Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-02-07
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CHAT WITH OUR GIRLS.
We are not young ladies for the time
being, are WEI No, we are old-fashioned.
The glowing fire for a free and hearty
chat about our own affairs, weighty TO
US, but to the uninitiated, "trifles light as
air.n
Well, now that we are alone, let us UNI
fasten those little brass clasps and inhale
that good, long breath which our
lungs demand after their
unnatural compression. Ahl that relieves
us; eXpansiont, hat Is what we need;
lungs, heart and brain and, may
be, feet and hands as well.
Thoroughly comfortable are you,
now5 That is well, we can enjoy our
half-hour's chat. Some one has said life
is duty but may not beauty be inter.
woven in its sombre hues to brighten
aud to charm? or must beauty and duty
be divorced in tilne never TO be reunited
save IN paradise regained2 My fair listen
ers say nay, and the brightness OF color
In eye and cheek deny II more emphat-
ically
The worlds catechism defines
woman's first duty to be
Cooking pretty" and girls are firm be.
levers In the doctrines, thus far, no here
tics In our ranks, an encouraging nod
from our circle settles that question.
Looking pretty being the end desired, the
next thing TO be considered Is
the ways and means. Girls
you know there Is nothing
equals parlamentarian form, for where
the savants in convention assemble, look
ing wise as owls, there is always some
Solomon come to Judgment, rising TO a
question Of rule or precedent, and the
less important the matter the more im-
portant the parliamentary usage. "Rev
mons a nos moutons.n Bright
ness of the eye, freshness Of
cheek and lip, true proportion
and litheness of form 90 far towards max
ing total Of prettiness; much of this
nature bestows, much Is the work OF the
wise maiden, and much Is attainable by
even the ugly girl, and all is capable OF
being squandered and lost forever by
carelessness and ignorance. The
bright eye and fitting color,
the agile form and elastic
step are the results of a proper know
ledge and care OF the physical degelop-
ment. Therefore girls don't, don't
pInch--let the life current flow unlmpeded
from head to foot, then will IL mantle the
cheek, tint the lip and the foot viii spring
elastic at each step, giving
gracefulness OF poise TO the whole body
Let heavens pure air initiate the lungs
and heavens sunlight kiss the cheek, and
never fear its caresses, for even the nut
brown maid has had her praises sung.
Certainly you must be fashionable, but
remember the brain oyer-arches ALL for
the purpose of guiding or checking any
foolish member, and as no woman can
afford TO render herself conspicuous by
not following, still she may attain an UNI
desirable notorlety by being Ia the ex-
treme of fashion, ii fashion de-
crees decollete dressing, do not sacri-
flee good taste and propriety TO
her mandates II may be artistic, but the
woman thus arrayed is neither brass nor
marble and subjects herself TO criticisms
which would 1ush her cheekiend bow her
head. She may be artistic, statuesque
or any other soullcss creation, but her
critics are flesh and blood, and few, very
few, are purely esthetcal No, my
dearies you have no right 10 lay upon her
affairs health or modesty, and when she
demands such an Offering you have the
right OF resistance in the name OF
maidenly dellcacy, and physiological
sense. Temperate in all things,
temperate IN habits OF dress, pleasure
and work Let the shoe fit the foot firm
IL but easily; do yop know the pinched
foot complains TO the head, and the high
heel so affects the equipoise that back
and hips cry out against the strain
The shapely hand and white is pretty
to look upon, but tight glove makes an
ugly red ridge above It, augmented by
the o'ertight sleeve. Wilderness and
smoothness may necessitate wearing
gloves at night; II 30, let them be two or
three sizes. too large--and even remem-
Der the loyeliest hand is the tender and
helpful OF daughter or sister.
Cast away cosmetics. They deaden the
ekin, and you lose that clearness and
smoothness which strict attention 10
diet, personal habits and cleanliness win
give you, whether you be blonde or
brunette. The form should be left
untrammeIes. II is not necessary that
YOU adopt extreme dress reforms,
but IL Is best that you do not
tax your muscular system with unneces-
uarv hnrdaua lest muscles aud nerves