The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-30

At this glorious season, the glad
Eastertide. when "all things arc mace
new come to you. my. dear girls, viii
a suggestion. Several weeks ago was
this morning the wine of cheerfulness
is on my lips and III my heart
The world Of nature, at this season
particularly, teaches us the Joy OF living.
The world around us. with budding trees
and blossorning flowers, with the call OIL
birds and the music OF ripping streams,
breaches to us the gospel of cheer
fitness.
1t is a feminine instinct TO desire to be
attractive, and a womanly duty to be
AS charming and as pretty as one can
be. When you put on your Easter gown
and pin on your Easter flowers. do not
forget to anoint Your face with the Wine
Of clleerfulness and PIT into your eyes
a few drops from that same magic cruise.
CEeerfulness is a greater beaut1her
than anything to be found in the phar-
rnacopoeia of the chemist.
Some OF you may say, 81 have moth
ing to be cheerful for
Surely this cannot be on this morn
ing commemorative Of the resurrection
OF ''the Lord OF Life and Love-
well" you say, ''of course to-day I
will DO cheerful, but how about the other
days in the year?"
The best rule for cheerfuIness that I
can give you is the old one. thing on
Your marcies.' Do you honestly believe
that there ever comes a day in which you
have nothing to be cheerful over? If SO
YOU had better start a thankful box.
putting in a penny for everything good
that comes TO you. however small, and
YOU Will be surprised n The end Of \ year
at the hoard OF pennies You will have
TO give to your pet charity. Be honest
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morning with the blues. Think If there
is not something to be thankful for. even
IN the face OF what seems the giooniest
prospect. So often the things we dread
turn out SO much better than we expect
ed In this world we generally get what
we are looking for 1t is just as easy
to look for things to be cheerful over, as
to look for things to fret about
Another thing about this cheerfulness
is that 1t is contagious. Go down to the
brealfast-table. having laved your face
ir this mine OF cheerfulness. and see how
your coming will brighten up the family
! circle. II they have not felt particularly
happy before. Your coming will be as a
ray Of sunshine.
The. cheerful girl always makes friends.
Their-is always a. welcome for the bearer
OF preserved sunshine" otherwise the
s mine OF cheerfulness. This grace is worth
cultivating from tho point of eSpediency,
and how much more is it worthy of cul-
tfvation for Its own sake for its benefi-
Client fnfluence upon our own personality.
The habit OF cheerfulness. once acquired
IS a priceless possession. Working from
within, It finally comes TO the surface. re-
slecting itself 1 nthe face, smoothing q va
Che lines made by fretfulness. and giving
TO a plain face a beauty of its own. AS
an Easter gift TO yourselves. girls, place
upon your toilet table the mine Of cheer
8 SusEess.
At. tho risk OF being accused OF preach
ing" there IL another thing TO which
want to cali the attention Of you girls
this morning.
Every girl has her Easter flowers. sent
perhaps. by masculine friends. This is
as It should be. pretty custom and a
sAeiicate attention. and not necessarily
m expensive one. But 20 many OF yon
will come Effts. the intrinsic value OF
which IS something considerable This
! custom OF expansive gifts is a tax on
4 tbs not too plethortc pocket-book o.
{ many a young naAn. AZ long as you
girls accept these gifts, tho men Will
end them to You, although they may
{, ascan In secret over their depleted bank
4 eseDsnta. I have heard OF one sin who