The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-25
TRAINING OR THE ENGLISH GIRL.
By LADY HENRY SOMERSET.

remember on one occasion a compara-s
lively young and very well known woman
went 10 Elton TO visit her grandson. She
proposed to go out with him. and he
Ihesitated. and at last the real reason wal
made clear.
You see. one can be seen with ones
mother now and then, but if a fellow were
seen with his grandmoth her the other fel-
lows would never let him alone. The
relative position Of the girl to the boy has
much to do with the after life of wo-E
man. The girl never hesitates as to the
justice OF the conditions which make it
right that the boy should have advan-4
,tages which she cannot hope TO share. or
money which In her own right she can
never possess. In the last generation girls
were probably more rooted lin this belief
than to-day. The education considered
sufficient for a girl Of good position TWEEN
ty years ago would not satisfy the re-
quirements Of board school to-day.
When child left the nursery she was
handed over to the care OF a governess.
who was supposed TO be able to teach
all branches of learning. It makes me
shiver to remember how vast was sup
posed to be the erudition OF this one wo-
man. who could teach at least three Lam
qua cs. music and singing. history and
mathematics, and who was expected,
.
out of lesson hours. an interesting play
mate for little children. and by and by
companion for older girls The result
was iuevitable-the teaching of Fraulein
and AIademoselle was superfcial; and,
as She was but mortal. her powers Of in
cessanty interesting children We're linz
tied. Long, dull walks in London parks
or country roads were taken twice q day.
enlivened only according to the powers
Fte.I,.o
one other than herself. and was enact
Ing scenes far away from the routine Of
daily life. The monotony OF this regime
was broken only by the advent of the
brother on his return from school, His
life was comparatively free: he had peck
ct money to spend; he had a variety OF
mpanions; he had many teachers. and
above all. he had co1npetition-that2
wholesome element which Is SO absent
from the lives OF SO many girls brought
up at home. The school-room meals now
became lively. sometimes uproarious; ex-
petitions were planned and carried out
to please the boy. which would never
have fallen 10 the girls lot. and so 1t
came about that in most English girls
minds pleasure. freedom and excitement
conferred around their association with
hoys, from their very earliest years
A healthy. minded girl In her school
room days has no sentiment other than
bdS er her
been smothered for q time and she would
how she looked or what she wore. In
snail Smallest Msi particle q vsnlty lis saathing
a nip the first budding desire 70 please.
can no longer IS climbed teg@Sedthsr, T flsa
Inc frock has. proclaimed the dawn Of
9ung Yomanhaod he scene SG .b egangEehs s
deights In stories that would DISGUST, her
h Ss M0 W1Ha Is foS
lessly tramnp tso It pnder foot ana VT
and Hdnah w TGSHa hs sS ps wss
h1s Stacy ss! az Is q hers e
The between ssaa TIE rH asas1H r s
S sey aq the sss stasss ~ wheh iris Phass
N!sopmSaahooa i hald AFFECTS ths boy ,tToM
b bs ana {hssir sstes eauay COM
once sn Shown T., woman is !, 6 % found
In esafF e. aso
upon his extreme rudeness e h!S sisters,
phase pi Of our English family life that
manners. were Ignored. v, ~,
"Why,' he said, "hoW could ! pc civil
to my sisters? Just the fact that AM
rude to chem shows how fond I am Of
Tie Duke of Wellington said that tho
I Iss az Eton, ~ Which he meant
that the early mponldnE Of I, V araeffsE
there pr9dueea d me s9aegs e. p soeld ~.
o aaay, but but til tie husbaShas also The con-.
rceprion that woman was made. not as
TIE equal Of g rs his partner 9 N
servant deriving her existence from HIS,
and a - gerable only 70 Hintster to h!s;
eMeciaily 81 PIotestant nations. II has
moulded the life In England In all CLASSES
Of society,", To What extent ! think,,. 4,