El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-14

be tolerated for an instant outside the
front door, thus reversing the natural
order Of things and the law OF instinct
which bids US encounter the unknown
with hostility and suspicion but be
kind to ones own kith and kin.
Here again, let me repeat II IS mostly
own private dOmain-her realm, where
she reigns as queen In home she is
hostess and mistress; il is her duty TO
dispense hospitality no less than 10
govern wisely and we'll
Man a Mere Guest,
In the sanctuary OF her drawing room
man is the guest. even though he be
her own husband or brother.
If a girl has always understood and
remembered this and played hostess
and queen TO her brother in the world
which is hers, he Is never likely to dis
pute her right to rule there as she
pleases, or TO treat her with roughness
and discOurCesy.
Being a wise girl, she viii temper
discretion with tact, and never let him
feel any jar or fret IN the daily round
of trifles that make UP life for the
greater part Of man and WOm6nk1nd-
She will always have open hands OF
sympathy for him when he comes to
her wounded and sore from the rough
buffetings received in the worlds OF
school and Of business.
She must make him feel always at
rest there, and never in the way Of an
unWelcOme intruder; then, too, she
must not force herself into his own
world unwanted. with unwomanly vio-
For If home is the girls and wO-
mans to make or mar at her own
sweet viii, the outside world is her
brothers and there she plays guest to
This is seen in the ordinary usages
Of society.
When a man takes a girl out, he
entertains her, looks after her, cares
nHane rrr-
her wishes and pays her every atten-
ton and courtesy in his power
How To Treat Sister.
A properly brought up brother
where the rules of the game are not
transgressed as a matter of habit will
display the same Difference and cOnsid-
ration towards his sister as he would
towards any other woman while she
is his charge, and his guest, in the out
side world.
1t is when she transgresses so far as
to forget these instructive conventions
and tries to be q man and q brother"
rather than a sister TO him. that he
IN turn fOrgets the genleness and
courtesy that are her due
He does not want her as a pal" he
has plenty OF men friends; but he
does need her as a sister, sweet and
Not that sisterly relationship should
prevent q girl from being her brothers
friend, and q good friend, too.
But 10 succeed IN TINS she neeQ not
be- masculine, adopt manniSh slang,
and neglect the feminine graces and
niceties when in his presence ust be-
cause he is only my brother, and 1t
doesn't matter, you know"
Must Share His Life.
She can share in his work, sports
and pleasures, and yet behave as q
guest in mis- world, not endeavoring to
convey the impression that she despises
her sex and its age-old conventions.
If girls were brought UP from child
hood to demand. and receive, proper
respect in the home, and to honor WO-
manhood in themselves and as an ideal
Of nobility, they would not pine and
ache as they do for a larger freedom,
and for fuller opportunities of escap-
ing the duties imposed on them by in
eXOrable nature
If brothers learned to behave to-
wards their sisters with true manIi-
ness (Which implies tenderness, pro-
tectiveness and chivalry). they would
later on be more likely to display the
same qualities towards the women they
meet in the world, and whom finally.
for joy or sorrow, they marry.