The herald., 1897-07-25
A HEART TO HEART TALK
Purporting to Be by Truth Rashmor'
From the Ladies' Own journal


From the Ladies' Own journal
Now, my dear young friends, the beau
teous month of summer, with its bah
bling birds and cooling brooks, with its
apples and melons and potatoes and gol-
den grain, all hanging in great, luscious
clusters from the bending branches of
the verdant trees, is here once more and
your true friend and adviser, to whom
thousands of young girls all over the
| world turn for counsel, and not in vain,
If l may say so, wants you all to gather
around for one of our heart to heart talks
before we separate to hill and valley and
seashore and stumble around the edge
of the pitfalls ever spread for innocence
and beauty.
First of ali, wherever you go, do not
make the fatal mistake of taking too
much luggage. One small trunk should
contain everything you will need for an
outing of three or four months. One of
our dear girls, who lives in Harlem.
writes me that last year she took two
large trunks with her to the seashore-
/ think she called the resort Rocky Way
Beach-and did not open either of them,
as most of the time she was in bathing;
and, besides, her room being of con-
sentative dimensions, the trunks had to
be stored in the stable.
| Be very careful not to dress SO as to
attract attention. A true gentlewoman
| always seeks to render herself unnotice-
able, especially to the sterner sex. And
right here, dear girls, l feel in duty
bound to caution you against one of the
awfulest pitfalls to be found in the sum-
mer-the male acquaintance! Thousands
of sweet girls as innocent as the pure
blossoms of the weeping pine tree, who
fail to take the Ladies Own Journal and
ponder my words OF wisdom, leave town
without thought of the dangers await
ing them; dangers that go about in blue
serge, white duck, golf suits and tan
shoes! Many a fair girl allows one of
these summer young men to be intro
duced to her, and then-ah but too
often, in less than three weeks he is
calling her by her first name, treating
her to the deadly orange phosphate and
sitting on the piazza with her until or
even 9:15 o'clock at night.
Some, perchance, may censure me for
speaking thus plainly to budding wo-
manhood of the dangers that Turk around
the country blackboard and mud scow;
but feel it my duty to those who will
soon be among the nations ancestresses
to speak plainly, so that they may avoid
the base creature, man, and become
ultra-no blewomen of Independent and
brcadened minds.
| | know what temptations assail the
girls at summer resorts, for twen-I
mean a few years ago, while spending
week in the mountains, young man had
the audacty to ask me to go with him on
a straw ride. l had my back to him as
he approached me, and l instantly
turned upon him with scornful eyes,
from which a whole lot of little darts
were shooting, I'm sure, and told him in
freezing tones that he must have made
some mistake. The moment that he saw
my face he gasped an apology, and'tried
to make out that he had intended to ask
someone else-but he couldn't pull the
wool over my eyes. So take my terrible
| experience as an example and warn
ing, dear girls, and some day you may be
able to keep the men at bay as we'll as
| do now.
But man, while the worst, is not the
only danger to be avoided; so, that you
may the more easily commit them to
memory l have tabulated a number of
prccepts that will Gerve you during your
OUTINGS, and by their strict observance
you will come back we'll and happy:
Avoid late hours. When the sun sinks
in tie west and nature begins to spread
her black shawl over the earth, retire to
your beds and sleep at once. Then you
will be able to rise with the katydi0 in
the morning, and do several squares of
ma e. work he breakfaS t
Avoid overeating. Your Aunt Rash
more invariably takes spoonful of
Cruel, an egg and a glass of milk with
two pinches of salD for breakfast, a bit
of something warm for dinner and
morsel of dry bread, and a cup of weak
tea at night.
Avoid mannishness. Such as driving
faclter than a walk, cycling, fishing, in
dulging in tennis, archery or golf, and
playing the banjo. If you care for games
croquet and jack-straws will meet every
requirement.
Avoid frivolity. Do not be ever ready
to laugh-life is serious. Do not waste
time in mere enjoyment-minutes are
precious. Be industrious and mindful
of your health.
Avoid, so-called resting" That is,
living, even for one week out of fifty
two, with no purpose save to have a
good time" and take things easy"
Avoid aimless strolling. If you wish to
walk about the country, see how many
subscribers to the Ladies Own Journal
you can secure.-Life.