The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-13

Tho very unt on. cioLshess OF them springs
from nervous insensibility as hard TO
s rugge against IA the natural ueslle
for sleep or olor- blindness or defective
he ring Society IL bound 90 help these
uLfurtunatos TO cure their dlsurders ior
it, own sake and il IL moral imheclllty
still moro culpable which refuses TO deal
frankly with the trouble. The offender
finds himself disliked and Stunned, ana
feels painfully und the ban. vihout the
slightest idea of the real cause. III TWO or
three good folks were brave ana klnu
enough to speak plainly 70 MN on tne SUD
iect, they might save lifelong suffering on
more sides than one. None are so cruel
as those refined persons who shrink from
n plain, true word because they cant
bear TO hurt any ones feelings lDey
will ostracise him, spoil his lie Tor
foibe, but they are neither KIND nor Wise
enough to speak few painful, necessary
words.
Equally unpleasant are toilet perform
ances i'm public, such as biting the
lirS or moistening them with tho tongue
Teeth and lips are in the list OF beauties,
but never heard the tongue mentloneu
there and the place for 1t Is strictly IN
side with the other viscera. Bltlng ana
licking the lips spois them, leaving
them liable TO crack or canker, besides
being most uuderbred habit Big,
thick lips may be trained into good ex-
preston with care, studying and drawing
them in before glass, or wearing linen
bandagc across thom 10y the hour Pres-
sure will reduce thickness OF any joint or
member, and one may correct awkward
projections of upper or under lip by
studying alone with mirror, and press.
ing the lips adroitlv with kerchiet
now and then to align them, in society.
till good habit Is formed. IL should
encourage anyone To cure these defects 10
~ ,h,,s.. tll nf A.
person, who country students at nlEe-
teen, with raw. ugly mouths by thirty,
in contact with good society, nave un-
consciously caught the controlled, serious.
we'll balanced at OF cultivation. The
eye alone should do the smiling; the
mouth should be expressive OF hrmness
and will. let IL be sweet rs IL may.
a serious trick which mars many faces
is scrowing up the eyes to laugh. So many
wumcr laugh at nothing, out OF good lei
lowship when they meet as II clvlilty
were series of tee-heeing, that their eyes
grow smaller for 1t, and gather line
wrinkles that are wholly unnecessary. In
tho lGuuhter.loving Phoenician faces Of
the Metropolitan Museum collection you
will see n people who knew how to laugh.
but were too shrewd to do so Tor nothing.
Their ewes are full and large with laugh
ter not wrinkled till almost shut with
idiotic titterinR. The comprehension of n
pands the eye and floats 10 large with
laughter, which IL the gift of gods and he
longs to the higher intelligences among
men.
Mothers are very much TO blame for the
defects i'm snese minor manners. The bad
training, or, rather, no training, OF the
American family shows itself In these
points to lasting discredit. Young people
are not taught to obey on principle, and as
they cannot realize their own defects their
elective wisdom ignores them. unless their
mates ridiculc them into decent conform
ity Ii Is n thankless task to train self
willcd child into thoroughly good man
ncrs; hard to correct single trick. But
Il must be done tor the comfort of society
and his own credit Day after iav. month
after month, the lessons must go on,
though YOU are heartsick with disobcdi.
ence and failure As one mother of our
day, not II the modern idea, however, sad
tn her child II propose to make you
what yousshould be. or one OF us will die
trying for IT, F"
Manners MAKE graces Of defects, as n
linn may be softencd TO seem coquettish,
as girls made fashion of the Alexandria
linn years ago. Even hunchhaek I'm
Vatican sacque. with good carriage of
head, will seem piquant provided no pain