The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1894-02-22

! ties OF lie are sacrl1lce1 Tor the DTlliIaii'
and clittering veneer Of false and
empty social polish that is put on with
the paint and powder that ugify THEN
| faces.-Dayid /. Pullman.
The Democrat speaks OF nc partlcu
lar individual but refers TO all young
people generally
As to young ladies, we fear that the
answer cannot be given that they read
very widely. From some observation
and from what others say who dare to
put their thoughts on this subject into
print. we are inclined to believe that
voune ladies too often neglect the &C
conplisbment that comes from reading
good books and papers for the imagin-
ed advantage of wearing glittering jew
els and attire that is altogether be-
coming.
II does not take casual observer
long to decide wether young lady
attention is gwen most to the thought
of what impression she will make with
her pretty dress and graceful carriage
and a few we'll conned phrases OF
Hsocietv usage" or wether she has that
deep-seated nobility of soul which
comes from a well-trained and well
stored mind.
The graceful carriage and the pretty
dress are all very becoming and not to
be condemned. The more graceful a
lady can show herself the better, and
the more Hastily she dresses the better ;
provided, she does not place too high
an estimate on those as her best ac-
comp1ishments. They elicit pleasant
remarks and real admiration some
times but woman may be as grace
full as the swan and dress like a queen
all to little real advantage if know
ledge of her true capacity reveals the
fact that she is light-headed
Even beautiful smatterlng Of
music cannot save a young lady from
disappointing those who otherwise
would admire her when it is learned
that her general intellectual accom-
plishments have been neglected. How
ever much we may admire the glitter
and gloss of a ]ady's dress or her grace
full, gliding steps, we admire her all
the more if she shows by conversation
and otherwise that she has a good
stock of what is known as common
sense"
And much of this common sense
comes from knowledge of other peo-
pie, which is not all learned by person.
al observation, but is largely learned
by reading and study. We admire the
young lady who in the home can
make herself helpful to her mother
and the household generally; but there
is all the more in her to attract and
charm if she proves to be industrious
intellectually as we'll as otherwise. 1t
is the really intelligent and sensible
girl that the sensible man addresses
when he goes in search of a wife. It
is the really intelligent girl that makes
the best and most lasting impression
On strangers. Other things may at
tract and daze for day, but the young
who makes the most lasting
and most desirable impression on all |
whom she meets is the one who thinks
and thinks it intelligently
and thinks it sensibly.
In short, young lady who does not
put as much ofher time as she can to
useful reading, is making a great mis-
axe, which in the far away future she
may realize with a regret that will !
even help to furrow her cheeks with
he marks Of premature age The
cares and responsibilities Of home life
WILL one Of these days, fall upon the
young women who gaily and thought
essly fritter away thei. time Bright
youth and young, Joyous life is a most
)pportune season in which to store the
mind with knowledge which will be a
groundwork on which may be built
II the future real home happiness
md usefulness that can never come to
one who does not make the sbest pos
'ible use of the time as it passes.
Young ladies cannot do better than
n wood hoods that o,.o ~