The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-01

'TIavo you any pronounced views on
the bringing up and education Of chill
dreny"
Mira. Bryan laughed. You have
seen quite a little Of the children dur
ing the las, few days" she said, 'and
you ought TO hc able 10 Judge as "a
that. do not believe In trying TO
shape ont a certain course for child.
I believe he or she mus, be allowed to
develop character and prove what he
or she Is best fitted for. One thing /
do believe In. and that Is In giving my
daughters a thorough practical cduca-
ton. making them practical In every
sense Of the word. so that In case they
should be dependent on their own oxcr-
tions they would be able to fght their
own battle as well as their brother can.
children, | think. should be given
plenty OF fresh air and exercise, and In
their childhood their physical training
IA OF even more importance than their
mental. 1, has been my custom Tor
some years to read 20 the children oy-
or. night before they went 10 bed s,o-
rlos. tales or any other Juvenile lltera-
ture suitable to them. Ruth. my oldest
daughter. has always been very fond
o. reading and being read TO, but VIII
liam for some time took very little IN
tcrcst in Il. At last he showed an in
terost. and now ho can always BE-
amused by being read to or by looking
nj pictures. believe that children
learn great deal In this way and that
Il Is a good thing for them mentally"
Are fairy tales a gooi thing for chll-
dren to hear?'
Il think 90 read the children An
fersen's stories IN German. ana al
though they DO not understand they
like to hear the words and translate
them as read. The children In this
way get accustomed to the sound Of
German and pick mp little here aad
there"
you naturally believe IN the bcnc-
fclal eject Ct religion on a chlld2"
Il do. do not care so much for
creeds, but ! think that religion Cxor-
clses a wholesome aud restraining IN
lucnce. aud that children. especially
boys. who have been taught q proper
reverence Tor religion. live cleaner and
better liyCa Ny code Is really a very
simple one want my children 10
tell the truth. 90 De honest and do the
best they can with the abilities which
have been given them. doat believe
IN trying TO make children perfect or
that anything should be done 20 s,amp
the individuality out OF them. As
said before, children must. to great
extent. work out their own character
and show what they are best suited to
accomplish"
"Do you believe In the new womang"
"rhere Is no new woman"
women are to-day what they have
always been. am. Of course. In favor
Of women taking proper outdoor cxcr-
else and making themselves as perfect
physically as they can mentally. but
there must b. a proper dividing line
between the sexes. do not ride a
bicycle, because haven't yet had time
to learn, but I intend to. do not see
any necessity for women riding In
tome OF the costumes | have seen.
In brief, I am not an advocate OF
extremes. either In fashions or any
thing else. A woman should not. In
my opinion, allow herself to staenate
after marriage. She should keep her
,clf rs much up to date M possible,
which Is a good thing no, only for her !
personally. bat also for her children
md her husband. llut woman's FIRST
luty Is 10 her home. and she ought not
o allow anything 10 Interfere with I
be- duty"
"Are you much Interested In poll