Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-06-28
Sweet GIRL GRADUATES
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Fascinating femlninity.
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verse have been dedicated 20 the s~ess
girl graduate from time immsunorial,
and all in words Of pralse. Her youth.
her beauty, her grace and her finished
studies all endow her vita peculiar
charm. She is young. OF course. and
Ike the bride che is sisaye pretty. Her
studies are finished" sometimes. nay
too often. permanently. She has finish
ed all the more common branches and
has taken q course ~ tue higher studies
Years AGO, wears ago, a seems To her.
che began by first learning the letters
from the pages of her pretty picture
book and blocks. Then abe vac sent 20
tue public schools, for kindergsrt<ns
were not common then. and when si.e
had mastered the hrst page Of tue
primer. the page which beRllss Ike thse,
"A stands f0T Ape" she felt quite an
accomplished person. As tame went on
and she passed from one grade 10 an
other. the xrst with which che first Al
lacked the business Of learning became
more or less lrksonie 20 her. and see
lougsd for the time 10 come when books.
slate and black boards might he lad
aside with Ter short frocfs. Not real
lzlng that these were
Her nAiescn Days
she allowed discomfort 10 creep IN and
tester like a sore whose scars remain
ever aflerwsrd. After time slle left
the ward schools snd climbed the hlli
OF learning 10y way of Lyon-st-, entering
the High School as y pupil. There
her interest in her studies la
creased. She found . real pleas
ure IN the daily performances
of duties incident 10 school life To
be sure the daily struggle with ioga-
rithrns and French verbs Vas trying 10
the nerves. bnt there WAS reoompenss
when the botany class was called. She
could never forget the dear, west reel.
tatioa room, where Wild flowers were
banked high IN anticipation OF the
coming dissection of the posses. Violet
and anemone were distributed alike,
! and the hour spent IN searching cot
| each tiny perfect plant organ was like
sixty minutes of paradise. Sometimes
il seemed almost wicked 10 strip od
the cotyledons from the growing
stem they were 90 thrifty and full
of life. But all that sort Of thing 10
over and gone noe. She IL a graduate.
She ~ no longer at the threshold but
has passed il and gone ont INTO the
fields where the tares lntermlngie with
the wheat. Life looks very bright %
her, and the problem Of living ls easy
Of solution. Beyond are the HILLS and
mountains. TO be sure. but the hllls;des
bloom with roses and the mountain
slopes are covered with verdure. Clcuds
| of dlssolvine gold vel the setting sun
and the path toward the mountains u
plainly marked. On either side a rosy
haze is in the air and it drops down q
deep green grass. which shclters MOTH
ing more formidable than . Iuely
grasshopper or muHcai katydid. Hap.
py are her thoughts and stlil brighter
are her dreams.
When girls were first allowed TO COM
pete for graduating honors they were
So Modest and Disasss
that the gown for the OCCASION vas Of
no moment whatever. Anything IN
conspicuous would do, print OF .
chintz would answer the purpose. Time
changed ali that and the sweet girl
graduate 10 now sent forth in a glory CT
Iaiment which many bride might
envy. Cream and ivory white fairies
Of delicate texture vie with tinted China
silks and the more fragile mousseiine
and crepe de soie. Priceless roses
adorn her person and her costume 10
elaborate and complete down 20 the
most minute details. If her father II
poor man the family expenses nnst he
cut down and each one must practice
rigid self-denial tnai the butterfly
NAV emerge from the cilrysaiis
clothed in a manner beiistang the oe-
casion. IL patef ~ rich, then there y
no limit 10 the extrsvagance of her
| toilet. but whether rich or poor. IN
plenty or Ira want he sweet gifl graduate
IS never 80 sweet "a when, clothed ia
simple snowy muslin. her class ooiofs
| on her breast and blush foses if her
hand. with earnest eyes and reddsning
cheeks che comes QuTtiy forward 60
read her essay or receive IN siiencs hef
crown OF honor rs tire case may he.
Weighted with the toftarrs and Dur
dens OF the ''last r%aminafions. fhe
sbonld he srared an anxiety "a a. the
! possibility OF being outdone IA dress by
some schooimate whose facility IN
securing elegant gowns has never be-
/ fore been considered. 1tls
The Height es voss,
20 load and hedeck a school Rfj with
superfuous hnefy ai the close Of her
last recitation.
IL used 10 be true that TIE male grad
uste received all the ftonors The fe-
male who bad encountered and sah-
dued Latin and Greek was only too
rlsd 10 be allowed fo depart In peace.
Tbis v trne IN minor degree now IN
some departments Of learning. notably
the department ef medicine where ths
/ ledy stndents are coufeupfnoueiv