Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-09-12
HFFnlENDsuip OF WOMEN.
lrho Co,ppaniouship OF mcn aud Women
DlanVarngSd Under the Republic.

DlAnV.rngSd Under tho Republic.
tfrnfn tho san rrhnriseo Argonuut1
Al one reads in the "Ctusurlcs du
tandi," Ia the "Souveulrs'F uE Mime
Joubcft, ofthr life of men oflcttcisn and
of The intellectual women Of the INST
mud second empires, his attention rs
called 70 one of the most charming
phases Of society ut that time; the
close, strong, indissoluble friendship
which existed between tho brilliant
men and women who groced the salons
of tint day; Friendships which were
characterized by chlvalrous devotion
on one side aud womnnly tenderness
and sympathy on the other, which nd.
mltled tie element OF affection, bu.
excluded that Of "lovc;n frlcndshlps
which tho rules governing French gO-
cioty made possible only with married
women; friendships like that Of Cha.
tcaubrinud aud Nine. R'canier, OF
Nine. Jaubcrt aud Louis Blanc
In America where unmarried wom-
en- even very young girls are free
from the restraints which hamper
their sisters on the other side of the
"Atluniic ferry connections of this
kind are seldom formed except rs
married WON N and elderly in.n; nh |
then tunchnrtablc remark are made
upon the subject.
Although few American parents
maintain system of surveillance In
regard 10 their daughters; although
they permit them TO enjoy iunumcr.
able tete,u-tctcs with the gentlemen
who Walt their hOmCs; allow them to
attend theatres and parties unohap-
croncd~-they are Ny no meana obliv-
ious to what Is goin, on between the
young people. TIA young gentleman
calls frequently upon young Indy,
and frankly displays the pleasure he
takes In her society, her parents i'm.
niediaiely Jump ut one or two conclu-
sions; ilhcr lac has "gcriuus intCn-
tions, mud should declare them; or,
II he had 40 ''intentious,h he ought
to have them, aud h monopoli2ing tho
time Aud attentions of Miss Katie, or
Miss Minnie or Miss Susie, simply
poH parser n Temps. They never rc.
Heel thnt, oven II he comes simply to
while away an hour or two once In II
while, there IA nothing essentially
wrong In his sO doing that he may
not therefore Lee II designing villain,
upon evil thoughts iutent, consplrng
against ,he pence of mind of their un.
inspecting daughter.
There can he nothing more delight
ful than "tho frank kindness mud com.
p.nlonship existing between man
ard Il woman who have no passion tu
/ mae or confess ana such companion
sup, born OF mutual respect and nd
inirhtlon, OF congeniulty of tasies and
similarity OF temperament nipht be
enduring II the parties most Interested
were allowed To follow their own In
cIinntiona.
Ol course II is truc TINT such friend
ships are sometimes dangerous; that in
such confidential intercourse the hcnu.
Tics al both natures ara revealed, that
one begins 70 feel n sort of proprietary
interest IN the other that trlendlin,s-
gives pace TO iondnts', and TINT again
10 love, that the ultimate result may
ne u stronger bond on suffering mud
misery To one or the other. There is n
possibility that all this may occur; but
" II not often so, for the qualities
Whlth make friends of men aud wo.
men are not those which make them
lovers.
~ 1t were posible To mu22lc rumor.
mat miserable ioundling which
never KNOWS liz own PARENTS to Inn
press upon the minds Of relatives and
1 friends the fact that there aro In the
world men who enjoy the society of
women ns good comrades,r TINT there
are IN he world women, Aounp
women, too. who are contenicd Win
lllis sort OF regard from men, aud noi.
lhcr expect nor desire any other then
therc might Ice many Of these delight
lul lii,h'ishira formed aud nnln-
lhihed nnhroken; then one mighi re-.
lute TIE French saying, now incontro.
vortlhlu;
'Friendshlp, fcicndship; YOU do not
know what an idlo world, what
u ucaeherous SLAVE, what vain i'm.
possibility IL friendship between n man
mud u woman. ''''''