Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-16
GOLDEN GOSSIP.


Your possibilities are great; you have
All rights. and too often your wrongs
are Of youri own making. Lean not ex-
meet vol, To be q perfect Woman but I
ca1I expect YOU TO initiate that one per-
feet Woman. she who was last at the
cross and earliest AT the grave Z, To be
near those. who are loved in sickness
End in health in sorrow and in 10Y. till
e,eati, do them part. that is; one os your
riehts-a feminine omnipresence. The
continual trying ID. do right the con =
stini,aI irving 10 b., good. the continual,
+. sne,.t yive1, Ia, that which 10 right and
good and sWept4and pune. will reflect
;tself and yn,, will find yourself growing
,,v.,.v f,ay moro gentle more kindly.
,ne,r.. loving and more Nornanly
W.. mo, n Woman e,n. tlay. NOT long.
sas,oE ,ybns had no possibilities. no divine
~ an. ~ ,,nnni,.ss Tho ,ybo1a world
was against her All church she was
sti,,hte1 ! nd made 10 feel that she was
no. welcome. she went to the church
sewing society and came away heart
brok en- because .eyery blessed woman"
,h.,ts "a r,e. i d, work for the Lord that az
,ernoon had on either a new dress or a
fre shI, lined skirt thar ratified ~ and she
.haa not even tt1e silken right 10 rattle
Don't think that Was all of this unhnp-
ny. wonan's woes Let us whisper an
isother. a;tho YOU may not believe 1t. she
had never bee n as h,.,1 To ioing a club-the
iforeordained right Of every woman in
Marshalltown, Then q grea, many la
ldies who should have called had not
done so, much TO their own loss. The
.Isoul nature Of the little woman, in some
5way, had evidently grown near sighted;
ltshe could moi see her ilities-rher
5divinc right to share in the world's
4 joy and happiness.
i a tfaiil p Mds ashec u ne was equal 70
1 ,he task or cutting w a pie OF wood.
ne said, q m not l.5 only 5equa 70
4 ", put 81 perlor 70 inat Is tne spir-
u Women need IN me rush ana worry. OF
Me now a-daSa we need TO pc not
ohiS equa 70 me Wood PIE OF frets'
4 worries. 81 ghls ahd shups, put 70 De SUI
Lliian Whltins thus Questions; The
4 INDIVIDUAL, VINO IS We'll pred' posed Sc
j OUTGOING generous enthusiasm, noble
4 ial'n ana shlgh deHotion 10 some rlrine
j.st,fyies,-.mhst TING has nc sor petty.
sei1lsh prnoeltis over reai or lanc1ed
wrongs s Iho nose Who hn 9; comfort only
4 IN ffettlng az circumstances and people
A are cong themselves srea'er injury
i ,la they KNOW. VI. lneS are pilndiy pass
A ing the fragrant blossoms N me garden
4 OF NE 70 gamer 'fle 5Wl1hereo mowers.
4 who keeps dead flowers? Not l, indeed
mott.
4 The world is wild with blossoms, and
d the sky
! Drops roses, and the living, noon-iamp.
ed night
4 Brings sculptured lilies carved Of per.
feet light
4 III is the woman who plorifies he,
Il nlaIn LITTLE. home p1or,fies the least q,
i the many gifts cad has bestowed ,nor
4 her. the woman Who. tr,es "a i've IN,
4 life az The .perfec, woman.s IL ever I,
i. imperfectly. who strives "a be Of som,
service somewhere Or in some way. ina
4 has M time nor I ho,ptt for ne,tv se,f
ish brooding over real or faneie,
wrongs and into whose nathway n,
skv drons lis roses and li,ies
So.
! we Turned 4 plant n the window. AZ
ter a few DAYS Of neglect. and ever,