The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1894-04-05
THE IDEAL GIRL.
Rev. John Sinclair Gives a Compos
tie Photo of One.

The Presbyterian church was crowd
ed last Sunday evening when Rev.
John Sinclair gave his lecture on the
"Ideal Girl" The lecture contained
many valuable points, and while at
times the minister's remarks were in
c]ined to be humorous, they we're
uttered in earnest and with determ-
ination to do right. The minister
took six points, and the six he thought
should make an ideal girl. They are
given below:
1. Goodheartedness. Afectionate in dis
position, tenderly caring for the weak and
suffering. Unless girl is warm-hearted it
does not seem to me that she can be much of
girl. One can generally tell warm-heart-
ed girl by her smile, and one should study to
understand the different smiles. The girl
whose smile turnes into scowl don't like.
don't like to see girl comfort her features,
but have good-hearted smile. The same
relative to Misunderstanding. The girl who will
hold out her hand as if paralyzed or as
though it was bundle of raw sausages has
not much of a heart. girl can cultivate
this. She can be sympathetic. Every man
desires sympathy land if a girl wants to make
herself agreeable she must have sympathy
good Purity of heart is the biggest
element. Without it there cannot be affec-
ton or warmth of heart.
q Modesty. The opposite of masculinity,
not aping the appearance of a man. have
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mans coat mans tie, collar and hat, and
l really couldn't tell whether the person was
young man or woman from an upper view.
woman is woman, not man. 1 would
that she cast aside every form of man. In
Edinburgh class of women known as ''blue
stockings practice medicine and law. 1 do
not believe that it is becoming for woman
to do this. The Lord has not appointed them
for this work 1t unwOmans woman. The
modest girl is never known as the belle of
society, and it is in poor taste for newspa-
per to discuss just who that particular girl
was at the ball the evening before. would
like to look in the face of that girl just latter
the BALI while she is dressing, the next
morning. don't envy that girl, In London
1 have seen girls in divided Tweed DIR esses,
going ont on the streets, smoking cigarettes,
supporting cane. and it was very bad,
8. Gentleness. In voice. 1t can be cult
waited so as to be gentle. The ratty, rafting
style of voice is not in style 1t is in bad style
| to say how for what or beg your pard-
on remarked to ayoung lady only last week
| that thought it was going to rain. How
she replied and wondered whether she ex-
pected me to answer by saying up or down.
1 like a rompish girl until she gets in long
dresses, and then she must cease as a romp
or her gentleness will leave her Beauty and
gentleness are inseparable.
| f. Domesticity The domestic type OF
girl is one who will please her people at home
| first be cheerful there and make home cheer
| full, and be the same in the kitchen at a. m.
as in the drawing room at 10 p m, help her
mother do the work, and relieve her mother
when there is work for but one, make the
home so that the brother would rather be
| there than anywhere else.
5. Industry. An English society girl was
brought up to grace the parlor aloneand there
might be danger of poisoning her husband if
she prepared a meal for him. have pity for
a man who gets wife that cannot cook
meal, aud take care of house. l respect
and honor old maids, and people who are in
clined to poke fun at them should remember
Florence Nightingale and Sister Dora the
latter an angel in the London pest houses
who were old maids of their own desire. The
old maid can teach a number OF useful les
sons
6. Christianity. This is the greatest TEA
ture the highest and noblest ideal,the toun-
dation of every ideal that can be found in a
girl without which none of the other five
points have mentioned can be carried out.