The Somerset reporter., 1890-04-24

Incidence or false pride OF daughte
he would scorn the same characteristic
In son. Son and daughter should b,
treated in this regard alike responsible,
beings.
But canJy-making as professionals no
to be despised. Two girls OF my acquaiD
tauce pledged months ago what for then
WAS large sum toward the redemption
of church debt. They decided to ralst
their money by the sale of home made
confectionery, and their cream walnuts
fruit drops, and other toothsome com
pounds have met with ready sale and
most gratifying fame. Women about to
start on journey 60 to Anne and Jessie
for chocolate creams aud caramels to sup
ply the luncheon basket boxes of these
have been sent for to sweeten birthdays
and home festivals, and the girls might
60 into the candy business today in 8
small way, and he sure of success, If they
chose.
Pass over the things you hate; it's
just as we'll to discern what aud where
they are, and recognize the things you
like. Never mind If 1t be somewhat I'm
conventional thing, thing supposed u
be uufeminiue, if 1t be what you want t.
learn and practice, hold steadily on your
way; do not be discouraged, but find ou
everything there is about it. and be ready
when occasion arises. to put your knowl
edge to good use.
If you are fond of housekeeping and it.
many duties, seek Ia every way to &C
quire that profession in its multiform de
talls. If you have a knack at the use or
hammer and nails, do not be discouraged
because you prefer these to thimble snc
scissors. You will probably find, after 1
while, a use for that form of tool which
Is "handiest' to you. read not long age
of woman who had achieved success a,
carpenter, and upholstery in some of it,
finer branches is very attractive bust
ness for women.
But, girls, to the advice given your
brothers | must add word or two
which | should not presume to offer
them. They would not need it, and,
fancy, would laugh laugh OF merry
scorn" II it were pressed upon them.
Here 1t is. Don't cry When things 20 a
little wrong. The bane OF success in a
girls work is often found in her quick
sensibility, her readiness to take offence
! =. ""esF4 ef criticism, ar tn he hurt and
show wounded feeling If some one who
has perfect right To do SO finds fault,
perhaps with unnecessary frankness and
directness The soft cheek suddenly
hangs out the storm signal of crimson
blush, the eyes Ill, the girl is hurt, and
shows it in a place where feeling should
have had no room to press in an entering
wedge. A girl who has her way to make
in the world, with its many cares and re-
sPonsibilities, must remember that senti
mentality has no standing ground in the
proper performance of her tasks, and
must expect her work to be gagged pre-
cisely as a boys would be, by its real
value.
The girl who has found out her work
and entered upon it should ask no favor
In right of her sex, but she should cult
vate a just self-respect. This will make
her careful not to exceed her income In
her expenditure, aud it will lead her rev.
er to incur pecuniary obligation to man
or woman outside the immediate circle of
her kindred. She will beware of the
specious arguments of people who seek
to sell goods to her on the instalmeDt
plan plan which works to the detri-
ment and misery of many wage earning
girl.
No one is so safe a conliiante for the
young girl as her mother or elder sister,
and failing these, her teacher in the Sun
day school or the wife of her pastor, is
usually her most judicious friend. II is
great advantage to a girl dependent up
on her own eXertions to belong to one of
the beautiful guilds or sis;erhoods 90 the
Girls Friendly Societies. or Kings
Daughters-which afford a young woman
pleasant companionship, and give her
circle of friends who will assist her if
Illness comes or loss of employment uses
up her savings.
Savings, Do | hear some one whose
weekly salary hardly suilees for food,
room rent, and clothing-and such there
are among business girls -exclaim
Where are savings to come FROM
They are to come from stern and syste-
matte economy. Perhaps they will be
very little at the end of the year but if
you are resolved upon it, you will lay by
in tiny sums, tritie at a time, something
on which to draw If the work becomes
slack. or you are laid aside by Illness
Few of us 40 not spend on small super
fuities-a ribbon here, sweet-meat
there, a car fare when walk would be
better for our health enough at the end
of the year to foot up into respectable
proper tions had it been saved instead of
needlessly spent.
To return to what was spoken of ear
Her; while you are looking about for
your special endowment, remember that
no mental discipline comes amiss even II
You do not directly see its use In the line
you choose. A girl learns type-writing
stenography. She is employed by lit
erary man, who requires of her, beyond
and above the manual dexterity, the ahil.
n tn nd -
write intellisently from dictation as well
as automatically, to be in sympathy with
what he is doing. A grill of fair or lber-
al education Is worth great deal more
In such position than one whose geog-
raphy. grammar, and history are hazy
and nebulous mass of dissolviug views.
1t hardly seems to me within the
bounds of possibility that there are
American girls ashamed of work. Inef-
ficiency, the leaning of ones weight un-
fairly on another, slovenly performance,
sluggish and inert interest in ones duty -
of these one may be ashamed, and justly
never of doing needful work well, and
taking therefore the emolument which
the work has gained.
A word about ones business dress may
not be out of place. Snowy colors and
costly fabrics. even IL you can afford
them, are inappropriate for business uses,
Black, gray, and brown, homely. service
able hues which challenge no attention, a
fabric which will shed dust and not
shrink and crumple with chance wet
ting. and gown plainly and neatly made.
are suitable for work and wear. She is
dressed most tastefully whose costume is
appropriate to the occasion on which she
wears 1t. Thick. substantial boots. q
water proof cloak, an umbrella. a thick
jacket for winter aud q lighter one for
summer, a hat which claims nothing by
reason of show or assertiveness, are es-
sential to the young girl who must be
| abroad In all weathers, and whose hours
| of going to and returning from her work
are dictated by the clock and her engage
ment with her employers Hdrper's
| Young People.