Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 23, Number 37, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 4 March 1893 — Page 2

ri-WOMAN AND HOME.

MOTHER LOVE AND THE MISTAKES

IT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR.

The Necessity For Corsets—Women Talk Too Macli—I'unixlting thg Little Ones. The Care ot the Complexion—The Beauties of GriiclootneM.

These is often a Kreat deal of unconscious selfishness in love, even love of the highest type, such n* mother love. 1 have heard mothers talk of the sacrifices they bad made or were making for their children, as If those children were in some way to blame .for being in the world, and so bringing these burdens on the mother. They will talk of what their children "owe" them, as if that word could ever come between mother and child. 1 have heard much of this same selfishness displayed in another way. .Mothers meeting togfther will talk of the marriage of their children, their daughters especially, in this way: "I have gone through physical pain, constant watchfulness and self sacrifice for them when they were little, they havegrowninto my very life, they are all 1 have, and

Jtnow that no one cine could do for them what I would, and it would be like taking the breath from my body to give them to stranger*. anil men at that."

Then another mother will say: "You arc right, my dear The ouly way you can pave them ^ulTeriug and sorrow is to keep fhem with you. You don't want them to go through all that you have, and you can't be sure what their lot would be.'' If we believed that this poor life were all, if there were no lessons for the soul to learu. if it were not to grow to glorious heights through the experiences of this Jl/e, the patience that love teaches, the fctsength that comes with motherhood, or elevating influence of pain even, one •a)gbt expect mothers to try to keep their girls babies, dependent upon themselves for happiness But that is not as we read the meaning of life. Be sure that the Father knew 'what was best for his chil

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when, as the book declares, "be set teth the solitary in families." Our children are dear to us because of what they have cost us, but would you be willing to forego the rupture of those first days, when hour by hour you watched the opening Intelligence of your baby's face, the mystery of the growth of another soul? It is easier far often for one to bear the greatest agony one's self than to see one they love bear far less pain. There are enough shadows that one's children cannot miss without adding the shadow of our own selfishness. How often the sunshine of love la darkened in this way I It is hard for a mother to see her daughter go awaj from her sheltering love, but is it not a sel fish mother of selfish daughter, who suo ceeds in shielding her from the character making experience of actual womanhood?

You do come across a hardworking man or woman who insists that their son or daughter shall never know what it is to toil and s:m» as they have done, aud you may Jive to see the day when those very young people have a very decided knowledge of what it is to want. And the mother who bears the daughter's troubles generally puts the young woman in a position to bring no end of trouble on herself.—St. PaulGlobe.

The Necessity For Corsets.

No matter whether a basque or round waist may bo worn, a corset becomes a necessity to procure a handsome fit and to make the gown a comfort to the wearer. JSCo one says that any corset will accomplish this feat, but one fitting properly will.

Now and then we hear a howl arise about the injury done by corsets because some one has discovered how a woman injured Jberself by lacing, but she may also wear too tight shoes, and for that reason do we (begin to preach the doctrine of going bare Jfooted?

Corsets are now made in so many styles and of such a variety of materials that they are suitable for every form aud every season of the year. The great point is to select the proper fit, and that must be left more or less to the clerk selling the corset, but the buyer should know every measurement of her form and give them correctly. Do not say "waist 22 Inches" when it is 25, as ladies call for a No, 0 kid glove when they really wear No. (%. 'fhe corset that uever injures the wearer is one that feels perfectly comfortable in every part, is not too stiff to admit of bend ing the form easily, does not press agains the wearer too closely, yet gives a feeling of support when worn, and Is not so tight but that a long, easy breath may he taken from the bottom of the abdomen.

Such a corset supports the skirt*, enables the dressmaker to fit the waist smoothly and comfortably and gives the wearer per feet freedom of motion, which is along dis tance from proving the instrument of torture tkat some talk and write about. We do not say that all corsets have these ef lects, but the right corset ou the form will, and il the wearer laces herself in spite of having a well Httiug corset it Is not the manufacturer's, clerk'!" or dressmaker's* fault, but the result of following her own sweet will. And if a woman wishes to dis figure aud injure herself by lacing she can do it with skirt bands and belts and yet not wear a corset.—Dry Goods Kcouomist

Women Talk Too Much.

Very lovely aud very lovable is the sister who has cultivated a disposition angelic enough to see the good and uot the evil side of human nature, who can be severe with her own failing while she excuses the faults of others. We are told that, she is a doll, uninteresting creature, and we find if vre take the trouble to look into the matter that this woman refuses to laugh at her neighbor's pet weakness, does not enjoy hitting out right and left at the world at large and is always ready with a plea for unseen and unsuspected reasons which, if they could be revealed, would go a long way toward modifying harsh judgment.

My lovable woman may not be witty. She may Indeed be a trifle prosy, but she it to whom we go when down in the depths and in perfect confidence confide the heart trouble that Is shadowing existence aud handicapping us in the race of life, feeling an assurance that our precious secret will not be torn to shreds as soon as our back Is turned.

We chatter too much. Women have an idea that this is being entertaining. In the hope of keeping up our reputation for brightness we say outright or slyly insinuate things against this friend and that, which if known would give us an enemy for life.*

Be more tolerant. Have patience with personal oddities and seemingly inconsisV mt actions. Bow can you know all the difficulties to be encountered and overcome by the people whom yon criticise? Yea, we talk too much.—-Dorothy add ox.

runiihing the UiUe One*.

"To spare the rod and spoil the child" x»iiy be the motto of some *t«nt parent* who think that a good whippiug i* the only mode of punishment that accomplishes any

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satisfactory results. This rule may work with some natures, but in the majority of ewes such a course only incites to rebellion. There are, however, many modes of punishment that make a far more lasting impression than the sting of the hand or a switch, which in reality only lasts a minute. Kindness and gentleness work wonders, yet there are time3 when even the tenderest mother realizes that she must rebuke the transgressor in such a way that the offense will be remembered long after its actual happening.

A mother, whose success in the training of her little folks is something beautiful to behold, believes in "making the punishment fit the crime" and finds this rule to work far better than measures that haveno real bearing on the case. For instance, the untruthful little one is not permitted to speak until only correct statements are promised faithfully to be uttered. If achild disarranges the workbasket or litters up the room, it is not sent away after a shaking or a slap, while the mother spends ah hour in putting things to rights, but is made to pick up everything and arrange things just as they were before the busy little fingers did their mischievous work.

It seems to as that this modfe applied to all the wrongdoings of childhood would leave an impression that could not fail to prove an effectual barrier when next the temptation to repeat the offense presented itself.—Exchange^

The Care of the Complexion.

Since feminine beauty is the topic upon which poets, painters and novelists alike love most to dwell, it is not unnatural that every woman should desire to be beautiful. As to what constitutes beauty no definite rule can be laid down, for each distinct type is most beautiful when viewed in contrast with other types. Regularity of feature is not beauty, for a little irregularity will sometimes afford a charm which the most perfect face—"faultily fautless, icily regular, splendidly null"—falls far short of possessing and will impart an individuality of character that will otherwise be lacking. It is generally conceded, however, that beauty can be absolutely perfect only when it goes hand in hand with perfect health, and that an erect carriage, sparkling eyes and a clear complexion possess attractions which are not found in mere faultlessness of feature.

Too much stress cannot be laid on the value of the bath as a skin beautifler, and a Russian bath taken every week will be found of incalculable benefit. A fact greatly in its favor is that it is less exhausting than the Turkish bath, as the perspiration it induces is moderate and natural. The idea that cold water is beneficial to the skin is a very mistaken one, a cold batfr^being really harmful to many persons, particularly those who suffer from any kind of heart trouble. A hot bath twice a week and a warm spouge bath every morning should be the rule, and the face and neck should be bathed thoroughly every night with hot water and a little good soap, a flannel wash cloth being used. The face should be dried gently with a soft towel, the rubbing being always in an opposite direction from the wrinkles. Harsh robbing should be carefully avoided, as it injures the cuticle and induces inflammation and any number of skin disorders.—Go dey's.

The Beauties of Graclousness. So few very beautiful women consider it worth their while to bo gracious. They rely so entirely on their charms of person to attract that they do not put themselves out or exert themselves to please other than by their beauty. This is a great mistake, for though they may rule for a season by the power that feminine loveliness always exerts their court will soon be narrowed to the very few who are willing to serve out adulation with every sentence, with no hope of entertainment in return.

The spell of gracious womanhood, however, lasts as long as life remains, and the charm depends not upon beauty of face or figure, but upon a grace of mind that puts self in the background and endeavors to bring out the best aud brightest in all those with whom it conies in contact.

The celebrated women who have been admired to their latest day were not renowned so much for their beauty as for their tact. Imagine some of the belles of today listening, with apparent interest (whether feigued or real we cannot say), to the reading of a 5-act tragedy, or the impassioned rendition of some sonnet written by one of their adorers. They would probably yawn in the face of the aspiring genius and destroy forever bis fond illusions.

The woman who can become interested in the hobby of whoever is in her society, or who can make? that other feel that his or her words are important and worthy of regard, will be the one to whom her entire circle will swear allegiance.—Philadelphia Times

The Girls' School In Itome.

The Scuoln Professionale, the great school lor girls iu Rome, which is recognized by the queen and the municipality as one of the most useful institutions in the Eternal City, was founded by a woman—Signora tiibighini. The curriculum includes sewing by hand and by machine, dressmaking, the mending of all fabrics, embroidery in gold and silver and silk, stocking weaving, artificial flower makiug, washing, ironing and cooking. Indeed mending is elevated among the intellectual arts by the regulation that girls who take the course in mending must take also a course in geometry that they may understand the designs of fabrics. Geometry is also considered an essential in embroidery.

But besides these feminine arts there are courses in moral and civil law, in domestic aud commercial mathematics and business forms, including instruction in modern languages. In the dressmaking classes gowns and costumes are made for the queen Mid the ladies of the court. The course in artificial (lower making begins with drawing and copying from nature, and in the preparation for the mending of laces the making of point venise and gothic point is mastered. The secrets of ancient tints and colors are discovered by patient experiment, the beauty of old designs, frayed and faded, are reproduced,, and lost arts are regained and supplemented with new industries by the 800

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pils their numerous teachers.—Rome ...

Let Woman's Ability Be Conceded. "There is nothing in this world quite as tiresome as fuss," remarked a woman who had been eminently successful in her undertakings aad had in her own career fully demonstrated the ability of a woman to do whatever she saw fit to take up, and do it well "I am so sick of this everlasting twaddle about a 'successful woman.' 1 can't, for the life of me, see why there should be anything phenomenal In the fact of a woman carrying to a successful com pielion any ordinary branch of business. "All their lives women bave been in the habit of grappling with the most complicated situation*, turning the shortest cor tiers, putting op with all sorts of inconveniences and producing order oat of contagion that would have made a man tear bis hair in *hw despair, bat just now, became happens to hove taken up something

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r.hM-t womea haven't been in the habit of doing, and because sh,e seems to have done well at it, the papers and the pulpit and the public generally are oh-ing and ah-ing in a manner that is absolutely wearisome to the flesh. *Why can't these gushers and croakers and predictors of all sorts of calamities just keep quiet, and when a woman does something that no woman has ever done before take it for granted that she can do not only that, but almost anything else she sets about? It certainly seems to me to go without saying that a woman who can manage E large household Ought to be able to do almost anything else which presents itself, and that, too, without exploitation and being forever talked about on account of it.' —-NewJYork I^edger.

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The Other Side,

The more a girl knows the more interesting she becomes and the greater power in the world. To this truism may be added what is said to be a fact—that three-fourths of the graduating class of a leading college becomeself supportingatonce. Thissounds well, and one is inclined to tpink of the immense advance over the condition of girls 80 years ago. But a writer in The Congregationalist gives the other side

I am old fashioned enough to oehevethat a daughter's first duty is to her parents, and when 1 see college givia at the end of their course go careering all over the country without the slightest concern about home duties, then I feel they are making a mistake.

Now with Mr. B-—— family. Their only daughter was away from them for four years, and they looked forward to her graduation when they could enjoy her society again. But no, Miss Elizabeth felt that the comparative idleness which her home offered could not satisfy her, and she left home and has now a fair degree of success in her chosen profession, but her parents are growing old alone.

I know of a home where the eldest daughter has left her mother with the care of five children because she preferred to be a manuscript reader in a magazine office. It seems to me if a girl must be taught the necessity for a career she should be further instructed that it is not always necessary for her to go outside of her own town to find it.

Moreover, many of these girls are taking positions they, do not need, and that should be filled by young women who really need the money.

It is a case for the judgment of the father and mother, and the college girl ought to remember it.

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was a stormy vv 1 ight in February, the, air full of the dreary atmosphere of a newly fallen snow, the huge

pine trees of the northern woods writhing themselves about like giants t» txtremis, and the Maryville stage had just come in with two passengers.

Ladies, both of them one, apparently thirty years old, the other, scarcely seventeen and as they sat there warming themselves by the hotel fire, the landlord touched his wife's shoulder, and whispered to her: "Furriners!"

For there was something in the cut of tlicir curious fur-lined draperies, the shape of their ,neat crape hats, the very way in which they unconsciously carried themselves, which was as foreign as the Marseillaise itself, although there was no accent in their voices as they questioned whether any conveyance from Barnet Hill had been sent to meet them. And the landlord was right for Genevieve and Genevra Ballace were the daughters of American parentage bdrn in sunny France. Orphaned and alone, they were coming to America to,claim the protection of a relative of their mother, "Cousin Fred," as they had been taught to call him. "Do you suppose he will be good to us?" Genevra, the dimpled seventeen-year-older, asked, as she sat with her cheek against Genevieve's shoulder. "I hope so, darling," said the elder. "No one but a brute could be unkind to you."

For little golden-haired, rose-lipped Genevra was one of those human sunbeams who take every heart by storm, and in her deep mourning she looked even sweeter and more attractive than her ordinary wont. And! dark-eyed Genevieve, thirteen years older than her sister, had long ago unselfishly put aside her own personality and identified herself entirely with the household pet and beauty. "I wonder if he is a cross old crab," pondered Genevra, as she drank the tea brought to her by the landlady, and basked in the welcome warmth of the blazing logs, "or a whimsical old bachelor, full of caprices. Oh, Genevieve! Don't you dread to meet liim?"

Genevieve smiled. "Little one," said she, "don't fret Whatever happens, we shall be together, and—"

But, just then, the landlord came bustling in. "The double sleigh from Barnet Hill, ladies," he said, rubbing his hands. "And Mr. Barnet himself has come."t

Cldse on the landlord's words came Mr. Barnet, of Barnet Hill, a tall, handsome man of about thirty, with bright-brown hair clustering over a noble forehead, keen, black eyes and features clear and perfect as those of the Apollo Belvidei*e. "Are these my cousins?" he said, pleasantly. "You are welcome to Barnet, Genevieve and Genevra."

Instinctively, little Genevra put her

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pains with her toilet. But Genevieve rose and smilingly put her hand into the extended palm of her cousin.

It was a long, snowy drive to Barnet Hill, but Genevra declared, joyously, that it was Worth it all, when they were ushered into the great, old-fash-ioned drawing-room with its blazing cannM-eoal fires, its yellow-satin curtains nd the moss-soft carpet on which the fo« fall made no sound. "Do you know," said Cousin Fred, laughing, "that I was expecting to see two little sclibqi-girls in short frocks and thick boots?" "And do you know," retorted Genevra, "that our minds were fully prepared to behold a heumatic old gentleman with a crutc i?1'

And in fifteen mi..utes t.liey were on the footing of old friends. But they

had scarcely lived six

months at Barnet Hill before the inevitable "little cloud like a man's hand" arose on their atmosphere. "Genevieve," said Mr. Barnet, rather gravely, one day, "I wish you would warn dear little Gypsy against that Capt Allaire. He's a pleasant, amusing fellow, I know but he's scarcely the person I should select for any girl's husband." "Yes, Cousin Fred, I will speak to her," said Genevieve, sighing softly, as she wondered what spell Genevra possessed to win all hearts to herself, from stately Cousin Fred to the handsome, dashing young captain of artillery. "But have you reasoned with her on the subject?" "Half a dozen times," said Barnet. "But she only laughs at me."

Genevieve was silent. She wondered if popular rumor was correct, and Frederic Barnet really did lore little Genevra so hopelessly, so dearly.

Genevra came home late that evening in the rosy sunseV with scarlet wild flowers in her hair. "I bave been to the village,*' she said, "with Capt. Allaire." "Oh, Genevra!" pleaded the elder sister. "When Fred thinks—" "I don't care what Fred thinks," interrupted the beauty, with a toss of her head. "Listen, Genevieve, I have a secret to tell you: I was married to Capt. Allaire this afternoon." •MaAied?'" echoed Genevieve. "On, Genevra!" "Look at my wedding-ring," said the wild little gypsy, holding up her pretty, taper finger. "Yes, married—really and actually married! I am Mrs. Allaire now," with an amusfaig assumption of matronly dignity. "Bat Cousin Fred-" U" -c/v

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"Cousin Fred may help himself if he. can," said Genevra, audaciously. "Pei haps you don't know, .lenny, that Cousin Fred himself means to be married very soon."

Genevieve turned pale. "Genevra!" cried she. "You can't a at "Poor little Genevieve!" consoled/ wis Genevra. "But you will not lose your home. You must come and live with me aud Charley." "I could not do that," said Genevieve, giddy and confused with the unexpected succession of startling news. "I beard the old housekeeper talking to the coachman, when I was waiting, down behind the shrubbery, for Capt. Allaire to come," said Genevra, with a nod of her pretty head. "She said that he had told her himself and had instructed her what rooms to prepare and what .alterations to make in the household arrangements for his coming marriage." "I wonder who it can be?" said Genevieve, sadly. "Miss Hilyard, of course," said Genevra, "or else that beautiful Mrs. St. Dean. But the least thing he could liave done was to have confided in us, I think, and that's one reason 1 decided to elope. And Charley is coming up this evening, and we are to take the train to St. Vincent, and, ohi dear Jenny," with a burst of sparkling tears, "the world is so full of happiness to me!"

And Genevieve could but caress the beautiful, willful youug creature who had taken life's helm so recklessly into her own hands, and hope, in a choking voice, that she might be very,' very happy.

Cousin Fred listened very philosophically to Genevra's confession, half an hour later. "Married, are you?" said he. "Well, if you had asked my advice, I should have given a contrary verdict But, as you didn't consult me, I shall have to be like the 'heavy fathers' on the stage and give you my blessing. Allaire is a clever fellow enough, although he has been very gay, and I hope you will steady hitn down, at last"

So, the newlv-married pair went away, as thoughtlessly happy as two school ch ildrcn out for a picnic, and Genevieve was left alone with Fred, to wonder how she could best break to him the resolution at which she had arrived. For she knew that she could never remain at the Hill when beautiful Mrs, St. Dean or Alibia Hilyard should cither of them be the mistress there. "It "would kill me," she thought, clasping her hands. "Yes, it would kill me!"

Mr. Barnet had turned kindly to her, and led her to a seat beside the window." "You are pale, Genevieve," he said. "Your hands are as cold as ice. Surely, you do not take this mad freak of little Gypsy's so bitterly to heart? Never fear for her she's a butterfly who will sip honey from all life's garden ground. Her nature is light and frothy far different, Genevieve, from yours. Sit down, little cousin I have much to say,^v to you.» "Now," thought poor Genevieve, with her color changing from scarlet to* white—"now it is coming! I shall be politely dismissed from the only home I have!" "Genevieve," said he, "do you think it would be a wild and foolish dream for me to think of marriage?" "You? Oh, no," she answered, trying to smile. "But I am three and thirty." "You are only in the prime and fullness of life," she responded, "for a man. With women," sighing softly, "everything is so different. But, Cousin Fred, if you really intend marrying—" "I really do," lie said, smiling ly"Then I shall not bo longer in your

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way," she said, valiantly. "I will leave Barnet Hill at once." "But that's just what I don't want you to do, Genevieve," he said, with her hand still closely held in his. "Dear, solemn little woman, is it possible that you don't comprehend what I mean?" "You think," with a startled look, "that I can be useful about the house?" "Must I say it in so many words, Genevieve?" he asked. "Shall I go down on my knees, like the heroes of romance, and say: 'Sweetheart, will you be my wife?

Genevieve started to her feet in a,. panic. "Do you really mean—-me?" cried Genevieve. "I really mean—you," he said, resolutely, holding her fast, when she would have flown from him. "Little girl, then you never have suspected how dearly I love you!" .•

So they were married and when Genevra knew it she cried out, laughing: "Well, there is hope for the oldest of old maids, now that our Jenny is married!"

For this seventeen-year-old beauty^ could hardly realize that troe lore exist* for anyone over twenty years oldl/j —Amy Randolph, in N. Y. Ledger.