The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-10-04
FOR THE IR SEX.
INTERESTING GOSSIP FOR THE.
ss3sa S55$l WOMEN.
STYLES for Girls-Ho,ne AL 1rn-
ment-HouscEol old Hints.

We read frequently Of late Of the we'll
sroomed girl, and though the sentence
has a horsey flavor, possibly the girl
Of the period may not object to it,
carrying with 1t as it does the sugges-
ton Of extreme neatness 75
We all love to see a neat girl, she
is refreshing to the eyes; but while we
enjoy her exquisite makeup Of polished
fngernails, satiny hair and spotless ap-
sparel, let us inquire if her immaculate
toilet is honestly come by
We all know that a complete toilet
takes time: indeed the directions for
the modern art Of grooming which
we read in nearly every paper we take
up, would require hours to accomplish,
and we wonder when we see the young
woman Of moderate means emerge
from her dressing room if her mother
is as well groomed as She We hear
little about the well-groomed mother,
and yet why should she not be suscep-
tible to the delights of a perfect toilet
as well as her daughter?
Too often, we fear, in modest house
holds, mothers pare their potatoes that
angels hands may not be stained.
Mother handles the fruit and cleans the
kettles for the same good reason; in
short mother does all the dirty work
where there is no servant to relieve
her h.. 49, e.. -"
Angel has an eruption on her face
il her blood is overheated, so mother
irons the, delicate muslins in which her
dainty girl appears in public, and gets
up in the small hours of the morning
to hurry out the weekly wash that the
girls may not be deprived of their
beauty nap, and, sad to say, sometimes
their good-nature nap as well.
Mother, long ago, trundled her babies
about; prepared many a meal with a
efretful child in one arm, nursed them
through all their baby diseases, and
thought of the day when she should
have grOwn-up daughters to share her
burden Of care.
But as the girls grew the sewing in
creased, the seams grew longer, the de-
mands. Of fashion became more and
more exacting and mothers services
were always in demand. The girls go
to school and must keep in sight of
their mates, at least, in point Of dress,
and mother, unless she is able to hire
q SednSlfeSS, never secs Tue uOur wien
her work is DONE
After school days are over the girls
go out more or less and accepting hos
pitality must also extend it, and SO
mother insensibly merges her OWL
comfort and happiness into a round of
drudgery ,,
She doesn't need manicuring scissors;
her shapeless nails are worn down to
the quick; her whitening hair, which;
with grooming, would lie in soft shin
ing coils like her daughters, is too
often twisted up in a tight, ugly pug
to save time for the memorable duties
Of the house. g..
Yes, we like the well-groomed girl,
but not if she purchasing her grooming
at the expense Of others. e ..,. g.. s
If mother washes the dinner dishes
while the daughter brushes and pol
ishes her pretty person we do not like
the latter, and we turn with pleasure
to the pjlainer, less Immediately neat
girl who has sacrificed her personal
adornment to the more urgent duty of
helping mother.
Infinitely sweeter and more alluring
than her merely well-groomed sister is
she who unselfishly cares for the COM
fort Of others, and brings into her home
life the sweet element of selfsacritice
and thoughtfulness.- F. NJ. How
ard in Jenness Miller Monthly.