Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-12-26
HER TWO DAUGHTERS
HOW THE AMERICAN MATRoN LOOMS
AFTER YOUNG LIVES.

| s1,a Hns Personal Dtrection u s"o
a,r,. from Birth TO Marringe-Gress
Care Il shown by tho Mother IN Every
p.rticuiar--young Men.
with acquaintance comes in'iu osc'
eo,, ~ admiration for the New YORK Cor
oeIia There was never any one no On
"nisitely fine and finished and neat. iou
S,av And this lady with her temper IN oes'
Sab;,le hut YOU never find her with hee
hair ont of order That hawless headdrtss
% never marred by loosened hairpin OF "
! a,splaced curl. You cannot, even IN
Thought associate her with rumpled COL
lar or a muddied skirt. 49, i,
She is always at the same pressure OF
cool complacent perfection. When you
RIM into her on Broadway on wet DAY sne
ia still exquisite and unruffled, clear as TO
akin and eye, smooth us to hair, PLACID Nv
to manner, dry rs to foot
The American matron, feeling that she
IN the custodian of the morals of the future
generation, is OF course very firm in seeing
That the children imbibe learning and ideas
from only the purest sources. Her two
eldest are two dear girls whose career is
decided upon when they are yet In their
swaddling clothes. Well recommended
governesses and the most expensive scnoois
are going to do the educational part OF .ne
business. The morals will be ATTENDED 10
by church every Sunday morning ana one
chapter Of the Psalms read every day Oh
rising. ,n,s
But the American matron makes her
strongest point in never allowing the dear
girls to make any acquaintance out OF
their own circle. "Keepto your own class,
she says constantly to the girls. All the
girls Just their own age, in just their own
class, are sorted over and passed upon for ap-
proval. Several fall below the average nee
essary to reach before being permitted to
enioy the friendship of the dear girls. One
of these turned her back hair up at the age
of fourteen and wore spotted wells over her
school hats. This was an evidence OF
mind too prone to frivolity and love OF I'M
profitable things Another is having her
voice trained. 1t is a remarkable voice
undoubtedly, but rather too remarkable to
be altogether in good taste. She sings, too,
like a professional When later 1t tran
spires that she really does contemplate be-
ing a professional actually is going on the
concert stage the American matron can
not be sufficiently thankful that she
tabooed her in time. What dangerous
acquaintance for the dear girlsl
The acquaintances permitted the dear
girls are all up to the standard of compla-
cent medocrity that the American matron
approves. Very clever people or very
} dashing people are not encouraged by this
careful lady. That young woman, who is
the Montgomery Smiths first cousin, was
never asked to the house second time.
The first time she came to Il dinner
she talked so much-so brilliantly some
, people said-that the men on the opposite
, side of the table would not do anything
, but listen to her. They entirely neglected
, the girls beside them just to hear what
| this remarkable young woman was saying.
J Then they began to talk across the table,
, which is not at all Il nice thing to do, and
she answered them and said all manner OF
extraordinary things, which made every
9 one roar with laughter The American
> matron was on pins and needles during
, that dinner. She had never before had a
person in her house who created this sort
{ of sensation.
, A PROFESSIONAL
t Even her own daughters seemed to be
> amused. 1t would take weeks to bring
i. them back to their usual state of tame
| gentility.
Then there was u dreadful man that she
e herself had asked to the house. She liked
him, and never suspected what sort of q
!, person he really was. He was most pre-
t sentable individual, dressed just like any
one else, had a refined voice and an En-
e glish accent, had his hair parted and cut
$ just like a gentleman and would really
, have deceived any one One evening some
question of piano playing came up, and
/ one of the dear girls played 1.-THE Monas
r terry Bell" in the way she had been taught
2 at Nine. de Loone's school, And afterward
: that quiet, personable unassuming com
v monplace young man got up and PLAYED
on the piano in such way that every ons
sat around paralyzed. 1t was so unpleas
antly striking that nobody talked. They
all listened, which is thing nobody evel
. does.
: And OF course every person there knew
! there was something queer about it, ant
then it leaked out that he was profession
, al. The American matron had to make ,
i round of visits afterward and tell all hel
friends how she really had been entirely
ignorant of what class of man he wa!
! when she asked him to the house. Afte,
= that it blew over, but at one time it reall,
4 looked as if it might grow into quite /
scandal
But men have to be gathered for the de
lectation of the dear girls, who, fulfllins
l the destiny of women, will marry decently
and In order at the age of twenty-five OF
o thereabout, start up a nice, well appoint
4 ed little establishment, have nice, wei
q brought up little family, and develop int
the severest type of American matron.
THE YOUNG MEN.
These young men come of respectable
families moving in good SETS They have
q moderate incomes, and are all SO much
alike In style, manner, appearance and gen
,, eral cut that knowing one YOU know then,
a all. These young men dress well and neve,
!" make bad breaks in any way A cursory
investigation into their past careers reveals
no desecrating crimes. They can tie tbei,
craVats and dance the waltz as well as any
II young men in New York.
e oonversationally, they do not startle one
Dut they advance opinions on all topics
u ihey prefer girl who has a look oi
II Dlood," they will tell you, and do not care
ior good looks unless the Style is eoual
r " good. They do not like anything tbn,
# Is cohspicuous-no, that's not good form
Inc surest way to be always in good form
u H, 10 DO Just exactly what all the others do
"heh the young man pays his calls on the
% young woman the American matron sits
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