Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-12-04
How weme. Talk About women.

lF'ror Rochester Democrat.l
IL Is 500 he lady correspondents AT
NaShlngto speak with as impressive
eloquence ot own sex as of the other one
They never yet mentioned a man who was not
the handsomest in his department. no matter
back or the massiyeness of his nose One of
them speaks OF a noted lady whose name shall
not here be used: Il observed with peculiar
sadness, she says. THE gradual widening OF
the line dividing her hair. and regret TO say
that there are evidences that she will soon be
totally bald IL IS 70 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 il seems To me that if | had
a wen, however diminntive;. should take
pains 10 cover il up somehow
Again, she speaks in ostensibly compliment
taiy, but really most cutting and unhappy
terms OF a lady alike prominent before The
public she has a sweet. silvery voice" She
says. I'll Ike the dropping of water into silver
basin. sat and listened to her rs if en-
traneed. thought | had never heard such
upon me the question. is this tongue given to
fasehOod. even To slander?' said to myself
1t could not be yet there had been furnished
lady. in TACT was inSufterably Jealous. | am
told, of her own daughter. The daughter 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 he fiattered moreover /;
and when not long since, distinguished Rep
resentatlye turned from her to enjoy the So
ciety OF the young lady, il 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 daugh-
ter failed TO appear in society for a Whole
week, and when she did appear there was the
mark OF scar over her right eye, evidently
the work of no gentle fingers
The writer speaks at some length of the la
dies IN the Treasury department, and some
what in the same vein. Poor Creatures
them the other day. Not all of them, perhaps.
were worth of pity, and some of them were
evidently so light-hearted that they needed
nothing of the kind. Others We're Sad-faced and
seemed lonely, Notwithstanding their Suffi
cheney OF company. They are a very good set
take them as they run, and am convinced
that the ISLANDERS about them put in circulation
by malicious persons some years ago are to-
tally untrue. They would be even more untrue
now than they were then. / hate to say it, but
not see pretty or winning face in the enntire
department Some of the faces were really re
pulSlye. while all Of them were bleached and
old. 1t has been said that whenever a Senator
or Representative loses his wife he immedi-
ately bethinks him of the treasury ladies. 1t
is not so. The instances TO this effect are the
exception, the very remarkable exception.
While the Treasury ladies are certainly good
quiet creatures, and while they are entitled 10
great credit for their industry. and often their
sacrifice OF self for Others, they are the last
ones which majority of the widowerS of
Washington would look to for consolation"
Now, we think no gentleman correspondent
would write of his own sex. much less the
other, like that. 1t is the rankeSt injustice: the
very worst matter of cruelty. 1t damns with
faint praise not only: it Kills by slow torture.
The wounds of a 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 NAV get
an opportunity to stab. Consider the diplO-
macy of the tigreSS that purrS her victim into
tancied security merely because her hunger is
Tor the moment satisfied.
Miss SimpkinS has such lovely eyesr' re-
marks Miss Tompkins, enthusiastically
She has, indeed" says her gentleman
friend. Il 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 a puzzled
way They are certainly exceedingly bright.
And Miss Simpkins is a charming girl
All, yes" said Miss Tompkins. II am
glad You admire her. l love her like a sister,
almost. A-a-did you ever eat opium. sir?''
Why no. Certainly not. What has opium
TO do with Miss SimpkinS?'
r. "A-a,nothing, sir, nothing" replies Miss
TOmpkins with sudden start. What am |
saying. This is foolish conversation, sir Let
us drop it at once"