The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-01


want OF demand.
Clara Belle, that clever student of woman
nature, is OF the opinion that going up stairs
IS thing that even the prettiest and most
graceful OF her sex can not afford to DO in
the presence OF an admirer, and adds: 1T is
GEAR to my mind that nature nevez intended
that women should 90 up stairs, for ! don't
believe an angel, If feminine could mount
the golden stairs other than absurdly."
An English professor writes to the Con-
temporary Review: II once travelled by sea
from Genoa to Marseilles in the company OF
Frenmsn and woman, the latter alone
and In distress witnessed the incessant
and almost afectionste politeness OF the
Frencbman, and regretted that was not so
acute and supple in my courtesies. Bat
when we had al landed at Marseilles I saw
that polite Frenchman seize the only cab
that could be gotten. and leave the poor
lady on the quay for the practical attentions
OF the less demonstrative EDglishmen."
In view of the frightful amount of ed uca-
ton bestowed upon some OF our unfortun-
ate children who have entirely forgotten now
to be children at all, 1t is quite encourage
ing to learn. that as . counterpoise there are
actually 5000, 600 children in this country
who have never been taught anything and
. 239 s5s over ten years OF age Who do not
know their letters. They are so uneaqua.ly
devided in the upside down world that while
in one part of the country over education is
the evil to be preached against in another
nobody knows anything. IL they only could
be mixed q remarkable improvement IN thu
genera condition of the population would
result. but 1t would really be interesting TO
find out whether the physical standard var.
les as much in different States as the mental
does.
II child has real talent for music It is a
pleasure to have it cultivated. liz not il is
time and money wasted and becomes great
trial OF patience and temper not only to the
child, but to everybody who is near enough
to be afflicted with discordant banging that
will never reach true melody. Carlyle had
the right idea of it when he wrote:
The miserable young woman in the next
house to me spends all her young bright
days, not IN learning to darn stockings,
sew shirts, bake pastry, or any art, mystery,
or business that will profit herself or others;
not even in amusing herself or skipping on
the grass plots with laughter OF her mates;
but simply and solely liz raging from dawn
10 dark; to night anu midnight, on hapless
piano, which it is evident she will never in
this world render more musical than pair
Of barn-cIappers' The miserable yo1ng ie.
male
Seriously speaking, there is really more
truth than fancy in the statement 1t is
seldom that, of the stage, woman is found
sge. They may be made very expressive,
graceful and valuable ad uncts 70 coQYersa
ton III stead of being, as they frequently are,
awkward membranes which the owner
scarcely knows what TO do with, when they
are u ot engaged in serious work. There are
plenty of women who can dance we'll. talk
well, walk we'll and ride well, but who can
not handle their arms well, ard have not
mastered the first principle OF appropriate
and easy gesticulaton; while with many the
use OF the arms runs to extremes; they are
either always folded in their laps or are
| going through a series of Windmill motions.
never realizes the value of the arms until a
thoroughly graceful woman is seen to illus.
trate what charming aids TO conversation
| they may be.
In the abiding-place of poverty-strioken
! people one of the most divine attributes OF
human nature, the love OF the beautiful that
is inherent in every human soul, is re-
! vealed in touching manner by the feeble
and almost fruitless attempts at decoration
ically shOwn by coarse anu highly.colore1
play-bills cheap chromos and business cards,
dis aIded artificial flowers, or perhaps few
! potted plants vainly strugg ing for life IN
] the dark and unwholesome atmosphere that
/ is fatal TO their beauty. These prints aud
woodcuts, the faded Aower, the tawury vase
| or piece broken crockery, coarse and IN
expression IN their way OF that universal
soul hunger for beauty anu its happy inf H.
| eDces as the costly and aesthetic ornaments
that adorn the homes OF the rich. Those
common objects in destitute households pos
sess Il spiritual significance that lifts them
into q pathetic beauty, all their own.
Referring TO some OF the many philosoph
ical debates in favor among modern think
ers, and especially to q pamphlet which has
attracted some attention THE Absence
of Design in Nature" a gentleman OF culture
writes: Neither the absence nor the pres
ence OF design in nature can be cientifically
demonstrated" AS Job put it long ago
"Can man by searching find out God p No,
What then remains to guide sn ordinary
life:" The voice OF duty that continually
speaks to MAD out OF his own heart. the path
of duty Is all he knows or needs to know.
To seek TO know more, he adds, is a mere
desire for int llectusl entertainment. BY
no means to be condemned on that accoun t,
however, for we need ali the entertainme emit
We can get in this world. An artist friend
of mine once said true science is all very
well as an amusement. This impressed me
as a real truth, and l think ne might have
said the same with regard to discussions on
design IN nature. They are not OF real i'm
poriance. intellectual skirmishing that
does not affect every day evils that can be
met and finally overcome, "Cest beau, mais
ce n est pas Ia guerre.''
We have known several stout aides, who:
greatly exaggerated in their minds their
amount OF avoirdnpois, which to them was q
defect have injured themselves both in
health and personal appearance by system
OF -BantiDg." Living On nothing but dry
bread and meat, with an occasional slice of
tomato, their muscles become weak, their
skin tlsbby and their complexion sallow.
Wrinkles, creases and haggard appearance
come with the disappearance &c Of the firm and
rosy flesh which had hitherto kept them
looking fresh and youthful, and leaving no
place for wrinkles and hollows. A woman
who becomes stouter as she grows older has
the consolation OF looking fresher and roster
than her thinner companions and why she
should ever bemoan her plumpness is mys-
terry to to the long and iank woman, who
nrefers little more flesh to cover her prom.
inent bones, to conceal wrinkles and other
marks OF advancing age, and to give her q
happy, contented expression. Small waists,
pinched feet and han DIS, are out of style now
that so many girls are developing health
and storing up good foundation of strength
for coming years. by outdoor sports and
physical exercise.
1t has been asserted that American girls do
not know how to use their arms when in the
drawing-room, and are awkward and en-
barrassed in their ways OF holding and
handling them II has heen proposed, there.
fore, to start q school OF arms for the pur-
pose OF training girls in the proper and
graceful manner OF using their upper limbs
when not actually occupied with useful