New-York tribune., 1908-11-01
TALKS WITH GIRLS
Author Touches on Many Topics IN
'T'he Da7cn of Womdnhood.

A real confidential talk with girls by woman
who has seen a great deal OF girls all her NE Is
The Dawn OF Womanhood." by Gabrielle Z. JACK
son CFleming H. Reven Company, New YORK ana
I.ondon). Health. dress, amusements, behavior,
what marriage ought to be, their duties toward
the children they may have-these and many other
things are discussed by Mrs. jackson IN SIMPLE
natural way. She thinks that girls cannot peglh
too early to prepare themselves 10 be good mo'lerS
What q blessing it would be- she says, II our
girls when the time came to marry, would form
some idea of what they wish their children TO Dc
and set about preparing 20 bring such result 70
pass. IF they would begin while still young girls
TO think Of the sons and daughters which one day
will probably theirs and resolve that they snail
be nearly perfect as with the Lords heip tney
can be made:"
Nothing is SO dreadful. she holds, as lack Of
confidence between parents and children After ue-
scribing one or instances in which great uh-
happiness came from such a lack, she says
NV girls begin while wonlanhood is yet at It's
dawning make such condition for yourselves
and your children impossible Keep such Tragedy
from your lives. Lay the foundation Ior the
beautiful tenderness the justice. the ser-contToi
the tolerance the patience the charity. and above
all the love which will make all this impossible.
Love casteth fear and also multltude OF olher
evils If truly love- the other virtues VIII natu-
rally follow in the footsteps of that love. keeping
a most perfect balance in the scaIe ana the Iesull
is very beautiful life.
Clothes are Of great Importance, Mrs Jackson
says and many American girls make the nis-
take Of wearing things that are unsuitable It's
a mistake especially when the Slri mas 10 80 ouC
into the world.
Il firmly believe that If it became the style
she says. "to promenade through the streets Win
| barrel upon ones head for hat and meal sack
| for a garment, some idiots would wear those
things II they their necks trying 10 balance
| the barrels and hop along in the sacks To have
an idea the fitness of things is the first step to
I be taken in dress
The author believes in early marriages. so that a
| woman can be young with her children while they
are little
| at no time do the son and daughter need the
beautiful confidential intercourse only possible
| to nothev and children during those years says
| Mrs jackson; land the who is thirty before
she rlarries and whose children are born anywhere
between thirty and thirty-fve, must be close upon
fifty even over when they arrive at these crit-
: cal years She is almost old enough to be their
| grandmother. Their. unless she is a most excep-
tionaI woman. spontaneity. freshness enthusiasm,
her point Of view and a hundred other essentials
70 perfect motherhood either lost entirely, on
| the wane, or totally changed"
Mrs Jackson has no sort Of use for the "old
| fogies" the people who demand so much respect
from their children, and appear to think that chill
ought to be grateful to their parents for bring
| ing them into the world.
| "The vAole sum and substance of It is that life
| is one huge example Of give and take. We hear all
this said of matrmony, but who ever hears 1t said
| in connection with parents and their children? If
it ever is entertained it is almost invariably new
version which says: I give. and you take. whatever
| I choose to give you and say nothing And that
| attitude won't stand for little minute! The
giving and taking must be law to both.
| for the older person must not expect to receive
from the younger than IS given, and vice
| versa.