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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esent any bold familiarity, and that every true man or boy will respect<br />
them for keeping up their guards.<br />
True friendship will never ask a woman to step down from her womanly<br />
dignity and discretion. She holds her honor, and her appearance of honor,<br />
higher than everything else.<br />
My dear friend, choose your friends carefully, and keep them loyal. While<br />
you are kind to those who have fallen, remember that it is not for you, a<br />
young girl, to raise them up <strong>by</strong> seeking their company. You are too easily<br />
drawn away yourself. Let your close friends be chosen from among those<br />
whom you can admire and emulate, that is, those whose conversation and<br />
deportment will lead you godward instead of down. Keep in mind, of<br />
course, the two classes of friends: that outward group to whom you are<br />
always sociable and friendly — and the inner group with whom you become<br />
really intimate.<br />
One should be friends with those who need friendship even if they are not<br />
so desirable — but no girl can become intimate with people of low<br />
standards and morals, without becoming contaminated.<br />
If you are a young Christian, seek out friends among those who are sincere<br />
in Christian service — and keep out of the company of those who draw your<br />
mind away from things that are wholesome.<br />
Old friends of your parents who have proved themselves true in all<br />
circumstances in the past — respect and cherish also, though they may<br />
seem odd and out of fashion now. Those who have loved and advised your<br />
father and your mother, will be all the more careful in advising you. Though<br />
they be plain people and little used to the things common to you — listen to<br />
them and use their advice as far as you can.<br />
Be a true friend yourself. Never let it be said that in you was placed<br />
confidence which was not deserved. "A man who has friends, must show<br />
himself friendly." Proverbs 18:24<br />
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