Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-10-29
Northern and Southern Traits,

An educated Southern girl, SAYS
Mr.. Jarves in the Times, manifests an
engaging openness Of manners which
gracefully wells her self sciousness
and adds to her social charm. Fem.
mime sefreliance in New England is
more intellectual than &c sthetic in tone,
We meet sturdier mental positivism.
greater reserve, and, in the best exam
Piles, more solidity of character and
less spontaneity of department than in
their Southern sisters, whose outflow
of temperament seems as natural as
song to the bird, without the per.
cepiible mental calculation, balance of
motives, and incisive directness of
| the particular aim in view OF the
former type. Indeed, as we go South,
either in Europe or America, manners
inc icate an increasing attention 70
general courtesy, with a disposition
not merely to please, but to make one
pleased with ones self. The last fea-
ture is the chief charm of Southern
aristocratic manner, as its too frequent
absence portrays the chief defect of
Northern. There is also livelier
aesthetic feeling and sensibility to
beauty for it's own sake, Of whatever
nature, and joy in manifesting in its
varied manifestations. When joined to
sound mental culture the choice i'm.
personifcations of the Southern char
actcriStics are extremely fascinating,
because of their impressibility, frank
ness, vivacity, and high-toned breed
ing. Possibly, merely complimentary
language is at times exaggerated, but
this is lesser fault than Northern
brusqueness. Indifference, or haughti-
ness. Our Northern woman of purely
intellectual aspirations sometimes over.
much condemns, or is suspicious of,
those little graces of speech and person
which are tue circulating coin of polite
society elsewhere. A severe abstract
intellectually and morality, pure an d
simple. with neglect of the aesthetic
side of humanity, tends to an overbal-
ance in her character and appearance
on the side of angularity, positiveness,
and a peculiar ungaiuly outcome Of
personality, if I may use 30 strong a
phrase in relation to the sex at all.
She is iIclined to view concessions to
the beautiful, in real practice, as tokens
of mental or moral weakness. This
intense type of New England woman
hood delights in problems of heaviest
brain caliber, cutting criticisms and
prefix inconsequential discussions.
Life is perpetual battle-ground
against ones self or others, but fire.
quently with really high aim or the
ory. A missionary Of ideas, her vanity
is not of person but of intellect, and
she snuffeth far-off verbal contests
with the Joy of Jobs war-horse at the
noise of armed men. Sex finally be-
comes an undistinguishaOle or prob
lematical factor of her being. Ga this
side of her organization her heart is
inpregnsl }. Her aspirations are phil
osophical, philanthropic; perhaps mas
cullne in sphere. as old notions go; al.
Though in practice she is q sharp prob
er of weak spots in the male cOnstitu-
ton, and covets much that her theory
condemns. An untiring advocate OF
emancipation for her own SEX in labor.
ing to secure q loftier plane OF life, she
mix more Of the graces of humanity
with it's homelier virtues.
LEMON AND KALI, OR SHRRBRr. -
Large quantities Of this wholesome and
refreshing preparation are manufac-
tured and consumed every summer. It
is sold in bottles and also as beverage,
made by dissolving large teaspoonful
in tumbler twe.thirds filed with
water. Take ground white agae ks4
pound; lartAfio acid, carbonate OF
soda of each q quarter Of pound;
essence Of lemon forty drops. All the
powders should be well dried; add the
essence to the sugar. then. tEs other
| powders; stir ali together and mix by
passing twice through q hair sieve.
Must be kept in tightly-corked bottles,
into which damp spoon must not be
inserted. In this you have q nice sum-
mer drink.
Society is laboring under a new
hardship-the scarcity Of dancing men.
A few Of the best balls monopolize all
the dancing men, and the others are
comparative failures. This evil has
been particularly noticeable within the
past week or two, when the season may
be said to have attained its height. 1t
is no uncommon thing to find at party
two dancing girls for every dancing
man; for, somehow, dancing seems to
Oe less and less cultivated every year
as masculine accomplishment.
Mock LEMON PIE.-One cup ofsugar,
one heaping tablespoonful of -four,
the yolks of two eggs (save the whites
for the top OF the pie), one teaspoon OF
extract of lemon, two-thirds of cup
of boiling water, two.thirds of cup
of stewed pie-plant; mix the sugar.
-four, eggs and extract together; then
pour on the water. then the pie-plant;
bake with one crust; when done, beat
the whites to q stiff froth and spread it
over the pie, set it back in the oven
for four minutes.
LAYER RAIsIN CAKE.-One cup sugar;
one of -four, three eggs. three table,
spoonfuls of cold wator, two teaspoon
fuls baking powder. a piece of butter
large as n walnut; flavor and bake in
layers. For frosting- White of an egg
beaten to q stiff froth; two-thirds of
cup of sugar, one tablespoon of water;
cook ten or fifteen minutes, but do
not let it get stiff: have ready large