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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. 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
 ruled by this aspect. For the highest ideals are only common sense poetically treated. And now, Caroline, good-night--we have finished this talk upon religion--and need not refer to it again, since I believe your intelligence is such that you have grasped my basic principle. You will hear from me soon upon another subject. Your affectionate godmother, E. G. II DECEMBER, 1912. I hope you were not very bored by my last and rather serious letter, Caroline. 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 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!  LETTER TWO OF YOUR AFFECTIONATE GODMOTHER THIS IS THE LIBERVOX RECORDING ALL LIBERVOX RECORDINGS ARE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO VOLUNTEER PLEASE VISIT LIBERWOX DOT ORG RECORDING BY STORY LINES DEVON YOUR AFFECTIONATE GODMOTHER BY ELEANOR GLEN LETTER TWO NINETEEN HUNDRED TWELVE DECEMBER NINETEEN TWELVE I HOPE YOU WERE NOT VERY BORED BY MY LAST AND RATHER SERIOUS LETTER CAROLINE 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
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