The most admirable young
women I have known--and I have known many--are those who were taught to
take it as a matter of course that the mother was first to be
considered, and lovingly served.
Do not be afraid of making your daughter vain by telling her the
attractive features she may possess.
Some one else will if you do not, and it is well for her to hear it from
lips which may more successfully offer counsel afterward. A certain
confidence in her own charms gives a sensibly reared young woman a poise
and self-possession which is to be desired. A touch of feminine vanity
renders a woman more anxious to please, and more alert to keep always at
her best.
But beware of having her acquire egotism. Silly conceit is the
death-blow to higher attainments and to all charm.
Teach your daughter early the accomplishment of listening well. She will
be certain to please if she understands its value.
A woman who looks the converser in the eyes, and does not allow her
glance to wander and become distrait, and who does not interrupt before
the recital is finished, can be sure of popularity with both men and
women.
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