The citizen., 1913-05-30
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ADVICE roR GIRLS.

The following wholesome advice was
recently given BY a celebrated divine to
the Young of his flock: The buXom,
bright-eyed. rosy checked full breasted,
bouncing lass. who can darn sock,
command a regiment of pots and kettles,
feed the pigs. chop wood, whistle with the
BOYS. handle an oar, do a bit of fishing,
and be lady withal in company, is Just
the girl for me, and for any other man to
marry, but you. We plning, moplng, loll-
ing, screwed up. waspy wasted, pale
faced, consumptive, music-murderng,
novel devouring, daughters OF fashion
and idleneSs, you are no more mt tor mat
rimony than pullet is 10 look after a
family OF fourteen chickens. The truth
is. my dear girls. YOU want more liberty
and less fashionable restraint, more
kitchen and less paylOr, more leg exer-
else and less sofa, more pudding and less
piano. more frankness and less mocking
mCdesty. more breakfas; and less hustle.
Loose yourselves a little. enjoy more lib.
erty and less restraint bv fashion. breathe
the pure atmosphere Of freedom, and
become something as beautiful as the
God OF Nature designed.
The principle of beginning no better
than we can hold out is a good one to
follow. In the good old days our
mothers began wi,h very slim house fur
nishings Among the middle class had
dozen silver teaspoons was the usual
amount of silverware. a rush bottom
rocking chair and half dozen other
Chairs'w thou, rockers, 10 ma ch. halt
dozen kitchen Windsor chairs, few
dozen dishes, some home spun linen, a
table or two and as many bedsteads,
were the principal part OF the outfit. No
body but the wealthy ever thought o!
wedding presents and Injuries. People
got married for love and they thought
more of pleasing each other than OF stun
ming the world with their fine appear
ances. It was a rule 10 live within ones
means or under and the sheriff was not
so tull fed then: and even now he rarely
gets a grip on those who have made it a
religious duty 10 avoid all needless out
lay Of money IN houses. furnishings,
dressing table Injuries. or other useless
things until the pocket book Is tull
enough to stand the drain without col
lapsing. There were not so many lnven-
tionS IN those days to take money, and the
, people did not have 10 say no every
day to some urgent invitation to buy. or
10 get into some new scheme that bene
/ fits the agent more than the buyer. Il a
man saved a few thousand dollars il
: could be divided al his death without
any great shriveling to the disadvantage
OF his heirs and advantage TO those who
hover around a dead mans estate like
/ the vultures over their prey. Ii man
/ bought farm il did not cost hlm from
| t2o to $50 in fees 10 this and to that mar
/ in making the transfer. Even funeral eX
I penses would scarcely foot up $40 where
now they cost 500. 1t is far better tc
/ begin low and mount up. than TO star
/ high and then fall: better 10 voluntarily
curb the prde that 'goeth before a iall.
than 10 wait Tor poverty 10 conquer II
/ Il is a self.evident fact that those whc
live in style above what their real earn
ings permit. are a living lie They NAV
I Justify themselves before men for while
but what is an abomination in the sigh
oi God cannot stand long in the sight o
J man