The record-union., 1893-03-09

men lose the power of paying such COM
do not know that l have ever been
more pleased on any OCCASION" continued
have been less than sixty ladies present.
Through the whole company of them,
there was a remarkable style of looks and
behavior. Their charms were of that
kind which give Il proper determination
to the spirits, and permanency to the
affections. More than once l imagined
myself in circle of Samnites, where
to the interest of the State, and reserved
for such citizens as had distinguished
themselves in battle.'
In 17l6, in the country dances published
IN London, there was one called Lord
Howe's Jig" in which there was cross
over, change hands, turn your partners,
foot it on both sides, and other move
ments, admirably depictive of the war in
America. But the London Tories found
they would have to heel and toe" to the
other Yankee dances before America got
through her grand military ball, and the
stanch American maidens who did not
go to the front still ayowed their patriot
ism with fearless voice and flashing eyes
in the ballroom, as well as in their own
circles; and the fair maids of Charleston,
after the capture of that place, uniformly
refused to associate with the British
officers, or to attend any OF their enter
tainments; and being reduced to the
necessity of selling their silver and jew
eled buckles in order to obtain the needed
subsistence, proudly paraded white and
black roses upon their shoes in honor of
the French Alliance.
THE NEW YEARS GIRL OF '93.
The fascinating typical girl of '93 is not
one whit behind her lovely great-gre
nrpaf-praE6 6mnthnr tho hNnnna uir1
'76. The girl of '93 embodies the best at
tributes OF a century OF American types.
She has the pretty occurrences of the
Puritan maiden, the patriotism of the
belle of Bunker Hill, the picturesque at
tire of the New York Battery when
young Washington Irving, then law
student, walked up that fashionable
boulevard; she has the softness of the
Florida flower, the deftness of the
Yankee girl, the fearlessness and buoy
ant strength of the pioneers daughter.
And withal, this girl of '93 has the inde-
pendence which is not boldness, the cul-
ture which is not pedantry, the attain
ments which are not Smatterings, the
.selt-polse which is not vanity, the truth
fulness which is not bluntness, the breeZi-
ness which is not brusqueness, the
beauty which is not ill-health, the mod
esty which is not prudery, the benevo-
lence which is not lip service, the sim
pllclty which is not inanity, the self
respect which is not pride, the dignity
which is not haughtiness, the exclusive
ness which is not snobbishness, the cool
ness which is not Indifference, the cor
diality which is not gushing, the faith
which is not credulity, and the practical
religion which is not hypocritical cant.
The girl of '93 has domestic deftness,
which does not necessitate becoming a
household drudge. She has the sympa-
fnU hiph iG nffininnSnnSS
fulness which is not impertinence, the
social tact which is not insincerity, the
frankness which is not impoliteuess, the
heartiness which is not ill-breeding, the
mental strength which is not masculine,
the daintiness which is not seltishness,
the refinement which is not veneering,
the kindliness which is not condescend-
ing, the love of the beautiful which is not
barbaric, the taste which is not bizarre.
The girl of 1913 has the neatness which
is not primnesS, picturesque negligence
which is not slouchiness, the dashing
jauntiness which is not loudness, the
fetching frown which is not peevishness,
the delightful audacty which Is not un-
| ladylike, the self-reliance which is not
uuteminine, the moral courage which is
not pugnaciousness, the devotion which
is not servile, the Difference which is not
cringing, the unselfishness which is not
the suicide of personal individuality.
A COMPOSITE TYPE.
have made particular study of this
charming American girl of '93, and the
typical girl whom l describe is but the
com bination of the attributes of the best
types of modern American girls. If you
study carefully the characteristics of the
most efficient, broadly cultured, refined
and Christian girls of your acquaintance
you will be surprised as you analyze
| their characters to find how many of
these desirable traits they possess either
in embryo or in practice.
Follow the modern American girl from
the parlor to the kitchen, from the kim
dergarten to the ballroom, from the cook
| ing club to the lecture-room, from the
| hospital to the afternoon tea, from the
sickroom to the art gallery, from the
! Kings Daughters circles to the tennis
| ground, from the shopping tour TO the
| library, from the Bible class to the read
ing club, from the sewing circle to the
swimming school, from the chit-chat
club to the gymnasium-and mark her
broad development, mentally, morally
and physically.
You will find the girl of '93 as deft in
decorating a table as in making her
charming toilet; as efficient in the sick
room as in sports; as much at home in the
library as in the parlor. She takes with
brilliancy and dares to express her opin-
l W
for she has not been limited to the mar
row horizons of nursery maids and gov
ernesses alone, but from childhood has
breathed the atmosphere OF cultured cir
cles and taken active part in family con-
versations-not having been muzzled by
the ancient fallacy that young girls
should be seen, not heard.
OF course, by the American girl of 20:
| do not limit my subject to the misses
of Ii, for sensible girls do not now leave
school until they are 20, and then pass
only from the school room to the lecture
room, where they remain as students
through life. And modern American
girls are not imbued with the idea thai
early marriage is the desideratum o.
woman's existence; marriages at Is are
now the exception, and not, as formerly
the rule. Our girls have distinct stage
of young womanhood, and girlhood i:
not, as formerly, fleeting sGep between
childhood and matronhood.
Taken all in all, this typical American
; girl of '93 is the daintiest, brightest. mos
lovable bit of femininity OF ali OF Eve.
fair daughters. If woman continues tt
live up to the high mark of her advancing
possibilities, the charming young girl o
2O92 Will prove far more fascinating thai
even Mr.. Bellamy's Edith of Iutur,
Boston.
God bless the American girl of '93
She is the living proof of the marvelou!
advancement of woman and the hopefu
prophecy of her increasing possibilitie
and powers. LYDIA HoYT FARMER.
For Seasickness
USE HoRsFoRD's ACID PHOSPHATE.
DIR. Price, of the White Star steamship