St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-12-12

A RARE TYPE OF woMAN. p,
The one That Dess Net Triss Her Aa1B
or Wear Ba.es
OccasionaIly there Il 70 10 met .
woman with fair. fresh complexion, Il
. neat but unobtrusive gown. fsultlsss'
ly booted and gloved. Wherever she
may be she has look - if dust would
never cling to her garmenta nor SCOT
settle down in . greasy smudge upon
her nose. Her movements are gentle
and deliberate. She II not nervous or
fussy and never catches her apron
strings in chairs or door knobs. but
goes her way imparting peaee 70 the
restless and courage 70 the weak Tho
most striking thing about her. and the
most beautiful IL that she has never
banged her hair. and she does not
frizz Her smooth. white forehead II
not shaded by q shaggy name which
stands out like that Of the subject un-
der the galvanic battery. or falls in
stringy locks on damp dayA She does
not have to hunt through the inilliner's
stock for just that sort Of . hat that
will hide her ,crimps in the cocoon
stage. or carry about in her pockets an
assortment Of vails to wear when Il
rains or when there ie . fog.
When she makes her toilet she does
not keep the family waiting while she
heats the curling iron. 'singeing and
scorching her hair in her haste to finish
the unpleasant job She saves in omit
ting the frizzing nuisance, less than
haH an hour daily. and half IN hour in
three hundred and sixty-five- days
amounts to time enough for the begin
ming and completion Of some work, that
would be worth doing. .
But these are merely incidental con-
siderationa The woman who does not
frixz is . type Of herself-and one Of
the best She may not be very skillful
at progressive euchre. or interest
ing in such chit chat as Is dis
pensed with Ave o'clock tea But
she is very apt to have ideas
and executive ability which gives
her ideas . practical value, and
when in society, as she frequently Is
exerts an influence. markedoand pecu.
ICI OWu I.
The woman who does not frizx II .
capable person She h largely repre-
sented in the territories. where she has
prc-empted . quarter section and OBJ
tained q clear title to it by conforming
to the law. Nearer home she some
times takes the reins into hees own
hands. after the husband dies or iediar
abled and makes farming pay. Her
crops are put in promptly and harvest
ed without delay, and she hAs . knack
of always getting for her wheat the
highest market price.
Frequently she marries the minister,
and then she teaches . Bible class and
can talk intelligently about the Holy
Land. speaks when necessary in pray
r-meeting, presides over the aid 90.
ciety. and maps ont all the missioa
work.
Or she teaches school, and when she
loes this she Is apt to b . principal. or
high school teacher. or,to have the
model kindergarten. and all the chill.
lren like her and all the other teachers
Ook up to her. for counsel and exam.
ole. ,r. .-
She is also interested in reforms Of
Ill kinds and sits on tie platform, well
10 the 'front.' in national eonventions u
harities, OK prison reform. or humane
society conventions, and presents reso-
lutious and submits repoeter that are
approved She Roes about
privately upon charitable work Of her
own-in the performance Of good deeds
y which the world il never informed
But sick children in city .tensnept
houses know her. and outcast women
whom she helps TO better life. the poor
md the unfortunate whom she pities
without patronizing and assists without
She belongs in the list Of
many lovely, old-fashioned things that
viii never lose their sweetness and
pinkA hundred-lesf
-oses. Irish melodies and lovers songs
She makes an ideal friend, sstisfae-
ory wife, and an unsurpassable grand
mother. Chicago Inter Ocean.