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destructive to good character for one to be meanly 

 clothed through necessity and at the same time envy 

 and despise those who are better dressed as it is to be 

 among the richly adorned and try to make mere 

 adornment a mark of better and superior rank in 

 society, or a means of lacerating the feelings of one's 

 associates. 



The country mother will let pass one of the rarest 

 forms of opportunity for refining and beautifying 

 the character of her daughter if she does not educate 

 the latter rightly in respect to these conventionalities. 

 Train her to be neat and attractive in appearance, 

 but at the same time teach her that no manner of 

 outer adornment can cover up or substitute for sweet- 

 ness and purity of the inner life. The splendid effects 

 of such an education will reveal themselves to best 

 advantage in the young woman when she has finally 

 entered a home of her own. If she cannot then and 

 there shine in a light that emanates from her own 

 soul, the sacrificial work of ministering to the needs 

 of her own household will never be well performed. 



AN OUTLOOK FOR SOCIAL LIFE 



Provision will by all means be made that the grow- 

 ing country girl be introduced to the best social life 

 within reach. She must mingle with those of her 

 own age and learn how others think and act. She 

 must attend parties and the other social gatherings, 

 especially the literary societies if there be any avail- 



