Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-03-25
MANAGING Women.

Tue business which she perfers -
NEEDLE is that Of other people. 6ho
will help you to wife one day; she
will show you how yon ought t. msn-
ago your house the next. Having de-
cidei that it IN the 0ounden duty II
Mr.. Black III Miss White to make .
match Of 1t, she will get up . grand en-
iertainment ut her Own house ami in
VT, them both to it, IN order that they
may be br.u night together. As they
j lin their counters vt u kaW0 Ut Ca ~,
ur lnrk in dark corners during the in
tervAis bet ween dances, oe sit side by
side at the festive board, she croons
over them AZ Len does over . brood
Of two chickens. Sue caDnOs keep hee
inteuse satisfaction to herself. Sbo
makes grant tour of her rooms. and
with u profusion OF mods, sbrugs and
winks, gives her frleDts 10 understand
that what IN her own mind she desires
Is already all bat y settled thing. 0xo
will even 10 50 far xs to reilly the Oh
j cts of her tender attention with do
signs which they could net possibly
have ent%rtsiueu If it bad not been tUe
her interference. Sonetimea, Of
course, she spoiis her game by prscipi-
fancy. But If her bluuderiog brings
abou, d arc 80 far w her plans sEe
concerned, the last person she thiIks q
blaming IL herself. She cOusi eTs, IN
that CASE, that the youpg q 'npl~ DO noe
know what is good for them. In hee
eyes their pusItlvu, their incAAs,, tbeaS
temperamenls, and what not are 70
suIta,,le that it is direct Il ying IN the
lace Uf Providence for them u decline
TO 40 as she wishes, though it is not
always possible for them To tell whist
she desires. o. urse, sho dues n0t
larry one out uf every ten plans which
she iUIms. Bat she seltOm lOse1
heaIt On that account. She fOrgeto
past failures in future prospects. She
Is Nd wrapped up with wnat she has 10
hand that che REALLY LAS 10 time for
mor iicatiou. Thus, she Is vi . Of tL0so
.hsppiiy constituted InOrtals who are 70
be envied. Tbost, however, whom she
takes under her wing have spmetmdg
cause to feel any thing but grateful fOr
the att. ntiuns vi which che cakes
th-m tho recipients. A nervou- ,0eUg
mau does not like to hear tia. ue u
uead over ears in love With. aud II
about to propuse to, y fascinating
yonng laiy, aud fa. cinatiDK young
lady who has yielded Der h, art " .
hasnfnl yonDg man, whom sue uOss
tuan suspects OF having y sneskInG
tODdness ui her, dms TOT like 81 sso
INN retire from lay lug si-gs to hsr II
i-ctIuas because, through tue woll-lu-
tehtiuLed buusl,Dg II u managing .wo-
man, be- has been startled out OF hi0-
self@ These are only bome Ut the nivro
sinking x .,np pies Oi tue iady's maue0-
verIng which might !, be Cited. Is
woaid be u good toiug II the mausgirg
woman contintd her attentions -
atchmakirg. In that she dU~s not
clearly show that sine il = selhsh -
we'll as doui ieering person; aud 70 tAe
as 1t is concerned lie laws VI sOotal
etiquette prevent her from bsins IL
cioi,siy mediIesome. But follow her
to the home of one Of her pr0legeat
who has succeed in getting : h0sbAnde
Uuiess the houso has buen 31fn}9ke4
under her control and directiofi SO
will, probably, make 30 many rsC0mr
mcndatiOns that the 3oung wife mag
feel very much tempted 70 turn To
kitchen into the dining-ro,m. the din-
iug room into the drawings 0om, sA4
the drawing-room into the CoAl-cellnrs
and will, probably, in sheer despeEar
ton, cons. quent on tue Tremendous
amount Of huvice which has been givem
her, CONSENT to commit oueor two Nh
sur,lities, which are sure TO offend
those NEST concerned, anu which Will
probably have 70 be- und0ne, IN md0ls-
guised humiliation. sooner or later
The meddler may be expected TO ~
what the young couple ought to hAvo
for dinner and when they should dinas
how he should 10 clothed, etc,
She may be listened to patiently fok :
while, but after that her effsI0usnea1
ffends. and it is possible that she maZ
DO given to understand that she would
be more appreciated il she took led1
upon herself. Then she, in turas -
mortified. But in her mortiicAtioa
she retains lively sense OF her Ou1
wisdom and the weakness, IL not folly,
OF those who decline to pxsfit BY her
wisdom, and that solacus her somewhat
All the same, tbo.e who will n0t cor
tinue to bow to her dictAtion must not
exrect to remain bssking in this ann
slime OF her smiles. 1t is seemingly
impossible for to her love those who viii
not, in some measure. defer to her
judgement and follow her lead. Even
when she associates herself with philsn-
thropic movements, she cannot brook
rivalry so far rs the direction Of a.
fairs is concerned. She may start =
Sunday school and for > while do good
work in it. But unless she 10 allowed
to. mould the teachers, 90 we'll 40 tho
scholars, and to manage everything
even to the selection OF the bun loci
for the annual treat, tits very unlikely
that she will continue to have anything
to do with it. Unknown, perhsps, =
herself, her ambition 10 to be . sort g
universal social pope-it 10 possible
that she would, il she coulds decide
how all people should be dressed. hou
msle.kind should wear their bearda
asd at what hours the old and young
should 60 to bed. Bat the present =
not an era in which social popes aso
likely to flourish. There are 90 many
persons anxious to be popes, believing
that in their personalities II = c0nCea-
tration of the spirit Of wisdom Of The
ages, that it 10 extremely difficult foe
any would be social pope to make much
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