JO THE OMAHA DAILY BEE ; SUNDAY , DECEMBER 5 , 1SSG.-TWELYE PAGES ,
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THE TOILING 1 < AIR SEX ,
Petticoat : vs. Pantiloons OonsLcrcd From
an Industrial Standpoint.
FIXING UP FOR COMPA NY
1'Iie Old .Maid and tlio Jlotlici-ln-Jjau-
Taking U'nj-s of Toll OlrlH-Wo-
men's Clubs In llnnil and In
% Jic Abstract.
Tlio Mule Mnlil pvor tlio Way.
Over tlio way sits n itcnr litllo inaltl ,
As bn y nsbiiR.v can bo :
Hut I think shn l- - timid , 1 think she's afiald ,
For Mio nisv'.t looks over at mi1 hi the simile ,
blio never looks over at tuu.
A Illtluvlilto shuwl on licr fllinnliler.illc * ,
As white as the cluar driven snov. ;
Hut I'd lvi > all tliu wealth thoiols inuk'r tlio
skies
( It I had it , you know ) to bo so near her
. ,
lint 1 have not < iu1lc got II , you know.
.Slio holds In Iierilnpers n little stub ] > en ,
That she pushes and pulls to unit lie ,
If she only I'onhl know , over hole In a den
TlitMu's n fellow wlio'U u'lvo half his lite lor
'l'lint'8 nutting It strotiK , but It's BO.
J don't know her name , nnd I'm sure 1 don't
lift re ,
For there's naught lu n name , ns you
know ;
Bui thiMo'.H nothing tlmt t wouldn't do , yM ,
and darn ,
If she'd only throw ono Ilttlo glance from
down there.
If only ouu glance she would throw.
Who is fthc , and what does slio do , do you
ask ,
That little maid over tlio way1. '
Why , Mliu xvoiks ut Insurance , u dry soil
of task ,
While I In an atmosphere loiral do bask ,
When I'm not looking over the \vny.
Women Doliij : .MCII'H Work.
ritilmle.lphia Hecord : Tlio question
whether. or not women may umlcrtnku
to ilo tlio. work of men in any and every.
kind of mental or physical labor can no
longer bo answered with u derisive neg
ative. ' .I'lio habitual Imposition upon
wonion of the moat abject anil slavish
drudgery by savage anil sumi-civili/cd
peoples shows to what extent nieru mus
cular endurance ) can bo cultivated by
uninterrupted custom. Those women arc
degraded and imbriilod , but they con-
tunic to cniluro and become llio mothers
of children who are as strong and us phy
sically well able to nmku their way in the
world us any other of the sons of men.
Then ; is nothing in the line of men's
work among civili/cd nations Unit calls
for greater exertion than the labor ini-
nosed upon the squaw of n Sioux or
Ajachc ) bravo The continued existence
of these savage tribes goes far to settle
the ( [ iicstion of the lastingness of the
weaker sex under tlio most untavorablo
conditions. Itut Dr. Hiohardson , a re
cent Knclish writer on social topics , takes
the position that whllo women arc capa
ble ot doing whatever men may do in the
way of physical or mental labor they
must first cliooeo between motherhood
and u manly career. They enn not run an
equal race if they take upon their should-
qrs an unequal burden. It is something
to have the admission made that a maid
may bo as good as a man. "It is now
admitted , " says the doctor , "that llio r > e-
culiuritics in wonion , which wore held to
render them constitutionally incapable
of pertoi tiling work inequality with men.
wore not duo to any inherent capacity of
ncx , but to n. failure of development in
cident to the mode in which the so-calllcd
gentler hex had been brought up. If men
were brought , up in the same way women
have boon ; if men were made to move
hedged in about the petticoats and drag
ging long trains in the mire ; if men were
Dipped in corsets ; if men were bound to
Jive indoors ; if men were forbidden to
play or work at active muscular exorcise ;
} f men were not pcrmitteu to follow
ucicncc , art , literature , then men would
bo a.s incapable as their sisters. Just as
the Prince Charlie dogs by back-ovoln-
tioni/.ing have , ns Herbert Spencer has
hewn , lost their once powerful jowls by
being fed on soft foods , so n lace of Her
cules would become ulVemmate if they
wore trained , generation upon genera
tion , to cllcminato pursuits. "
In llio matter of "liorsu power" Dr.
Uichardson maybe nartlv right ; but even
this admits of a doubt. The poor farmer's
wife who docs all the work for a family
of a do/.en lays out as much physical
strength and exhibits as much endurance-
us iloes her liUHband iu riding his mow
ing-machine or hoeing corn , with the ad
vantage in his case for the most part , in
the heated and badly-ventilated kitchen.
And can any one question that bending
over n washtub or an ironing-table is a
lessor tax upon the physical system than
twinging iv sledge-hammer in the black-
mmth'.s torgo or a pickax in the mines ?
And women have endured this sort of
thing always , and have berne children ,
too , who ar physically able to follow in
the footsteps of their mothers. All
women tire not strong enough to under
take excessive manual labor calling for
unlimited musular force of arms and
chest and back. Neither are all men ,
The hello of the period can keep pace
with the beau of the period when it comes
to endurance in the pursuit of pleasure.
If her powers in that line wore turned
into other channels by force of inclina
tion or circumstance , there is no reason
to believe KIO ) would be found lacking.
In mathematics a crucial test of brain
power the women in tlio colleges luivo
repeatedly demonstrated their capacity
and carried on" the honors. They can
"cram" us well as their male competitors
and Icarn as readily In all the depart
ments of college training. They can ride ,
they caiu row , they can excel at lawn
tennis and other games in which they are
permitted to take part. That higher edu
cation does not interfere with the func
tions of motherhood is prayed by the
hundreds of women in the field ol
Hoioneo , literature and art wiio have
brought forth daughters and sous gifted
\vlth both bodies and brains , Uno of ( he
brightest anil most .successful novelists ol
Iho day is the mother of twelve children.
And similar instances are numerous
unough to demonstrate that work is not
Incompatible with maternity. Setting
that question aside , an eminent Ameri
can authority says it is not the women
who read and study and think who break
down with nervous disorders , but the
frivolous and idle. In all the lighter em
ployments , ns in brain culture , women
are making their way steadily In man
aging the postollices , in telegraphing , lu
manipulating typewriters , in bookkeep
ing , printing , decorating and copying
they uro pushing aside the reluctant
males , because they are quicker anil
readier , and , 1 am afraiil , also becuuso
their services are more cheaply obtained.
There is no doubt that women will in-
vadu the lighter mechanical employ
ments as they have the departments of
labor more readily acquired. The ques
tion of their skill and competency is no
longer a moot question. Hut this bringb
us back to tlio beginning. If it bo within
the Power of women by , so to speak , un-
l > utt ( coaling themselves and declining to
consider marriage as the necessary cm
of their existence to make their way in
the world as men do , why should the un
mated remainder longer bemoan thorn
, solves or esteem themselves among the
drift and debris of the populous earth
They may bo as useful as tno most usefu
u hat more can they expect ?
IVomcit Who Fix Up for Company.
Denver Tribiino-Kopublicam "The par
tlcular typo ol woman , that 1 desire'
irowlod ; the old gentleman , "is that Ittok
Iefi.s creature who never tidier her rooii
or combs tier hair unless there's com
pnny expected. When I was a young
nan 1 used to call at a certnin house.
where the young ladies were very inter
esting , although very plain in appear
ance. The lir.-il time I rang the door
) ell , I heard rx sound of hurrying feet , as
though a llock of gcc. e had suddenly
brcn discovered and were Hying , terror-
stricken , to some place of refuge. 1 very
soon discovered , however , . Hint this noise
wa ? only occasioned by the young ladies
iurrying to their rooms for tlm purpose
if dressing their hair and taking oil' their
wrappers. 1 called ( here oil and on for a
year , and that kind of thing never failed
) rteo to occur , 1 kept up my visits for a
imc , but didn't choose my wife from that
IOIHO , you can depend upon that. "
"No. ilr , I don't believe in that old the
ory about literary women being tvnieal
Salterns and that sort of thing. Tnat's
lifted in tlip'o modern day. The work-
ng women are the neatest women in the
and , and literary women are workers ,
you may rest assured of that. 1 think
ilnltormy wives , have done moro to drive
.heir huohamli to drink and tortilngon-
jrally than half the oilier causes in Iho
world put together.1'
Kvor Trill' .
loVous at lioatt us a summer tl.iy ,
\ lassie Manns tit the meadow way ,
iVncl looks at n face that U very dear ,
And wonders In words that know nothing of
fear-
Will you he true , love' . ' will you be true1.1
Will you love me ns 1 love you1.1
\Vill love prow stronjcei as yours roll on ,
And ho truest when youth and beauty have
L'OIIOV
Will you ho true , love' . ' will you be true' '
Joyous at heart on their wedding morn ,
shand and wife wall ; home through the
corn ,
And uncli sfeins lo hear the old-llino. song
As. hand In hand , they wander Mum : :
"Will you bo trill1 , InveV will von be true'.1
Will you love me as 1 love you' . '
Will love grow stronger as years roll on ,
nl be truest when youth and beauty have
cone ?
Will you bo tuie , love'.1 will you ho true' " '
Joyous at heart when their hair is gray ,
Husband and wife together .stray.
And hand clasp hand as they walk along ,
i\nd the heart of each Is glad with sent ; :
"Von have been true , love ! you have been
truel
Lovlnu me well , as 1 have loved you I
And tiiiiH and change , and good nnd 111
Have linked us closer nnd closer still
Hearts over hue. love ! hearts over truol"
Tlio Corset Question.
Cleveland I'lniudealor : I agree with
you , Grandma M. , in everything but the
lisuso of corsets. How can stout people
et along without ilium y 'Tis not the
wearing of corsets but wearing them too
tight that is the ruin of the nation.
L'aulino.
As to corsets , perhaps 1 have no right
to speak , as I have no daughters to wear
them , vet L am an enemy to thorn in gen
eral. 1 once cautioned a young lady in
regard to lacing. Slio said she would
laeo if she know it killed her. So , per
haps I had belter keep still on the sub
ject , for fear of running against snags us
Icartul as in the past , for ironing seams.
Aunt Marcia.
I oxr/oct the girls will all lly at me , but
I do ioin in with Grandma. M. in. con
demning the corset. Hundreds of young
girls injure- themselves irreparably with
this instrument of torture. 1 believe in
dress reform. There is a waist , called
the Haitos waist , that keeps the form in
slmpo and supports the skirts , and has no
ribs or steels to injure one's health. I
think our girls are too often reared in
total ignorance of the common laws of
health. This is an important subject. '
Edith.
Not llcnvon ,
Jlen I ) , lluiise.
What thoiiph 1 passed the gates of pearly
gleaming
Hung on the walls of dax/.llng jasper shine
Into a.land with heavenly sweetness teoiului ;
And slid not there , It were no heaven ot
mine.
If in the choir whoso soncs my oars were
greetlnir
Jloro grand than earthly diapasons roll.
1 saw not eyes of hers my own look meeting ,
Their music woulU bo discord to my soul.
.No sound could unto soul oC.mine bring
cheerlmr
It' but I missed from out the chanting
throng
Ono earth-sweet voice , that to my soul's tense
hearing
Could far out-voice o'cn Sanadalphon's
song.
And I should gladly fro from out the shining
Down where the cloud-world glooms the
Koldeii stair.
Unheld by any ghost of sad replnimr ,
To boarch till found , for her who was not
there.
The Old "Maid and tlio Motlicr-in-Imw.
Ilnrrisburg Telegraph : A sharp-turned
paragraph in a paper 1 have just laid
ilown says something mean about old
maids. Why guy the old maids ? Every
pert paragraphor Hashes Ids wit at the
defenseless maiden well up in years. It
isn't right , and ho ought to be ashamed
of himself. Dog-gone a man anyhow ,
who will poke fun at a woman , Ah ,
funny man , you little know tlio sorrow
sometimes concealed beneath the prim
exterior of the old maid. You cannot
ken the blighted hopes , the withered
love , tlio bright dreams unrealised , the
apples of ashes that fell to her'lot , and
all that made her an old maid. Co on ,
funny boy ; poke your cheap wit at the
dear old girl ; say alleged humorous
tilings about her and make her feel bad
in her loneliness. Some day you may
need the old maid , and , oh , you mirth-
provoking son-of-a-gun , may slio be on
hand when you want her , with every
drop of Christian charity siqueoxod out of
her heart , and gall and bitterness in its
place to make it pleasant for you oh ,
so pleasant that you will wish you wore
dead and burled 1701) ) feet imdor ground
bofpro you ever poked fun at the old
maid.
And there is the mother-in-law , Mister
funny man , you poke fun at her , too.
.Some day , goou sir , you will bo married ,
and its shekels to dried apples that your
wife will have a mother who knows you
liku a hook , and who , lo use the vernacu
lar of the Hlreet , "has it in for you. " I
hope she will give you u regular red-
paint ra//.le ilax/.lc , mo boy , and that she
will make you walk the iloor and groan
and curse the day you were born. You
know that thu mother-in-law is not at all
as she is painted. Why , what would wo
do without the mothor-in-law ? ( Not me
-what are you smiling ntf ) The dear ,
good , kindly old soul who overlooks the
faults of her daughter's husband , and
who smooths out the household wrinkles ,
ami keeps things straight , and puts
things to rights when they don't go
straight , and takes euro of llio babies and
sees that they are Blurted in lito properly ,
and ( ittun comes in handy wiien them is
n bill to pay and nobody with money to
pay it what would some fellows do
without a mother-in lawy Dear met i
sometimes wish that 1 hud ono. Hut
Tail Girls Tlio Voguo.
Detroit Tribune : Tall girls nro the
fashion this season , llereloforo the little
fairy , short girl iias had it all her own
way. but tins year the lithe , willowy , tall
girl inuirha at nor little sister and wears
the wulo stripes and sprawly ticures
which adorn thu now handsome winter
dress fabrics , with an enviable feeling
thai her time has como. The midget sisters
tors will have to fall back on plain goods
and small ligures of last season , for they
will hardly dare to disliguro their pretty
proportions > yith thu stripes which will
take from their already too short length ,
or the lingo clusters of blossoms which
would completely obscure their rotund
ity. A worsil luck is that the stylish
coachman's capo , so jaunty to the tall ,
slender girl , Is absolutely ridiculoiin on a
little figure ot four or live feet tall. In
these new designs which average t\bout \
the siisu ul a dinner plate , the ground
colors arc pink , nmbcr , gold , blue nnd
flesh , nnd the blossoms are of crimson ,
pumpkin , orange , ruby nnd terra cottn ,
in ellectivo and brilliant contrasts.
Women's Clubs In I/ondon.
Hoston Traveler ; The lirst club de
signed exclusively lor women was found-
eu in London ton years ago by a clergy
man's widow , who saw the need of such
organization for her sex. Its members
now number 200. The Initiation feu and
annual duos are each two guinea a per
son. It is considered quid ) aristocratic ,
scrupulous care being taken to look after
the antecedents , but uoi the private mor
als , of all applicants. The Alexandra if.
another fnsldonablo club , which men nro
never permitted to enter , even as guests
or visitors. Tho.-o women only are eligi
ble who would bo admitted lo the queen's
drawing-rooms. It began with 200 mem
bers and now has GUU. Initiation and dues
nro two guineas.
The Alexandra has. bed chambers ,
whore members may make their toilet for
llio evenlncor may stay for a _ limited pe
riod at a stipulated price. It is two years
old nnd Nourishing.
The .Somcrvillo is a club for workingwomen -
women ; annual dues live shillings ; no in
itiation . Lectures , debates , and other en
tertainments occur every week , when nil
Mihjccta , except theology , are discussed ,
it Is night years old , has 1,000 members ,
nnd is exceptionally prosperous. .
Tlio Modern YOIIIIB Girl.
Harper's lln/.nr : Whenever one meets
with a young girl now-a-days , aliois a delight -
light fin exception if she do'esuotso con
duct horaolf that every woman present n
do/.en rear.- ) older tnun herself , and to
whom llio idea of ago never occurred before -
fore , does not feel herself passe , and
rather iuilty for lagging superfluous on
the stage after being tor half an Hour In
the young girl's society , instead of lis
tening us if there wore still something in
the world she might learn or that wore
worth her attention , or instead of joining
in conversation with any degree of mod
esty , shn doea all the talking herself ; she
leads it where slio wishes , usually lo her
own level of amusements , companions
and slang.
She absorbs perforce the attention of
those about her whether they will or not ,
unless they resent her assurance strongly
enough to put her down and have dotio
with her. tiho assumes at once that she
and her interests arc tlio things
of paramount importance , and the
interests of the elder women present ,
whether married or single , are too trilling
for consideration ; why should anyone
care about their movements ? They are
not young and perhaps not pretty , and
are not in the waj of having all'airs. He-
solved , ran the record of some old cove
nanting conventicle , that the earth be
longs to the saints ; resolved that wo are
thoisaints. The all'airs of nations , thu
beliefs of races , the value of books do
not weigh a farthing's worth with those
damsels and allusion to matters of tiia
moment has to bo banished from tno con
versation that deals wilh Ihe doings and
sayings and looks of Iho knickcrbockorcd
youus ; men of their circle , and has no
nigher ( light than the ball in their favor
ite hiwn tennis. As they lower the con
versation , so do they their small best to
bring down the whole ago to their own
level of inconsequent frivolity. That
there are ! > omo glorious exceptions to the
prevailing mulfitudo only makes Iho rule
moro apparent.
Iiittlo lilts of Gossip.
Miss Gertrude Griswold , who will
shortly make her bow on a Now York
stngo , is a siicco of 15rct Itarto.
Senator Cameron's daughter is a notable
hoi > owoman. Ono of her latest trips on
hor.sebnek was from hoi father's homo
in Pennsylvania to his home in Washing
ton.
ton.Ono
Ono of the successful women engaged
in literary work is Mrs. Mary isryan ,
who has charge of Munro's publications
in Now York , at n salary of § 0,000 , aycar.
There are about forty ladies engaged
in the study of art at Cowlos Art School.
Uoslon. Of this number , the majority
are taking every branch of instruction.
Upwards ot 100 students will shortly be
seriously at "work in the various classes.
Hail Hamilton is writing racy and read
able letters from tlio Sandwich Islands ,
in which politics , progress , gossip and
dross are strangely mixed up with ac
counts of the wonderful ways of a won
derful baby whose name is ilore.
llow many persons know that the dis
covery the product of the silk worm is
due to a woman ; It was a Chinese Em
press , Sco-Heig , who somewhere about
2800 years 15. C. found out that the fibres
worn fine and stronjr and , prosccnlin
her researches , learned howto breed and
rear the worms , and initiated a now in
dustry which has become , one of the
great industries of the world.
I'rlco of Wisconsin.
St. Paul Glebe : Ex-Adjutant General
Ilnwley , of Faribault , told several good
stones to illustrate thogntof W.T. Price ,
who now lies upon a bed of sickness.
About thirty years : fgo Price shipped
some pork from the north to La Crosse
on the old War Eagle , which Captain
Harris was running in a way to suit only
himself. The boat pulled up at La
C'rosse , and Price was anxious to unload
his pork. In those days steamboat and
dock men wore invariably ready for a
ji hl. The captain said he'd bo damned
it lie was going to hold his stca'nboat at
La Crosse all day to unload a barrel of
pork. Price declared that ho would.
Captain Harris signified his opposition
by leading out with his right. Price
pitched in and gave the captain a sound
drubbing. When this was brought to a
close , Captain Harris said Price was a
pretty good man anyway , and ho would
hold his steamer there as long as Price
wanted it. The river men never tackled
Price iignin.
Mr. Price had sent his son to college ,
nnd the young chap had a line education
and soft white hands Price said lo him
ono winter :
' tJoy , I am going to Washington , and
1 want you to take charge of a lumber
camp this winter , "
Mrs. Price remonstrated , and argued
that Price , jr. , hud now u Tine education ,
and was ju t filled nicely to go into so
ciety , and it would bo a pity to send him
up into the woods ,
"By , he'll go up into the woods , "
Price , sr. , replied , determinedly , "and if
he makes anything I'll give him'n quarter
of all he makes ; if ho don't make any
thing I'll kick him out o'doors. "
So the young follow started for tlio
woods , and Price charged that cuma up
to prolit and loss , depending upon ids
other foreman to make it up , When the
season was over nnd Price returned , all
his foremen reported with a better than
average successful logging , The son re
ported anil his ligures showed that h'n
camp made ID per cent , moro than any
other.
Mr , Price said , "Hero , boy , you've
done pretty well ; I give you llio whole
thine. You can now take that camp
for yourself and see what you can make
of it. " turning over to his son the entire
outfit , including about eighty teams.
Tlio old gentleman now takes espueial
delight in telling the story.
"The boy hasmomiy o r his own now , "
"andhoeango into society any where. "
" .MJclit Overlook Tluit. "
Philadelphia Call : Mrs. Noorlch
Hcnjamin , I wish yon would inqujro l.nto
the antecedents of young Do Twirligor ,
who comes hero FO often to ECO Jane.
Mr. Nooricti What's the matter with
him ? Ho seems to bo n gentleman ,
"So ho is. , Benjamin ; but what of his
family ? I know tits father wati in the
legislature , aud that isall I do know , "
'Well , my dear , we might overlook
that it the youu-r man ii ( honest himself.
THE HAKE-DPiOF MMIAGE ,
Boodle , Brawn and Brains aud Tboir Order
of Excellence.
SOME TRUTHS ABOUT LOVERS
Oliooslnc llusbnml.q nnd Tyltiu t'p ( o
Titles I-ovo Afl'nlrs of Author
esses The I.'nmlly
iViokqtbook.
A MnrrnKf'n la Mode.
Jliinil II. .void/I. /
IJnvo you hoard what they are saying
O'er the walnuts and tlio wine ,
Secrets eagerly betraying
About your nlTalis and inliioV
1'oi's and friends receive attention
I'rnm each chatting beau and belle ,
And they cait.su.illy 'mention
Tliat Marie has ' ' 'married well. "
"Married well I" Ah , that's expressive ,
And from It wo understand
That the brldeuTooiu has excessive
Store ot ducats of command.
Is he good' , ' He ha * his vices.
lias ho brains' . ' \Vo scarce can tell.
Handsome' . ' llardlvl Itsufllcos
If Marie has married well.
lies she love him ? Love's n pasalou ,
Childish tn this latter day.
She svill drees in bight ol tashton ,
And bur hills he'll promjitl ) ' pay.
Does he love her ? Wildly , mnillv I
Since ho bought his tiottcr , "Nell , "
Ho has welcomed naiiclit as gladly ;
1'es , Marie hns married well.
Is she happy'.1 That's a trllle ;
Happiness Isboiurlit and ( old ;
And MIO readily can stltlo
Love she used to know of old.
Well she knows n he ut Is broken ;
As for hers she cannot tell ;
Itut her bridal vows nro spoken ,
And Marie has married well.
Is this uanio one should ulvo heeding
To the stakes , not iron tie arts ;
And , when diamonds are leadimr.
\Vhero's the use of playing heattsV
I eoncratulalt' her gladly ;
Hut the wish I can't dlspol
That most uirls may marry badly ,
If Marie has married well.
The Wife Should. Ilnvo Charge ol'tho
Poekcllxjolc.
Detroit Tribune : Besides , remember
nothing is easierspoiled than a husband.
lip will settle right down' into letting his
wife wait upon mm , and she will bo apt
to bo the burden bearer to the. end of her
days. Tend to tilings in your line and
your department , but don't go beyond.
The money q ostion is apt lo cati6e the
most trouble , teal'y , the best way is lo
have the family purse where the wife
can handle it at any time. Shu will be
so pleased with the confidence reposed in
her and so armed by the responsibility ,
that the money will bo wisely spent.
Ingorsoll says when ho sees men trusting
their hearts and their honor , but not
their pocketbooks , to their wives lie al
ways Knows which of these articles the
men think the most valuable.
Sonic Triitlm of Covers.
Pittsburgh Dispatch : The young man ,
when he calls on hisjlady love , puts on
his best duds , makes' his mother or his
sisters lly around and help him got him
self up iu the bosl possible * form. Ho
jaws thorn , gets mail , slams things
around regardless Of consequences , kicks
the wall because hisj shpe pinches , and
iinally rushes out looking as cross as a
teased terrier. Iloiforegoesn drink o > ' n
cigar for fear of their spoiling his breath ,
and loads his handkcrcuuf 'with the per
fume best , calculated . to disguise or
smother tlio taint of. cigarette smoke.
The young lady is , expecting him. of
course , ; has hud her hair up in paper all
day ; the afternoon has been spent in get
ting ready to receive him , and when the
parlor lights are burning sno looks a very
angel. Had he seen her-in the morning
with a Handkerchief tied around her
head , heard her complaints of indigestion
and nervous headaches , seen her slovenly
morning wrappings nnd caught a few of
her tartly-expressed views on the conduct
of her mother and the family in gen
eral , ho would have been in a quandary
ns to which region tlio angel belonged.
In the parlor all is smiles , tenderly
lisped phrases , melting glances and pro
testations against all that is rude or dis
agreeable , and in favor ot that which is
gentle and long-siillering. They deceive
themselves ah well as each other. Prob
ably they do not mean it , but they do it.
Of course , the ardent youth who rends
this wi'l ' say it is n ot for him. Those
who have had their wings singed in the
delusive blaze are the ones who will read
it with deepest interest and appreciate it
most. They can only sigh and wonder
why some ono did not say tis much to
them , yet there is much satisfaction even
in that sigh. Ii they are sullieicntly
philosophical to make the best of it , lo
keep the bright side out , and to persist
ently refuse to go behind the scenes , they
may got along ; but if they give way to
reg'rots , take to drink or finding fault
with their mothers-in-law , their days of
happiness fire done. ,
Persons of ardent dispositions , especi
ally young persons , should bo very care
ful not to allow themselves to
be carried too fast or lee
far by what they consider true lovo. It
may pan out nothing moro enduring than
infatuation. Tlio sensations are so simi
tar at lirst ( hat an export might bo both
ered for a while to determine which Is
which , but time will tell. Love remains
bright alike through .sunshine and storm ,
and even time's corrodinc : breath docs
not dim and lustre. On the other hand
infatuation flashes and burns with an in
tense , brilliant glare , dimming every
other light , and puling the glories that
have always boon regarded as resplend
ent. As months pass , however , the glare
becomes less and less intense , and finally
Hie place where the lire was is marked
only by smoldering ember * or unhappy
Jives.
There are times in the life of every
young man when ho thinks his whole
happiness , usefulness and existence itnolf
depends on marrying a particular lady ,
Ho is in earnest about it , although lie
may bo ashamed of himself a few year.s
nter. How fortunate if something hap
pens to prevent him giving way to his
matrimonial impulses , becuuso ho is just
as sure to bo ashamed of his silliness mar
ried or single. If you can induce mar
ried folics to toll vouitliQ truth , the whole
truth and nothing but the truth about
their young days and their early love af
fairs , they will all , with rare exceptions ,
tell of sweethearts whom they regarded
as hoavon-sont , nnd jthat no amount of
reasoning wonid have convinced them
that they could live without their con
stant company.
First love is all right if the lovers tire
properly mated. 'I jio mere fondness for
each other , and the Jov siokness , which
is usually developed iu such cases , Is nut
n sure sign of fitness'.for marriage. There
are scores of bachelors , and maids who
are such from disappointment in their
first love. It affected Ilium so that they
have boon unable to banish that "fairest
face and divinest iform" from their
hearU , " There is alwavs a vacant chair
beside them , and an invisible guest.
Cliooslnti a lliislinuil.
There are two sides to the question of
lovo-mado vs. parental-made marriages
ns there arc to every other question.
Parents who havn scon the world are bet
tor able to choose a husband than an in
experienced girl under the inlluonco of
blind cupid. Many a young lady who
has been forced to marry her parents'
choice instead of her own has cried and
torn her hair anil raved of the convent
and of suicide , nnd yet , after all , her
soul's idol has turned out a scamp , and
she has been grateful in after years for
the happy homo und the worthy husband
that two wiser heads than her own found
for her.
Still , the. little god , Cupid , does uot al
ways wear a band.igc over his ovcs , and
an intellectual , well-educated gfri ought
to have and really kind parents will
allow her a voice In the selection of
her future partner. How long it may bo
ere she obtains this Dririlcge in Franco is
doubtful , for the French character pre
sents a curious combination of hasty
fickleness and obstinate conservatism ;
now kicking down , with irreverent foot ,
n time-honored monument of worth and
wisdom and anon clinging with desperate
tenacity to a fatal prejudice that could
easily bo surrendered with advantage to
all concerned.
The great Kmpress Catherine of Uus-
sin , when she mailo up her mind to mar
ry off her grandson , the young Grand
Duke Alexander , sent for three charming
young Gorman princesses , and when they
arrived at St. Petersburg Mio watched
them as each stepped out of llio carriage
that had brought so fair a load lo the pal-
nee. One of-the princesses sprang lightly
to llio ground without touehinir the car
riage step. "She will not do , " muttered
the experienced old ompross"too llgltj' . "
The second princess cnmo out moro
quietly , but caught her long robe in the
step and very nearly measured her lengthen
on llio pavement. "Hem ! an empress of
llussia must bo a llltlo less clumsy than
that , " said old Catherine to herself.
The third stepped down , deliberate ,
radiant , blooming witli health , vet
full of majesty. "There'sour empress , "
said the old dowager , and hastened down
to welcome her. Catherine had her two
grandsons , Alexander and Constantine ,
brought to St. Petersburg to meet these
beauties. Constatiine , tlio rough rider
nnd soldier , said ho could not see any
thing in either of them. "Send them oil'
to Courlaiid , " said he , "tlio old duke will
fane ? one of thorn. "
Alexander , on the contrary , fell iuloyo
with Louise of Baden , thu third who
stopped from Iho carriage , and slio
naively confessed to Catherine that she
never nail mot a young man to compare
with the Grand Duke Alexander. When
Catherine told them that .slio Intended
them for each other , Alexander jumped
with deligljt and Louise shod tears of joy.
She IMnrrloO n Count.
Graphic AVliv.
They said she was sweet.
A.s lliey knelt at the feet
Of the maiden and avowed they ndotcd her ,
Hut she wearily sighed ,
And each suitor denied ,
With nn air that denoted they bored her.
For lovely was she ,
And she eared not to bo
The brldo of plebeian or vassal ,
And , In secret , slio said
With a Count she would wed
Or n marquis that dwelt in a castle.
And the years swiftly flea
O'er the lair maiden's head ,
And still In singleness sue tarried ,
And waited for him.
Her life's sweetest dream ,
Till all her old suitors were married.
Not in vain ilhl she wait.
For , although rather late ,
Ono day came a Count , o'er the ocean ,
Fiom Itnlm's fair land ,
And ho sued tor her hand ,
\V hlch she gave In a whirl of emotion.
To regret now a prey ,
bhe washes all day ,
And her cake , U Is all matin of thin dough :
And , with tears nearly blind ,
She watches him Kt'iid
His organ In front Of tiio'wtndow.
A iHstrlinoiilal Convcraatlon.
Washington Critic : Mr. Topnoody-s.it
with his wife near their reading-table the
other night in rolleetivo silence , with a
book lying open and useless before him ,
and Mrs. 'lopnoody was busy with a
piece of that restful kind of needlework
all women resort to as a mental and
physical relief.
"My dear , " said Mr. Tqpnoody , after
awhile , "if I were to die would you"
marry again ? "
"Do you think of dying ? " she asked ,
as if a now interest had come into life.
"No , my dear , not , particularly , but it
just occurred to mo to ask the question. "
"Well , Topnoody , to bo frank with
you. 1 think 1 would. "
"Why , my dear , that is very inconsist
ent , " ho said , in surprise.
"HowV" she askeil , sharply. "I'm not
usually inconsistent , am 1 ? "
"
" . .No"my dear , but in this you arc , for
ou are always railing against married
ffi , , and regretting that you over tried it ,
nnd all that. "
"But what has that got to do wilh ray
marrying ngnin ? "
"You don t want to repent your mihcry ,
do you , my dear ? "
' 'Of course I don't. You see I wouldn't
have to have you. Topnoody , for my second
end husband. "
Topnoody looked across the table at
her , but she kept straight ahead with her
work , and he reposed in silcnco.
Tlio Love Affairs ol' a. Number of l''n-
nioiin KncllHli Aullioresses.
Hannah Wore's story is sullieiontly in
teresting. When she and her sisters
kept a school in Bristol she used fre
quently to accompany two of their pupils
to the house of their cousin and guardian ,
a J\lr. \ Turner , who lived near the town.
Ho was attracted by the young authoress ,
who was only twenty-two years of ago ,
very pretty nnd highly accomplished.
The conquest of ins aflcctions was prob
ably completed by an allegorical poem
entitled "Tho Blooding Hook , " and sug
gested to Hannah by some scenery in his
grounds. Ho proposed and was accepted ,
though ho was twice her ago
Ho proved , however , a lukewarm lover ,
postponing the marriage again and
again. At last , when the wedding morn
ing actually arrived , ho did not appear ,
hut sent instead a note excusing himself
on the ground that ho could not bring
his mind to take such an important step
ns marriage !
Hannah's friends were naturally Indig-
nniit , nnd she hcnmlf suffered both in her
feelings and in her pocket. Mr. Turner
insisted upon sottlinir on her n sum of
I'liUO annually , which she was with dilli-
cully induced to accent. She seems to
have generously forgiven him for the in
jury , for she sent him a copy of each of
nur books ns published , and as her fame
rose ho was wont to remark that the af
fair had been overruled for her good ,
Kvory day , in public or private , was
"Hnii'iahMorc. " and she was remem
bered In his will , but they ; only saw each
other again once , by accident.
Miss Burnoy met M.d'Arbhiy , her fu
ture husband , when he was staying at
Jumper hall. In Surrey , having lakeu ret-
ugo in England from the horrors of the
French revolution , He was at the luno
actually ill witli grief for llm execution of
Louis 'XVI , Ho-began to give Miss
liurnoy lessons in his native tongue and
it ended in a marriage. M. d'Arblny hud
absolutely nothing in the world , nnd his
bride , who was 41 yenrs old , had only her
liternry prospects anil n pension of M'OO
yearly'from licr having hold the post of
maid of honor. Though wrtinfj that her
own surprise surpassed that of nil her
friends together at this apparently in
discreet and unsuitable mnrriugo , Mine.
d'Arbly experienced grcat.happiness dur-
ihg twenty-five years of wedded life.
Mrs. liarhauld'-j husband , the Rev.
llochmont Barbault , was tlio descendant
of a Huguenot refugee and the son of an
English chaplain at Cas.sol , in which
town no was born. Though destined tor
the church , he was sent to'lho Dissenting
academy at Warrmgton , the headmaster
of which was destined to bo his father-in-
law. There , besides falling in love , ho
imbibed such principles that ho felt com
pelled to run counter to his father's
wislies and become $ Dissenting minis
ter , The poverty which resulted fiom
this step long prevented what proved a
happy union.
Lueie Austin made the acqnintanco of
Sir Alexander Dun" ( ! ordon at Lansdowne -
downo house. Their friendship was soon
talked of as likely to lead to something
else , and the rumors reached Sir Alex-
's ears , lie noted promptly. "Miss
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Austin , " ho said , "do you know people
say wo uro fioinfj to bo mnrrind ? Shall
wo nv.vlvo it trnov" Her answer was ns
direct as his question , anil they were mar-
ricil in Kensington church in 1R10.
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lon.n-attnohcd citrate , is'lcholls , was do-
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juoiions lo marriages in f'onoral anil the
matuh in particular. Mr. Nicholls throw
up his cnrauy and loft the neighborhood.
but Mr. Uronte finally yielded , and the
wedding look place quietly in tlio little
church ut llaworth Juno 20. 1834. In
loss than a. year the bolls tolled for the
brido'.s ( loath at tlio age of thirty-nine.
Lotitia. K. Landon received and ac
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Felicia Drown met Captain Ilemans of
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said Charles Krogulo to a Journal report
or. "About twelve years since a youi ! "
lady died hero in the city at the house of
some relatives. 1 was called upon to bury
her and did BO , Her parents ami Imme
diate relatives did not reach hero in time
for the funeral , but three uavs after she
had been buried the father and mother
came , and desired to take the remains to
their home in another state. I consented
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