The Teton peak. [volume] (St. Anthony, Idaho) 1899-1904, 1904-02-25
10 Faults of the Girl.

a.. christine rerhune Herricls.)
fsere are few creatures in the
a mere charming than a really
girl.
ME- such girl comes to my N ind
write. She has lead what
10 called sheltered life. Her
T.. possesses means and she has
all the advantages any girl |
Il desire. She studied in one
he best of New highlands high |
|,ools and there acquired freedom
snobbishness "a character
/. that is impaired to the right
y Of girl by the association with
sorts and conditions of students.
hon she left the high school she
taken abroad and after having
Iceled extensively, was given a
,r in all English and French
,ool near Paris. From this She
r,e home 10 the small town i'll
bich she was reared and went
I.nnilv to work to live her life.
has taken one or two small
bsses in language, because, as
y sensibly says, that is the work
| which she would live if she had
4 sunnort herself and she does not
Iii to let her accomplishments
kcome rusty. But she is also the
|sughter of the house, III the old
|Shioned meaning of the phrase,
King her share in the housekeep-
h and home making, helping her
LOther wheh it is necessary, being
companion to her father and a
Eend to her younger brothers and
listers. The gentleness of manner
mich makes her charming tc
|uangers may be due partly to ma
! re and training, but portion OF
is surely the result of efforts Oh
er part. She has "fcund herself. -
know another girl Of the same
vpe. although Of a different envi-
|unment. The second is a middle
rates girl and comes OF a parentage
h very moderate circumstances
always the girl knew that whel
h. left school she would have te
arm her own living. By the time
! he was eighteen she had mastered
kenography and type-writing ane
bad obtained position. All da,
|he is in her Office, working hard
p But when she leaves the Office sh
throws it aside entirely. One VIII
met her would never suspect tina
he, too, did not lead the sheltere'
| life. Gentle, considerate, not We
cement in pressing her own opinio
Upon othels. She is thoughtfu
about doing ttl.e little kindnesse
that most leave undone or despise.
Here are two specimens of wha
call really nice girl. Their
are good many of them in tn
vorld-for which we may than
haven and judicious mothers. Blu
alas there are others of anothe
| type.
know several of the latter sor
but one will serve as an example
She is a college graduate and
Splendid looking young woman
She has her good points and the
are many. Those who know the
and love her because of them d
wecate the flaws which are so mue
more conspicuous than the virtu
that the latter sink almost out
sight. This girl is self assertiv
She has no doubt that she know
all there is to know. Question al
statement made by her and no ma
ter how gently you advance yo
wn Judgment you are summarl
snubbed. There is no admissit
that you may have grain OF rig
on your side. Has not the g
been to college? Is she not youn'
Does she not keep up with t
times? Go to, We back number
The girl of the period has spok
and the point is settled
AS a matter of course, the tN
girls Of whom spoke first have
good right as the third to ella,
to be girls Of the period. That
they would have if there were
many of them as there are OF III
This sounds involved, but l fan
the meaning is tolerably Gle;
The girls who have an undue ser
of their own Importance, who {
lacking in Difference to their eide
unselfsh thoughtfulness tor th9
about them and in modest este'
of their own importance. are III
majority, l don't like to own
but | am afraid it is the truth.