A Girl in her Teens, and What she Ought to
Do. By Mrs. G. Curnock. (Cassell and Co. ls. 6d.)—Mrs. George Curnock gives a great deal of excellent advice to girls who are on the eve of being "grown up." Several of the chapters of this little book deserve very careful consideration, not only by the readers to whom it is addressed, but by the teachers whose work it is to train those readers. Mrs. Curnock has thoroughly sound ideas on the real mission of woman. She points out, however, the difficulty which a girl will experience when actually grown up in avoiding an aimless life if she considers marriage as her natural or only career. On the other hand, a girl must make up her mind that even if she has a successful profession she must be prepared to sacrifice it should she determine to marry. Although in one short chapter Mrs. Curnock cannot possibly cover the whole subject, the pages on the value of money contain much useful matter, and deserve careful study. Altogether, this little book is
eminently sane and practical, and within its necessarily narrow limits it may be warmly recommended as giving valuable hints to girls on the science of life.
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