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women who do not know, who say, 

 " The girl's desire for hat and gown 

 in springtime is a sign of vanity 

 and frivolity." If that be so, praises 

 be to vanity and frivolity. But it 

 is not vanity, neither frivolity. Might 

 as well call the first spring flowers 

 that I saw the other day vain for put- 

 ting on their best and newest garb. 

 When the south wind began to blow 

 occasionally, or rather when the cold 

 winds did not blow, the flowers came 

 out. They could not help it. So with 

 that girl with her violets: when the 

 chill of winter began to leave she 

 appeared. 



There are two occasions when vir- 

 tue comes out in our lives. One is 

 when the cold winds cease the other 

 is when the warm winds blow. In the 



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