The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-12-29
How Women Talk About Women.

have been hers. "-East0n Free Press.
How Women Talk About Women.
1t is so odd that the lady correspond
ents at Wilmington dor'+pt sprsh w y
as impressive eloquence 0f Their own
sex as of the other one. They never vet
mentioned man who was not the
handsomest in his department, no mat
ter how great the cast in his eye, the
hump in his back or the massiveness of
his nose. One of them speaks of a
noted lady whose name shall not here
be used. 81 observed with peculiar sad
ness" she says, the gradual widening
of the line dividing her hair, and / re-
greet to say that there are evidences that
she will soon be totally bald. 1t is to
her credit that she chooses not to hide
the misfortune with a wig or even with
the patches of false hair peculiar to
most ladies; but it seems to me that if
| had a wen, however diminutive, |
should take pains to cover it up some
how"
Again, she speaks in ostensibly COM
plimentary, but really most cutting and
unhappy, terms of lady alike promi-
nent before the public. "She has
sweet, silvery voice." she says, like
the dropping of water into a silver
basin. sat and listened to her as if
entranced. Thought l had never heard
such music. And while listened there
pressed upon me the question: is this
tongue given to falsehood, even to SLAM
der?' | said to myself it could not be;
~ tI,o,., had g., i, Z
well-nigh insurmountable. This lady,
in fact, was insuferably jealous, | am
told, of her own daughter! The daugh-
ter is unusually handsome, but she
seems older than she is. The mother
is also handsome, and seems younger
than the family record would show.
She loves to be ilattered, moreover; and
when, not long since, distinguished
| Representative turned from her to en-
Joy the society of the young lady, it was
noticed that she was extremely angry
| shall not divulge the shameful story
| The confidence reposed in me is sacred.
| shall only say that the daughter failed
to appear in society for whole week,
and when she did appear there was the
mark of scar over her right eye, evil
IDENTIFY the work of no gentle fingers"
| The writer speaks at some length of
the ladies in the Treasury Department,
and somewhat in the same vein. Poor
creaturesn' she says. 81 looked in
upon them and pitied them the other
day. Not all of them, perhaps, were
worthy of pity, and some of them were
evidently so light-hearted that they
needed nothing of the kind. Others
were sad-faced and seemed lonely, not
outstanding their sufficiency of COM
pany. They are q very good set, take
them as they run, and | am convinced
that the ISLANDERS about them put in cir
culation by malicious persons some
years ago are totally untrue. They
would be even more untrue now than
they were then. | hate to say it, but |
did not see pretty or winning face
in the entire department. Some of the
faces were really repulsive, while all of
them were bleached and old. 1t has
| been said that whenever a Senator or a
Representative loses his wife he imme-
diately bethinks him of the Treasury
ladies. 1t is not so. The instances to
this effect are the exception, the very
remarkable exception. While the Treas
ury ladies are certainly good, quiet
creatures, and while they are entitled
to great credit for their industry, and
often their sacrifice of self for others,
they are the last ones which a majority
of the widowers of Washington would
look to for consolation
Now, we think no gentleman CORE
spondent would write of his own sex,
much less the other, like that 1t is the
rankest injustice; the very worst matter
of cruelty; it kills by slow torture. The
wounds of friend are hard to bear:
the wounds of an enemy in the guise of
friend are infinitely worse. Think of
the infamy of person who caresses
merely that he may get an opportunity
to stab. Consider the diplomacy of the
tigress that purrs her victim into fancied
security merely because her hunger is
for the moment satisfied.
"Miss Simpkins has such lovely eyes!'
remarks Miss Tompkins, enthusiastical-
ly.
"She has, indeed" says her gentle
man friend. - admire them very
much"
"Do you think their blaze is almost
great enough to be fictitious?" says Miss
Tompkins, gently.
Perhaps" says the gentleman, in
puzzled way. "They are certainly ex-
ceedingly bright. And Miss Simpkins
is a charming girl"
"Ah, yes, said Miss Tompkins. 81
am glad you admire her. | love her
like sister, almost. A-a-did you ever
eat opium, STRIP
why, no. Certainly not. What has
opium to do with Miss Simpkins?"
A-a-nothing, sir, nothing" replies
Miss Tompkins, with a sudden start.
"What am | sayingP This is foolish
conversation, sir. Let us drop it at
once. "-RocheSter Democrat.
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