The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1893-06-01
CHAT FOR otRLS.

One OF tue things blink We
most need 70 guard sgaiust 10 the
tendency IL nui fault. Ia pick 6Avs.
~ .ee the Dad po nt. aud ignore
| the good. E.,,eclally - this tie
case rhen meeting people tor the
1rst time. De- - iooE for their
goo-i qnal,tie. az ve look for the
bad! Or, do We frst pick faws and
then alter NV wbii-, let the good quail
lties grow upon u-7 When von
meet . g,rl tor the nrs, time, are
~e not more apt TO say or think,
NV hat large hands , ar "W hat poor
teeth" thau 70 say, "W hat pretty
halrr' or "Wbat fine syesI" And
when one OF our frisnis puts On IA
a-w dress, are We not more apt To
s4y, Tho collar IS to, hixb;" than
= lhe sleeve. arc prettyrf Psriec-
ton Is so nArd to attain, and dis
oOuragrments are 40 plentiful,
would it not p- kinder - let such
tnIugs pass nnnotI ced, # you CAM
not remedy thems A class OF
yOnng elrls who were studying ait
70 the studio Of . great artist, were
IN the hahlr OF crltic,zlng very
l. ~ tnt -
u their notice. AT laaI, one da.
the ARTIST began taking to them OF
ait. What = great, grand, beauti-
tul thug it WAS. How lover OF
art wa. always happy IN his work
and would fnd enjoyment where
othere tA,ied. lie led the talk on
from one thing TO another, until, H.
nally, ne sS,d that the true srtlst
always looked for beauty aud would
Gee things To admire before be
sought thipss to cvDdemn. That
t, ue art nav some teauty IN every
thing. The girls saw his point and
felt rebuksd. Let rs hope that
their criticism ceased.
The mote IN our brother's eye IL
90 much mole peIceptIO.s than 10
the beam III our own. But then,
we do not want to see the beam IN |
our own, do we?
Discomfort Ia another worry OF
our lives. OIL could We but be con- |,
tent with what We have, and not !
want something beyond our reach.
A mbition is good thing; without
it there would be no progress, and
with things az they are,
II they can be othsrwise, 10 alright.
II every ole had been satisAed With
things as they were, we would still
have been hv,ng in the rudest OF
houses with none bat the baresf
necessities; our food would be the
plainest and coarsest: We would
have no books; in short none OF the
things We deem necessities but
" hlcn our .uce, tors would have
deemed the rarest Iuxurles, would
% ours. If sOme one | ad not beer
ilscont, nted from time to time.
Bat, It your: iress Is pretty and be
coming, aud suits your belongings,
Why should YOU fret because YOU
Dau not bave j,ne that costs three
/. mes as much? If your hair -
soft and pretty and :ou car;arrange
It in some becoming 1av, Why net
be satisfied with black rnbher
.omb and hair brush that costs
iolIar2 Your hair would look no
oetter If combed aud brushed with
4 sterling silver brush and comb; SO
= hv fret for them7 If yonI bootr
and shoes chosen with care ss t.
the shape Of your foot; If you keep
all the Duttons on and the ties neat,
f they are always we'll brushed and
polished, why cs0not yoo look as
nice and be as happy in "a or -
boots as yon would b~ in ~ or 50
ooes9 lyon nave a pretty ring or
two. few >t,ck.pins and a brooch,
with perhaps a pretty bracelet or
Two, are you not as we'll off ~ the
girl who ba. a jewel caaket filed
With trinketsi You know you cal
only wear a few at tune, any how,
and the girl who has the cssket full
IS no Better Oft, for she cannot put
her things all on AT once; II she
ioes she will look Vulgar, and l an
sue you do not want that.
A girl Who d,pends on dress,
|ewrlry, and:ine belongings for hs1
happiness has her house built oD
sand. She will not be happy; and
II she thinks abe gains friends by
such belongings, she will hod the,
are not worth having.
OF course a girl wants to look her
best ana she chould study to do 80