The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-09-12

the peculiaritie of others. You must
talk of books to bookworms; you must
be musical with musicians, scientific
with savants. Furthermore, you have
to make believe all the time that you
are enjoying yourself. The belle is
lady who has an air Of enjoying her.
self with whomsoever she talks. We
like those who seem, to delight in our
company. You must not overdo it, and
thus make yourself suspected of acting;
but do not imagine that you will please
without trying. Those who are care
less of pleasing are never popular.
Those who do not care how they look
invariably look ugly. You will never
please without doing all these things
and more.
What Pecksniffian business it is to
60 into! Who wants to refrain from
smart, spiteful sayings when he hap
pens to think of them, to abiure laugh
ing at friends and ridiculing enemies,
to renounce the tart rebuff, the keen
ripostef Amazing that any succeed!
and many do. There are some gentle
men who are entirely agreeable gen.
tlemen all through" like Robert Moore
in Shirley" They have order, neatness,
delicacy of movement, rcticcnce, i'm
curiosity; their unaffected English has
almost the charm of a musical compo-
sition. They are generally men whose
mothers we'll nagged them when they
were small with perpetual adjurations:
{" DO not bang the door," "Stop kick
ing your feet" "Stop blinking your
plate with your fork" and SO on.
In some inscrutable way. young girls
often attain thorough agreeablcncss.
Look at lazy little Jane; she has ac-
quired the highest charm of rcpose.
Look at Sally, who used to be such an
angular and hurried little girl; she is
all quips and cranks and wreathed
smiles now. And meek, humble-mind-
cd Martha. in former days so diflident,
blushing and taciturn, has found out
the value of q defercntial demcanor and
the knack of being good listener, and
can sing ballad with a pathos and
dramatic effect that eclipse the highly
embellished performances of other
girls.
Ladies who make profession of
pleasing become irresistibly alluring.
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teeth, all physical beauty, because they
train themselves to beauty, though not
originally better endowed than most
others. Actresses voices are set habit
ually, not in complaining, whining,
creaking or vociferating keys, but in
chesttoncs clear and calm in quality.
Actresses do not grow old, partly in
consequence of their constant attention
to the toilette, partly in consequence of
the fact that they have hope and ambi-
ton, and enough occupation and enough
rest, and do not worry over trifles.
To remain young is one of the diff
culties of being agreeable. Whoever
does SO is obliged to adopt the Aris-
totelian maxim of moderation. Placid
ity of temper is necessary to the clear
pencilled eyebrow and the magnolia
complexion. Frowns, weeping, excite
ment, despair and laughter wrinkle the
face. Nature keeps women's forms
well rounded to extreme old age, and
their faces remain agreeable when they
take the trouble to keep them so. The
brow, the fair front, need never be fur.
rowed. OF all we meet in the street,
very few have tranquil, undistorted
faces: the old are screwed out of shape,
the young are going to be so. A we'll.
preserved beauty is one who neither
Fuckers her face into wrinkles MOI
mauls it with her hands: she never
buries her knuckles in her cheeks, mol
rests cheek on palm or chin on hand
nor folds her fingers around her fore
head while reading, nor rubs he1
congratulated eyes" She wells he1
face from the wind; she does not worl
with uncovered neck and arms: there
fore they do not become tawny. Sht
avoids immoderate toll, which make.
the hair to fall, the features sharp, tn,
skin clammy and yellow. She avoids
immederate laziness, as causing obesity
and a greasy complexion or pallor, las
situde and loss of vitality. Such art
the difficulties of being agreeable
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