Year: 1869




can expect valuable instruction. The
great teacher is experience. We may
resist this truth for a while, but must
yield at last. Receive instruction
from all sources. The world is full of
profitable lessons. Be courteous and
polite under all circumstances. How
easy and how wise it is to be civil in
our daily life! But to be successful in
our efforts in matters of courtesy and
civility, we must commence at home,
with our brothers and sisters. Habits
thus formed are easily and pleasantly
worn when among strangers. 1t is
better to have no confidents. Much
harm is done by speaking of little
thingsin confidence. When thought
or word has left us, it can never be re-
called. That which ought not to be
spoken in private is for that reason
when spoken. 1t is better not to be
over-much educated. We should
learn from observation. Study people
and events. Not draw conclusions
too quickly, but observe and dwell
upon that which is good.


In our religious life we should fully
live up to what we profess. Chris
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day life. Truth and justice should be
the foundation of our faith, and our
life each day so guided that we may
not have cause to repent of unworthy
and sinful actions. To those who do
right, repentance is unnecessary. We
should not judge the religious life of
others with severity; we can not
know what motives govern them. It
is not our right to pass judgment. Be
charitable always. 1t is one of the
great duties of life. Deal gently with
the reputation, and especially with
the unfortunate, of our sex. There
are none without faults, ard those
alone are best who have less than 9TH
ers.


Women have the reputation of being
censOriOus of each other, seeking to
magnify rather than conceal defects
of character. Itmay be so. We should
guard against this injustice, and help
to build up rather than destroy repu-
tation. Destruction of character is as
easy as it is wicked.


1t is a great advantage to keep quiet
gracefully and naturally. Self-cOn-
troll is the best evidence of a cultivated
intellect and clear conscience. 1t is
great pleasure to meet those who
wisely listen and obseTve-whO review
what is said without prejudice, and,
with or without advice, ccmmit no
errors. Nothing is SO difficult 10 do
nothing so rarely done.


1t is not well to devote too much
time to the subject of dress. But the
art of dress is an essential part of the
education of ladies. Perfect propriety
of dress on all occasions is in itself an
evidence of high cultivation and is a
capacity which very few people pos
sess. This requires that just consid-
Grafton should be given to the circum-
stances and conditions of others. This
is the first rule of propriety; lady
should never disregard it. The art of
dress for young lady entering socie-
ty is not a trivial subject. 1t has
much TO do with the exhibition of
character and success in life. There
are few questions more frequently
asked and none more difficult to an
swer than those which refer to this
subject. 1t has received the attention
of the best minds in all countries, and
has much to do with personal comfort
and the elegance of society.


The world is full of good things, if
we seek for and receive them. When
we meet that which disturbs US, we
should help to change it, or learn to
endure it. A good and pure woman
can do much to make the world bet
ter. We have been told that whatev-
er is, is right. The life Of every person
offers much in confirmation of this
opinion. But We must still aim to do
right, and strive to know what is
right. The chief defect of most people
is, they do not know what is right
But a young lady who has integrity
and a sense of justice to guide her, can
never fail to discern that which gives
pleasure from that which infiicts pain,
or that which improves and strength
ems from that which injuries or de-
stroys those around her. Every young
lady that enters upon the great theatre
of life should seek to know the rule of
right. There is justice in all things,
and neither beauty, happiness, nor
power can exist without it. Life at
best is imperfect. She must not ex-
pect or demand too much. 1t is bet
ter to be q spectator than an actor,
until we comprehend the necessities
that govern the world. With the best
efforts of which the human mind is
capable, bitter disappointments cap
not always be avoided. But the con-
sciousness of a desire to act Justly is
the best support we can have in ad
versity. The aim of her life should
be to impart to others, by her bright
example, the knowledge which she
has gained by instruction, observation
and experimentation.