The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-08-24
THE GIRL WHO LIVES ALONE.

The girl alone has, perhaps,
harder road to travel than any other
member of society: and if she must
depend upon her own efforts for
livelihood, the world often seems a
dreary and wearisome place.
However, the really practical young
woman will accept the inevitable with
a good grace, resolve to get ahead in
whatever line of work she finds her
self, and not be Overfree in making
friendships.
1t must, indeed, be delightfully."-
satisfying to have ones wants antici-
pated and provided for, and to enjoy
the right kind of home life in ones
own home; but all girls are not so
fortunate. Young women who are,
should be deeply grateful for those
blessings, and at the same time feel
bit of sympathy for the girl who
must fight her way onward, and alone.
Very often young women who are
dependent upon their own efforts for
living, make a far better showing
anything that savors of work or sac
rifice. Indeed, the vast majority of
women and girls who today are hold
ing worthwhile positions can thank
themselves, or rather hard work, grit
and perseverance for the good things
that have come their way True, in
f1uence often proves the golden key
that opens the door to a high sal
aried situation, but as very few of
us can single out even one influential
friend among our cquaintances,,yit
would seem that the best thing we can
do assuming we must rely solely upon
our own endeavors for living) is to
put our very best efforts into what
ever business line we follow. Yet we
must not stop here. We should be
constantly on the alert for a better
position; and it will assuredly come
to us if we gradually fit ourselves for
it; but all the influences in the world
will not help us one iota, or keep us
retained in any situation if we are
not qualified to properly perform the
work that has been assigned to us.
The girl whose parents are not liv-
ing, and whose home is a boarding
house, should widely pass by many
dress fads of the hour. Common sense
tells us that silk stockings and silk
lingerie are out of the reach of
young woman whose weekly salary is
ten or twelve dollars. Hence, any girl
alone, whose position is a modestlY
paying one, should not try to copy
the style of the young woman to whom
money is no object. True, ones ap-
pearanCe is an asset in the business
life of today, yet the average girl can
keep neatly attired and we'll groomed
without throwing her slender wages
away on useless furbelows, that after
having been worn few times become
back numbers.
Young women depending solely upon
themselves should make it a point
to deposit a certain portion of their
salary weekly, no matter how small
This they can do if they wisely re-
solve to attend the theatre less, or give
up something that they can very we'll
get along without. When one is COM
handing a good salary, wearing smart
frocks, and enjoying countless friend
ships, life is a truly delightful affair;
but with the coming of reverses how
quickly ones world changes. At such
time the smart acquaintance of a
girls triumphant hours will vanish as
rapidly as dew before the morning
sun; and it is then that this truth
will come home to her hard! She will
realize (for the first time in her life,
perhaps) that little bank account is
the best friend she could possibly.
have.
The Echo.