Telegram-herald., 1888-03-21
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oftsa bear zFis Szy. -Oh I've gvt & new
pz-sern for kn.s iaas. q I've leafAsd -
1s4ke pager ae~ers.F Nox I dare 49, kals
lace ~sll ~ear ionssr tA2s woa1sn tA4t pAgsr
roseFs .eH E.a1s. are prsttY deeor4EloEls
faeas things are "a very ~<l saougb foT
pay: b4I hos many q yoa Go anything
ls~fait
THIS dos Dot apply % that large elzss Of
country girls vho honestly work Tor Their
living and are therefore rsspecsabls ADD
respected girl who Lzs sod goods al day
ia a store. tended rnachiass IA factory, made
CT trimmed bonfess. se@ed for aressEnsker,
can knit lace or make paper flowers ~ thsir
leisure. without rsznzrx OK criticism from ne;
they have sarned right 20 AMUSEMENT II
any hzFHless kind; bgt when see. - 20 $50
often. giFs Who spend their time walking,
driving. doing fancy work, dancing whea-
ever they can. hvtng-if thls Is hving-ln
self indulgsnt ldlsness. while their
fathers and ulotheFs are working hard %
give them IL lessure, | want 70 shake them
Nes. DDcisnlhsd As il Is, I want really ID
shake them | want % shout IN their ears.
-GiFlS. wake up What are yoa doings
What dad God make yoa fori Are YOU good
for an ythins IN hsasen above or earth be-
neathP
And. indeed, what are they good fori |
don't think they are or any urs at home;
they never get up ia time for breakfast IL
they can help 10; they never offer 10 wash
tho dishes, 70 sweep, to dust II they make
their Own oeds il IS under protest and com
paint, and as for cooking Hottentot
Knows better how 10 prepare a meal than
the nominAlly Christian girl; and their sew
Ing would not pass muster at an old fash
Toned dame school They don't help their
mothers In anything. not even by loving
them; for self indulgence is a dry rot that
eats out al the moral affections, and leaves
ia their place SELF love, self concelt, impa-
tience OF coutrol, disobedience, and all the
repellant traits that this self center throws
out from It's daily revolutions.
What do they readi Novels.
Now, there are novels which are part Of a
liberal education, which breathe life and
interest into the dry bones OF historic record.
or impress great moral truths by vivid illus
tratlons; but the sort these girls read are
trash. if no worse. They live by such read
Ing ia an atmosphere of finery, wire drawn
sentiment, uDgovernable and therefore be-
witching, passion, lofty airs OF high" soci-
ETY., falsehood, perjury, indscency, even
crime
They do not stop TO think that Lady Adeliza
Cunegunda Fitz Roy, in robes of ruby velvet
blazing with diamonds, and hiding broken
heart under clouds Of Mechlin lace. commits
q breach OF the laws Of God and society that
ought to be bs punished by a prison for life
when the irresistible" passion makes her run
away from kind husband with an old loverl
Nor do they consider that American girls,
living in small white houses, cannot have
boarders and morning rooms and Libraries
paved with velvet, hung with priceless en-
broideries, and set about with couches on
which they can attitudinize IN incredible
clothes 20 receive their lovers; nor that these
lovers, being clerks in stores, railroad con-
ductors. young farmers, perhaps here and
there e schoobnaster, OF q budding lawyer,
would be curiously out Of place in such a
position. Rose Terry Cooke.