The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1908-01-16

own garments. beginning with this
| white dress of GeOrgiara's.
1T may serve to develop the girl
latent aesthetic sense to give her some
pretty clothes" Georgiana had sug-
gested. Tasteful clothing IS often
really eGura,iyc.
Yes" Daisy hal grayeIy agreed
land can Imagine lilat EEnice might
look awful.y fetching if she sported
up. But she added rather frctfully.
Il suppose she feels there isn't any i'll
| ducement TO sport up out herewith
not a man about the place That isn't
| as wOoZy-eXcuse me. GeorSiana but
! that Eunicc is too nice looking 10 care
| for Abe. Have you noticed how stucf;
! on her he is? She'd be All awful goo'c
| to throw herself away-as nice looking
| as she iS-on fellow as tight across
! the chest as he iS-as any one can see
ne is! Ugh Daisy shook her shoul
! ders with shudder. 'If-I had to
marry Il man with nature like that
| close and mean. you know-Id get UP
some night and gently lay wet towel
over his nose and mouth. Then. you
know. he'd be dead next morning To
be sure. she went on. there's Pete
she might sport up for him-but he's
such al Indifferent thing! Give him
his meals and that's all he wants he
doesn't look at girls. Not even at HE -
after stored to condescend 10 jolly
him a little
You entirely miss my point. Daisy.
dear Ge0rgiana had returned grave
ly. My object in offering Eunicc Il
pretty gown is to try to awaken in her
a sense Of the beautiful on a much
higher plane than that you talk about "
Seated on the window sill beside the
object of her benevolent intentions,
Georgiana led up tactfully to the mat
ter Of her gift.
"Eunicc." she began earnestly. her
eyes Oh the distant horizon which was
just beginning TO deepen its evening
hues, do you ever feel. In your near
ness to nature here, how really we
ourselves are part Of all this Won
derful beauty: 1t seems to me that
this environment" she added. with
out waiting for Eunice to reply.
fought to make rs sensitive to beauty
in every detail Of life
kinross giinned behind his news
paper and settled himself To enjoy
the conversation. He was finding
Georgiana very diverting
Eunice looked up from her book. her
dark eyes dreamy and absent.
J.
Of feeling ont of harmony with our
environment if we are not tastefully
dressed" Georgiana went on. And
So" she ended gracefully. laying the
gown she held across Eunice's lap,
81 want to give you this pretty white
gown
Eunice's eyes grew wide with II
questioning surprise. You want Ia
give it to me-" she asked wondering
~. But why:'
Kinross, from behind his newspapcr.
found himself listening intently to hear
what Eunice would say.
Because | feel" Georgiana smiled
encOuragingly. that even 50 tritlin.
thing as our clothes can help us t.
get into right relations with life"
The girls puzzled gaze seemed try
ing to make it out. But before size
could reply Ollie leaned forwar, and.
eagerly examining the embroidery and
rufi1es on the pretty dress lying across
Eunice's lap, asked with undisguised
covetousness. Did you wear it fur
nice or just fur sou
"Oh, wore it for nice" Georgiana
smiled
"Eunice she never did think at the
clOes much like what | do" Ollie add
ed insinuatingly.
THAT is perhaps cOmmendable to a
certain point" said Georgiana gently
But one should give just enough at
tention to outward adornment to let
it express something of the inner life.
The refinement of our thoughts and
feelings or the lack of it is often sym
bolized by our dress. We should Gull
tivate our natural inclinations for eX-
ternal harmonies-it is not right to be
Indifferent to them-they are a legiti
mate part of life"
and the girl, still looking puzzled. an
swered uncertainty. But when the
lack of harmony with ones environ
ment is fundamental mere external
adjustment can't help things"
GeOrgiana looked nOnplused Daisy,
fumbling the pages Of a book she was
not reading. dropped her lower lip in
astonishment. DR.. Kinross put down
his paper from before his face and
took his pipe from his mouth Even
Ollie's face expressed surprise
I'VE need not ever let our environ
ment rule US" said Georgiana, looking
as though she had lost her bearings.
but making an effort to recover her
self
II am the master of my fate.
am the captain Of my soul.
"And the great English poet Robert
Browning" she continued instructive
~, "called environment machinery,
Just meant to give thy life it's bent
Emerson's whole gospel is mans spir-
itual mastery Of circumstance. I am
aware that most Of us are slaves to it. !
But we can rise to plane where in
stead of letting it control us we con-
troll it. Otherwise we go through life
missing the true beauty, the perfect |
harmony Of the universe. l feel sure |
that you can find that harmony if you
will keep your mind open to it. For in
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