St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-02-10

A bright woman writing to the Phlla-
ielphia Times talks this way about one
of the latest ideas of one of Germany's
brightest women:
What would the thousands of our
luXury-l0ving girls do II the idea or
Frau Helen Ladge. of Berlin, were car
RED out? This brilliant German wom-
an argues that just as German youths
are made to spend at least one year in
barracks, so their sisters should be COM
PEELED to spend year in kindergartenS,
crecheS, hospitals, factories or kitchens.
AS the boys may choose their garrison
aud troop, so the girls should he per-
mitted to select their branch of service,
and should receive certificates of merit
at the end of the year, and those show
ing inclination or talent for any special
branch should be rewarded by promo
ton and allowed next year to teach the
recruits.
Frau LANCE deplores the way that the
daughters of prosperous merchants
spend their time, and would und0uDt-
eddy regard our American girls as even
more frivolous and helpless. we donot
90 in for any such radical measures as
Frau LANCE suggests, but we do want to
say Just few words about the beauty
and helpfulnesS Of occupation.
To the one who has something to do
the hours do not lag, ennui and depreS-
sion take their flight before the con-
sclouSneSS of duties to be discharged,
AMI IN their performance the blues are
crowded to the wall, the minutes lily, the
heart grows light and the character is
streng thened.
Occupation is the greatest known
remedy for all ills Of the mind, and
many of the body, for in the discharge
of certain tasks. interest in our work
makes us forget the headache or that
feeling Of WEAKNESS which we would
have given into if we had only had the
time. All work and no play makes Jill
a dull girl. as we'll as Supplying her
well-known brother Jack, but there will
be lots of time for the employment Of
pleasure after the little daily tasks are
accomplished. and if YOU set out little
plan of work for each day there will be
far more enjoyment in fulfilling it ably
than i'll m0ping in idleness, wishing for
the hours to hasten their flight.
Aunt PoIIy's Views.
am not sure but that Frau LANCE is
right. Certainly the busy life is the
happy one. The secret of real hapDi-
ness is self-forgetfulnesS, and to forget
self ones time must be fully occupied.
But there are duties enough in almost
any family to keep the girls busy If
they Will only do them as they should.
There are the parlorS to care for: the
work is light, and it can only be
pleasure to an artistic mind to handle
all the pretty accum Ilati0nS of bric-a-
brac and dainty furniture that most
mOIern parlors hold, and the exercise
gained by the use of the broom is far
ahead Of that of the wand in gym
nl5tio exercises. 1t brings more
muscles into play than anything
know OF. Then there are dainty
dishes 70 be cooked. My dearS, you will
learn when You have home Of your
own, that no one cooks things that
taste SO good as those that are prepared
under mothers eye and often by her
han |. Way not learn to DO these things
now, when she can oversee the matter
ana suggest the little touches that many
co0G5 forget, that make the difference
between mother cooking" and some
body elSe's attempts to follow her dt-
rectiOnS? Then there is the care of your
own rooms, that are often left to Serv-
ants or are neglected until mother in
desperation cleans them up herself.
am not opposed to outside work, by any
means, but these duties are ever pres
ent and help to make happy home, as
well as busy, happy girls.