Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-03-20
WOMAN AND H0iiE.
BEAUTY OF PERSON NOT lNcON
SISTENT WITH INTELLECT.
Periods of Parental Anxiety-Terrors d
the Ballet - House Decoration - The
French Maiden-A Husbands Mistake
Girl Pioneers-To Preserve Beauty.

French Maiden-i Husbands Mistake
Girl Pioneers-To Preserve Beauty.
The old tradition, that woman gifted by
the gods with any unusual intellectual fair
ness must forego, sacrifice and eternally adj
lure the slightest pretension to beauty o.
person-that exterior beauty which Aristotle
affirmed is better than all the letters OF
recommendation in the world-and that &
beautiful woman must necessarily be sim
pleton, is Of late wearing rapidly away. This
tradition has been applied especially to
women of letters-'literary women" or, in
more old-fashioned parlance, -blue-stock-
ings.' \ class-in common opinion-of
semi-misglided sisters, laboring under thc
united misforfunes of Eyeglasses, crimpless
coiffures and lack of tournure-a class con-
prising authors, poets, novelists and even re-
porters-a class, in short, Of universally old,
col0rless, angular-featured, poorly dressed
women; if single, man-haters; if welded, Is
regards the husband 1the better man of the
two" But heaven be praised if such a class
is 10 be succeeded by flesh and blood women
Of the pen: fair-faced, symmetrical in figure.
with lovely eyes, glowing cheeks and heart
that are perpetual founts of youth.
1t is a curious fact that only women o
letters have been included in this category, o.
have possibly been deserving Of this stigma
As recent writer has said he always sup
posed literary women were further removed
from personal attractivenesS than Jupite;
from the earth"
Women Of other professions have beec
young beautiful and picturesque. II may b,
because literary road is the hardest Of a.
roads TO mark out suo marie, and one which
ends as often in a nameless grave as at the
goal of fame And it is true that woman
who has once felt the passion of Journalistic
or novelistic ambition IS apt to gradually be
come so engrossed in her profession that eyer,
The latest imported bonnet seems of as littis
consequence as put-by toy of childhood.
OF late the field of literature has become 50
crowded that one must not only possess I'M
usual talent. but must frame that talent in
such setting Of pleasing personality that il
shall demand recognition. The past few years
nave been remarkable for the discovery %
new writers, many Of whom are yet quite
5oung and might really be termed beautiful.
Nora Perry is a dainty little creature with
Golden hair.
Gertrude Garrison is called handsome
Mss E F. Harris arcadia Robinson IN
beautiful dark eyes and hair, and ycrs
winning manner Miss Chimney, the new Bosto,.
poet, is described as having a beautiful face.
Carlotta Perry is another literary wo::2r
IF attractive appearance. She has Z mild,
sweet face, and deep, thoughtful eyes. Sine
5 as lovely as her poems, and tenderly devoted
% her mother.
Abby Sage Richardson was and Is yet
5eautiful woman
Ella Wheeler Wilcox, poet and novelist,
about whom 50 much has been written, has
oyelv form and beautiful head But fal
more beautiful, to my mind, is her honesty
and moral truth which she never deserts.
even in trihes.
Another admirable trait of this author i
aer love for childIan and sympathy with
youthful emotions remember few years
ago she visited Il large high school near Chi
ago, at the urgent request of one of the
teachers. The pupils had been a?prised Of
acr coming and. as it was speaking day,
some Of the best disclaimers were selected T.
recite several Of her most beautiful poems. As
she sat listening 10 their earnest efforts and
heir evident pride, her mobile face grew
-adiant with feeling and her eyes were moist.
doubt if any event in the subsequent year
II her career has given her greater pleaSir.
Lily Curry, who has also been the subjoct
# numbcrless newspaper paragraphs, is said
D De- the "prettiest literary woman in New
FORK" She is young and very industrious
ut occupies herself chiefly with newspaper
York Of a critical and editorial character. J.
lalf the articles She has written for var.oti.
ssNspapers in the past two years hai bori--
..r signature she would be famous. She Ia
written some very clever stories beside
si,ich have attracted the attention of li-,
i.,garv authorities. The Sea Wall Sisgt-,.
.Aich appeared in the Graphic a few vs. 3.
surc, and also in various western journals.
, curious psychological study. he incline.
more to realise effects. however, and
always better satisfied with tragedy 50
has large hail eyes, chestnut hair ar.
perfectly chi~alled features. Her beauty
clearly sIdrituelle Like Ella Nheeier I.il-
cox tof whom by the way, she Is = warn,
personal friend she is exceedingly forl o.
children and tender TO the aged TIE n.1st
striking qualities Of these two women, ]; rI.N
be remarked On pasSant. are their love o.
truth. loyalty - friends and absolute freedom
from petty iealousieS common 70 their sex
Fannie Mack Lothrop in New York World.
Two Period, of Parental AnNicty.
1t seems to me that at the very outset @
lives Aui-It arr AfNp ir-li'Ht1 Ri fGfF
parental anxiety: the first. when the child j.
born, to ascertain that it Is provided with all
the necessary mechanism for healthy ana
active body; and, secondly. when the mind
begins to show itself. TO make sure that il l.
endowed with the requisite amount Of child
iShness for the formation Of a true and estiiI-
able character
If the child be childlike enough, and has
enough Of that so!t Of foolishness bound up i:
its heart-it may be destitute Of brilliant
Iarts. particular gifts or talents-the parents
may rely that. as far Is this world goes. Il
will turn ont a sound if not an interest ins-
character in spite of the greatest misilIs,i.i.g-
ment on their part
People talk about the precocity OF ch.i'.rea
rs If it were only connected with genius a.
singllarity! But in my opinion, genius IS o.
actly the reverse Of prococIty G,,iGa l.
something stiil more childlike than cGa ."
more foolish. fanciful and faithful and in-
corrigibly 50 for life. Instead Of antisipatirC
in childhood the mind OF a man. i retliHs j.
manhood the heart Of child. Every geniu
IS child and every child is . genius,
morally, if not intellectually, or there Is Little
60 be- hoped from him
1t is your wise. prudent, hard sciate chill
dren, who are really precociouS. born with
kind of experience of their own, who natur
ally have that cunning and caution which
others SO painfully acquire; they keep out OF
ScrapeS. because they have none Of that love
and truth which lead other children into
them This is the kind Of precocity of which
uarents should he afraid Chriss Wilson II
Detroit Free PreSs-
Physical vsrrprs of the B.llef.