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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WHEN A GIRL GOES OUT<br />
"I have taught you in the way of wisdom; I have led you in right paths."<br />
Proverbs 4:11<br />
I had gone out with Betty and Jean, two very dear young friends of mine,<br />
and we were comfortably settled in our places in the streetcar, when an<br />
exclamation from Betty made me look up. Coming into the car was a group<br />
of girls led <strong>by</strong> a pretty young creature yet in her teens. It was she who had<br />
called out the exclamation of my little friends. She greeted them cordially,<br />
and they introduced her to me as a schoolmate whom they had not seen for<br />
nearly a year.<br />
While the girls talked, I could observe the new girl and her comrades. All of<br />
them had their cheeks painted red and their lips a deeper crimson than<br />
nature ever intended. Their dresses were cut in the latest fad and were<br />
startling in appearance, while extravagance in their general manners was<br />
very noticeable. They were giggling and simpering, purposely calling<br />
attention to themselves and enjoying that attention — in every way showing<br />
themselves to be silly, vain creatures.<br />
As well as I knew Betty and Jean, I found myself wondering if I had been<br />
mistaken in them, and if this was the type of girls they chose as friends, if in<br />
their hearts they were like this. The conversation lagged, and I caught my<br />
girls watching me with furtive glances as if trying to fathom my thoughts.<br />
When we stood again on the street, the girls turned to me with flashing eyes<br />
and flushed cheeks and said almost in one breath, "I hope you do not think<br />
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