Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-01-24
WOMAN AND HOME.
SOME INTERESTING EXPERIENCES
AND USEFUL SUGGESTIONS.
Tho Timidity of Young Womcn-The In
fluence of Erics~on's Mother-Ihe Life
of n Lady's Maid-N hat Some
Queens Eat-Thc Women of
Guatemala-W Women AS SUR


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 will thrown it or, women would still
be thought of and treated as they were not
very many years ago. Tho character and
strength of these women have fired the fe-
male mind of today, and see the rcsult-wo-
men filling almost every position filed bv
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 will soon be
overcome. Women are lust branching out
into many kinds of work, and naturally are
too timd TO hold their services rs 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 viii be a 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 enlighten the world be
It ever so little.
How many girls have we today remaining
at home with their parents. leading indolcnt
lives-in fact literally wasting their lives
for want of a little enersE and application,
who if they would only branch out. would
not only relieve their parents 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 will be sure to come to you, sooner or
later, and you yourself will reap the reward
of your courage and womanliueS, Why, |
know plenty of girls who will not 20 into the
world and do something for themselves be
cause they are taught it would ruin their
prospects of IA good marriage, and all such
Stiffness. | believe the mothers and fathers
of the next century will be educated up to
better ideas of raising daughters.
There would lac no need Of the question. as
marriage failure.n being commented on 50
much if our girls were all taught industry
and forced to practice it, whether it woro
necessary from money standpoint or not
for by keeping their minds occupied with
pleasant healthful work they keen their
minds pure and unsclfi-h, aud | veutu', to
say if our daughters possessed pure, I'm .-h
minds before they We're married their mar
riage would not he a failure but a blessing
Girls, just look around at your friend, and
inspect their lives closely. aud take the lcs-
SONS you learn to heart. Who are the hap
pier-the idle ones or the busy ones. Look
into your own life and find out what position
you We're born to fill. for Nou know every one
of Gods creatures is born for some purpose,
though to look at the lives Of a great lu1uy Of
our girls one would be forced to thinl, they
thought themselves nonentities for they GER
tainly appear such, whereas those same
girls may be longing to do something to
make themselves more womGnly, more indie
pendent, more useful, but timidity holds
them back.
Girls, be brave and throw it off; you can
do it if you will, for YOU know tmidity is
only a little overdose of self consciousness.
Do not try to begin at the top Of the ladder
or you will surely fall, but be satisfied to
work your way upward. You viii he 50
much happier and more contontci than when
you We're idly sitting around, pcru>ing the
latest novels, gossiping over your last ball or
standing at the window moon gazing. If
this little letter would only make one girl a
little less selfish, a little less timid where she
ought TO be brave, and a little more mindful
of the workings of her inner heart, it would
amply repay this crude oifurt.-IIclena in
Toronto Globe