Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-04-02
The Shining Morning Face.

1.-The shining morning face" must
have originated in Shakespeare's imag-
ination or merely had reference to soap
and water luster rather than the reflex
Of spiritual content, for there are sur
prisingly few men, women or children
who get anything like a shining face
until the morning has merged well in.
to the afternoon. To get out Of the
bed On the wrong side is said to be re.
sponsibIe for much Of the gloom that
clouds the morning c~ountenance, but l
believe it is due more to habit than
any particular extraneous circum.
stance governing it.
Women more than either men or chill.
dren are most prone to this morning
distemper, and the girl who comes to
breakfast really bright and happy is a
rarity, as the members Of many house.
holds can testify. She gets up cross,
she has either oversight or not slept
enough. She finds the house too cool
OF the day too hot; she wants mullins
when they have rolls and answers
grumpily the greetings Of the other
members Of the family. She is not a
joyous item Of the early day, and her
father Is glad to escape to his Office to
avoid the lowering looks and slovenly
appearance that will all be changed
by the time the evening meal arrives,
he knows, but 1t Is awfully unpleasant
while the period Of semiwakefulness
Is on. In later years her husband has
to bear the burden of this same trait,
and it does not the more endear him to
her, that is certain. Let her fight
against it at it's first appearance, re.
solving that If she cannot be as oh.
viously pleasant as in the evening she
will at least present a cheerful counte.
lance and secure for herself a shining
morning face that will be an inspira,
ton and not a depression to those who
must look upon it at the breakfast ia.
ble.-Philadelphia Times.
Women at congregational Council.
Professor Margaret j. Evans, Mrs
Isabella Armitage and DR.. Grace N
Kimball were the three women among
the As speakers at the great Interna.
tional Congregational council held In
Boston recently. Miss Evans is pro
lessor of English literature and mod
ern languages at Carleton college
Northfield, MINI. She Is also presi.
dent Of the Minnesota State Federation
Of Women's Clubs and chairman Of the
educational committee Of the General
Federation. Mrs. Armitage Is the wife
Of Professor Elkanah Armitage OF
Leeds and is prominent in Congrega.
tional church work in England. DR..
Kimball is now assistant physician at
vassar college, but is best known fol-
her organization Of the industrial re.
lief work at Van after the Armenian
massacres, a work that saved thou.
sands from starvation by the best
method-that Of helping them to help
themselves. She had to leave Turkey
to save her life, and the sultan has
forbidden her to return. Mrs. Armitage
and Professor Evans are both Of them
tall women, Of fine presence. DIR. Kim
ball, before the meeting, privately ex.
DFessAd the wish that she were not 30
small. How can l come after you
tw0T she said. Never mind" said
Professor Evans, when you get
through we shall feel small enough"
Both Professor Evans and Mrs. Armi-
tage were cordially greeted, but when
little DR.. Kimball came forward she re-
ceived an ovation, the great audience
rising en- masse and giving her the
ChautauQua salute.-Woman's Journal,