The Jersey City news., 1898-12-09
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WOMAN'S WORLD.

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cIes enabled the white man to make a
conquest of America. mere handful OF
Spanish advenfurers under the guidance
and unyielding determination Of Plzarro'
cvercame the innumerable tribes Of the
Incas. The power of the will over the
body drives it to deeds that ring through
tbe centuries. The Spartans with ais
spirit. a small band. held In cneck Inc
mighty hosts of the advancing PerslanS
under Xerxes for days, and sold tier ~ es
At flae cost of twenty thousand Of the
enemy. Such was the result Of the cultl-
walton Of powers of endurance AMI self
restraint. The Sybarites were defeated
and wiped from the face of the earth, al
though they encountered the enemy win
force numbering three to one. IN
times of peace prepare for war runs She
nroverb. 1t IS the greatest mistake 10 lef
the powers of endurance decline or De .ost
through inertness, Indulgence or indei-
ence. No one can tell when the hour VIII
come when the possession of this quality
will be needed TO not only maintJin a
foothold, but to preserve life itself.
The life of girl in this latter end OF
the nineteenth century, says the Boston
Gazette differs considerably from hef
predecessors of a past age She enjoys
liberty. both social and domestic, wholly
undreamt of by her grandparents, while
in a thousand and one ways she pos
sesses an advantage over even her moth
er's generation.
But the alterations in girl life have
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the first in many ways is a good thing,
/ the latter is wholly to be depiored Fhe
characteristics OF the day have bred the
fever of unrest, in the train of whlcn the
demon of discomfort has entered into the
hallowed confines of the home, rendering
1t to the up-to-date daughter a verltable
prison.
Hurry and excitement are the dominant
features that characterize the girl OF tnc
period; she never has time for anything
little duties are forgotten, little broth
| ers and sisters overlooked, While her
mother is worried to death by her nery-
Gus, irritable temper. She cannot take
life quietly but rushes up and down
stairs as if pursued by legion OF nor
rors and knocks at the door and puiis
the bell with force enough to rouse the
dead Everything belonging to her IS
chaotic, and her memory is so treacher-
Gus that other people are continually
blamed both for her omissions and com
missions. In short, she is simply quiv-
ering bundle Of nerves, and will speedily
develop into fretful woman, dreaded by
society at large and a source OF trial 70
those belonging to her
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time and think whether such is likely to
be your fate? Perhaps as yet you cannot
realize the necessity for taking life quiet
~ and easily, but, believe me, unless you
do the day will surely come when you
would willingly sacrifice anything to Sc
cure a .sreal rest" You cannot have and
be everything, and all the rush and hurry
in the world will only hinder you from
| achieving even the lowliest ambition.
Try and be quiet, set aside some OF
those countless engagements that occupy
such a large portion of your time, ana go
into the nursery and study the beauties
of child life; go into the kitchen ana
learn the ropes of domesticity and culin-
ary art. to fit you for the sacred office OF
wife: and then, when you emerge from
girlhood to womans estate, you Will be
fitted to guide the mechanism OF a nome
of your own.
No man wishes to set aside as the pre-
siding genius of his house a woman with
whom self is the supreme ruler of her
life and actions. He wants to come home
| to the loving ministrations OF a pair of
unselfish hands, who will have his silp-
pers warmed and cosy chair waiting
in readiness for him, while her ears are
ever ready to listen to the condolences OF
the day. and her lips, though sealed as TO
| her own domestic worries, will utter iov-
ing. sympathetic words to smooth away
ALI fhe iarring elements of business.
Such is what every man expects to find
in 1.-THE one woman and the girl VINO
would fit herself for the position OF wife
and mother, must escape from the hurry
ana excitement of the age, and by taxing
things quietly, conquer and subjugate
herself
Many Of us would, amid the pressure OF
today's affairs. regard the old-time prac-
tice of letter writing, with its philosophy,
sentiment and studied elegance, quite OUT
of the question. says the .Woman's S Homs
companion.v AS we take the other ex-
that they are as curt as telegraphic com
munications. we do not realize what bar
rem things they are, nor their effect upon
the other end of the line. Jane Welsh
CARLYLE. who knew how to be faithful
and who exeelled in letter writing, once
penned these words to a tagging coTre-
spondent:-'O young woman, there you
go again. Again a long silence. And |
will tell you how it will be-your silence
will become longer and longer, and be Of
more and more frequent occurrence, TIL
you fall out of acquaintance with me
again. and feel shy and distrustful Of
me. The more you don't write to
me, the more you will find it uphill work
when you do write
Edward w. Emerson son of Ralph
Waldo Emerson, and Louisa Alcott were
nefghbors at Concord, as boy and girl,
and passed much time together. Mr..
Emerson, in the Christmas Ladies'
Home Journal recalls those happy days
and gives us brighter light on the per-
sonal side of the author of Little
Women than we have ever had before.
1t is most interesting to read of Miss
Aleotts early home life, and it is little
wonder that the humble home of the
Alcott girls was one of the most attractive
places for all the boys and girls of Con-
cord to visit.