10 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , PECEiVrBEK ifr , 1556.---TWELVE PAGES.
WHAT MAKES A TRUE GIRL
Truth , Patience , Gentleness , Earnestness
and Simplicity.
THE GIRLS THAT ARE WANTED.
Tim Girl oPthe To-liny , the Knby Girl
niul the Olrl Iluby Women nml
Tliclr I'ccl Oosslp For
( lie
The Girls Thntnro Wnnteil.
AVic 1 nrtt J/nfflT.
Thf Rlrls that are wanted nro peed slrls
( iiioil from the henrt to ( he lips ;
1'ure as the Illy is white nud pure.
From Its heart to its sweet lip tips.
The juris that arc wanted nro home slrls
( llrls that are mother's rlsht hand ,
That fathers nnd brothers can trust to ,
And the little ones understand.
Girls that are fair on the hrat-thstonc ,
And pleasant when nobody SPCS ;
Kind and sweet to their own lelk ,
Heady and anxious to please.
The Klrls that are wanted ore wise girls
I'liat know what to do and to say ;
That drive with n smile or a soft word
The wrath of the household nway.
The Klrls that are wanted are ulrls of .sense ,
Whom fashion nan never deceive ;
Who can follow whatever Is pretty ,
And dare , what Is silly , to leave.
The ulrls that are wanted are careful girls ,
Whei count what a thing will cost ;
Who use with a prudent , generous hand ,
lint see that iiothim ; Is lost.
The cirls that ate wanted arc Kir Is with
heart ;
They-are wanted for mothers and wives ;
Wanted to cradle In loving arms.
Tlio Ktrongest and frailest ot lives.
The clover , the witty , the brilliant girl ,
They are very few , understand ;
But , oil 1 for the wise , loving , homo girls
There's a constant and steady demand.
W'lnt ' Milken n True Girl.
London Queen : A true girl ! How much
is embraced In those three words , and
what docs constitute a true girl ? Wo
must not merely understand by a true
cirl one who is truthful , but one who en
deavors , under whatever circumstances
sho"mo bo placed , to do her duty. There
is no happiness in this lifo without duty.
A sense of duty always pursues usit is
omnipresent , like the deity.
The chief characteristic of a girl should
be truth. "Of all the duties , the love of
truth , with faith nnd constancy in it ,
ranks lirst and highest. Truth is God.
To love CJod and to love truth arc one tmd
the same. " It is this quality more than
any other that commands the esteem and
respect and secures the confidence of
others.
To the true girl in all her relations , as
daughter , sister , friend , in all her ac
tions , in all her words , faithfulness will
bo the first consideration. Faith is the
root of all good works , and it is a fruittul
parent of till other graces. "Ilor word
must bp her bond through life. " A true
cirl will not make a promise and break
it , nor say ono thing ami mean another ,
but will bo true in word and deed. A
broken promise is an untruth told. The
excellent advice given by Polonius to
Laertes in "Hamlet maj well bo followed
out by girls :
This above all to thine own self bo true :
And It must follow as the nliiht the day
Thou canst not then bo false to any man.
The next attributes which hold a high
place in the character of a girl are
patience and gentleness necessary
qualities in every girl's life. Patience
uids us in extinguishing envy , overcom
ing anger , and crushing pride. How
much good may bo done and joy brought
by a gentle word or look ! Truly , "a soft
uuswor turncth away wrath. " Girls are
not called upon , lo do great things , except -
copt in rare instances , but the every
day trials of lifo in the
ordinary nnd appointed exercise of the
Christian graces nliord ample scope for
the practice of that virtue of mankind
which has become proverbal. The best
exercises of patience nnd self-denial , and
tlio bettor bcc.iuso not chosen by our-
Helves , arc those in which wo havo'to bear
with the tailings of those about us ; to en
dure neglect when we feel that wo de
served attention , and ingratitude when
wo expected thanks ; to boar witli disap
pointments in our expectations , with in
terruptions in our retirement , with folly ,
intrusion , disturbance in short whatever
opposes our will , contradicts our humor.
Earnestness ranks next to holding a
high place in a girl's character , for do
not earnestness and simplicity carry all
before thorny Charles Dickens tolls us
that there is no substitute for thorough
going , ardent , and sincere earnestness.
Let us bear tills in mind , and whatever
we have to accomplish , let us be earnest.
Hand in hand with earnestness goes the
Itonmn virtue perseverance , which has
perhaps been the radical principle of
uvcry truly great character. Persever
ance , working in the right direction ,
grows with time , nnd when steadily prac
ticed , oven by the most humble , will
rarnly fail of its reward. Trusting in the
help of others H of comparatively little
use. The grainiest inventions have boon
completed by the diligent pursuit of per-
novenince. The great success of this vir
tue is scon in tlio proverb "A falling drop
at last will cave a stone. "
Wo are told by a great author that ho
considers a bountiful form b ter than a
beautiful face , and a beautiful behavior
better than n beautiful form. To have
true beauty a girl must have a tender re
gard for the old and young , for the poor
and Milt'oring ; must be sensible and pure
lu her thoughts , chaste in her conversa
tion , sympathetic to those in advorsilv ,
and have an tillable and even disposition ;
and. iibovo all , humbleness of soul.
The true girl is not complete without
the bliKisInu ; of the gift of industry. ( Jirls
instilled with habits of industry are more
safely provided for than if they had a for
tune given them , for there is no art or
science too dllllenlt for industry to attain.
" .Sloth nmketh all things dillicult. but in
dustry all easy. " Industry qualities us
in all our various classes for the highest
nnd lowest employments ; it inspires us
with fresh vigor in the performance of
social and religious duties , and it gives a
wider scope for the display of our talents.
Tlio habit of constant useful occupation
Is astHsiMitial foi the happiness and well *
liein ; ; of woman as of man , The happi
ness of the body lies in health , that of
the mind in knowledge. \ \ ithout
occupation womrn nro npt lo sink into
a state of listless ennui and usclesness ,
accompanied by sick headache and at
tacks of "nervos , " Every trirl ought to
1)0 a good needlewoman , and the founda
tion tor this hu * to bo laid in school in
the girl of KOVUII years , If wn followed
In the steps of the ( ioniums in this ro-
upcet , leaching children all kinds of
work. It wonld no dount prove morn
bunulifial to domestic happiness. The
education o ( women has made great
J strides in the last few years , anil the
question of higher education still holds
tlm prominent place It deserves. Are wo
oontcnt to lie as wo are ? No ; let us put
fortfi our strength in doing our utmost
to elevate our standard of perfection nnd
Btriyo , one nnd all of us , to become "true
girls. " We need not live grand lives ,
but good ami useful ones , doing the work
which falls to our lot mo-,1 faithfully anil
coiiicipntiously , for , ns ( Joorgo Kliot te.lls
us. ' 'The growing good of the world is
partly dependent on unhistorle acts , and
thai things are not so ill with you and
me. as they might Imvo. beenis half owing
to the' number who lived faithfully n
Imtden life. " Let us also boar in nil nil
IhO5o beautiful lines of Charles' Kingsluyt
lie cwd , sweet in aid , and let who 'will in ;
clover ;
Ud noble things , not Unnur , them all day
long ,
And make lifo , death , and that vast forever
Olio uraiiit , sweet song.
Wo should all endcHTor to live for
lumothinc ; , and begin life by
ourselves all we can perform , and prove
our fidelity by carrying out all wo Jiave
promised
1'ocU give so few records of true anil
nicogirlsj sweet Anne I'ugo was oho. So
was the heroine ot "Stiekling'a H.-illail
upon a AViddlng.1 That must have lie Mi
a true girl Indeed of whom it was said by
the poet that to know her was n lihornl
cducation tliD svveelcstcompllmont ever
tialtl to woman ,
.Joseph ile JInislrc , spoaliing of women ,
fiatd ! ' "It is quite trim that women have
produced no chcfs-d'-aMivrc , but , ' ' ho
said , "they have done something far
greater and better than nil this , for it is
at thuir knees that upright nnd virtuous
men and women have been trained the
most excellent productions in the world. "
Women accomplish their best work In
the quiet seclusion of the home and fam
ily by sustained ufibrl and patient perse
verance in tlio path of duty. The lulln-
enco they exorcise , even though it he un
recorded , lives after them , nnd in its
consequences forever.
The Oh I ofTo-Dny.
Cnslrovlllo ( Texi : < U Anvil : If there m
anything we know less about than wo
think we do it is the girl ; and of this the
girl.is glad , for there is nothing she hates
to bo known about hur so bad as the
truth.
We have been acquainted with her for
a long time and watched her pranks
from afar , seen her rut the "pigeon
wing" anil knock the "back-step" in the
baoK yard when she thought she hail no
spretatorsi but still we don't know lior.
From tlio time she is big enough to
swing on the gate nnd tip n ribbon in a
double bow-knot she begins to locate a
sweetheart , and she keeps tins up until
ho is located in the back-yard exercising
his talents dissecting stove wootl.
She may bo a li\tlo \ dull on mathcmat-
in but invariably solves the problem of
putting a No. Gfoot in a No. I ! shoo.
She will wear out two old dresses run
ning around to lliul out how to make anew
now oneiin the latest stylo.
She will break the point ofThcr brother's
knife making a crack to poop at strang
er's when they conic visiting.
She will greet you with the most be
witching smile nnd laugh at your stupid-
ness when you are gone.
She will walk three blocks out of the
way to get a peep at a beau , and then pass
by without looking at him.
OSho will talk with you two hours with
out being able to repeat a word you have
said , but will know how long you have
worn your duds and how many buttons
have lost their grip.
She will attend church , listen with ab-
gorhcd interest to eloquent and pathetic
sermons , then return home and exuatiato
upon the horrible lit of Miss Snow's new
basque ,
She will go to table , mince over delica
cies with the most fastidious tnsle , then
slip back in the kitchen and cat a raw po
tato.
She will wear out her best pair of shoes
dancing all day , then attend a ball at
night and complain of being out of prac
tice.
tice.She
She will spend all night writing a care
fully worded letter , in the most precise
hand , to her Simon Suggs , then scratch
on"a page to her sister that Old Harry
couldn't read.
She will be the most devout creature
on earth , and hate the earth that Sallic
Grimes walks on.
She will be industrious and economical
for a month , then spend her savings for n
red ribbon.
She will slouch around the hou. = e for a
week making preparations to look neaten
on Sunday ,
She will llirt with all the best young
men in the neighborhood , and finally
marry some knotty-headed Jim Crow.
The IJnby Olrl.
Lowell Vex 7"Dmli. )
Baby Kill , with dark hrown eyes ,
Looking so innocent , nrch nnd wise ,
With your small white hands nml your
dim pled feet ,
I wonder of whnt j ou are thinking , sweet !
Where are you looking ? IH it far away
Into thu future' ' Tell me , pray ,
Jf beautiful visions there you sec ,
As bright as a baby's dreams should bo.
Of Imppy laiishter and childhood's blisses.
Cm esses , clililinirs and stolen kis e < ,
or tlio gladsome davs tluit will come and go
While the babv shrill to girlhood grow' '
Oli ! God grant tiiat lior future years
May not ho clouded with grief and tears.
Those little feet , may they never stray
In paths of sorrow and sin away.
The tiny hands so soft and white ,
3Iay they ever he raised In the cause of right ;
Tlm dark hrown eyes and spotless brow
He always tib guileless and pure as now.
( iod bless thu baby I and if she cnln ,
Whether In jeer perchance through pain ,
A homu at last beyond gates or pearl ,
Xot more could I ask lor the baby clrl.
The Girl Baby in
Toledo Journal : To-morrow my baby
will be my baby no longer ; she is going
to school. Jlcr world is about to widen ,
her lifo is about to broaden , but I , I shall
lose my baby I What n short six years
they have been. They brought her and
put her on the pillow beside mo ; 1 put my
linger near her hand and she grasped it.
Heaven came closer to inn than 1 hud
over dared hope it might. The first day
that i Kat up nnrsu gave her to mo nnti 1
held her in my arms. My own little
baby ! 1 wanted no past , no future ; L
was supremely happy in the present.
When she lay in her crib and followed
me with her eyes , that was bliss. When
she cooed to me ! When she stretched
out her little hands to me ! Wlien she
laughed as I eanio near her ! Ah , Uod is
very good to mot lutrs , and I wondered
why such joy should con ; a to mo ! Per
haps there was n pang of sorrow as who left
oil * her long clothes. Vet the cunning
little feet , the creeping figure , the aimless
stops , the final walking , these matle the
change a time of fullness for the mother ,
anil the baby was still all my own. She
lins grown in everything exeunt in get
ting along without mo. Mamma lias been
the pivot around which her life has re-
volvod. She has come to mo with her
pains , her disappointments , her failures
and her joys. In my ear she has whis
pered the wonderful thoughts that child
hood lives upon. No question could
reach so high or pierce such depths but
that mamma could answer it. No dan
ger could threaten her that mamma's
arms were not a safe rofuiro from ; no
pain so severe but that mamma could re
lieve it. llo\v many hours in these six
years have ve been together ? Ah , mo ,
we shall l > o but ono from this on , but
we have been but OHO thus
far. Not any loss real to her
than I nm nro the hundred
heroes of storins tluv I have ovnlvcu for
her ; they jieom very' ' real , indeed , to mo.
If 1 liuvo entertained her she has no less
bt'on my Schehcrczude , and has related
tales fully as impossible as the "Arabian
Nights. " Of late plus has wandered
further away , but never so far but that
slio could run quickly homo if her fear
was aroused. She has brought with her
thoughts gathered from other children ,
but ihoy are brought to bo tried in the
crucible of mamma'ci ' judirincnt and wis
dom. When she "keeps houso" 1 often
take tea with her , and she cannot take
morn pleasure in the "make buliove"
than I ito. Hut now she is going to
school , I shall lese my baby ; I bavn
lost her. She will leave the door
with kisses ou her lips , anil my
words in linr car , but she \v-Ji
come homo full of school , of coin ; , unions
nnd teachers. She will pnss into a
world where , ! am net- where I oai\ \ only
follows * n ujilance ; nnd she will never
r.gtun bovliolly mine. Oh.Roailtcaouerl
she in but one ol fifty in your room , und
ncrhaps , in your eyes , ono of the least
interesting , lint , oh , she is my one owe
Iamb , and hoiu'eii shines on me out of her
eyes. 1 iuust share my kingdom with
you , Your praise will count with her
crcatae than miuoj jour frovm will bo
bl
more fearful than all my thumlrrlng.
She was a baby an hour ago , but she is
one no longer. I shall pick up most of
the playthings nnd put them awoj' . To
morrow night she will look upon them
with great scorn , she will bo a baby no
longer and she will have to put away
her baby things. So I sit hero pitying
myself while I press her to my heart.
Shu Is full of the anticipations , but
whisper to my aching heart 1 nm about
to lese my baby.
"Women ntul Their Feet.
"Women who pee as models have , as
a rule , poorly-shaped feel , " said nn artist
to a New York Mull and Express re
porter "If their feet arc not poorly
shaped they arr npt to bo out of proportion
tion by being too small. The reason Is
obvious Women nro ambitious ho have
small feel nml hands , nml nt an early ago
they begin to wear tight shoes. The re
sult is that their foot are cramped and do
n it grow with the other members of the
body. Of course there nro some profes
sional models who began early in life and
never cramped tlioir feet with tight shoes.
They have correct proportions. I speak
generally of the mass of women who become -
come models after they are eighteen
years old. Women imagine If they have
small foot and hamis they have all that is
necessary to give them n shapely appear
ance. A worse mistake was never made.
Women who nro largo should naturally
have feet in proportion ; from an artistic
point of view they look hotter. But you
cannot make them think so.
"A crusade ought to bo waged against
wearing light shoes. The tight shoo in
the lirst place cramps the toes nil to
gether until they lese shape and become
frescoed with corns. The foot doesn't
got tlio free circulation of blood in it that
it should have and tails behind ingrowth.
The big too usually boars the brunt of
the sin for tight shoes , and manages to
have a large lump gather just where it
joincs the body of the toot. The Ameri
cans are more prone to wear tight shoos
than the Knglish women. The i'rcnch ,
outside of Paris , nre not devoted to tlio
semi-barbarous habit either , and some of
our lines ! models come from tlio prov
inces of Franco , The nobility are sup
posed to have small feet and hand. " , but
that is an erroneous impression , as many
notble families I could mention in Eng
land arc noted for their largo feet. All
American cirls feel their nobility , and
bonco tlio wish to have small feet. To
produce a race of perfect-shaped women
n reform must bo made in Inoir shoes ,
oven if wo have to substitute the ancient
sandal. "
_
Oil , AVomnn.
It'iit/iliiotuii / Critic.
Oh , woman I
Thou who rulcst the band box
With n lialrpin
And would'st yank the lid elf
The ballot box
For ihiiio own pleasure and profit ,
huad enl
In domestic matters thou art
The boss ,
And why .shouldst thou be
Scepturles.s
In nil affairs of state' . '
The hand that spankoth a baby
If placed upon the helm ,
which guided the governmental ship ,
\ \ onlil hhow nn equal grace ;
And thou couldstk'glslate
fomo other plan by winch tlio baby
Could pull through.
And some day run against its
Mother for rongi ess I
Women niako men of children.
And the mun unmake thuir makers ,
W hlcli Is neither fnlr iu law or equity ,
And calls for reform ,
As loin : as there nro boaullng houses
In the laud ,
What's home and wife and mother' '
And If we uraut you man's
1'reroiratlvus
You will know how it is yourself
Trying to wind your watch utt
With a night key , alter oler-tion ,
Anil will kick less vigorously than now I
Whoiefore , oh , woman ,
Lead on I
Jly voice is still for equal rights ,
And I don't care who knows it I
Sinned : IlKxnvW. 13i < Ain ,
T" . b. Senator from Now Hampshire.
Attest : K. Cailv Staiiton. K. Biinthorne
Anthony. Kate Field , 1 , . Dovilyou Wake ,
JSclva I.obkwood , ct nl.
Gossip For the Ladles.
. Lawrence Barrett's daughter , now a
young woman in her teens , has , in obedi
ence to her father's wishes , never seen a
play or an opera.
The editor of a Georgia paper says
liberty is always pictured as a woman
because liberty to survive must bo vig
ilant , and there is no blind side to a
woman.
The Woman's ' Temperance Publication
association received $53,5SO lust year
from its publications. It issues iiino
periodicals aside from its leallets and
books.
Miss Mather's Juliet calls forth the
following gush from Joaquin Millor.
Hear him ! "ller.s is a spotless , pure and
simple heart , a lily still wet with the
moiningdew. "
Miss Henrietta Montnlba is modeling a
medallion portrait bust iu bas relief of
the late Mrs. Ueorgo Augustus Sain. It
is to bo put upon her grave iu Aus
tralia.
Catharine V. AVaite , who graduated
from the Chicago law school hist June ,
has just started a muirtorly inagny.ino
called the Chicago Law Times. It is
considered a valuable addition to legal
literature. .
The lirst candidate for admission to
Brown university under tlio recent vote
of the faculty admitting women , is a
graduate of thu Providence high school.
She will pursue the study of chemistry
solely.
Mrs. Ernest Hart , who established the
London ngonoy for iho sale of knitting
nnd embroidery from Donegal , Ireland ,
is now in Canada with a view of found
ing markets for 'her wares. She has
spent ! ? 10,000 on this work.
Miss Adelaide Dotchon , the ilramnlln
reader , appears to bo tiemost ) popular of
our American girls abroad. She was en
thusiastically received in London last
year , and now has achieved n marked '
success botli in Glasgow and Edinburgh.
Mile , Sardoti 1ms given her father so
many reproaches for writing plays which
she could not bo allowed to see that ho
has lit last taken the hint , ana his play
"Lo Crocodile" is giniriiiiteetl not to bring
the slightest blush to the cheek ot
modesty ,
With all our boasted progress we ap
pear to have been going backward , nt
least so far as female sull'mgo is con
cerned. Miss Catherine Craft , of New
Jiii oy , who lias just celebrated her
ninety-eighth birthday , Bays she voted
for JeH'erson for prcsfdont ,
Tlio next royal marriage will bo that
of the Princes Kli/.nboth , of Snxe-M olmur ,
to the lirand Duke of Mcehlenburg-
Sehwerin. The bride-elect is upward of
thirty years old , is marrying for love ,
and her wedding dress cost $ 15,000 , , Ilor
chances of happiness appear to bo good.
It is at luct settled that Jr. Mary
Walker is not to bo Miss Cleveland's suc
cessor as editor of Liteniry Lifo. A cruel
Chicago ( julll-driver settled the question
by .suggesting that as she doesn't knsw
how to clothe herself she ' .vo'.ilcl not bu
likely to kno wjiow to clothe her thoughts.
A l'iil > llu Telephone.
Chicago JJcrnlil : A South Water street
nierchn. i , who has been sorely pestered
by utistom house ollicials using bis tele
phone , grew desperate the other day and
n n lit of anger printed this sign :
AA
A L'uuao TiiL'sx ,
BUT A PUBLIC TKLEIMIONE
is A
Contemplating the. Inscription with n
great deal of satisfaction , the merchant
nailed the sign near the telephone , bince
which time' bo bus suttbred immunity
from the custom house crowd.
THE WAYS OF THE WEDDED
"Now at the Hearth We'll Sit nnd Sing and
Let tbe Winter's Tempest Boat. "
BEFORE AND AFTER TAKING ;
Seven Ways of MiirryliiR Wlmt n
Jinn Wants n Wife For Work
of Authors' Wives Marry-
Inn ( lie \Vliolc Family.
To Sly Wife ,
I.te 0 , llarrli ,
Why need you care , de.nr wlfo , or liced
Tfio passing of your early unico ?
Wlmt tlimitrli the lilies supurscdo
Tlio nurliutliiio roses of your I'ncc ?
What Ilioiutli tlio ftzino of your eyes
lias mellowed to a softer blun ?
The fairest tints that deck tlio skies
Are caught troiu twilight's fading hua.
Why should the ripened fruit rcarol
Its summer bloom , howe'or so fair ?
Why need you siirh. thouirli Thno should sot
Ills crown of silver on vour hair'.1
Tlio sweetest frugnuicn ol tlio rose
Is from Its fading petals pressed ,
And Natmo spa-ads her earliest snows
Above tlio ( lowers olio loves tlio best.
What cnio wo for the vanished years ,
Save for the fruit their summers brought ;
What care we tor our fallen tears ,
Save for the rainbows on thorn wrought ?
Why should we mourn tlio Joys wo shared ,
Or see them perish with leqrot ,
Since 011 tlio fruit our hearts have fared ,
And memory keeps tlio rainbows yol ?
What though our winter time has come ,
And summer's bmN and blooms expire ?
Love hath an over radicnt home ,
And bids us welcome to Its lire.
HP dwelt with us through all tlio spring ,
We sheltered him fiom summer's heat ;
Now nt his henrlii we'll sit and sing ,
Anil let tlio wintry tempest beat.
DOCH Ho Ijovc Her ?
"If 1 could only hear him say once , just
ns ho used to in our early married life ,
that he loves inc. 1 believe I could fro to
work again without fooling that every
thing is such a dreary failure , " said u
woman to mo once , writes Kmily Bouton
in the Toledo Blade.
"You do not doubt his affection ! " I
askcil.
"O , I suppose he cares , but ho never ,
wove , tells most1 she replied , with a paa-
sionatc sort of wail in the tones of her
voice. "Wo just go on week after week ,
eating and drinking , dressing , working
and sleeping , and tlnst is all there is of it.
1 often think lie would euro if F would
pass entirely out of his lifo , for he never
seems to notice what 1 do , never speaks
ono tender word to mo any more. "
And fyet he did care ; but it was simply
n habit he had fallen into , and unless
shocked into .a realization of what he
wus doing , the days would go on nnd on ,
and tlio conviction of the ludill'cronco
would crow deeper and deeper ,
until the love would go out in her heart
for aye. And then it would bo too late I
I shall never forget tlio glow of pleasure
that used to irradiate the plain , stern
faeo of a man i knew , at some unex
pected word of fondness or caressing
action from the wife ho loved , whoso
only sin was omission from sheer care
lessness. And then , suddenly , ho folded
his strong arms across the stilled heart ,
and his oars were deaf to her voice , nnd
her touch had no power to axvaken him
to Jifo. Thou how she regretted the lost
opportunities.
This Is tlio cruel cross of life , to lie
Full vlsloned only when the ministry
Of death lias been fulfilled , and in tlio place
Of some dear presence is but empty space.
What recollected s-orvices can then
( ! ive consolation lor the might have been' . '
Surely the poet who wrote the lines I
Iiavo quoted had u liviilg realization of
the pain which "the silences" hud cost.
It is not only tlios > i > that are wedded
who forgot to keep the fires of affection
brightly burning ' .by words and deeds.
The gay young girl. Unit strong , vigor-
pus youth , botli full of-.the luxury of liv
ing that health and animal spirits give ,
ofttimcs forgot the loving word , the ten
der caressto the mother whoso heart has
beaten all these yours n full measure of
hope and pride for their future. When
yon feel inclined to bei careless , O , fair
maiden and bravo youthand to give more
of thought and care to thosu who have
denied self for your sake , as she has done ,
remember that the day is coming when
you will stand "ftijl visioncd" beside her
still form , and thinking bitterly , if you
have a heart , of the "might have been. "
And yet it is not only voiine men and
maidens who forgot to make homo hearts
glad by loving words and ten-
tier actions. Ts'or is this care
lessness confined to the homo
circles. Friends hold fast to a reticence ,
so far as expression is concerned , of their
kindly feeling toward each other. They
go on week after week , meeting often ,
conscious of the excellence of which
they do not sneak , full of kindness of
thought , which may sometimes , when
chance arises , he put into d cds , but too
often letting "silence" fimltiply when it
wonld bo so easy and so charming to
break and to throw them away.
lo ! not chary of loving words to dear
ones , nor of pleiisunt , appreciative ones
to those around you. It is liarii to tell
what this inlluenees may bo upon the fu
tures of the latter , even though they bo
not of those whom yon have gathered
into your heart of hearts.
Faith in the pro.-ciit good , hope for the
future , courage to do and diiro these
lire all often inspired by : i chance expres
sion of kind apjircciation that costs tlio
speaker absolutely nothing. I do not
moan that we .should overflow with
praises thai are meaningless or utter
what is untruthful nnd misleading , but
that wo shall be alert and thoughtful ,
that no moment when kind words maybe
bo spoken shall slip by and leave thorn
lorover unsaid. We are all too prone to
take things for grantud , to live by each
other day by day mid wpoak of myriad
tilings , but .seldom say the full , nweot
wonts that would have brought gladness
to the ho.irt and .snn hino to the lite of
those who may perhaps seem to have the
least need of our ministrations.
Tlio FirHl Hnliy.
Culiimbiii ( O. ) Dttivttrli.
Do you notice that yniiinr fellow
Kyes of blue and UMWlanho yellow' '
llo's bo happy that ho ciui't ' conceal his joy.
Why ?
llo'sn daddy !
HO'H a papal
lle'b the father of a bouncing baby boy 1
What a grin expands his features
As ho greets his lellow creatures
When he meets them in the morning coming
down ,
My I
How ho slaps you 1
How lie grips you 1
Ho Is certainly the craziest man lit town.
Ami ho iimer tlro.-i of tellincr
What the baby weighed , or : lv\-cllliiji \
On its beauty anil its me Siiiollhrcnco.
Vet
We'll not tell him ,
Though wu'ie ' certain
That It's like nil other / > abes in looks and
sense.
Hovcii Wiiyn orMarryinir ,
Brooklyn Mairazlno : There are fccvon
separate and distinct ways in which the
nuptial knot muy In ; tied , the attending
expense of the diltisront modus varying
from $1 to $1,000. The least expensive ,
and the one seldom adopted , except in
cases of elopement , is that afforded by
the justice's otllce. There a couple can
be hriuly united in the space of a niinnto
for a small sum. It is .customary fora
groom to dress as he may plenao when the
innrriugo is to bo performed by a justice ,
and adrcssHiuit wonld be fndly put of
place in the musty law ollice. The ono
great advantage of ( ho ustlce shop mar-
rjugo is'its cheapness.
AS some people object to being married
by a justice of the peace , preferring the
sanction of the church in addition to thnl
of the law , the young people may visit a
parsonage Instead of a justice's ollice
with the same preparation. The ccro >
niony niny bo fully as imfortnal when
performed at the minister's home , the
only difference being that not less than
? ! , nnd , bolter still , $ < * > or $10 , should be
paid for the service , although there is no
rixed sum charged. The most popular
ceremony among people who do not
class themselves as in "society , " nnd
also among many who do , is n mnet
homo wcildino : , whore the bride is attired
in n suit of plain white or a traveling
dress , and the groom in n plain black or
brown business suit , where only a few
friends and relatives are present. The
allair is Informal , perhaps a modest sup
per or lunch being served after the core-
niony is performed , and the entire expense -
penso to the groom being covered by $20 ,
or oven less. This is the most popular
wedding ceremony , and this is the way
in which fully 25 per cent of young people -
plo nro married.
Next in point of favor nnd inoxpon-
slvoness is the informal cliureh wedding ,
being similar In all things except tlr.it the
service is performed within the portals
of the church. If the iifl'uir is strictly
private the bride and groom may be un
supported , or have bridesmaids and
groomsmen , us they please. Jn the lat
ter case full-dress suits should bo worn ,
increasing the expense. The "full-dress
wedding1 as it may bo called whim the
ceremony is performed at home , is next
in favor. Elaborate trousseau , full-dress
suits , bridesmaids and groomsmen , HOW-
CM in abundance , and a host of invited
guests are the requisite , followed by a
reception , feast or lunch , as tlio con
tracting parties may desire.
The seventh and last , and most pop
ular , is the full-dress allair performed in
church. Among people who desire to
create astir In society this is the favorite.
It Is expensive , and in many cases un
satisfactory.
What n Man Wants n Wife For.
Pittsburg Oispntch : Let me join with
"Mabel" in giving society women a hint
of their usefulness. No wonder thai men
who go in these women's company do
not want to merry. They are distrusted
with them. Not all , of course , but too
many are.
Now , let mo toll yon what a man wants
a wlfo for. In the first place to love her ,
and in re'.urn to bo loved. In the next
place ho wants her for a helpmate. In
case of sickness who can do more than u
loving wife ? When you are siek , Mr.
Bachelor , u wife comes in mighty handy.
In health all are your friends , but in sick
ness none are to bo depended on except
your wife and mother.
Tell "Bertha" ' to keep on learning
housekeeping. It isn't a biirdnnsomo
knowledge to carry , even if she hasn't to
do the cooking. Jt makes you so inde
pendent that yon don't have to take im-
jmdenco from a cook , and in casu she
leaves you suddenly as she may do , you
will know how to got your hubby a de
cent bite to eat. If "ho doesn't think
more of you for knowing that much he
hasn't any heart.
Itanicmbor that some are rich to-day
nnd poor to-morrow. When fortune has
taken wings such a wife as "Hertlia1' will
make would bo a Godsend to any man. 1
could tell you some very interesting
things about the wav 1 started in married
lift- , and how I have liad to struggle along.
Muybo 1 will take the notion to' jot them
down some day , I iim very proud of the
part I have taken in helping my husband
along.
Wouldn't Mnrry ilic Whole Family.
Pittsburg Dispatch : "Vo'iiig man , "said
the titern parent to the applicant for his
daughter's hand , "arc yon sure you can
support a family ? "
"I I wan't m making any calcula
tions on that , " stammered the young
man ; " 1 only want the girl , you know. '
Authors' Wives.
Some authors have freely acknowl
edged their indcbtcness to tlioir vivcs.
It is admitted by the most cynical that
women make excellent critics , and their
judgment is usually sound. "Molioro , "
said Addison , "used to read all his come
dies to his old housekeeper as she sat
with him at her work by the old chimney
cprnor , and ho could tell the success of
bis play in the theater from the recep
tion it met at his fireside , for he observed
that the audicnco always followed tlio
old woman , and never failed to laugh in
the same place. "
Tom Hood had such confidence in his
wife's judgment that he read and re-read
ami corrected with her all he wrote.
Many of his articles were first dedidaled
to her , and her ready memory supplied
him with his references and quotations.
lie frequently dictated the lirst draft of
his articles , although they wore always
finally copied out in his peculiarly clear ,
neat writing which was so legible and good
that it was once or twice begged by
printers to ( each their compositors u lir.st
and easy lesson in reading handwriting.
Maciuilay read all his articles to Ins sister
before sending them to the press , and
Anthony Troilopu said that no person
had ever read a line of his manuscript
but his wife , "to my very great advant
age in matlors of taslo. "
The most noteworthy examples of joint
authorship are those of Samuel Carter
and Anna Maria Hall and of William and
Mary llowitt. Mr. and Mr.s. llowitt
worked together for litty-six years , and
wrote not lewer than i't-10 volumes. Unhku
the great majority of "women of mind , "
Mrs. ilowitl ably discharged her domestic )
duties. "My wife , " boasted Mr. llow
itt , "Is the best poetcssand the best house
wife in Kngland , "
There are cases , however , when tlm in
spiration , the sympathy , and the help of
a wife are never acknowledged. The hero
alonu comes to the front tlio wllo is hid
den in the background. "Oftentimes , "
ways Oliver Wendell Holmes ; in his "Pro
fessor at the Breakfast J'ablo , " "as I have
Jain swinging on the water in that long ,
sharp-pointed , black cradle , in which I
love lo let the great mother rook mo. I
have hoon n tall .ship glitUi by against the
tide as if drawn by some invisible towlines -
lines with a bundled strong arms pulling
it ; her sails being unfilled/her / streamers
were drooping , she Irid neither side-
Wheel nor stern whuol ; still she moved on
stately in her serene triumph as if with
her own life. Hut J know that on the
other side of the ship , hidden beneath
the grout hull that swam so majestically ,
there was a little Monm-tug with a heat
of lire and arms of iron that was hug.
gmg it close nnd dragging it bravely
on. and I knew that if the '
untwined her arms and loft the tall
ship it wonld wallow and roll about and
drift Hither and thither , and go oO. with
the relluent tide , no one ! ; , nnv3 whither ,
Anil go 1 luve known more than one
genius , high-docked , full-freighted ,
wide-sailed that but for
- , gav-pnnnoned , ,
the brave , toiling arms and brave ,
warm-boating heart of the faithful little
wife that nestled close in his shadow and
clung to him so that no wind or wave
could part them , nnd drugged him on
against all the thin of circumstances ,
would soon huvo gone down the stream
and been hoard of no more , "
Many authors und journalists known
to us Hud in their wives anil daughters
excellent amanuenses , who not only
miiko good copyists , but suggestive liter
ary assistants. Terrible is the loss of
such an assistant. Salti has recently
given expression to his grief at the loss
of Mrs. Salu. Ho declares himself a
heart-broken and desolate old man , ut
terly without ambition ; and he certainly
seems hard to please. Jlu advertised for
a lady secretary and received no fewer
than 4W ! applications , but , ho adds , with
a touch of irony , "the amanuensis who
is now kindly lu&lsting me is not one of
the 4U5. "
The novelist , Alphqnso Daudot , had
dutcrn'iincd to remain a bachelor , be
cause he was afraid ( hut if he mudo a
wrong step in marriage ho might dull
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his imagination. Ho 1ms given expres
sion to this fear in the "Fcmmes d1 Artis
tes , " and more particularly in the tale
"Madame Hcurtbiso , " with which the
volume opens. lut ! , on being introduced
to Mile. Julie Allard , who loved literature
and was a charming writer and critic
herself , his fear was removed. The un
ion proved a very happy ono , and the
picture of the two at work is an attractive )
bit of biography : "Sho has been , " says
his brother , "the light of his hearth , tlio
regulator of his work , and the discreet
counselor of his inspiration. There is
not a page that she has not revised , re
touched , and enlivened ; : inu her husband
has borne witness to her devotion and in
defatigable collaboration in the dedica
tion of'Nabob'but : she would not allow
this dedication to appear. " Once , it is
related , ho had a sentimental and dra
matic scene with his wife , concerning
which lie remarked :
"This seems , my dear , like a chapter
that hag slipped out of a novel. "
"It is more likely , Alphon.se , " was the
reply , "to form a chapter that will slip
into one.1'
Henry ( Icoi-jjo In San Francisco.
San Francisco Chronicle : It sounds
strange to hoar of Henry ( ieorgo , nomi
nee for mayor of Now York , and his
enormous vote. I met the other night a
man who know him very intimately
when , years airo , the legislature created
for him the ollieo of inspector of gaa
meters. It was purely for his benefit , and
a friondjy act to a very clover man , who
was poor. Henry George is not rich now.
Indeed , it is an open fact that at no time
lias ho been wealthy , and the light ho
made in New York is nil the more sug
gestive because he was chosen purely as
n representative ) labor candidate , 15ut
I don't think lie's quite as poor as lie waster
tor many years in ban Francisco , or oven
501110 time time after the publication of
"Progress and Poverty. " When that
singular book was making its little stir
the gentleman I speak of met George on
the street.
"By tlio way , George , have you been
writing a book on political economy ? "
"Yes. It's just out. "
" 1 hear a great deal about it. Where
can 1 got a copy ? "
"Well , " said George , "I have n few
copies , and if you don't ' mind 1' rather
you'd buy it from mo direct. Jt will dome
mo more good. "
And tlio gentleman waited till the po
litical economist went and brought him
a copy of "Progress and Poverty , " and
was very glad to pocket the money.
Whatever views4 George holds on the
subject ol properly , a good niaiiy of his
old friends will bo only lee glad if ho can
make his fortune. Tlmy are not political
economists , and they will not ask him lo
divide it with them.
Soalplnji Hie Hunt per.
San b'rancisco Call : So severe have the
inroads of the scalpers been in the trade
of eastern railroads that a now descrip
tion of ticket lias been adopted on a num
ber o ( eastern railroads , It has lately
been introduced on these roads leading
into Salt Lake City , and will probably bo
adopted before long by thu Southern Pu-
eilic. The ticket is divided into the usual
number of coupons , but at ono end of it
there is n tabular earmark , which must
bo regulated by the ticket-seller. ThiH
consists of the following words printed
down the end of the ticket :
Male.
Kllni.
Muilluin ,
.Stout ,
Youut' ,
Old ,
Kldct-ly ,
fniUstachp ,
' Ulltl | ,
Hoin !
"cal"
Slue ,
I. None ,
The soiling agent punches out the des
criptlon , and the conductor thus has his
passenger perfectly marked , : tnd there is
not the .slightest Hangar of hi * pi.v ; > ing
the wrong man or woman.
Dliln'i Know \\lmt Hit Him.
Chicago Herald : "ICver hear of an
ioiolo stopping a burglar' * Highly" asked
a veteran oilieor of the Third 1'refinct
yesterday. "Two weeks ago I was
patrolling my beat along Green Rtrcut ,
when my attention was attracted lo a
man who was skulking upan alley. 1
took after the follow anil chased him for
a block or two , when I saw him tuddenly
fall to the ground u though lie hail been
shot. When J oumo up to hUn I found
him as still' us a corpse , with a bundle of
booty in ono of Ills hands. Ho win
blooding from 11 mil in Inn hmid , wnieh 1
could see had bo u Inllleted by a huge
icicle , the pieces of which lay ahonl him.
The great chunk of ic.e. had dropped from
the caves of a building by the side ol
which he had been running. \ \ hen the
wagon reached the station the follow
opened hisi OJTS nnd I n'n'dn'/ed' manner
asked , 'What did yeti want to irtioot li f 'l-
low fori1 He didn't know ivliat struck
him.-
Ksnay on Man.
Man that Is married to woman Is of ninny
days and full nf tiniihle.
In the morning ho draws his salary , and in
thucventui ;
Holiold , It Is puno.
It Is a tale that is told ;
It Is vanished , and no one knows whither it
Koeth.
lie rls-cth tin clothed In the chlllv garments
Ol the mi'lit
And hceketh the somiiamhuleiit paregoric
Wherewith to soothe his infant posterity.
lie Cometh as a horse or ox
And draweth the chariot of his ofTsprliiR.
He speiulcth his shekels In the purclmso ol
liuelliicu
To cover the hosoui of his
Family ;
Yet himself is seen sit the frntc-i of the eity
With nuo suspender.
Yei ; ! he Is altogether wretched.
I'opulnr Xnmcs ol' Cities.
Itallimoro Monnnicnal City.
Hoston Modern Athens ; Hub of tl'O
Universe.
Krooklyli City of Churches.
Chicago Garden City.
CmciJiiati ( Jiiecn City , Porkopolisj
Pans of America.
Cleveland Forest City.
Detroit Ciiy of the Straits.
Indianapolis Railroad City.
Keokuk , la. , Gate City.
Louisville Falls City.
Lowell City of Spindles.
Milwaukee Cream City ( from the color
of its bricks ) .
Nashville City of Hocks.
New Haven--City of Kims.
New Orleans Crescent City.
New York Gotham ; Manhattan ; Km-
pire City.
Philadelphia Quaker Cil.y ; City of
Urotherly Lovo.
Pitlsburg Smoky Cilv ; Iron City.
Portland Forest ( 'ity.
Rochester , N. Y. Flour City ; Flower
City.
St. Louis Mound City.
San Francisco 'Frisco.
Washington City of Magnificent Dis
tances.
Miss Hli/aboth Peabody is still a vig-
clror. " writer and an active philanthropist
oe.spite her eighty-four years.
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