Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-10-31
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PORTALS NEW YORK LETTER.
Special Correspondence OF Gazette and Journal
New York, Oct. %. I have just been
to Cornell University--a place OF much
interest. Situated beautifully, just on
the outskirts Of one of New York's
prettiest email towns, Ithaca, but it
is not Of Cornell or ithacn want to
talk. 1t is about the many pretty
women saw there and on route--pretty
in figure aud feature, but, oh such
lines 10 their faces, On the train
yesterday beautiful woman sat
opposite me-fair hair, perfect features,
same querulous expression
Did you ever notice sitting In the
cars or In a railway station the dis.
contented look of nalf the women you
see? Pretty faces all disligured by the
death on beauty .scowlY And yet most
of these young women are beauty
students or as the Cynic calls them
"beauty wishers," Wishing to be beau
tiful even in the cafes where mirth and
music and laughter preside. The serene,
happy face Is not often in evidence.
But IL woman wants to be beauti
full one Of the first laws of her creed
should be to cultivate pleasant thoughts
Keep bad thoughts away. Shoe em
| out They are tenants who mover pay
their rent and who annoy the neigh
bors. In other words, they are uu-
desirable things to have around. Your
mental house will get widowed when
the thoughts are rainy and misty and
| lowering. Open up the windows of
your heart and let the sun shine In it.
| Don't keep the windows closed all the
time. Sweet thoughts radiate all
through one like steam heater with
every draft open. You feel better;
ev eryone you meet feels better you fill
your little niche in the great jolly old
world, and you fill it we'll and nobly.
When you get to heaven your little
worldly sin will be overlooked when it
is read on the books that you were
always possessed of cheerful heart
and smiling face 10 spite of LIES
difficulties.
IL anyone has chance of walking
straight into the beautiful ruby and
opal amphitheater of heaven il is the
woman who has gone through life with
her soul freighted with charity toward
other women and ballasted with kind
ness to all humanity. She is paragon,
and paragons are scarce.
| Mental beauty counts for deal more
than physical loveliness. BE as pretty
as you can; keep your complexion fine
and clear and your eyes bright; dress
with daintiness and look as pleasing as
possible. But OH. my dear girls, don I
forget that there III soul beauty as we'll
as physical loneliness. We all know
the little doll-baby woman who has a
rose and hyaointh complexion, big,
innocent eyes and stunning figure.
But is she a good comnanion2 When
you are In trouble is she always
Johnny on -tfe-spot to give you comfort
and to bring smile TO eyes that have
been weeping? Does she open her arms
to you when you are so heartsiek that
you can't swim another stroke and are
sinking for want of friend to help
you? Does she? Not always. For she
has given her ambitions toward per-
lection and beauty of just one kind,
and her heart has become fiaccid and
shrunken for the need of proper exer.
| cise
Resolutions and china dolls are made
to he broken. That's why we will call
our preaohment creed instead Of a
string OF resolutions. Suppose You cut
this creed from the paper and hang it
from the mirror on your dressing table,
1t might be OF some little help, and
surely it won't bite anybody or raise a
disturbance. Some morning you may
awaken and feel your forehead SHRED
up into lines of hatred for that other
woman, the woman who has said things
and who has exhibited her ungenerous
soul with her many unkindnesses. Look
at your creed. What does it say first
OF all? CHARITY in your heart. I" Your
hatred will not make the other woman
better or kinder or stronger. And it
will do, oh, such heap of harm to
yourself. Peep into the glass when you
are enjoying your hating exercise OBJ
serve the thunder cloud, the gray mists
in your face. Then think of something
beautiful-like an old-fashioned garden
full OF nollyhocks and mignonette and
look again. Why, the sun is shining.
There's 10 hate in your eyes; your lirs
aren't drawn together, and your face
does not look hard and determined and
reyengeful. What jolly fine change.
Good manners are part of our creed.
Be ladylide. That is always necessary.
Don't think that because woman
knows few simple rules of etiquette
she lie putting on airs" Only the
ignorant come to such wild conclusions.
To have good manners is but to possess
pleasing and dignified way Of being
helpful to others and showing ordinary
consideration.
Cease fretting. Don't whine. Bear
up and cheer up. Because it rained
and Numbered and blew hailstones
yesterday is no sign that it will not be
the jolliest kind of day tomorrow. Nc
doubt the sun will shine from the most
beautiful blue sky you over saw.
The air will be crisp, and the YER,
heavens may radiate hopes and nm,
There Is no occupation 30 barren o.
wages and advancement as broodinl
over troubles that are past
Cleanliness is included in our beaut,
creed because 1t is mental aud physi
cal bracer; because, when one has be
come an advocate of the quick toni,
bath every morning, the day will be al
wrong without the plunge that makel
you feel like wild Indian. And WI
! all know that it is quite necessary {,
begin the day right. The old tim,
saying, "She got out OF the wrong sid,
} of the bed this morning." has beer
undetermined into "She didn't have tim
, for her BATH" Surely spirits depar
} under the effect OF stimulating scrub
, The flesh tingles, the Flood run
swiftly through your veins, the cloud
! in your brain are absorbed, and tn
. world is beautiful.
Let's draw up some resolutions 10
the girl who wants to cultivate beauty