Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-06-26
OUR WEEKLY WOMAN'S LETTER.
The Western Girl Ahead on Everything
What VIII the National Teachers
Convention Do!-Nestern and East
ern Charities Compared

tainly the gay bevies from the
inland that swarm to the wharves Of
New York, ready to take i'm Europe,
to the uupreiudiced eye, show every
sign Of being i'm the advance Ia the
fashion ranks, at least, and also in
preparation and study to make
them appreciative Of the treasure
they are gong to partake OF. They
are eager aud questioning, whilst
the lady from The hub and the goth.
amlte show decidedly that they clu-
slider merely being iu tine east n
sufficient preparation ofmind. The
poor western girl! how she will be
laughed at not only by her cnnven-
tional sister uu the codst--hut ali
thrO' Europe wherever she may
happen to turn up! For though
she is beautiful, sh" has uuforlu-
nately more % III sense than oond
taste; for look AT the euorfnous
NdlNl-S i'''ils 'Il' ~. ''i'. Nuil~ld UlItI
shoC-prcparcd lu r..-- th" Great
Sahara afuot il need bc. Docs she
not know that thc great goddess Of
fashion demands thnt -hc take
shorter brcalhs and nurrer - rides
that simple gowns are atleclalion
and that culture is dcliclry apd aes
thetic drformily, njt muscle and en-
ergy?
Ha! ha! the western girl - no
libel on her Scotch laS-ic mother
who with stout limbs forded her MT
tive streams, or perchauce, the Ger
man maid, her ancestor, with her
thick brnids So wound around her
tcmples, that the h,dvy basket on
her head LETT no imprrs-io aud
which the stout neck aud back were
scarcely aware Of And what if her
father wa a armCr ut on the Iowa
praine, and she earn 4 her trave,-
money by teaching school, we love
her and look forward to the compile.
tion of her species. The II and
progrC - of the western giil will be
one of the Vtu"e li'arar; classic
when there como pen worthy to
show her to the world.
The wave Of dre-7 Ierorm is ce.-
taiuly but slowly coming eastward.
The flour huGdrcdn are making q
strong stand against ii, but it h,
come to 81 y. Although any OF
the seaside and summer wardrobe
are still severe and irou-bouud, the
sprinkilng of fluffy, howiuE, loose
Greek styles has become 50 thick
that they are no longer being stared
at. The nympL in white lulle,
falling softly from the throat with
girdles carelessly catching the stray
draperies the hair dressed in .
a low coil and circlet brOwed, is Il
sweet but inCOugruous picture on 1
the piazza of Queen Ann cottage,
but she IS not half so heterogeneous
in construction as Is her pufled,
shirred, bustling, tio-back sister
The ideas of the girl who dons the
aesthetic gown with a vengeance are
traceahle TO the study Of vo-
cal or delsarte, to the riding school
or some society Of physical or ethical
culture. She is to the front in some
branch or art that demand real and
freedom.
have half decided to give up my
July plans aud follow the trail of
the National Teachers Convention
at st. Paul, for it is believed that
this year there will be some very
important if not surprising results
from this wholesale meet,
ing Of the worlds highest citizens
the educators. 1t is good 30 have
this gathering in the hear, OF the
country for even here in the east
we feel it, radiations of thorough
and advanced ideas.
Chicago i going 10 give some tell
ng strokes at this meeting, for the
at the head of the Queen
Isabella Association have deep laid
Dlans, educationally and every other
way, not to mention the Womau's
'lub and the different kindergarten
associations. Here in the East we
nave such "A different spirit in our
work, especially that on a
basis. There is enough
road and liberal charity but it is
always done through secretary or
bureau, never is the warm hand of
he giver felt nor the heartfelt sym
,athy OF the benevolent donor
And again our Institutions of rc
orm are always put on the perna-
nauent basis, never with the
bought of cradicatiug the evil en-
i,ely. In the west, the farther the
ruer, there is II mighty effort made,
.lways with the charity to destroy
he cutworm of vice aud Kill the
weeds, rs well a. help The young
,lant along.
Travel In Europe and "rhe
american Abroad will not he such
,opalar subjects this season as last.
Ne are learning to appreciate our
elvesand our own country,as well as
'ur own fashions aud institutions
)f course there viii always be the
dement, among u who consider