The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. XX, No. 983, October 29, 1898Various
General
The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. XX, No. 983, October 29, 1898
Various
Children's literature -- Periodicals
That was surely the language of sentiment.
If there be aught in a name, it is to be regretted that Angelina is
no longer a name much given in baptism, and that no poet of this day
follows him who sang in praise of "the dear Amanda." Not that Angelina
or Amanda is the best possible name for a sentimental girl. No; such a
girl should be called Delia. Mr. Henley has given the reason why--
"Sentiment hallows the vowels in Delia."
To return to the sentimental girl as writer. Misspellings, it has been
stated, are legion with her. Of other marks by which you shall know her
a leading one is that she has a tendency to write all abstract nouns,
starting with "love," with capital initials; she writes impassioned
postcards, favours such obscure phrasing as "farewell, but not
good-bye," has been known to bring a letter to a close with the words,
"Ever yours always lovingly," and to send "much best love."
To sum up, however, the sentimental girl must not be too harshly
condemned. To one and other of us she has signed herself "Yours ever"
and has been ours for a day; this has made us feel bitter. To one and
other of us she has said, using words which are used by Shakespeare,
who, one feels quite certain, heard them from a girl-sentimentalist,
"I love thee best, oh, most best, believe it," and, having said that
to us, has been heard by us saying that to another; this has made us
feel jealous. In bitterness and in jealousy we are apt to misjudge the
girl-sentimentalist, thinking hard thoughts of her, saying harsh things
of her, instead of being right happy to be of those to whom she makes
her Shakespearian protestations. Shakespeare is very good in print, but
he is very much better from young lips.
Some people are greatly alarmed by the spectacle of a girl who appears
to be without sentiment. This girl's heart is wrapped in a cool outer
shell, like the world, but, like the world, it has, be sure, a hot
nucleus. One could not be a girl, worth the name of girl, and this
thing be different. To have a heart full of love in one's body is not
to be sentimental. To be sentimental is to have a heart full of loves
and likes, and to wear it on one's sleeve.
(_To be continued._)
"OUR HERO."
A TALE OF THE FRANCO-ENGLISH WAR NINETY YEARS AGO.
BY AGNES GIBERNE, Author of "Sun, Moon and Stars," "The Girl at the
Dower House," etc.
CHAPTER V.
A MILITARY NURSE.
Colonel Baron might not confess the fact in so many words, but before
he had been three days in Paris, he was sorely regretting his own
action in taking Roy across the Channel.
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