Beautiful Girlhood compiled by Debra Maffett
Beautiful Girlhood by Mabel Hale was written in 1922. Those years forming the transition period between childhood and womanhood are filled with wonderful interest and attractiveness, for there is nothing of more beauty and grace than the budding and blossoming of girlhood. But the young feet that travel this way are often fearful and uncertain, or willful and bold. Each and all have need of guidance; they need a helping hand along the way. This book is sent forth with a sincere desire to be a blessing. In a timeless way, this classic book offers practical, biblical wisdom on the issues every girl faces, from beauty to attitudes to relationships.
Beautiful Girlhood by Mabel Hale was written in 1922. Those years forming the transition period between childhood and womanhood are filled with wonderful interest and attractiveness, for there is nothing of more beauty and grace than the budding and blossoming of girlhood. But the young feet that travel this way are often fearful and uncertain, or willful and bold. Each and all have need of guidance; they need a helping hand along the way. This book is sent forth with a sincere desire to be a blessing. In a timeless way, this classic book offers practical, biblical wisdom on the issues every girl faces, from beauty to attitudes to relationships.
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and ability, might make a good appearance and be ever so pleasing in<br />
manner, I would not consider her if her word could not be relied upon. A<br />
girl who will not always speak the truth, places herself in a position to be<br />
continually mistrusted. Nothing will break confidence so quickly as an<br />
untruth; and it is hard to get back that which is lost, when confidence is<br />
gone.<br />
The best advice for any girl is always to speak the truth from the heart; to<br />
love and to keep truth as her chief possession. So long as she knows in her<br />
own heart that she has been true, that she has not borne false witness nor<br />
spoken deceitfully — she can face the world courageously.<br />
A truthful character is absolutely necessary to solid worth. A person who<br />
lacks the foundation of truth, is weak, and in time will be broken down, no<br />
matter how high may be the aspirations and ideals of the girl.<br />
Practical, everyday truthfulness in little things and great things is the only<br />
safe course for a girl to pursue. Hold truth fast. Do not let it go. Be honest,<br />
be true, and let your words be spoken from the depth of a heart which is not<br />
filled with deception.<br />
The really truthful person cannot carelessly break a promise. Her word is<br />
sacred, and when she has said that she will or will not do anything, she can<br />
be depended upon. I have heard mothers say of a daughter, "She promised<br />
me before she left that she would not go there, and I know she will keep her<br />
promise." Always I have thought, "Oh, happy mother! Your confidence<br />
speaks much for your daughter."<br />
It is so easy to let a promise slip. First, it is given with little consideration. It<br />
may be that the girl is pressed to do something which she does not want to<br />
do, or is not sure would be right for her to do, and, lacking the courage to<br />
say no, she promises lightly, never intending to keep her word. It is the<br />
easiest way out of her present perplexity, and she makes her fickle<br />
promise never thinking that she is laying a rotten plank in her character.<br />
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