The new enterprise., 1905-05-04

way, with unruflled COM
posure as TO whether they look fine or
forlorn. They maintain under all cir
cumstances a supreme disdain Of the
worlds opinion, and never lose n pound
of precious flesh nor an hours repose
Of mind in anxiety over outward show.
These rare specimens Of human nature,
be 1t said, are usually found among the
"lords of creation" for where is the
woman with soul so dead that she does
not care to find favor in the eyes Of
the world?
Some few are frantic to create a fine
show, and call no amount of fatigue
too severe II it only wins a plaudit
from some lips, One will devote all her
best endeavors toward n fine effect in
person. Hour after hour is spent be-
fore her mirror in earnest efforts to
beautify the face. Dollar after dollar
goes to purchase costly creams and
eliXirs TO enhance her charms. While
another puts forth all her strength TO
have her place Of abode outshine all
her neighbors' in neatness, and out
0a22le them IN SplenuOfS,
We have known cases where an un-
due regard for the looks Of things
served to render them n great deal
worse, and instead OF giving the eye
pleasure, gave it pain. Here Is a case
by way Of illustration: Once in
sweet summer idling, We CHANGED to
stop for day at n rude dwelling in
a rural district remote from towns and
cities. II was just where civilization
seemed to have its terminus-so wild,
so isolated and barren Of anything like
cultivation. A thin dog kept watch by
the unhinged gate; a trio Of ill.clad
children made mud pies in the yard:
a few lazy, lOng.legged hens scratched
in the sand, and, as Kate Thorn says,
"squatted on the doorsteps," A pale,
homely woman sat by the window
braiding her yellow locks, and another
still less lovely, was shelling peas in
her blue.checked apron. No sooner did
they become aware of our approach
than began a great commotion-a gen
eral cleaning up. One seized n stump
of a broom, ana began to sweep the un-
tidy floor; the other made frantic at
tempts TO clear away the scraps and
cast-off garments from the chairs
while a third, coming to their assist
ance. busted everything furiously with
her red, cotton handkerchief. Their
united efforts soon raised perfect
simeon Of dust that threatened to blind
our eyes, and aroused n sleeping baby
that almost deafened our ears with its
screaming.
According to an old saying, appear
ances are often deceitful. Consequent
ly, it is not always fair to Judge by the
external condition of things. One will
answer your knock at her door at some
untimely hour, when her soul is dis
quieted with extra cares. She will fall
on your neck with kisses and caresses,
and declare you are as welcome as the
"aowers Of May" while her anxiety
to entertain you handsomely is unabat-
ing. Mentally she is wishing you were
in Jericho Another will receive you
with extreme quie,ness Of manner ana
an utter absence of all animation that
causes n fear that you are unwelcome
beneath her roof. All the while your
coming is, to her, like the return Of sun
shine after gloomy weather or starry
daisies when the winter is done
OF course, we know there are days IN
the experience Of housewives goou ana
bad, when the abrupt coming or uh-
expected visitors will find appearances
anything but fine or tidy. When there
is a sick baby, or a headache, or an
unusual amount of work on nand' II
might confuse any Of us to be oDllgeu
to have people come unhcralded INTO
the privacy Of our houses. The pest
woman in the world could hardly re-
joice, at such n time, or receive them
with all the graceful ease of duchess
in drawing room.
We are partial to neatness and order
at home as well as abroad; we cant
abide the woman who sits about IN
lfrowZy head and sllpshod feet; with
the cry Of fatigue, or a novel to be nm
,ished-when she is ever ready to Dang
her hair and button her boots to go
abroad. We do not fancy the way
some have Of putting cut the Dest
things to be "seen and admired of all
men"-and coveted by all women-of
showing a face wreathod in smiles
when the soul is stormy, and Of dom
ming costly cloak to conceal a soiled
garment.
Some choice spirits have the gift of
knowing how to appear well on all oc-
casions. The bump Of neatness' is
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