The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-03-14
WOMAN AND HOME.
BEAUTY OF PERSON NOT INcoN.
SISTENT WITH INTELLECT.

the BALLET - House Decoration - ihe
French Maiden-A Husband, Mistake
Girl Pioneers-ro Preserve Beauty.
The old tradition, that a woman gifted by
tbs gods with any unusual intellectual fair
ness must forego, sacrifice and eterllally al
jure the slightest pretension u beauty OF
person-that exterior beauty which Aristotle
affirmed is letter than all the letters Of
Recommendation in the world-and that a
beautiful woman must neressarily be a sim
pleton. is of late wearing rapidly away. This
tradition has been applied especially to
women Vi ktters--htsrary women, or, IN
more otl-faShionei parlance, ~blue-stock-
inss" \ class-im common opinion-of
eni-mis.uiied sisters, lahorin; under the
united mlsfortunes Of eye glaSstS, crimplsss
coinures and lack Of tournure-a class COM
priSinS authors, poets, novelrsts AMI even ~
porters-a class, in short, Of universally old,
eolorless, angular-featured, poorly dressed
women; if single, man-haters, il welded, al
regards the husband ~the better man of the
two" But heaven Ia praised if such class
is to Ia succeeded 10y flesh ami blood women
Of the pen: fair-face<i, symmetrical III figure,
With lovely eyes, glowing cheeks AMI hearts
that are perpetual founts II Youth.
II is curious fact that only women Of
better, have been inclGled in this category, or
have possibly h,en deserving II this stigma.
Asa recent writer has sail. he always sup
posed literary women were further removed
from personal attractiveneSs than Jupiter
from the earth"
Women Of other professions have tcen
young, beautiful AMI picturesque Ii may Ire
because n literary road IL the hardest OF all
roads 10 mark out suo marie, and one which
ends As often in a naneh~s grave rs at the
goal Of fame, AMI it is true that woman
who has lce felt the passion of journalistic
or novelitic ambition i,apt 10 gradually be-
come So engros~d in h.. profession that even
the latest imported hoanct seems Of as littk
consequent u, Il put by toy Of childhood.
III late the field If literature has become SO
crowded that ono must not only possess un
usual talent, hut mus, frame that talent in
such setting Of pleasing personality that it
shall demand recognition. The past few years
hay, been remarkable for the discovery Of
new writers. many Of whom are yet quite
Young AMI might really be termed beautiful
Nora Ferry i, dainty little creature with
golden hair.
Gertrude Garrison is called handsome.
Miss t. L. Harris Arcadia Robinson has
beautiful dark eyes anl hair, AMI Il very
winning manner. Miss Chimney, the new Boston
poet, i, described a> having IA beautiful face.
Carlntta Perry IL another literary woman
Of attractive appearance. She has mild,
sweet face, and deep, thoughtful eyes. She
Is as lovely Us her poems, and tendcrly devoted
n her mother.
Abby Sag Richardson was and is yet
beautiful woman
Ella Wheeler Wilcox, poet and novelist.
about whom 81 much has been written, has
} lovely form and beautiful head But far
more beautiful, to my mind, IS hsr honesty
AMI moral truth, which she never deserts,
even ia trlles
Another admirable trait %. thi, author is
her love for children and sympathy with
youthful emotions remember few years
ago She visited a large high school near Chi
caso, at the urgent request Of one Of tho
teachers. The pupils had been apprse,l Of
her coming, and, as IL was speaking day.
some of the best DISCLAIMERS were selected TO
recltc several Of her mos. beautiful poems. As
she sat listening To their earnest efforts AMI
their evident pride, her mobile face grew
radiant with feeling and her eyes were moist.
! doubt II any event in the subsequent years
of her career has given her greater pleasure.
Lily Curry, who has also been the subject
Of numberless newspaper paragraphs. is said
to be the "prttie,t literary woman in New
York." She is young and very Industrious,
but occupies hersnlf chiefly with newspaper
work OF critical and editorial character. II
half the articles she has written for various
newspapers in the past two years had borne
her signature she would W. famous. She has
written some very clever stories besides,
which have attracted the attention Of high
literary authorities. THE Sea Wall spectre
which appeared in the Graphic few weeks
since, and also in various western journals, is
a curious psychological study. She inclincs
mo.r 10 realistic effects, however, and is
always better satisfied with tragedy sIho
hu, large hazel eyes, chestnut hair and
perfectly chi>elled features. Her beauty is
clearly spiritucllc. Like Ella Wheeler vii.
cox of whom, by the way, She IL a warm
personal friend she Is exceedingly fond Of
children AMI fender 10 the aged The most
striking qualities of these two women, it may
be- remarked cn paSsant, are their love Of
truth, loyalty to friends and absolute freedom
from petty icalousio3 common to their SEX
Fanni" Mack Lothrop in New York World
Two Periods of Parental Anxiety.
1t scents I" ur that at the very outset Of
chldrpn's lives there are two Ierirls Of deep
parental anxi'ty; the first, when the child il
born, to ascertain that 1t is provided with all
the Necessary mechanism for n healthy and
active body; aud, secondly when the mind
begins to show itself, TO make sure that it IL
endowed with the requisite amount of child
ishness for the formation Of true and 'stini-
able character.
If the child be chilllike enough, and has
enough of that sort Of foolishness bound up in
its heart may be destitute II brilliant
parts, particular gifts or taleIts--thc parents
may rely that, rs far as this world goes, it
will turn out a sound, If not an interesting,
character, in spite Of the greatest misnlanage-