The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-12-08
TheClever
Woman.
A Gifted Woman Tells the
Secret of Her Succcss-Solv-
ing the Servant Question by
Educating the Shiftless Serv-
ant Girl.

Educating the Shiftless Serv-
ant Girl.
Every one has heard of Mrs. Fat
seen her play. She is a handsome wo
man. with Il taste for artistic dressing
In regard to her talent critics differ
but she has been a success. Il great
and glowing success. and in this world
that is the thing which counts. The
other day reporter asked Mrs. Camp
bell what she considered the secret of
her success
Il succeeded because / had to-" re
piled Mrs. Campbell. and in that an
swer lie the law and the prophets for
those who are seeking good fortune
When Mrs. Campbell went on the
stage she was. according to her own
account. practically at the end of her
resources. She had two children to
support, and the stage offered her the
only opportunity of working and keep
ing them with her. She accepted pc
sition which paid about $40 week
and worked hard and kept her eyes
open. In eighteen months she was
playing the title role in "The Second
Mrs. Tanqueray" and had made a hit,
Now she Is one of the most popular of
English actresses.
What is true of Mrs. Campbell is true
of others. It is the spur of necessity.
which is the strongest incentive to
work. and patient painstaking work i
the secret Of al success. This is one o.
the reasons that the great successes III
life are more often made by the poor
young man or woman than the enc
who has been born with silver spoon
in his or her mouth
Miss Sarah Loveioy. dean of The W1-
mems department of the State College
of Pennsylvania. made an able speech
on the servant girl problem at the re
cent convention of Womens clubs held
maintains course in practical home
economics, and every young woman
is given a thorough training in the
theory and practice of homcmaking
Miss Lovejoy pointed out that such in
structiOn is calculated TO give the un
keeping. Referring to the servant girl
question. she said that it was unjust
to expect untaught girls taken froal
the steerage into homes to be able to
give expert service If they were
trained like bookkeepers. stenographcrs
or women in other professions. some
thing might then be expected of them
b. So
Physical culture has become an es.
sential feature of work in the advance
grades of the public schools. 1t is rec
ognized by educational experts that the
best brain work is done by the stu
dents Of the soundest physical equip
ment. AS a rule, the great geniuses
have been women of splendid physique
like George Eliot, George Sand, Har
Julia Ward Howe. Jane Austen. Nine
De Stael, Queen Elizabeth, Catherine
of Russia or Margaret Of Norway. The
Elizabeth Barrett Brownings have been
the exceptions. The great beauties. too
have mostly been women of fine ply
like Nine. Recamier. Women with
fragile or badly developed bodies may
make over their frames to suit them
selves. Lean arms, stoop shoulders
hollow chests, etc, may all be rene
died by exercise
Geronimo. the Apache chieftain is q
striking example of gentle womun'S
Geronimo has probably made more |
trouble for this government than any
other redskin living. but when one
learns that he has been eight time.
welded and parted it may be possible
TO draw that mantle of charity which |
Is warranted to cover a multitude o.
misdeeds over even the shortcoming |
Of this much married barbarian. While |
the chief ad;nires youth and beauty. he
Is not in sympathy with any of the |
newfangled ideas in regard to wo
mems rights and prerogatives which |
The young squaws of the reservation |
mbibe with such deplorable enthusi |
asm along with education. Recent. |
Mrs. Geronimo No. 8 left the old chic. |
N a huff. and the deserted husband |
instead of following her with toma- |
hawk or scalping knife. as would have
been the correct thing to do in the good |
I'D days. adopted the peaceful alterna- !
i've of drowning his sorrow in the
lowing bowl. just like the civilizc
white man. Instead of appreciatin~
he old gentlemans forbearance. b
)rothers and sisters Gas complimen-
% the great white father at Washing |
ton Geronimo had joined the local
Dutch Reformed church, expelled him
rom their congregation Smarting u
Ter this Injustice. Geronimo made u,
lis mind to repudiate the white ma
Ind his deceitful civilization and hid, |
lis wrongs and bruised affections l.
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