Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1905-10-13
by MARGARET 10. sANGsTER

Copyright, 1906 by Joseph b Bowles.)
If | had my way l would give every
girl moderate allowance in cash to
cover her expenses by the week or the
month. Please notice, girls, the force
of the adjective. l would not bestow
on a schoolgirl so much money that
she would be prompted to rush wildly
off to spend her little fortune the mo-
ment she received ii, nor that she
could buy all the sweets she craved, or
even take unlimited rides in trolley
cars, or indulge in any other pastime
to her hearts content
Nothing is so bad Tor most of us as
to be able to crafty every wish with
out some self-denial Whether you
know it or not, the greatest misfor-
tune that can befall young girl when
she is growing up is to be able to
spend money foolishly just because
there is pleasure in the spending. To
be sure there is a good deal of excite
ment in going into n shop and buying
pretty things right and left, and once
in while it is a satisfaction to be
just a little bit eXtravagant But the
one thing beyond others tnat you need
to know, and the one habit you ought
to acquire before you are much older,
is that of living wail within your in
come, whatever it is.
A girl who has an allowance has an
income, and she is therefore on exact
ly the same plane, 50 long as she does
not exceed it, as tho woman who has
n deep purse and counts her wealth
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anca is a pensioneT. She is not neces-
sarily a mendicanr. Her father, her
mother. her guardian would be most
reluctant to put the little daughter in
that position Nevertheless, she is
pensioner. Sometimes, on birthdays
or at Christmas, her pocketbook is
well filed; sometimes when she looks
especially pretty or has taken honors
in school, or her father is in a very
bountiful mood, he throws her bill or
a coin of gold. and she is temporarily
rich. But her lot Is not so enviable as
that of her friend VINO has something
regular on which she can count, and
whose spending money is neither doled
out in driblets or flung out by the
handful, but given her in a business
like way on the first of the month, Or
perhaps every fortnight.
If | were you and were living in the
beautiful season where the years are
approaching the teens, or under Is,
would persuade the powers that be to
give me an allowance.
Some parents begin when their chill
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lowance is only a few cents a week.
This is gradually increased as the
children grow older. A girl of u
should, if possible, have a weekly or
monthly allowance large enough to pay
her car fares and travelling expenses
back and forth to school or town, to
pay for her stationary, pens and pen
cils, to cover little presents she wishes
to give, and dainty articles for her
toilet, and to purchase the trifles
such as ruching, ribbons and bits of
embroidery which make the delicate
finishings of young girls dress. 1t
might and should also include enough
to buy stockings. handl1erchiefs and
other requisites of the wardrobe.
If girl has been carefully instruct
ed in the art of spending money, By
the time she is Is she should be able to
select her own clothes and take entire
charge of the outlay for frocks, wraps,
hats and shoes. Few girls are taught
this art as they should be. 1t is at least
as important as music or French.
A girl away at boarding school usu-
ally has an allowance which is depos-
tied with the principal of the school,
and on which she is allowed do draw
as she would on a sum in bank. She
often has bank book and check
book, and learns practically how to
keep accounts and manage her small
affairs to advantage.
The daughters of a certain we'll
known financier have their allowance
paid them quarterly. 1t is by no means
immense, although it is ample tc
cover the requisites of young womer
in the society of small town. Should
they spend the entire amount the first
day after receiving it, no more money
would be forthcoming from papa's mil
lions until quarter day should com;
round again. This IS an importan
feature, if one is to have an allowance
Parents must not be too ready to make
up deficit.
A frugal girl contciyes to have some
thing left untouched on the last da,
of the month. An nlprovident girl II
often SO deeply in debt that her none,
is anticipated and she has to pay it al
out almost as soon as it is in he
hands, which is very bad way of get
ting along.
If you are permitted to have an al
lowance, confer with your father an,
understand precisely what you are h
do with it. Then make up your min
firmly that you will never oyerrun tn
sum in your poclietbook by SO much a
five cents. Provide yourself with
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