The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1882-12-28

II the popular woman hc not very
high type If Woman, her virtues and
faults, il must he admitted. are Of an
amiahle sort, She is, of all beings.
the most secials deligh.ing in her kind
and dependant upon i, for her pleas
arcs, Society is absolutely necessary
to her, We do not mean hy society
that which is rcprvScated hs tho
highest cir,lsS only, in rank. wealth or
intellect, Int simply til, constant, fric.
ton With her fellow heings, Solitude
To her, means ,lcSolations in il her spir.
Is lansas>h, her temrer seurs, The
dread concentrated natures experience
Of ealarglng the numl,er af their az.
quaintances, lest they he distracted
from their purpose in hfes the shrink.
ing within themselves III the shy before
strangers, the depression Of the over
sensitive, weighed down hs sense ~
incosnrle,eaess. in the presence IL
varied Interests AMI asms-s these are
sensations unknown To- the popular va,
man, i.
Thu popular woman is seldom ,lames,
tic the narrow circle of home duties
secm tn he too limited % absorb that
superintendent energy, and its routine
Is di>ta>sefssl TO- her, Those Sudden
| calls that upset the even tenor of exist
enee, and prove SO tiurrsmg anil dis
tracing To greave,loNiny individuals,
have an eAhilarating effect upon her
spirits, The home circle may suffer
from this Vide extension ef herself. and
feel the lack of that concentrated SYM
laths Of a MonanS heart, which makes
the atmosphere heaiyns In, il, on tho
other hand. shares her sense III s,s, IN
life, there is coatagion in her ineom-
parable enjoyment of the business or
pleasure Of the present,
Tie popular woman is very easy-go-
ing and largely tolerant, Next To her
animal spirits, this indulgent temper
is her greatest charm, We feel nj ease
| IN her presence. there is no necessity
| To put ones hest foot forward intellect
ually and morally We can keep "a our
/ slippers and relax to the backbone of
our principles, Her Indulgence does
not spring from the charity that
kaaweth no evil, nor from the cvni-
cism that believes in evil onls. Int from
/ her knowledge Of man and Memankind.
Ii is knowledge not profound or
i subtle, Tut such, as il is. il is varied and
/ true, II las the advantage Of being
taken from nature: /, i not second
hand, not derived from books or hear
I say. The knowledge If human nature.
skin deep though il may lie. gives her
the mess.mahle talent of f'atters. She
does not contribute any flashes of Wit to
l the convention, any number of facts TO
/ the store Of learning: hut there is a
I crisnnsss al originality IN her remarks.
certain Iaciness Of expression that
gives nllaaney TO her phrases. 4 gift
/ peculiar 10 her i \ rapid appreciation
I Of the WIT of ether; power that makes
ii evident to daller brains. She is not
sarcastic. and never on the heights
Slow>Mltted and commonplace folks do
not fear To hear her. She will not soar
above the level Of their comprehension,
and she will not dart those shafts of
irony. they have an uncomfortable feel
\ ing that their clever sisters occasionally
level Ut them. Intellectual folks take
pleasure in a companionship that is
easy and not dull. II is an lneontesta-
/ bic fact that people Of intellect find re-
| taxation IN the society of those who DO
no; require them 10 be always pumping
their Trains. They like gossip, and
the popular Woman is fond Of gossip.