The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-07-16

rectly and sf he does write in return X
her she WEI not take a SPELL She will
| study hard to understand and speak cor
rectly her mother tongue before she at
tempts a few French phrases Tor society.
ear; she VIII preside with equal grace ant
dignity at the plano or at the wash tub
according to which she Is most needed
and where she can do most to help the
world. She viii not be loud In pub.
lie places. She viii always be polite
courteous and kind to her superiors: N h
IS necessary for either health or to make
time she will ride a bicycle II she CAR
AFFORD 1t; she VIII wear a modest 'bloom-
err when riding either wheel or horse
Il she finds It more convenient or safe to
do so, not TO be odd" but for utility and
sarety; she will be pre-eminently a prac-
teal girl In all she Is and all she does,
as fact there Is not a cound philosophical
commonsense reason why woman should
wear a dress any more than why man
should wear one or why she should rld's
on side saddle any more than why a
man should. In the Orient the man
wears the dress skirt and the woman
the trousers, and she rides accordingly
and no one thinks It strange or Improper.
This girl will do nothing for mere show
or to be odd, but win seek in every way
to be useful In the world. She Will spin
more home yarn and less street yarn
than has ever been done in the history Of
the world Solomon says: ''She win seek
wool and fax and will work willingly
with her hands; strength and honor are
her clothing and she will rejoice In the
time to come" She Will not be ashamed
OF the bent form and Furrowed cheek
and ''bangless" head OF her old mother
neither will she be ashamed to own her
poor relations. nor discard the hard hand
OF honest toll, but will ever ask "where
is the money coming from, she win live
within her means. This girl will get up
early and take a flve-mlle walk a day
need be in order to keep the glow
OF health upon her cheeks and spend less
money and time in paint in the vain
effort to accomplish the same end. She
VIII pay especial heed to physical de-
yelopment culture and health, rather
than to appear delicate" She will
mark well the distinction between hypoc-
ricy and politeness. She will give good
heed to her mothers wise counsels and
not place lying just to please some one
above open fraukness, even II II cuts
uriend. She VIII not look to the fash
Ion plates so much as to common sense
don a foolish and sometimes almost a
disgraceful costume just because some
m.llionaire's daughter or the dressmaker
decree II to be the fashion. In short
this coming ideal girl win recognize It
as her most exalted privilege to honor
her maktr by making the most Of her
self and out of the resourc IS at her COM
mand, and with her duty to herself and
to others faithfully performed viii be
her noblest conception and highest aim,
life to her will not be whirl Of giddy
firtations, but grand opportunity, a
sublime reahty, with a resistless purpose
to leave the world pursr, nobler, higher
ana happier because she has lived and
acted In 1t. The poet has well said:
'"Tls woman's to nourish affections tree,
And Its fruits domestic bliss shall be,
'Tis hers to culture with patient toll
Zach heaven born plant in the hearts
deep soil,
And fruits and flowers her toll shall greet
Richest favors and odors on earth
that meet,
IT'S woman's to fashion the infant mind,
To kindle its thoughts and its hopes
unbind,
To guide its young wing in It's earliest
flight,
AND lure II to worlds OF unsull1ed light,
And teach him to sing in his gladsome
hours,
OF savlor's love with an angels pow
erJ,
'Tis woman's to bind up the broken
heart,
And soften the bleeding spirits smart,
With the balm that In Gilead's garden
grows,
With the stream that from Caivary's
fountain flows.
And to light in this world OF sin and
pain
The lamp of love and joy again.
Amen,