Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1903-06-18

and white, cear-cut Id unmlstakaple "A
lady" by English law, may be the wife OF
man above the rank OF knight and below
that of duke, The title also belongs to ting
daughters of nobIcmen not below the rank
of earl and is given by courtesy to the
wives of knights.
Let that pass for England, but what Of
ladyshp in America, where nc. such sharp
divisional lines are drawn by the pencil OF
authority? Here, thank God, we have 2
much worthier definition of the word and
more satisfactory Interpretation OF the
thing. Ladyship, under a democracy
means and can mean only one thing'
womanhood at its best. Not all woman
hood is womanhood at its best any moro
than all manhood is maj God at its best
would that it were. And what are the
characteristics of womanhood at its best!
What are the tokens by which it IS all
thenticated? We cannot greatly differ IN
opinion upon this point. Surely OF these
characteristics dignity is one, gentleness Is
another, iortitudc is a third and sym
pathy completes the cluster. II were un'
reasonable, OF course, to expect the luii
ness of each one of these four traits ID
amy single personality, no matter how rich
ly endowed by inheritance or carefully
matured by training. And yet 1t is beyond
question that some tincture of each one
must be found present in woman before,
under democratic conditions, her claim to
ladyship can be accounted valid.
Dignty--there are a thousand lmita
tions of it, counterfeits beyond number,
but how wholly admirable is the genuine
article, what IAN excellent thing in WON
am" Not by aping dignity do we become
digniied. Aloofness is not dignity, hau
tour is not dignity, stiffness is not dignity,
a pompous manner and Il brocaded style
of speech--thesc are not dignity. True dig
nifty is not of ice, it is of flame. A certain
sanctuary Of personality to safeguard 1t
from intrusion and cncroachment. Their
dignity" cxclaims an Old Hebrew pro-
phet, giving us the whole thing in nut
shell, their dignity shall proceed Of them,
selves" Dignity IS IeCoIcIiab.e with all
forms of occupation. even the most men.
tai. 1t consorts with many qualities, at
though with vanity it is reluctant to walk.
and with immodesty it will have nothing
to do Immodesty is the sin against pro,
portion, It's very name 80 slgnliylng, and
as The phi'osophlc clnpcro" remarks IN hls
mcditntons. There is a proper dignity
and proportion to be observed in the per
Torrance of every act of life Hence to
do anything out of measure and in excess
is undlgnIiied
bntn n, Of W. at is hest what shal;
we sav If rrntloncsa, Can wc say onv.
thing better or trucr than that 1t Is the
child, the direct offspring Of dignity. The
truly dignI6ed can scarcely be thought OF
rs the ungcntle, for here again tina: 1uess'
ton OF proportion comes in, and rough
ways and boistcrou9 tall; stand self.con.
dcmncd, Few things indeed can we so i'll
afford to spare out of the daily intercourse
nnlv ,hc moro trnc thn rni.icr The world
Lncon,as Win hIe nunctnoIpl for Ms by
tha shm,ls nf steam whistle, the rattle
If t}r rhariots of iron and the strokes of
al ' r,n nme Of "oma D how rcstfuI how
hr,rtLfmi b," ,e;mTioorot;no are The nc.
rnnts nf enntjoness, Ah nv drsr vounc
friends, Whatever els, vow forrot to be
rnmcmh,r I, he ranll, An anxious Fooi
!, The hearts of u',nv thoIlrb,fnl neople n
fnar whirl rcr,ona,it I Ia NOT Share hut
Of which il is ilst ~ wei ia take uoic !.
that ort Of ali this contemporary struggle
Of woman for a complete independence.
this duplication on her Iart of q, much OF
mans work as is im,.ah,c, there may come
eventually an impairment Of the worlds
total atock OF gen,lcnrss. Let us be miscrs
here. The tide of this sweet grace is never
at The flood. There is no peril Of any over
Gov. We need to treasure every drop
.hcrc is.
AZ +, for,ituln 7 choso .hc word with
c,rc w;sh,n,' ~ n,n,}, off from courage in
GENERAL HAT snor;aj form If tl' virtue
TWh;rh has f,,nl frnonant and smicnd;d il.
In ,'i ,' IN tho annals 81 womanhnoI
Canr,ro nf ,ho snr, 'rh;nb n,I,IiGns nne .tc
1,;nt IaTrht of hat,,"" u hnnJ stnrmino
,ar' To- ,nl ~ ,anntcnr AN ior'orn hnmn,
n"t o| ," nf m.on,on and for tbot
.'n,'t"r ,,ot ~ c,n,,nnn , ,,,, mon az
mn,, ronld l,l.e 70 ha ,'y r. thonght hnt Of
,L,t otLnr AMI ,,,orn ,r,ison'n,IH, fearless.