Wichita eagle., 1890-01-30
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WOMAN AND HOME
At the Fireside and in the
Busy World.
FOIBLES OF THE FAIR
Some Interesting Experiences and
Useful Suggestions.
THE TIMIDITY OF YOUNG WOMEN.

The Influence of Ericsson's NIother-The
Life of Lady's Maid What Some
The Cradle Songs Of All Lands-Deco-
rating the Corner-Shyness of the Ger
man women-womenas Surgeons-What
Is the Road to Her Heart.
Timidity In woman is her one great draw
back in this progressive age, and, were it not
for few brave women who have by sheer
force of viii thrown it off, women would still
be thought Of and treated as they were not
very many years ago. The character and
strength Of these women have fired the fe-
male mind of today, and see the result-wo-
men filling almost every position filled by
man, and filing them satisfactorily, the only
ground for complaint being that the same
work done by them will not bring the same
pay as If done by man, but that viii soon be
overcome. Women are just branching out
Into many kinds of work, and naturally are
too tin1id to hold their services as high as
men do theirs But when we can get all wo-
men IN the fight, and in the belief that they
must all work, then there will be wonder
full change.
Yet we have many capable women who
continue TO keep themselves in the back
ground, because they are too timid to act
upon their conviction. Every one cannot be
great, but every one can do something to
raise herself up and enIghten the world, be
it ever SO little.
How many girls have we today remaining
at home with their parents, leading INDECENT
ives-in fact literally wasting their lives
for want Of little energy and application,
who, if they would only branch out, would
not only relieve their parents a great deal,
but would ennoble themselves. First, find
out your capabilities. girls; then put your
whole heart and mind in the work, and sue
cess viii be sure to come TO you. sooner or
later, and you yourself will reap the reward
OF your courage and womauliness. Why, |
know plenty of girls who will not go into the
world and do something for themselves be-
cause they are taught it would ruin their
prospects of a good marriage, and all such
Stiffness l believe the mothers and fathers
Of the next century will be educated up to
better ideas of raising daughters.
There would be no need of the question, SIS
marriage faiIurer' being commented on so
much If our girls were all taught industry
and forced to practice it, whether it were
necessary from a money standpoint or not;
for by keeping their minds occupied with
pleasant, healthful work they keep their
minds pure and unselfish, and l venture to
say if our daughters possessed pure, unselfish
minds before they were married, their mar
riage would not be a failure but blessing
Girls, just look around at your friends and
inspect their lives closely, and take the les
sons you learn TO heart. Who are the hap
pier-ths idle ones or the busy ones? Look
into your own life and find out what position
you were born to fill, for you know every one
Of Gods creatures is born Tor some purpose,
though to look at the lives of great many of
Dur girls one would DO forced to think they
thought themselves nonentities, for they Ger
tainIy appear as such, whereas those same
girls may be longing to do something to
make themselves more womanly, more indie
pendent more useful, but timidity holds
them back.
Girls, be brave and throw it off; you can
do 1t if you will, for you know timidity is
pnly a little overdose of self consciousness.
Do not try to begin at the top of the ladder
or you will surely fail, but be satisfied to
work your way upward. You viii be so
much happier and more contented bhan when
you were idly sitting around, perusing the
latest novels, gossiping over your last ball or
standing at the window moon gazing. II
this little letter would only make one girl
little less selfish, little less tinlid where she
ought to be brave, and a little more mindful
of the workings of her inner heart, it would
amply repay this crude effort.-Helena in
Toronto Globe