girls! May their mum.
bers increase with years! H.
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