The Mirror Of True Womanhood
Subtitle: A Book Of Instruction for Women In The World
Publisher: M.H. Gill and Son
Published: 1883
Place of publication: Dublin, Ireland
Language: eng
Description: 2nd ed. reprinted from 13th American ed.
Table of contents: title: CONTENTS.; title: CHAPTER I. The True Woman's Kingdom: the Home.; title: Sacredness of the family home 2; title: Woman's love, its light and warmth 4; title: Supernatural virtues in the Christian home 5; title: A living faith 5; title: How Christian mothers can imitate the Blessed Virgin Mary 8; title: Piety. Purity of intention 10; title: Illustrated from home life of the early Christians 11; title: CHAPTER II. The Home Virtues — (continued).; title: Hospitality 17; title: Holiness 19; title: Innocence of conversation 21; title: What the home ought not to be 21; title: CHAPTER III. How the Home can be made a Paradise.; title: How the poor man's home is made delightful 23; title: Unselfishness in the wife 24; title: Make your home bright and sunny 25; title: Dark and cheerless homes created by selfishness 27; title: Sad consequences of this in labourers' homes 28; title: Consequences in a wealthy home 29; title: CHAPTER IV. Further Illustrations of Selfishness and Unselfishness.; title: The example of St. Elzcar and his wife, St. Delphine 34; title: St. John Colouibino converted by his patient wife 35; title: Example of an angelic girl: What she did for her father and brother 36; title: CHAPTER V. The Wife in tlie Christian Home.; title: The Christian home a sanctuary blessed by the Church 47; title: Guarded by angels 49; title: Woman's duties as wife 50; title: To be her husband's companion 50; title: To be her husband's helpmate 54; title: Help in the wealthy home 55; title: Help in the labourer's home 55; title: To be her husband's friend and saviour 57; title: CHAPTER VI. The Wife as the Treasurer of the Home.; title: Man's province to provide for the home: Woman's to dispense the treasures of the home 61; title: Economy of time ; Order, comfort, loveliness 62; title: Stewardship of the wealthy wife 63; title: Two extremes to be avoided 66; title: She dispenses hospitality 67; title: An American wife ; an ideal home 69; title: The wife as the friend of the poor 73; title: Spirit of charity in Catholic countries 74; title: The lofty ideal of Catholic Spain 76; title: That of Catholic Germany — St. Elizabeth of Hungary 78; title: Habitual practice of reverence recommended in the home, and towards the poor 81; title: Beautiful example of a French peasant girl 81; title: Of French-Canadian women in 1847 84; title: Crowning instance: the ship-carpenter's wife 86; title: CHAPTER VII. The Wife's Crowning Duty: Fidelity.; title: Solicitude of the Church for the honour of the home 91; title: Conjugal fidelity illustrated 95; title: Rebecca 97; title: Judith 97; title: Anna, the Prophetess 98; title: Fidelity to the living intended here 99; title: Rules: Reserve and secrecy 100; title: Friendships that are baneful 101; title: Remedies in danger and trial 102; title: Imperative necessity of supernatural virtue to women sorely tried 104; title: Example of fidelity: The child- wife 106; title: Vanity, the path to dishonour 112; title: The home-pleasures which are a safeguard 113; title: Honour the tree of life in the home paradise 115; title: CHAPTER VIII. The Mother.; title: Supernatural methods of the true mother 118; title: Share of the Divine Spirit in the work of education 123; title: Other qualities in the mother's government 127; title: Consistency. Perfect truthfulness 128; title: Happy effects of early habits of truthfulness 129; title: Justice—kindness—gentleness 130; title: Self-control 132; title: Never correct in a passion 134; title: Win the hearts of your children 135; title: Importance of this 136; title: CHAPTER IX. The Mother's Office towards Childhood.; title: What a child is in the sight of God 140; title: The soul of childhood 142; title: The mind of childhood 144; title: How it is to be cultivated: a beautiful example 145; title: Joyousness and love of enjoyment 149; title: How nature is to be made lovely to the child 151; title: Make the child see everywhere God and his angels 152; title: Never, at any moment, repel your children 153; title: Faith and trust in a mother's love are the breath of life for her children 153; title: The mother is the keeper of her children's hearts 155; title: How a solid religions character is built up 156; title: Be invariably cheerful 157; title: Be pitiless towards uncharitableness 159; title: CHAPTER X. The Mother's Office towards Boyhood and Girlhood.; title: The boys and girls in the labourer's home 164; title: Courage and generosity of labouring women 165; title: How firmly they can count on Christ's assistance 166; title: Other treasures found in such homes 169; title: Their children to be taught the dignity of labour 171; title: To be kept joyous 171; title: To be stimulated by praise 171; title: Their mother should be gentle, low- voiced, and patient 172; title: What kind of independence they are to be given 174; title: Extreme care in choosing companions for them 176; title: CHAPTER XI. Formation of Boyhood and Girlhood — (continued).; title: Simplicity in dress and sobriety in food 179; title: Sense of duty to be inculcated very early 181; title: And sedulously cultivated 182; title: Cultivate the hearts of your children 183; title: Children are not born but made heartless 186; title: Heartlessness is but full-blown selfishness 188; title: Examples of heartlessness: a heartless girl 188; title: A heartless wife and husband 191; title: CHAPTER XII. Culture of the Heart — (continued).; title: The rich treasures and mighty moral forces undeveloped in the heart of youth 200; title: Even in the hearts of the poor 201; title: Instance: Madame Barat, Foundress of the Ladies of the Sacred Heart 202; title: Education a creation 205; title: Create in tho heart of childhood and boyhood generosity in conquering self 208; title: Generosity in the exercise of the home-charities 210; title: Reverence and devotion towards sick parents and others 213; title: Forbearance towards the aged and infirm 214; title: Generosity in forgetting one's aches to please others 215; title: A beautiful instance of it 216; title: Generosity in practising the out-door charities 219; title: A patriarchal family and its charities 220; title: Make not the bread of hospitality bitter 222; title: CHAPTER XIII. Special Training for Girls and Boys; title: I.; title: What is special in the training of girls 224; title: Simplicity in dress 228; title: Suitability in dress not extravagance 231; title: Passion for dress and passion for light reading 233; title: "What girls should read 233; title: Special religious topics: Modern errors 235; title: What girls should not read 237; title: Teach them the value of time 239; title: Minutes the golden sands of time 242; title: "Odd moments "and their use 244; title: Practice of devotion: Careful choice of them 245; title: Their significance to be carefully explained 246; title: The mother's guidance with respect to matrimony 248; title: With respect to vocations to religious life 250; title: II.; title: Special care needed in educating boys 251; title: Ground them in true piety — the foundation of true manliness 252; title: It is the ideal of true manhood 254; title: Its characteristics: The oath and rules of chivalry 257; title: Fearlessness in the cause of Truth: St. Columbanus 259; title: "Be the Soldier of Truth! No Struggle, no Crown! No Liberty, no Honour or Dignity!" 260; title: Teach your sons to be their Bisters' willing servants 261; title: Home-bred courtesy — its necessity and value 263; title: Noble courtesy of Catholic country-folk 263; title: In Portugal 263; title: In Spain 265; title: Do not allow your daughters to make themselves their brothers' servants 266; title: Let your home be the centre of amusement for your sons 268; title: Be their constant companion in their outdoor amusements 269; title: What a divine work the education of a single child is 270; title: One easy to the poor mother 271; title: And easy to the wealthy mother 272; title: Let your sons be God-fearing and self-reliant 273; title: The profession of truth ; and truth in our actions 275; title: CHAPTER XIV. Duties towards Parents and Servants.; title: I.; title: The ancient patriarchal authority still a living institution 277; title: Filial piety the religion of sweetest gratitude 279; title: Kindness to parents-in-law 282; title: A heroic example 283; title: II.; title: The Christian idea of service 289; title: Win your servants' hearts 291; title: The Catholic Golden Rule: Do them all the good you can, and make them as good as you can 293; title: Care of servants' souls in Catholic countries 295; title: "If you would be loved, love" 297; title: The tie of household charity loosened in modern society 298; title: Unite a motherly interest with reserve 300; title: Encourage them to consult you and trust in you 301; title: Do not judge them hastily 302; title: Try to make them comfortable, to refine and elevate them 302; title: Do not overburden them with work 303; title: In sickness care for them tenderly 304; title: Praise them generously, but justly 306; title: How servants repay kindness 307; title: CHAPTER XV. Obstacles to the Right Government of the Home.; title: The ideal home, which united hearts and wills create 308; title: Make your home an hereditary home 311; title: Obstacles to the wife's good government 313; title: In the wealthy home 315; title: In the poor home 320; title: CHAPTER XVI. The Mistress of the Borne, and her Social Duties.; title: Twofold meaning of the word "Society" 322; title: The "Woman of the World" and the "Worldly Woman" 324; title: Need of true Christian women in the world 327; title: Importance their social duties 328; title: Good effected by such women in Europe 330; title: Charity and religion promoted by social gatherings 331; title: Work of the woman of the world outside of her home 334; title: Part of the working-man's wife 335; title: How the good work together 336; title: CHAPTER XVII. Maidenhood.; title: Girlhood of the Virgin Mother, its model 340; title: Her public life, a guide for the trials of womanhood 341; title: Girls reared in affluence and forced to labour 343; title: Superior virtue developed in adversity: Instances 343; title: Lady companions: their hard lot 347; title: Guidance for them 348; title: An ideal example of their influence 350; title: Rules for the direction of governesses 360; title: School-teachers: they must be guided by the same rules 369; title: Thorough training needed: Normal schools in England 370; title: Not to be satisfied with a low standard of excellence 370; title: Should be well remunerated 372; title: Special advice to teachers 372; title: CHAPTER XVIII. The Toilers of the Shop and the Loom.; title: The divine comforts of poverty and toil 375; title: Toilers in the shop: Their abject servitude 376; title: Hard lot of dressmakers 379; title: Advice to dressmakers and saleswomen 379; title: Woman in manufactures 381; title: The brilliant side of modern industry 382; title: Its hideous side 383; title: Godless and conscienceless industry a foul plague-spot 385; title: The Ancient Church the helper of women 386; title: Appeal against heartless industry 387; title: It cuts down the tree to gather the fruit 388; title: It destroys the child, the woman, and the home 389; title: A European statesman on factory women 389; title: Remedial measures from religion 393; title: CHAPTER XIX.; title: Supplementary 401