The new enterprise., 1905-04-13
~uE BACHELOR GIRLS DUTIES

81 feel
"Whenever you start of like that
soid CYNTHIA, studlously rehlling the
hail Il make it strong, and-put a {
stick in it,
"An impulse To-
"Wen don't; for the women's cluns
will find it out and be moving ana Sec
onding things ,,
"To stop every bachelor girl on the
street for l can tell them
"Um.m. few things, you think
We'll. | doubt it,
81 can tell bachelor girl any time
hy her freedom of step, her look OF
JOYOUS independence, and her
"Pm wrinkles" said Cynthia, putting
down the pot.
C@No, happiness; her look Of general
content at doing something
"Now. thought that independence
fad had been overworked'"
of hasn't. It's limitless. It's the
solving of everything
"Graciousw said Cynthia, taking pre-
cipitately to her cup.
"But whenever | see bachelor Elrl
I feel like stopping her and saying,
'What did you do with your mother
Mother? Now, er-husbahu uoh
YOU think would be-
"Don't try to be clever and things
CYNTHIA, it isn't like you, ana II ohiS
sounds affected
; "Ah, me-" sighed Cynthia. 1t has
gone deep in. Let me get another cup
and ! shall stand it,"
"PeopIe. l think, would better stop
writing daughter papers ana maze
them What shall we do with our
mothersF
"Why don't you? There's a good
topic Our mothers, and how we should
bring them up -.
"For l tell you there never Was
ANYTHING like the companionshlp VI
mother and daughter It's SO acu'e
il hurts. When l see the growing
world of independent girls, reallz'
the whole family relationship mas u
be changed. The convention Oh 'u'
family is upset. Then there, don't yo'
see. is the dangerous stage OF grIs
forgetting their mothers. DO no
mean they really ever forget NY.
home training. do not mean 10 prearn
| think pretty well of the girls OF tn'
day. But don't you know it's the III
tie things, the little outward eApi.e ..9
sions of love and sympathy that mus
20 on. that our mothers posi'iNeI'
feed upon. So infinitely much more
expected of a girl who goes into III
world and does things than a MAJ
A man is taught from the DeglhNn
that he is meant to leave nome an
10 do. he is n free agent to work on
his own success, y girl never pu,' u,,'
separates herself from nome ~
bachelor girl is the daughter sun un'
she has a home Of her own kno
that Emerson says a lot OF ideallst
things about being individual ana II
ing ont ones own. destiny. Don't yo
think some over idealistic people u
ply this n little selfshly. Many
our mothers are old-fashioneu' ln'
are not equal to Emerson, Ihe pac
elor girl is problem which races ,he
something like the strange ducAii'
faced the hen, A..
"You know we are never more tn'
nine wears old to our mothers A
sometimes even the most tlresom'
self-reliant bachelor girl is glad 10
only nine years old. Mothers are ~
institutions, Cynthia. -.
81 met a splendid woman recent
who is very successful in New 10
She was quick in understanding. :
said. My dear, you are trying 10
the impossible. You are working W
one sense and worrying about "
mCther with the other. 1t wont
Let me tell you something Do all u =
YOU know is your duty, then 81
Write regularly. Go to your no
when YOU can. In between times
It entirely out of your mind 1.
is the only thing to do. When
have gray hairs and have peeh av
from home as long as nave Sou
learn this philosophy
"But how about them" SAID l.
"They, why they are so much stro
er than we are that we cant
comprehend it. They have ways
Soduring things we cannot understa
seriously, cynthia, did you ever IL