The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-10-17
TO YOUNG WOMEN
nv LADY COOK. NRn rnNNnssgn cLArLls


Tho Mo ~ "a young unmarried woman
iH - i~riod Of promise. OF hope. and hnS-
sho II altogether uncertain of her fu-
turr. asld may be- driven by unforeseen
elr'urH hincoa in any direction Her
character and I-rHon may bo all that
could bo dcslrcd and hope may fiut,cr
round her hcart and fan her day dreams
nevertheless nh~ cannot escape tho anN-
loiy that brHciH uncertainty. nut one
thing nhc may 10. and her duty 10 her
SELF demands II Of her she can prepare
hrrrcR for ccrtain Ti,un cyoniunlities;
uha can Study. with the interest a
keen chess player f-cla In his game. the
probabilities ~ the moves on llfe's
choqu-t~i board. and 50 avoid check
mate
II from tho carrlcsnncaH Of her pnr-
vnla or from other causc. her education
has hctrn neglected or not worked on the
mos, useful iln-s sho must study TO
mako good the deficiency Every person
arrived az years Of reflection can do this.
anh many Of thoaa mos, distinguished
for intellectual abilities have taught
themselves II only rrQuir,s good sense
pnd moral resolution hooks and other
means are cheap AMI accessible 10 all.
and two or thrrr hours n day ot steady
work would oncct valuable results. ana
hrifx plcasurn aa well ss pront n one
tiyard of tho time devoted To useless ana
pvrnlcious novels wcro spent In serious
reading the sex would lose the charge
NJ nippnncy aud Vacui,y that n now
nrassa againat II, Serious reading too.
Offers charming variety: poetry. his
tory. biography. travel philosophy. nnd
all tho sciences There are golden mines
In literature which have been rarely cx-
plor'd ana many Of our best works lie
buried In dust on their shelves. The race
~ tho maudlln ''Ycllowbacks" mean
whilo goes on merrily. II is not from
such rahulum ma thcsc AFFORD thn, the
minds Of sensible women can he rour-
ishcd, They foster fnlso emotion and
spread tho seeds OF many fnlschoods. but
rarely quicken higher sentiment or lofty
thought. Intellectual taste was developed
FOR a better purpose than 20 become the
slave Of tho trashy thrce-volumo rovcl,
The girl emerging into womanhood may
be satisfied with her moderate PERSONAL
attractions or may ho lowered with
tho fatal gift NJ beauty" hut something
moro Ia required before she is NJ 10 b.
come n wife ana mother. or even a
useful member OF society. Physical love
lin,HS Ia fascinating while II lasts hut
its reign is brief, and no amount OF ar
tihclnl substitution rnn supply lts place,
Intelligence and amlahlnty, however.
never grow old, and pretty woman
without ;losc even In tho glory Of her
youth, II only "a playful ~ for an hodr
She whose soul ia Illuminated ana bead-
tined car AFFORD to lspNnJn with cos
mctlc powders and paints ana other de-
celts. Engaging In mind and natural In
body she leaves lures to harlots. and
Wins esteem by hcr tarlur and virtues
Her charms never decay, and In the even
irg Of life she Is as dear to her husband
as on the morning OF their wedding day.
II Is the strongest rcproach to young
women that they ratio the ornamentation
of their bodies so much higher than
that Of their minds; that they spend
nearly all tho time and money they pos
sess In personal decoration. and give so
llttlo towards self-cultlvatlon. Yet we
know that they do this because the ma.
jority OF men prefer n So and there
fore the reproaoh lies stll heavier on
these. They ask for dolls and they get
them; for empty-headed women who
pail upon them before tho honeymoon
Is over and tho matrimonial market Is
consequently flooded with such.
We live IN a world OF beauty-beauty
above and around us. wonders beset
us at every step. but every marvel il a
solvablo problem. A flower is a delight
leaf miracle of power. And II we
cannot yet penetrate the mystery OF nfe
itself, we may understand Its organisms
and gradually unfold the processes OF
nature. BY doing this we understand
her. we appreciate. love. and reverenc,
her. We see that she is very good
We recognize that we are a part Of her
bound up by numberless affinitles witt
all she has evolved. So that not In tn,
scriptural only. but in tho true blolog
lcal sense, We can say to tho worm
Thou art my brother" and can realize
the duty and the pleasure OF sympathy
with every living thing. Above all. W,
can trace the Rrogress of the human or