The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-02-08
INITIATIVE WOMAN.

IN return.-NoW haven Register.
INITIATIVE WOMAN.
Decidedly, women are an initiative
class. From her earliest age the small
girl apes the doings of her elders,
and-had she her own way-would
be miniature epitome Of fashion.
Such entertainments as she is per-
mitted to witness in her mothers
drawing room she initiates, with dolls
and nurses for company, in the
nursery. In her school days she in
variably forms" herself on some spe-
cial friend whom she elects as model
of feminine perfection. And at GER
tain stage of their lives girls are as
much alike as peas in pod! AS they
mature and develop they may perhaps
show some signs Of individuality, but
in all the main issues of life they
continue to be more initiative than or
iginal.
Fashions, housekeeping and enter
tanning are all more or less conduct
ed on the same lines, and the only
true sign of Friendship that is shown
to the young married woman is to
beg her to order her life and,her home
on her friends principles. Any de-
parture from those principles or any
symptom of individual taste or
strength of mind will sound the first
challenge Of unpopularity for the bud
ding matron. Her mother and her
mothers friend will alike desire imita-
ton of their methods as the SINGER
est form of flattery," and every de-
cline from the original system will
be pronounced wrong or injudicious.-
Rita" in London Mail.
CONSIDERATION OF CLOTHES.
"The older my clothes grow the
better care 1 take of Them" said
woman who always looks well, no
matter what she has on. Just be-
cause a coat of suit is getting old
and bit shabby-looking is no reason
why 1t should be mistreated, and the
woman or man with some considera-
ton is the one who always looks we'll
dressed.
Two clothes brushes are necessity,
II ones clothes are to be kept we'll
brushed A stiff brush should be
used to remove dirt that is obstinate
about coming off, and soft brush
is necessary to take off dust.
The correct method Of brushing a
coat-according to professional treat
ment-is to spread it on a table with
the collar toward the left hand, oper-
atoms being commenced at the inside
of the collar and continuing down the
back, front and lastly the sleeves.
A small point but very important
one, is the way in which small things
are put away. The person who dumps
everything into a mixed-up tumble
in the bareau drawer might as. well
be throwing money away, for fail
ure to keep ones dress accessories
neat and nice is simply rank ex-
travagance.-New Haven Register.
WHAT l MIGHT HAVE SAID.
If we could all recall the state
ments we could wish to have express.
ed differently, little recorded CONVEX
sation would probably remain. We
are not referring to what the French
call the esprit d. escalier,' by which
on leaving a house, we remember all
the witty things we meant to say and
didn't but rather to that demon OF
the intellect which has made rs say
the stupid things we did not mean to
say
Worse of all, though, is the plight
of the man who has said the wrong
thing and does not know he has said
it; for his esprit is irreclaimable.
He may, though, add incidentally to
the gayety of others, as did the indig-
nant millionaire who commanded the
worlds markets, but could not COM
man6 his sister to come abroad and
nurse his sick wife, the sisters ex-
cuse being that she was too Ill her
self to travel "She might haYe
COME he said, reproach1ully. "She
knows would have paid her funeral
expenses if she had died."-New York
Mail.