Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-02-10
TRUE REFINEMENT
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one hears much talk Of this a.,
BILE quality nowadays. but the @ ass'Fa'
1t is often very vague. WHAT. sss q
menip refine.
We are not Of those who ,h,.,
1t consists Of a studied ouia,a nal
dress and manner Some yarv q
people dress shockingly sni ,'aaed
even have quite loud voices. ana 'asy
their good breeding is patent to o., al " "
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We once met whole fam;,v !.
icate ladies' at a fashionabls 49,. :, ue'-
resort on tho banks of the Ham aner
whose idea Of refinement was , as
and ill-health. They Thought !.
Just too vulgar to be heal,br : Nas
strong; quite too mannish, iudssa ana
a lady! 'u' N
Among some people, size il ,hon,
to have good deal to do with r.ss
ment. 1t is unrefined to be Iaau
gross to be fat; coarse to have w. MY
and monstrous to have pron,;tsA
features. A large neck. large chsss.
or lips are especially opposed to All = i
finement. w.
Now. little people are certainlv va.
cunning, very curious, but we can y.
all be fairies--nor do we wishit l,nls nv
fancy whole world Of these iii,
creatures! Why, even trade wonld i"
guish. Smaller antilles 81 evs s
thing would be needed from cloth All
flannel all the way down to oysters sna a
buckwhent cakes. No. large peonls
are necessary to keep the world NAV ~
ing. '
We once knew of fashionable ladv
who liked her clergyman because ~
preached such refined sermons. Whom
a distinguished literary man died r.
Gently we were told he was not a n.
fined person. Well, perhaps he wss
not, but he was so distinguished n
other ways that really we had not
thought of his refinement We would
Just as soon have asked whether 81
Paul was n refined man. or whetbe,
Isaiah went to ancient Babylon to Az.
luirc good FORM" as some person,
20 to London now for that purpose
There arc some people who are Al.
ways trying to be refined. Like Rosa.
mond in Middlemarch, they have 50
.rained themselves that. by the help Of
nice clothes, a sweet voice and placid
lcmeanor. they appear ou;wardly to
he refined.
There are, we believe, many people
in very humble station in life who
are truly refined in their feelings who
Ne yet quite unpublished ouiwarlly.
Their hearts are right, they have Ae
consideration for others, which is the
rcry basis of refinement
There are also others in good society
hose natural sweetness of opposition
onstant.y shows itself in kind and
emile words and deeds toward ALL.
!, effort is needed on their part to be
'ourteous and amiable. for they feel
) }, and naturally their outward man.
ers are but the reflex of that which i;
riihi". Such persons are charming
hey like every DO y and every body
kss them. We all know few such,
I'd are thankful
The chief dcsideratum appears to BE-
good heart. If we truly love oul
'ighbors we can not fail to be kind
ID sweet to them. And if we are in
ffercn', all the care we take of oul
manners, ill our stu lied refinement
Ill our stylish conversation will be a
lust and ashes.
There are those who find it diflicul
10 care for their neighbors. They wisl
hom we'll, but do not want to b.
bothered with them. They Away tr.
% be civil, but it is uphill work, an'
hey are glad when the trial is over
Their refinement" must make then
nile and bow and say "Yes" an'
=; No" at proper intervals. But hav
, aey nothing morep l. there no intel
4 - felt except in their departurc'
. Nothing is valuable unless genuine
Who cares for paste diamonds an
imitation cut glass? Outward polls
of slight worth without the true II
inement of the heart. - Home 00aF"a