The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1888-03-25

American girls are In q very peculiar posi-
ton. More Is expected Of them than OF ahy
girls In the world. and they know. from the
moment that they are old enough to reason on
the SUBJECT. that there Ia no position to which
they may not aspire. Shop girls tlet them hon
sstly call themselves By that respectable name.
not adopt the miserable vulgarity OF "sales-
lady y have risen to be the wtves OF Governors
and Senator'S; Indeed, they have helped
their husbands to become Governors and
Senators; and II 10 said that the wife OF ono
OF our Presidents wns . seamstress, who taught
her husband to read and write. Whether this
is . little Exaggerated or NO we do not pretend
to say; We all know that the lowliest station
may DO. and often is. exchanged for the high
est In our land, and that the American people
are all workers. excepting here and there .
luxurious woman. II We all work. work Ia en-
oblsd. We are all earning money In various
pervitudes, called law. medicine. divinity. lit
srsturs. art. mercantile business: we are all
clerks. servants, seamstressos, nurses TO some-
BODY. therefore work IL no bar to social ad-
vancsment.
Still, as social advancement requires ole
ganos. polish, leisure. money. and good luck,
We do not all achieve the positions Of Governor,
Senator. or Presidents wife. The fact remains,
however. that We ought to Gt ourselves for
these possibilities, aud be quito ready to fill the
place II We are suddenly called on BY that curl
Gus master Of ceremonies, whom we name
Fate. to take the front seat. We also desire to
be women Of refinement, to learn how to adorn
daily life by gentle manners. even II We only
MI that place OF honor. the private station"
The whole business Of society. and Its ele.
eance, purity, and advancement is In the hands
Of women; therefore the young lady first en-;
tsrine sycie,y Is = l,esson In whom y invested
what not to do.
In the first place, she must no. paint her
that the complexion Is a thing which, must be
approached from within. Health and exercise
must send the bloom outward. Paint never
q merstricious air. So Of hair dye and Of touch.
ing up the eyebrows and eyelashes. The young
marked character: all men discern the true
from the false at a glance.
are Lit int aS n Ssw S"iss %! S! FHegs p sss an In T p@ey
taste. even In her note paper. A, box of Orien-
tai orris root on the dressing table OF, among
let's. and a bottle OF German cologne ia all that
2 Young girl needs latter cleanlinessl TO mako
she needs nothing but the latter. Orris root.
even, can he dispensed with. Cleanliness Is
the foundation, OF all elegance. all beauty, oil
The subject OF cold or warm baths. must be
carefully approached, however. To those who
q day. A healthy girl who can take q cold BATH
and 9 horseback ride. and then eat a good
But all .annotd do these things with IMMUNITY.
Many girls have lost heir health by too much
robust training. A physician should lie con.
suited. and q young girl should obey him, for a
woman needs her health absolutely: and 1t Is
to lighter dress should be AVOIDED.
be, will take care Of her. But all girls have not
prudent mothers: one alas. have none at all.
American a girls PRE- very much left to tnke care
thing, in body, and, mind they have to take care
Of. 10 tho daughter Of rich and influential
ROSES. 81 this advice may seem unnecrs-
sary; She goTSs from one Sheltered port
Time comes for her 10 10 launched into so.
clety ble has the important event heralded
Paris, a ball is given at Delmonieo's. there Is
ne post extensive leaving OF cards on oil de-
1 ~ aasi ss1sa ascssss TO such a young lady
should keep her ballroom cnGagements avoid
s md al 1ooiis Rf isss sna Essh S XSu mSs sr not sns e
Pr laugh too lou Loud: or tulk Thil. an aria" is BE-
own manners, that they 10 not too gay or
striking; 4 they are she may be misunder-
stood 4 they arc sold; naughty and repel-
Let her strive Tor modest that jss,e iniiirS.
which, ts so charming In everything. She
!uI bow. and smile which Is 6atterins. There
no insincerity in that. She should consider
voice, often 10 America apt to 10 loud.
IS in the matter Of voice. English women have
. great adyantage over us here. They speak
We have: And then rs for the great question Of
Owe and marriage-these they and their moth
II u m rss,s ss,t ,b. for h the nars w;;i a Hnd it is is reason,
he comfortable port OF a happy marriage and
, successful future.
his picture. Our young COUNTRY is full OF
a ,tari IN ysunF NV Wom men T Who have no such
parents, who are not In society"
'r they may be without parents to help them
IN, These questions Of how they shall enter
here: how they shall behave when once In
these questions OF etiquette so ~puaaling to
conquered by themselves alone
The first advice to a beginncris this: Respect
.our parents. love them first and ALWAYS: 70:
n her unselfsll devotion to her family she has
orGotien to be elegant. Nothing is 50 often
' 'of iss asSiPsi to e f hsr a mother tbs fat Wi ,fst sh SiIa #
daughter Is the most yn!xnr Of peo-
a chaperon to take her Into society.
Is SO imperative IS this. Yet many
adiunct. ,itIIesds to Ssrys en- t%%s a .siss;
Mistakes sometimes. A young Southern lady,
year ago. finding herself alone In the
having money; deIiserately. hired
he be was an orphan: but she found without
iiiicu!ty . more respectable couple. glad to
axe the. position, to go out with her Ia balls
parties. to her to Hamburg and
)stend: she went through several seasons Of
lilc abroad. universally respected.
irallv she married one Of her OWE country
nen and could dispense with her father and
,other. All Young Americans are moi so sem
ibie as she was, Remembering the freedom
'htch young girls enjoy here. they think they
an enter society abroad with the same im- |
unity. II is not SO. A young lady In Italy
10 streets alone, "Mademoiselie" in Francs
not allowed to go alone with q gentleman,
ven In q carriaze. about, 3 city. In England
no young unmarried girl must have a gov
rness, a mother, a chnperon, or q maid with
er always. /
Ar for conmon etiquette. women imbibe that F.,
aYs the l 0, ar, They SEQ soon learn that ahsy should |
y tho name; they learn how to write . pretty /
ole, how to d~ress-that comes by instinct. II i
~ n gre ignorant IL thts point let US quote the i
Ia Cote" foolish woman Is known by her ,
merry. She soon learns In England that she /
IN 60 nowhere alone, except on horseback, |
nd then a groom must accompany her. In =
thu unyarnaua u,,t6 tkn 1890 =