The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-07-10
WHY MARIE SHOULD WORRY

lay it on in righteous Indignation for
some serious transgression. Oh, no!
The father must control his anger,
and not beat little helpless bit OF
human flesh. The mother must con-
troll her Impotence, and not assail
the budding, fower-like child-mind!
These little tender shoots must be
carefully cherished 1t is no longer
the age of the parent, but the age Of
the child! What rot! Is there any
man or woman living today who does
not thank his or her father and moth
err for a well-deserved thrashing? |
have still to meet one who has ever
resented it,
You would not let your little baby
plunge its hand into a kettle of boiling
water. You would not give your boy
or girl a dagger to cut and wound.
Does your girl of thirteen or fourteen
or sixteen or eighteen know that she
is about to scald herself? Or to wound
herself deeply? She doesn't, perhaps
but you know it. Or if you don't, if
it is honestly true that you do not be-
lieve that any harm can come of this
rage for undress then ask some one
anyone who has come into contact
with life. You do not need to go but
to your nearest police station. Ask
any of these men who know what they
| think Of the girls of tOday-whO are
trying day after day, night after night,
to save some thoughtless creature
from the result of her own folly.
And you, father! You are not
blameless. You would rather cut off
your right hand than take up such a
subject with your girls. But you
should. You should tell them how
men look at them; tell them what
thoughts are in mems minds; tell
them that they are driving men to the
devil!
Men ana Women.
Oh, some women say, there it is
again! The men. The men! We
should worry! They have had their
day! The world is changing. We
women may do as we like now! We
are to have some consideration We
are not here to consider feelings or
fault if the world is evil-minded.
But it is. We women make the
world in which we live. For the first
time in centuries we can openly form
public opinion. We can create the at
mOsphere that we choose to surround
us! But our liberty-part of our evo-
lution-gives us no right to create or
encourage license.
Ancient Kittens.
Our conservative men and women
do not know what to make of it. Mar
ried wonderland unmarried women of
mature age-are unclothed to the
waist, or with flesh shining through a
simmer of silk; bare arms from
shoulder to wrist; bare limbs show
ing, instead OF a foot below the ankle,
more than a foot above. Our priests
look on and deplore. Decent men
marvel Girls and women approach
the altar rail seemingly unconscious
of the incOngruity of this lack of ap-
parel in the house of God. If we saw
statue of Our Lady in the garb of
the present day not one of us but
would cry out in shame and horror at
ouch travesty. Yet she would not
approach to receive the Precious Body
and Blood of her Son in such attire
There can be no immortality in these
minds, says a priest, trying to find
some light in the darkness, or they
would not come. Rather they are I'M
P,1t 1oa Of
reverence for the King and Lord
Most of our girls, | know, work
among many and diverse peoples. 1t
is hard for such to hold to an ideal.
But the only way to do so is to re-
member that we must not display a
price tag! Our priests have talked
and talked and TALKED. One ap-
pointed himself the censor of his
flock, and stood in the rear of his
church holding out safety pins to
those whom he felt required them.
Another bought number of creme
paper napkins and gave these to his
offending women parishioners.
"And one of my girls-a good girl
tCo," said another priest, stopped ma
Oh Tie street W TALK 10 Ule-dnQ non
estly | was afraid that some one
might come along and see me!
never came in contact with such a
sight in my life. And during our con.
versation she said, L am taking a
course in designing Father Yes, |
can see that" l r. piled.
And he cOuld-for the painting and
powdering and penciling of her face
showed that she was studying hard.
Last Drive at Father.
Catholic mothers, do not allow your
girls, to initiate in their apparel "tha
unfortunate creatures you would scald
if they came into your backyard.'
Don't put short socks on your little
girl of ten or twelve-do you know
that dirty, lustful eyes are going to
revel on that pure, white, innocent
flesh? Do not hide your head in the
sand when you see Marie dressed
like other girls" Don't do it
Catholic fathers, will you not, if the
mother fails, take your girl to task
and tell her what men think of the
free display of her charms? Catholic
girls, will you break the casket OF
modesty and set the priceless jewel OF
your purity before the eyes of the
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