The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-02-12

=. approach Of the Lenten season must
IN. ba hailed with delight by the
~. society woman. Apart from Its
a,.,.w side, the rest imposed by It's
ss.,ce--which is growing more gen.
I, .r.rv year in the large cities--in the
.,,aals Of the winter season, is not
xelcorac, but very wholesome A
N br,athing spell is given when 1t is
,seded. II is the custom of many
....r a. the idea of Lent. They say
!. .,s,ety woman uses the weeks OF rest
- one season of gaicty only to pre-
Il. ,or another. and there is much truth
N. accusation, as there usually Is IN
sensation that is so general. But at
'..,5,,s women who SO devote their time
,a,s,,re for it and as the spring
',,,,s have to be looked after 1t is as
r'uT,,.t tho woman whose duty it's
..,snd 10 their purchasing and making
Ina M, have receptions or card par
\. i attend as we'll. And sewing docs
\, ,ways interfere with religious duties,
L every woman knows.
+. sonnsct the idea of religious duties
IN that Of what is known as "society
x,,,,n. is also received with a sheer by
..,x-.vhIcb ia a mistake. This woman
Nv hest. feels that she owes much TO
Il. placs where she lives she owes 1t
h her own position TO entertain and
4 ba entertained. Not only TO be re-
,lsa hut to receive. But she also feels
AZ she has other duties, which she
hI,htully performs, the sneerers to the
tsrary Notwithstanding. 1t fell to my
n recently to see an instance of this
i, nv round OF duty, I called TO see one
a the leading women in what is known as
Hcufton society. She was to take part
h social function in the afternoon, and
/ wished TO ask her some OF the imperti-
u.nt questions society editor is obliged
h, ask. / expected, of course, to find her
|sesp In the preparation for the afternoon s
Affair. found her making flannel petit
cats for baby of poor woman whom
sAe NTH a neighbor who Is also a shin
tnr light In the social world, had visited
nat morning! Seeing case OF dostitu-
lion mentioned in the mornings Post,
ttey had fastened together to relieve it,
md the result was that before night the
mother was comfortably housed IN the
innrmAry, her baby was warmly clad and
lie other little ones cared for at the
w. thn
tkse women we're standing, handsomely
rcvued, with their friends-who, no
doubt had their own record of good deeds
10 show-chatting away on the airy moth
ngs that people talk Of on such occasions
ni II nothing better we're possible to them.
lon the list of the active and energetic
women who ara building the Faith Home
and supporting the sheltering Arms, will
b found the leading women Of the social
world. and although it is customary to
accuse them of doing this work for effect.
can hardly think that their aecusers
really believe their own accusations.
would like to say word of thanks
NV 0niy 10 the Houston people, pul "
correspondents outside of our city, for
the sweet and cordial welcome which
they have given me on my being installed
% the staff OF The Houston Post. 1t mas
been very gratifying to me and might
perhaps, have a tendency to make me
very vain and conceited person II my
Common sense did not come to the res
eus BY telling me that is largely because
ny people are SO thoroughly identified
M Houston that 1t is only natural ant
Hsnt that l should be serving a Houston
PAPER and, too, that am the natura
succsssor to my sister, Mrs. A. H. Mohl
vnose pencil built up the page I an
usins to fll. Margaret II. Foster.
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