The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1857-08-13

truth, and count e 40 merit; but they would
bold falsehood in ;unmixed contempt and
scorn. '.ss s. ~ =,
(. A false woman realizes the conception Of
arranged falien-ao iorgsra blessed thing
oflight, aud love. aud goodness; but q thing
Of evil, and asspirit Of darkness! , ,t-
4. Another element in, the character Of q
lady, is Refinement Of Taste-.a chas.euea
purity offeeiing. !.
Ladies .neyor indulge the contemplation
of low images and vulgar ideas. Ladies
ignore the existence Of all and everything
calculated 10 shock tho refined sensbility.
They choose not to know that there is any.
thing impure, anything obscene, anything
corrupt and unclean, in the social and NOR
al world in which they move. They hev-
er utter an indecent .word-they never tole-
ratio All indecent word. Ladies shrink from
obscenity as they would shrink from a pu-
trid carcass. They avoid its contact as they
would avoid the coutagion of deadly
plague. 1t is possible that females, in some
instances, may sin against purity Of taste,
or purity Of language; but ladies mover do.
Many of the minor points in the finished
character of a'lady might bo noted, if time
allowed us to do SO. A few only can be
pointed out.
Ladies always treat their seniors with de-
ference and respect. If you should ever
see young woman putting on airs, and
exhibiting anger toward a sonior-an elder
person Of either sex--you will, Of course,
pity her, and say mentally, 'Poor girl! she
is an upstart. If she only knew what con-
stitutes a LADY," Ladies never repeat any
unkind words spoken of a.third person in
their presence. OF all the definite marks
of coarseness and vulgarity in woman, that
of gossip-mongering, tale-beariug, and mis-
chief making, arc the reanest and most
prominent.
Ladies never bear tales--they never sepa.
ate fsionds--ue~o cuudesceud to The con.
temptiblo lltleness of dealing out second.
hand SANDER.
Ladies are distinguished for their deport-
ment in public places, and in company gem
orally. They never bawl out loud words
--neser screech out loud laughter--and nev-
er, make themselves conspicuous in any
way.
In church, they never turn to gaze about,
nor whisper in each others ears, without it
is a pressing necessity-never make faces
and giggle-always pay due and proper re-
spect TO the sclemnity Of christian worship.
Their purpose is, in public places, neuer to
attract attentions, If IL can DC aroiaed. La.
dies always avoid feeling, or showing tenn
per, as far as it is possible. Self.possession,
aud proper control over the feelings, are
peculiar to persons Of culture and refine.
ment.
Perhaps the most unmistakeable dislinc-
ton between ladies and other women, will
be observed in their department toward
gentlemen, and their conduct in the pres.
ence Of gentlemen.
Ladies, coming into the company of the
other sex, remain perfectly calm and ration.
al; Other. women occasionally become little
crazed and ilighty.
Ladies converse in the usual KEY and
tone of voice; ether women sometimes find
Unnecessary to talk very loud, and close with
a little squall.
Ladies find no Inconvenience in acting
naturally and sensibly-supposing men to
be Intelligent beings, and endowed with
taste, reason and Judgment Ike themselves;
other women, by some strange logic, or
strange magic, deem it highly necessary to
change the character Of their department..
Ladies sit, or walk, or talk, or act rs usual,
and as becoming the dignity Of woman
hood; other women feel Obliged to do some.
thing out of tho usual line.
Ladies, passing near group Of gentle
mon, but not mingling with them, move on
exactly as though the gentlemen were not
theTe--as though they did net exist-they
betray no consciousness Of their presence
or vicinity; other women conceive il due to
and to their feminine nature, to
make demonstration.
They hardly know how this is to be done;
but it never will do, SO they seem to think,
to let the opportunity pass unimproyed.
The gentlemen must know that wc know
they are somewhere about A loud call
after some female friend--a recollection
that they have forgotten something that
must be instantly looked after--a sudden
INSPIRATION torun out and gather flower
IN unaccountsble influence from ST. Cecilia
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