New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-06-25

herself and feel the lack Of that concentrated SYM
pathy of a woman's heart which makes the atmos-
phere benign but it. on the other hand' shaios no
sense of zeSt in life; there is contagon III ct i
comparable endowment OF the business or pleasure vi
the present. Animal spirits are the tallslnan n
which the popular woman maintain her sway AZ
feel the peaSantness as OF cneo.luH nTarm Of
thev difiuse around her. Beauty, W.T. cnlin 90 VI
manner fail to attract near their magneIic IilI'h
ence. The popular woman may alIV" ~ 'P,t to
occasionally TO run away with her, OuI IL y no'o
worthv that for all this spice of BOhcmlanlsm shc
always keeps to the CONTEMPORARIES o. liV,
cIety, therefore. is tolerant oil her i
the languid are grateful for the enbdn she DrhgS
they are temptcd 10 envy the genius she posSesSeS
of investing riles with interest ana giving fncli
importance: what had seemed staic anu u',lI ~
0res a freshness. ana becomes worm u"IuB u.u'
the CLEAN of her brightness. The old ieel revived
NV the cheer of her Overilowng heaiiiilCT9 VIII
the Young hail hcr.as a boon companion. ny W.
ular woman has the instinct that her power rs ,,
her animal spirits, and she preserves i nem ,' or
cost: she will not let herself be wcgnfu P iic
depressed she keeps on the sunny nluo roIv and
If her sympathies be superhclal, ihey Ic 49, f
cordial but her charities do not take the loii VI
obscure and silent mnistratonS Cno Pl TL =;
make merry for the sake OF tle dI,uo hoii
ready To lend helping hand 10 getting up u oa.i'
private theatricas. or bazaar Tor lhelr gono''
She becomes the moving spirit OF any io' III VI
amusement devised for the proht OF Tue nicely q,
The popular woman Is very easy -gollis anu IT,
tolerant Next 10 her animal spirits tnla ~:
temper is her greatest charm W lcc t az best
her presence; there Is no necessity 10 Pl't co n
IooG d0' r and relax the backbone of our
principles Her indulgence does n0t sll ~, 10
the charity that "knoweth no eNii, hUt fo,, her
cynicism that believes IN eVli only; pu. - Io,"I
knowledge of man and wOmanknd. IL Is my" =
edge not profound subtle, but, sch ~ ~ 10, ~
varied and true It has the anyahn n not de-
taken from nature it is not secondhand iiot t
rived from books or hearsay. inns KNOW IcuEo W
human nature skin-deep though IL may pe Bi noi
her the inestimable talent oil hatleiS 1yIat The
Obvious hattery but she gueSses surety WiIaJ ,,
ears are longing to hear the heart to he aSSuIe az
and she serves up the pleasant norStl mi,i LIt
cient tormentIng dspraisc to give IL Il cci'n 'i"'
flavor of truth. :: Lor,o+ore+ic Of
herself II is more COpCus and brilliant III ne
company She does not contribute any uaSheS "!
wit to the conversation any numbers Oh laC,s &c &c
the store of learning but there Is the crIsPncs' VI
originality in her remarks certain racIheSs ol W
preston that gives piquancy 10 her phTdscS'
,,cculi,r o her is "A rapid appreciation OF the VIII OF
others n power of selling II, and throwing gIeam
upon il that makes 1t evident to dnller Drains
She is not sarcastic, and never on tne htisil,s'
Slow-wtted and commonplace folk do not lear her'
She will not soar above 1.-THE level OF their copIc-
tension and she will not dart those shafts Of irony
they have an uncomfortable feeling their cieNeI
sisters occasionally level at them. lntelectual
folk take pleasure In compromising lnat - Easy
aud not dull il is an incontestabe lact thdt PeoPe
Of intellect find relaxation III me society oI Uiosc
who do not require them to be always pumping
their brains. They like gossip, ana the popular
woman is fond of gossip. She knows now 10 zen u
story we'll with appreciation of Its points. ana WI
a certain dramatic instinct, enlarged by her
knowledge Of human nature. II is seluolI HOW
ever that the origin of an lll-natured Story eau nc
traced to her ii Sic rct3llS scandal IL Is l'n"slii
and not bitter: and she usually relates ~ ia Il loe
that CONVEYS an excuse for the sinner licr hearers
feel that should their defects or WtakHesseS ne
handled by her, She will not deal uuhlHnuH WIN ~;
them She admits that she likes second rates IN
evervthing-" sccond-rate intcllccls sccond-rate
books second rate wines" one OF her lcas2hlosV
attributes that she knows now To- l&uEh AZ hS
and is in such excellent hunor with her own 4au4''
that il is difficult to caVll at item