The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-03-30
HOME CIRCLE COLUMN.
IDEAT, VOTING WOMAN.

IDEAL YOUNG WOMAN.
His theme suggested by the celebra-
ton in Boston OF the fiftieth anniver-
sary OF the Young Women's Christian
| A ssociation, the Rev f. A. Cutler
preached Sunday morning on "The
Ideal Young Woman" observing that
the Young Woman's Christian Associa-
| ton has been factor in making this
ideal reality. Here are thoughtful
passages from his discourse:
"The girl problem is just as acute as
the boy problem. In some ways it is
more important, When we recall the
truth of the saying The level Of ma
ton rises no higher than its woman
hood, we see how essential to the solu-
sion of every problem connected with
boys and men, is this problem. just as
truly the level of city, community,
a home can rise no higher than its
womanhood.
THE trait above all others that girls
and young women should cultivate is
beauty, but beauty of more than one
kind. The kings daughter within the
palace is all glorious. This is an ideal
to keep before the women of tomorrow
physical beauty is womans power.
Cupid shoots his arrows out of the port
toles of beauty Emerson writes, all
men are lovers of beauty. A beautiful
woman is a practical Evangel, tanning
her savage mate, and planting tender
ness and hope and eloquence in all she
| approaches.
81 am glad the type is no longer that
which Paul Leicester Ford depicted IN
Janice Meredith, colonial girl and a
dollhouse product; but am glad that
through athletics and outdoor life the
Twentieth century girl is full of yigor,
Lealth and strength.
| "Or young women can equal any
| thing that the Greeks, with their thirty
oints OF beauty, could portray. Sad it
is to see girls resorting to powder, paint
| and other cosmetics when the greatest
eautifeIs-neXJ to contented mind
are fresh air, sunshine and exercise.
"rhe ideal young woman has beauty
of mind, Physical beauty is only Skin
deep and there must be other qualities
TO recommend. Is there anything more
disappointing than an attractive look
| ing girl who is found to be lacking in.
tellectually? 1t is like an art store
that has everything in its show wind
ovs and nothing of beauty within.
MANY a woman, like Nine. de Stael
possessing few physical attractions, is
facinating because of mental orlliancy
One could often wish for the girls OF to.
day something to think and talk about
besides dress, buds, dance and dates:
some other speech besides that which
is interIarded with slang and, some
times proiaue eXpletives.
"Once women were discouraged in
Their endeavors to obtain an education,
but there is no longer anyleXcuse.
Books and schools Of higher learning,
colleges and universities open wide
their doors. There is little if any rea.
son why young women should not pos.
sess beaut! Of mind.
THE ideal young woman possesses
beauty of soul. Her heart is sanctu-
airy OF purity. No pearls that encasp
her neck are purer than her inner life.
THE kings daughter is 'all glorious
within Her soul is the abiding place
of such virtues that the ugliness, mean
ness, selfshness and petty foibles OF
life are lacking, and there are reaveled
ynly love, kindness and sympathy. Her
life is a life of faith. Her prayer rug
is not neglected for the rug before her
mirror. She imparts the contagion OF
her relief to those with whom she
comes in contact. And the beauty Of
her soul irradiates her whole being.
Through the beauty Of her service
the ideal young woman fulfills her God
given mission. Woman's opportunity
is increasing every year with the open.
ing Of new avenues. The ballot which
she will soon receive will mean great
deal. But never will the position of
home-maker cease to be her finest field
of usefulness. | sometimes wonder
what the woman and home Of the fut'
ure will be. There are 50 many ten
denotes away from domestic interests
in these days. Parents are too indul-
nent.
"Mothers are too careless about the
oversight of their ghters-where
and with whom they spend their even
ings. There is too little attention to
religious training in their home. We
are in danger Of having neither Marth-