El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-06-18
On How to Be Happy.

. There is a woman who has beauty, a
/ lovely home and a husband who is re-
spected among men,
He married his vile for love. but she
has driven Cupid from the door by her
incessant striving after a higher So
cial position than the one she occupies.
Sacrifices All For Vain Ambition.
She has made no effort TO be a com
paniOn to her husband: no effort to
render her home a restful happy cen
ter for a wholesome and cultured cir
Gle OF friends Her whole energies
have been employed in a useless
straininE fter what she could not OBJ
tam leadership in fashionable cir
cles
Her face has grown hard and fret
ful; and her cOmpaniOnship is not
agreeable to anyone
In her lovely home, clothed in cost
" garments, she seems like a ricniy
Upholstered jewel box, which contains
only paste gems
In this great age Of opportunity for
women, it seems strange that so few
women seem to regard the making of
an ideal home as desirable Occupa-
ton
Once such a home is established;
where good will amiably helpfulness.
culture. accomplishments, economy and
comfort, music and clean mirth. unself-
ishness, and simple hospitality, are to
be found, there is no censor, no society
dictator who can prevent that home
from becoming center Of good So
ciety:
Agreeable and desirable people will
be attracted to il, as bees are attracted
to clover fields
What Is Good SOcietysy
Good society does not necessarily
consist Of people Of large wealth, of
titles, OF pedigrees
1t consists Of people who have good
manners, and good morals; good
brains. and good ideals.
In America it is possible TO gather
together a band of such people in any
locality
Instead Of striving to 0e a leader in
some circle where extrava gance and
dissipation. and personal jeaIousies. and
in viii fiji the air like miasma in
swamp. how much more sane and SEN
slble to work toward Nhe establish
ment OF social center where the
aristOcracy Of intellect and good breed
ing and good behavior can meet and
find inspiration in the association
Your work does not lie in any Tar
away field; in any position which seems
difficult for you TO reach
Work Is Always Present.
Your work lies right about you
1t is here and now. that YOU can
make your personality felt your influ-
ence known.
And If you do this no power on
earth can prevent YOU from the real I
enjoyment OF really good society"
We must first find our spiritual /
selves; which is The Kingdom Of :
IJeaven Within"
Then working from that outWord, /
every thing VIII be added thereunto.
And the Kingdom Of Heaven Within |
is found by developing the old fash |
Toned and eternal principles of useful
ness and tolerance, and charity and {
faith and adding culture. and accom- |
Dlishments and the power to be enter /
tanning
The merely good and unselfish being,
can be a decided bore to his fellow
creatures, unless he does add those I
more worldly qualities.
Some Things You Must Do.
No one, however spiritual, has
right TO neglect grammatical speech. [
proper voice placing, the refinements |
Of department, or the graces OF con- I
versatiOn; which consist in being a good /
listener, and in leading others to talk, /
rather than in talking ones self
And to be pleasing TO the eye is an |
other requisite of the unselfish man /
and woman; for when the eye is Of /
Tended the ear and mind and heart are 4
not easily pleased
Having done all these things to make /
your self a well rounded and admirable /
character, you viii never lack for good /
society.