Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-12-24

fv = are made mp OF trifs., nj failure in a
rIne Is q failure in taeIr Uh,-ct OF Ire.
women can do each otarr no end OF DESPITE
In small way IN society. no. 70 sp<ae OF mis-
eo1sf OF eTaver kind. A hostess who has
gruoge against one of her guests can al Rays
insure ner disappointing evening" under over
OF doing her supreme noaor and p,yip- ner
extra attention. IL she sees the enemy engax .d
tu . plsatant Conversation with one of the
male stars, down she xoons, and In the sweet
est manner possible c-rriee her on 10 another
part Of the room TO introduce her TO some school
girl who can only say yes or no in the wrong
piase-''who rs dying for the honor Of talking
70 you, my GEAR; or TO some unf1edged strip
hing who bushes and grows hot. snd cannot
rtannrr cut two consecutive sentences. but
wIo - presented ne a rising genius, and 10 be
ate1 with the cons idle ration due To h,S I'm ire
As her persecution IS done under the euise
OF extra uIendliDess, the poor victim cannot
cry OUT nor yet resist, but she knows that
,never sne gees to Mr.. so and Sos she will
Ie teated next the stupidest man at table aud
prevented from talking TO any one she likes in
tue evening; and that every visit TO that lady IL
nade IN some occult manner unpleasant to her
ana yer what has sho to complain of She
pnot complain that her ho~tAs- trasts to her
ior heip IN he success of Ter az ;ertain ment
abd moves her about The room perambu.
lahne attraction which she has 70 dispense
1airiy among her guests. lest some should be
jealous of the others. She may know that the
meaning Is 10 annoy; but who can act mean
lcg as against manners How crooked soever
the firs. may be, il tbe las Is straight the cas-
remCnsrance
Often women fiirt as much TO annoy othe
women as to attract men or amuse themselves
III :. wife has crossed swords with a friend aud
the husband is in any way endurable, let her
Icos out for retaliation. The woman she has
Gle ndsd will take revenge by flirting mora or
less opt ally with the husband, all the while
loading the enemy with fiattsry if she is afraid
o. her, or suubbiDg her without much Disguise
II she feels hersel " the stronger. The wife can
not help herself unless things 20 too far for
public patience. A Jealous woman withou
PROOF Is the butt of society, and bring, the
Wh6le world of women like n nest of wasps
about her ears. If she is wise. she Will ignore
what she cannot laugh a.; IL sensitive, she
VIII 1ret; n YInClctlye, she VIII repay Nine
times ont of ten she does the last, and NAV
De, with interest; ard so goes on the duel.
cough all the time the fighters appear to be
most intimate friends. and on the best nos sibIe
terms together But the range OF these feminine
amenities IL not confined To women; 1t includes
men as Well; and women continually take adj
vantage OF their position 10 insult tha stronger
SEA by saying 10 them things which can pe
neither answered nor resented. woman can
lnslnuate that you have lust cheated at cards
with the quIetest face and the gentlest voice
lmaglnr Die; she can give you the lie direct as
COOily "a If che was correcting a nispriuI:
and yCu cannot defend yoursGIf To bra vgI
with her would be unpaTdonable, to
contradict her IL useless, and the sense of socj-
ETY. Goes not allow you TO show her anv
ectiye displeasnTe. In this instance the weak
or Creature Is the stronger, anc the most de-
.eheeIess Is me safest You have only the
rather questionable consolation OF knowing
that vou are not sing uler in yeur d,scomfiturr
and that when she has made an end of you she
VIII probably have turn with your betteIs,
ana make them, too, dance 10 her piping
whether they like tune or not At all events
ii she humiliates you she humiliates her sisters
still more: and with tie knowledge that hard
~ handled as you have been, others are yet
more severely dealt with, you must learn to be
content, and 10 practices a grim kind o. patience
As well as nature will permit.