The Washington herald., 1909-06-07

The model young woman" was the
subject upon which Rev. Dr.. John Reid
Shannon preached last night al the
Metropolitan Memorial n z. Church
The sermon set forth the characteristics
Of an ideal young woman as Solomon
has given them IN the last chapter OF MS
Book OF Proverbs
DR.. shannon said: According TO Solo
man. the model young woman 'girdeth
up her Ioins with strength; she strength
eneth her arms. Instead OF priding her
self on her bewitching languors and
fashionable invalidisn. she glories IN that
physical education that gives roundnese
10 her form, elasticity 10 her step. the
charm OF cIearness 10 her complexion.
the sparkle OF brightness 10 her eye.
ul-health takes the flavor out Of every
thing. It makes more than three-fourths
OF the dependency and melancholy or
life. Nine>tenths Of ill-health comes from
thOughtlessaess. earelessness; the re-
naming one-tenth may be laid at the
door Of inherited tendencies toward dis
ease. The power Of steam does not
amount 20 much when put IN a weak
crippled. broken sort Of an engine. Good
health is 20 a young woman. in wrestling
with the facts OF life. what a good en-
gine IS 70 the power OF steam.
'SOlomOn's ideal young woman Is de-
scribed as looking well 70 the ways OF
the household. She IS educated along
domestic lines. II Is too often thought
that when a young woman IS so educated
that see can appear well in the social
circle she is then ready 10 so into the
matrimonial market 70 see who viii bid
for her. Not SO. She should be trained
IN domestic economy before she thinks
Of taking upon herself the dignity OF
wifehood. Mary Sonerville. the worlds
greatest woman mathematician. is proud
ereof her knowledge OF the ways of the
household than OF her mathematics.
Bread OF IdleneSS.
''The wise man further pictures his
model young woman as one who 'eateth
not the bread OF idleness.' Every young
woman should make herself master OF
some industry. so that Il necessary she
can take care OF herself. Helen Gould.
with al her millions, is a graduate OF
the New York Law School II her wealth
we're taken from her. she could support
herself
The wheel Of fortune turns strangely
sometimes. The home that shelters a
woman to-day may fail her tomorrow.
Some years ago there was working IA a
department OF our national government
here IN Washington on small wages q
refined and cultured woman. who OBJ
tained her position through the influence
OF letter written by black manfred
erick Douglass-who was once the slave
Of her rich father.
zone Of the most popular doctrines OF
our age should be that every young
woman should have skilled aptitude IN
something. Many young women feel that
they are compelled 10 marry because they
cannot take care Of themselves. Such
! usually find pandemonhim in marriage.
The young woman who can solve the
I problem OF her own support is free 20
choose a husband whom she can respec.
and love.
Many infinitely pathetic chapters are
being written IN our American cities be-
cause young women. when they could
/ have perfected themselves IN some IN
I dustry. preferred 10 eat the bread of
/ idIeness: then. when struck by LIES
/ adverslties and thrown upon their own
/ resources, they found themselves as help
! less as thistledown n the face Of the
storm; they said goOd-by TO the angel
/ OF purity. while over them the black
winged fend OF perd!tioa shrieked on;
the words. 7 have won the day
1T IS only snobOishness that thinks the
/ dignity OF a young woman is lowered
! by any kind OF honest industry. The
4 Princess OF Wales IS an expert book,
I binder. The German princesses are train
ed IN the profession OF nurses. Queen
I Wilhelmina prides herself upon being AT
/ excellent laundress. The late Empress
I Augusta was skilled IN dressmaking.
Law OF Kindness.
Solomon says Of his model young
woman: she openeth her mouth with
wisdom. and IN her tongue IS the law OF
/ kindness Take the law OF kindness out
I Of woman's tongue. and It becomes
I Ike a volcano, that may belch fortf
fiery lava at any time The wise mar
sums up all the virtues OF his ideal young
woman by declaring that she feared
/ God and loveth righteousness. As the
! tendrils OF the morning glories are al
ways reaching upward, that they may
/ entwine themselves around the topnos
things. so her affections are ever reach,
! ing heavenward. that they may entwia.
! themselves about things pure and lovely
ard OF good report"