The Red Cloud chief., 1879-10-30
Agreeable Women.

s-Wky~ss~tssss~s sr~~sv~~ws
7 spoken e A. II they. ~ All others. were
tis .l.ct2 The term J. merely c'nvcu-
tional. fpr he who = interesting from
whatever Cau-e l. generally CalAes
pretty by her masculine fuend
though her feinininc mes Ar not Iuit"
% ready 81 s1Cprd her til utie. Nh"
VIII ha- grSe. ful blanner, or ,yic III
drcs-. nT curlial. bright ray, Is ir~
Juentlv termed pretty. though both fsrr
and figure may be- very ordinary \
really plain oma ~ ho has a talent for
conversation. stylc IN drc~., tact. and
{ quick ,~yngaih,.s. will prpys = very fer
midahl" rival iu = woman Who AN
Ina>t II only a beautiful complexion
and regular feaiuur,. 4 Womnn must
possess something mDrr than merely =
hcauiifni face ~ order - charm her AL
mircr- for any length If time, Tn.
first favorable impression she make
may bc entirely spoiled By L loud voice
or a cnar~c laugh, ~ manner which ary
not agreeable.
Il i extremely difficult; On az what l.,
the real criterion II beauty in women.
In IN" Sandwich Island, only a very
far wumau i considered beautiful: the
Chimes admire d,iormci feet and BLACK
teeth. \ woman must wear a ring in
her nose aud be- taj;urd Ky blue ia NJ
der Ia win the admiration II a South
Sea Islander: and African Prince. insist
upon having the teeth of their brides
filed like those of SAW. Thu, il vii!
bc seen that AL men 10 not have the
same opinion - - what constitutes
beauty in women
Most girls possess personal attractions
in a sufficient degree L. render them
agreeable To- somebody. The same face
does not wear the same aspect To- every
bcholdcr. The eye If lnye will discover
attractions which would surely escape
the cyco Of the casual and indifferent oh
server. 1t j. we'll ii j. 80, or there would
bc no matrimonial chances for the hope
lc>Sly ugly girls. They depend upon
their powers If being agreeable, and if
cultivated in the right way this power
will he Of more use Ia them than any
other.
There i, great partiality shown in
the cultivation of the head over the
heart. But the culture of the latter
should be real. The counterfeit will
never pass muster. She who truly
studies I" promote the happiness "i
those with whom she i associated. viii
never lack admirers. \ woman VIII"
desires 10 please must cndcayor To- be-
pleased. She must show no conscious
ness of self, no desire Ia make IN i'm
preston i'll any way. The social talents
of others must delight her To the cNclu-
sion of any delight in her own.
THAT i the most agreeable woman
| ever met" said nm old gentleman Ia
me one evening. a. he left the side If a
tall, slender. pale woman. with monde
script features.
/ smiled, having noticed that ia"
agreeable woman" had not spoken cN-
cept in monosyllablrS. Her charm for
him lay in being ablc io listen we'll
and h. loved to talk. She understood
the art of being agreeable, and cultiyat-
ed it. since She had neither beauty nor
style.
The woman who INDUCES in sarcasm.
or finds pleasure in saving hateful
things. j. never spoken nf IL agreeable.
Her ,nrcrS. aimed perhaps ut some de
feet in person or some sacred opinion
are worSc than blows. The bright.
sharp wittici>m may cause the laughter
of the thou"hilcss hearers, but Ia the
person nj whom ii i lcyclcd il j. like
Il red hot needle piercing the soul.
No soul stands out without disguise.
There j. always Il veil between ii and
tho>, who would fam pierce it, my>-
ferries. The face i expressive. it i
true. II hctrayS the emotions uf tn"
heart. Yet often il is hut il mask la
conceal the true character of the owner.
w read in history of men and women
famed for their beauty nf face and their
badness of heart: and We frequently
meet crlci. h"artlc>S women with all
the @race> and apparent innocence of a
young girl whose life has been I'LL purity
and peace.
Much has been written hy talented
writers on beauty of feature "s. beauty
of character: but no one j. the worse
for being reminded very frequently
that while we can not all have bcauti-
full faces, We can all attain beauty If
character if We will, and thus render
ourselves agreeable.
Moral beauty j. the only kind that Is
durable. that will last a. long a. life re-
mains in the soul. Therefore women
should seek il more earnestly and value
il more highly than the mere beauty of
complexion or feature.
Men make Il terrible mistake when
they marry for beauty. for style. or for
accomplishments; tn best and dear
est wives are those who possess the
marie secret IF hcing agreeable under
any and all circumstances. II her heart
i light; if She i agreeable because il i
natural for her Ia be 81. she viii be
happy and make her husband happy.
matter how dark the stream "f life,
or how u~npropitiouS the circumstances.
She will look on the bright side of things,
and her spirits will not rise and fall like
the mercury in Il thermometer. Her
chccrfulncSS will put sunshine
in her husbands heart. and make his
burdens more easy to bear. She i not
only agreeable Ia herself, hut her cN-
ample makes Others So, too.-FHOrcHcc
" RrU.y- IN y6g HyUSsboLd.