167
XVI THE COUNTRY GIRL'S WAGE 179
XVII THE DRESS BUDGET 193
XVIII FOUNDING A HOME 205
XIX THE FARM PARTNER 219
XX THE COUNTRY GIRL'S TRAINING 231
XXI A GREAT OPPORTUNITY 241
XXII THE ILLS OF ISOLATION 253
XXIII THE SOLACE OF READING 265
XXIV THE SERVICE OF MUSIC TO THE COUNTRYSIDE 277
XXV THE PLAY IN THE HOME 289
XXVI PAGEANTRY AS A COMMUNITY RESOURCE 303
XXVII ASSOCIATIONS, ESPECIALLY THE YOUNG WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN
ASSOCIATION 315
XXVIII THE CAMP FIRE 329
XXIX THE COUNTRY GIRL'S DUTY TO THE COUNTRY 341
XXX THE COUNTRY GIRL'S SCORE CARD 349
INDEX 359
BIBLIOGRAPHY 363

ILLUSTRATIONS

The American Country Girl. An abundance of sunshine,
fresh air, good water, and healthful exercise in the open
permit wonderful young life to reach its highest
development _Frontispiece_

The Country Girl is the life of the home. She is a companion
for the parents and a playmate for the little brothers and
sisters 26

The Country Girl and Her Pets. "The quietness of the country
permits a greater spiritual and mental growth, with its
abundance of life, plant and animal, which challenges the
mind to discover its secrets" 27

The Country Girl takes a pride in her chickens that makes
their care a pleasure to her 86

The Inheritance. The Country Girl, working cheerfully beside
her mother, will learn much that will be of value to her in
her effort to make the housework of to-day a joy and not a
burden 87

A happy homesteade