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NOTICES OF BOOKS. 277
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« Hints On Self-Help S For . W. Young Pa...
of received trust a hi For gh , several salary , and tlie she respect held due this to situ a ation person and in a ended position by years ,
. this laid marry by ing to very begin respectabl housekeep returned y , ing having to . her It doubtless n sometimes ative village a struck good for sum a me holiday that of money when , her person
young previous themselves of the girl companions clever they had were , must thoug so have ht dull letel felt , whil beaten surprised e they by to who her see in had the the thoug success race ht of
lifeand were still pursuing comp comparativel y y unimportant and illremunerated , employments . Her success was in fact owing to
moral causes . " young Again woman , calmness about , decision to make , and a reflection choice take of , are time an all occup to important consider ation . to and She a
_" should not decide hastily ; she should , ri lay ht the and case to before helher God to , asking drive all Him bad to motives give her from wisdom her mind to decide which p
undertaking mi and g ght decide , lead , her and and wrong having on . decided with Then let , let her her reflect emb remembering ark calml with y on energy the the subj in text ect the ,
, go perseverance , , c Whatever Miss Boucherett thy hand ' s fmdeth chapters to do comprise , do it with the th following y might . ' " subjects .
The Benefits of Self-help _; Perseverance , Business Habits , Choice to of Waste a Business It— , How Emigration to Keep , Dut It y Self and Respect Independence —Examp , le Money , Influence , How ;
; , Benefit Societies for Women ; General Usefulness , —Conversation ; Head-work and Heart-work . In her appendix she gives the
of descri female ption work and addresses such as the of several Female institutions Schools of for Art different the various sorts
nursing unaware tive chapters institutions of the is that existence ; , emi on gration benefit of any societies offices such , for & . c . women After One of statin in the Eng , most g that lan sugges d she she is
-, where quotes women M . Jules , finding Simon , themselves as authorit excluded y for those and established repelled from in France those ; set on foot by men , have founded among themselves other societies for mutual help , which they manage themselves , and which prosper of members in all
without any assistance . The number France does not exceed 12 , 000 , but the f result may be considered satisfactoryThe societies have been well managedthe meetings
. , have an indispensable passed quietl condition y , and the of receipts success have . The exceeded number the of expenses honorary ,
members is less considerably in the societies for women than in [ those for mena circumstance much to be regrettedbut which
will probably disappear , when the principles of these , female societies are better known and more fully appreciated . Ladies can
in no way do more good at a less expense than by assisting these institutions , which serve as protectors to the health and morals
of young girls and single women .
Notices Of Books. 277
NOTICES OF BOOKS . 277
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English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), June 1, 1863, page 277, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01061863/page/61/
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