Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-10-08
THREE KINDS OF GIRLS.
knowledge of the Full Stop" as I'M
pOrtant as Polite Forms.

The real girl of the period is she
that knows just when and where to
place the punctuation mark. We are
apt to define the girl OF the period as
the girl that is up to date in the fash
ions, the polite forms, and even the
latest fads, bywords and phrases.
But she should also add to her accom-
pEshments that of knowing where to
stop. The girl of the period should be-
the girl of the full STOP" as the
printer has it. One that knows the
value of her poMe CT of choice, and can
punctuate her living so we'll that the
sharpest proofreader and critic can
pick few flaws in her work. She
schools herself daily as to where she
should place the period in her habits
and her manner of life. She is brave.
too, and conscientiously makes the
full stop" mark in the selection Of
friendships and acquaintance: and
she is willing to take advice in the
matter of commas, when she is unde-
clded in the choice of friend. Her
dashes are quietly made, and with
precision Gf they are needed at alb.
as she would say in parenthesis; and
her exclamation marks are few. No
man of noble character need fear to
put the question mark to such a girl.
A homebody. A real old-fashioned
girl. One that disburses pleasantly
and kindness and love as freely about
the home hearth as she does at her
neighbours house Or in the ballroom.
mean the girl whose distinctive char
acterlstics are of the home and of the
home surroundings. She whose chief
delight is to beautify and sweeten
home by her smiling presence, as well
as by her handiWork. While such
girls exist and make the best use pos
sible Of their gifts, the home and the
fireslde will be what they should be.
There will be no complaining father.
mo cross, snappish mother, and mo-
saucy little brother-if she does her
work well, and big brother will find
more enchantment in the house of an
evening than in the questionable COM
pany of fast young fellows on the
streets. There are a thousand and ONE
IA
brighten and adorn the home interior,
FAR be 1t from any OF us to debar her
from the pleasure OF reading and OF
assimilating the good that is in the
best novels of the day, but she finds
that she materially adds to her knowl-
edge and pleasure as she deYotes some
portion of her pin mcney for the pur-
chase of pamphlets OF directions for
making dainty things in crochet work.
and to subscriptions for some of the
ladies' and fashion journals, and some
Well-established family and home
paper-and let these b. her teachers in
those pretty lines Of art and home dec
Grafton that fascinate the most unob-
servant eye and go a good, long way
toward making home happy. This
Kind of girl is d living, breathing en-
tity and has not gone out of style yet.
as many home throughout our land
can gla0ly testify.
The girl that is ashamed OF her
mother and the appearance that she
makes in public has hardly reached
the pith of the question If she is dis
appointed when she appears upon the
street with her because she does not
seem as fashionable, in her eyes, as
other mothers, what has the daughter
done to better the state of things? [
ask myself il that girl is accustomed
to help her mother with the Monday
washing, with the dinner the ironing,
and the general wear and tear of the
various household duties | ask what
that girl does to help mother to lift the
daily burden, and 20 smooth away the
wrinkles that she is ashamed of If
she were the light of the house mother
would always seem the same to her; 4
and, when she goes out Of doors with
her, mother would appear no differ
emily beneath the light of the sky than
as she sits under the light of the even
ing lamp doing the homeIy sewing tor
the family. Those liIes of care on
mothers face and the many, many,
white hairs On her dear head-are
these cause of shame? Oh, the sor-
row of it! Be glad for your mother
and for mothers sake, girls. Be
proud of her and stand up for her, IN
der any and all circumstances How
can you lose friends by so doing? The
right sort of friendship will be yours,
unfailingly, if you stamp yourself in
public, as well as in private, as q
mothers girl.-Home Queen.