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Deportment masters and mistresses grew to be less and less in vogue, and ridicule was cast upon the rules that had been in practice for every girl entering society. DEPORTMENT MASTERS AND MISTRESSES GREW TO BE LESS AND LESS IN VOGUE AND RIDICULE WAS CAST UPON THE RULES THAT HAD BEEN IN PRACTICE FOR EVERY GIRL ENTERING SOCIETY
nt, 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. 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. HING 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 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
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