The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-06-09

nifty and love-" But unfortunately the
most refined classes of society are often
the most corrupt. Morality Is slaugh-
tered. and all the refinement Is but as
the flowers that crown the victim. In
what. then, does true womanly excel
ience consist? l answer in possession
or the Christian virtues, MANY dauEh-
tiers have done v4rtuously. but thou ex-
cellest them ALL" First Of all. then. 1t
consists In piety-'A woman that fear
eth the Lord. she shall be praised"
Wdthout piety there cam be no excel
ience Women have souls that must
live dn ever-increas.ng. happiness or in
ever deepening misery when the sun
snaH have forsaken his ancient seat
and creation has filled oblivion's tomb"
However important other ithings may
be. ''the fear OF the Lord Is the begin
ming of wisdom and to depart from evil,
this Is understanding" Whoever else
ought to be Christians. woman certainly
OUGHT to be. She IS Lndehted TO Chris
tianity for all She Is Temporarily as well
as for all she hopes eternally. UP to the
time that Jesus came women were but
The hewers Of wood and the draw of
water for men. Every false feligLon
gives her subordinate and depraved
position. Socrates once said che was
nothing II not unchaste; ConfucIus said
she was fit for nothing but to prepare
food for man. 1t Is only In Christian
lands that woman Is elevated to the side
of man, to be his equal and helpmeet
and every woman should seek first the
Kingdom of God and his righteousness.
BE Christian IL you would excel
Just as mans oath Will not be taken
in count OF justice who does not believe
In God. so IL a woman does not believe
in God man Will not believe in her. or
all the curses that can visit any land,
nothing Is so bad as corrupt woman
hood. When Napoleon was asked what
was the great need of France he re-
piled. Good mothers" and It may be
truthfully said that the need of every
land Is good women.
.. Next to piety place modesty. she
maketh herself coverings of tapestry"
Strengtlr and lhonor are her clothing,
that is. she did not dress in decollete
STYLES and boomers. There is no quail
itY that more highly adorns woman than
modesey I'm walhtng amid lnnum5r-
able specimens of the finest statuary in
one or the great galleries of Europe /
was delighted to find the masterpiece of
all to be figure of Modesty represent
ed bv female form completely draped
and bending slightly forward. such a
statue as would put to the blush many
OF the living pictures seen at this day
There has recently entered upon the
stage of action 4 character, who, l fear
Is striking a fatal blow at modesty. 1t
'HS new hoItdH, WHO seems 10 be
satisfied with nothing less than all the
rights. both as to dress and occupation
that man enjoys. She must be proprle tor
OF any business she desires, speak in
church. Paul to the contrary notwith-
stanelng. preach in pulpits. go on lee
ture tours. make political harangues,
vote at the polls, and be Il candidate for
office From all such. / say. in the an
suase of thd Episcopal prayer-book,
GOOD Lord, deliver uSl''
a womanis naturally as different from
a man as a flower from a tree. She has
more beauty and more fragrance. but
less strength. She will be fitted for the
rough and thorny walks of the mascu-
line professions when she has got
rough beard, a braZen front and q hard
skin. but no sooner.
Sometimes this modern craze takes
q new turn and seeks to accomplish
what 1t is feared shrinking womanhood
never can. One of these women wrote
to Phdllips Brooks proposing marriage
She said: My dear DR.. Brooks, 1 think
YOU would be happier married. | am
one OF your most devoted admirers with
an abundance OF wealth and heart
that can love and q hand that can help
YOU. DIR. Brooks replied CURLY: MY
dear Madam. my advice to you Is to
give your money 10 the poor, your heart
to the Lord and your hand to the man
"
3. The next thing 1 name in this cata
loeue OF womanly virtues Is domestic
iiueiity. 1t must not be regarded as a
piatltude when say that woman was
destined Ito be the queen OF home. There
size should rule, but nowhere else The
B!ble says that the man is the head
nu'' the good husband lis disposed to
dispute his w!fe's benign SWAY here.
Dut remember the sway must be benign.
she looketh we'll to the ways of her
husband. says the mother OF King
Lemuel. The hearthstone has ever been
the cornerstone of the family and of
society. and woman presdes there. She
must be industrious. 'She worketh will
ltngly with hest hands and, eateth NOT
the bread of ddleness." An idle brain ys
the deNiIs workshop, and idleness has
been the cause of many q woman's ruin.
But industry ts useless without econ
omv. 1t is in vain that the wife spins
and the husband delves If money is
wasted.
And when the wife IS spendthrif,
there Is no hope for the family. A lady
III Clncinnati on coming home from a
Dall discovered her husband in the bou
oolf with Il pistol to his temple in the ant
oi taxing his life. She ran to save him
ana did so. and asked what meant this
strange conduct. He merely pointed IN
$4,000 worth of bills for recent "func-
tons given by her. and a notice from
hi; banker stating that his account was
so much over drawn that he could draw
no more. Like a young girl awal,ed
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