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Numbers of kind hearted mothers about forty years ago began to think that their own training had been horribly stiff and cruel, and gave a much greater license to their offspring. NUMBERS OF KIND HEARTED MOTHERS ABOUT FORTY YEARS AGO BEGAN TO THINK THAT THEIR OWN TRAINING HAD BEEN HORRIBLY STIFF AND CRUEL AND GAVE A MUCH GRACERD LICENCE TO THEIR OFFSPRING
ed to begin in that solid way, so that we could be sure of our points of view being the same for future talks, but in this missive I am going to write about something quite different, and almost as important--your manners! The tendency of the present day is to do away with all gentle things, and among them courtesy has gone by the board, so that to see anyone still with beautiful and gracious manners is a thing to be remarked upon and rejoiced over. And I want you to be among this small company of the survival of other days! The modern young woman is so innately selfish that, as a rule, her manners are only good when some definite momentary gain to herself makes their display worth while. She is too short-sighted to look ahead and see their value, and she is no longer a proud person remembering what is due to herself, and, therefore, that good manners ought to be the stamp of her breeding. She is often as primitive as a young savage, with a smattering of a fair mental education on top. AROLINE I WAS OBLIGED TO BEGIN IN THAT SOLID WAY SO THAT WE COULD BE SURE OF OUR POINTS OF VIEW BEING THE SAME FOR FUTURE TALKS BUT IN THIS MISSIVE I'M GOING TO WRITE ABOUT SOMETHING QUITE DIFFERENT AND ALMOST AS IMPORTANT YOUR MANNERS THE TENDENCY OF THE PRESENT DAY IS TO DO AWAY WITH ALL GENTLE THINGS AND AMONG THEM COURTESY HAS GONE BY THE BOARD SO THAT TO SEE ANY ONE WITH STILL BEAUTIFUL AND GRACIOUS MANNERS IS A THING TO BE REMARKED UPON AND REJOICED OVER AND I WANT YOU TO BE AMONG THIS SMALL COMPANY OF THE SURVIVAL OF OTHER DAYS THE MODERN YOUNG WOMAN IS SO INNATELY SELFISH THAT AS A RULE HER MANNERS ARE ONLY GOOD WHEN SOME DEFINITE MOMENTARY GAIN TO HERSELF MAKES THEIR DISPLAY WORTH WHILE SHE IS TOO SHORT SIGHTED TO LOOK AHEAD AND SEE THEIR VALUE AND SHE IS NO LONGER A PROUD PERSON REMEMBERING WHAT IS DUE TO HERSELF AND THEREFORE THAT GOOD MANNERS OUGHT TO BE THE STAMP OF HER BREEDING SHE IS OFTEN AS PRIMITIVE AS A YOUNG SAVAGE WITH A SMATTERING OF A FAIR MENTAL EDUCATION ON TOP
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