The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-01
When a Woman sin Danger
Of Playing a Coward's Part

Al women have days of discourage. q
Incnt and moments when they would Z
nc glad to turn their hacks ON troubles I
aun responsibilities. In such times
OF depression. when 1t Is hard to look
upward because the sense of failure
CONSCIOUSNESS. life seems OF hut little
moment. and a woman is always In
danger of playing the coward and OF (
doing someth!ng that shc might be
ashamed OF later. 1t she can only hold y
herself in check until the fit OF de-
preston has worn away. she will ais
ways have reason to know that she
should meyer take an important step
or make Il radical change when dis n
couragcd Z
The old saying that the darkest part
of The night Is that which comes JUST
before the dawn Is exempiiiied timo
and again in the experience of women.
When the dark is darkest. the thing
Tor them TO do Is simply 10 hold fast.
to their duty and push resolutely for
ward. The trouble may still remain,
but the simple cnor; IN the right di IS
rection brings Il feeling of confidence
and self-rcliance that is a great help
1t makes woman acquainted with
the reserves of her nature tho forces
that she can depend upon, that VIII;
never fail to come TO her rescue in her
hour or need.
Otherwise a woman who plays the
coward may shlrk the responsibility iii 3
SO doing that she is perfectly vel. abba Il
Il
uine advancement In her career IL She
took it up. She really loses an oppor-8
,tunity for promotion because she hasn'tS
the courage to measure UP to 1t.
So when the temptation comes that
would transform woman into cow
| ard. that would counsel her to show
clean pair OF heels instead of standing
her ground. she ought to take herself
severely In hand and say she Is going
TO do the thing she ought to. no mat
ter how hard and disagreeablc 1t may
seem. Sstk
My Gurdcn.
The flower that follows the sun does
SO even in cloudy days-Leighton.
In everybody's garden you'll find a
red rose tree. f
With crimson blossoms on it, and
honey for the bee; %
And In everybody's garden there's a.
little bush of rue,
find one In my garden, and you will
And on everybody's garden sometimes
the rain must fail, Req
| Or else the crimson roses will not
| blossom out at ALL s
And sometimes the sun is shining md,
the summer skies are blue;
But in everybody's garden there's the
rose bush and the rue. y
Celia Myrover Robinson.
4 Girls Footwear.
girl who wishes, to look we'll
Eroomed never should neglect her
footwear. II is one of the first things
| a. Dasserby notices. PARTICULARLY If tho
| girl In question possesses an attractive,
| face.
So if you are wearing up date
headgear be careful that your feet
display the same thoughtful attention..
| y shoe may be or the correct shane
and 1t may tit we'll. but Unless il is
| carefully attended to every time il is
worn 1t is sure to present a more or
| less shabby appearance when 1t peeps
out from beneath the folds Of pretty
| dress skirt
Now, It is not at all necessary to
be constantly putting dressing upon
applica ton every week or ten days
is sufficient for shoes that are in con-
slant wear: when alternated with an
other pair of even longer interval
may be allowed.
y yard of cheese cloth is a girls;
| pest friend in more ways than one.
| and for n shoe polisher it has no
equal, Hold the cheese cloth lightly
across n dusty shoe and it will look
as II 1t had Just received a coat OF
| polish. unless the shoe has been too
long neglected. One of the medicated
| black dust cloths that nre being sold
| In all the stores now is an excellent
| polisher OF footwear. Either OF these
Is much better than brush. besides
being neater and moro convenient. ~
brisk polish with one of these every
| morning, and on returning from q
walk. Will Keep either black or tan
shoes in good condition for a long.
| time. 'EfV
Then the shoe lacings should be-
carefully looked after Never allow
them to get rusty. or frayal. Tie them
ways shows its neglect as soon as 1t,
| peeps out from beneath tho dress.
IT does not pay for girl to be un-l
mindful of these little details If she
or in the home life-Helen NJ Richa3
! ardson. l5