Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-10-14

9szsg sS~@sssEg ugh at her hus-
x "a $780, oIpd in modera-
E@==ssss tion md always ia
the presence OF seven people including
himself.
Ii is unnecessary 10 mention this tire
some creature by name. His counterpart
s!ill exists somewhere in the 6sckWcods
Of CIVILIZATION. although the idea Of
wonannood losing snJ Of its
dignity or beauty by 1850
citation With literature IS becoming
exploded. We have come to recognize
th9 fact that feminine devotion to letters
does rot necessarily imply either slcVen
Illness Of person or disregard Of home
duty. On the other hand. women OF high
station have from time immemorisl been
subjected TO sights end Insults because
Of their know poihiag9ess. Ia direct
language woman was abused II she did !
cultivale her mine, aud called fool il |
she did not. Not 81 very long ago II was
generally accepted theory that 8 society
woman was frivolous and unlettered be- |
yond the mesgre educational advantages
afforded by fashionable school presided
over by what ID termed "decayei gen. |
tleToman." Everybody knows that 1t
eqdires no great amount Il gray matter
and but few copvolut!ons in order to
dress well ard appear to Rdvsnt-
age IN the world of fashion, thst is
supposed to be pretty womsp's paradise,
but fcrtuoately, Sutres temp, susres
mecrs, and we might add, aures idese,
the stesdy increase OF what we familiarity
know as the higher education CT WoH en-,
the establishment CT colleges ter Youpg
girls, institutions based upon precisely
the same elevated Erd serious plane OF
study as mer, sfects and embracing
curriculum Identical with that devoted 10
the evolution q the masculine intellect,
have naturally oeen fruitful Ct wide
spreading oeeiTe emopg women fJr 8
more extended culture and q pTofouuder
order Of Learning than hiss been previously
enjoyed. TIE society woman Of to
dby reads her Spencer and her Darwin.
she keeps herself inf jrued regarding the
vital questions Of the age. Sle Is con-
yecsant with the best poets aud essayists
She may even DIP into metaphysics,
Greek, Sanscrt and Of ial calcu. Us
and II she De aole TO survive these If )rys
no sensible man Will think her less
charming for her eruiitiJa. Ga the con.
trary, It Is becoming the fzsGion 10 be
wise, or a. slI events to pretend 10 be SO,
and 20 rise sUpsriOr ~ the superficial
smstter!nE OF pe9pl', places, and things
thst once upon time corsA ed fem
mime liberal ecpcssi0n. The social
leEde. in & large CITY 60 logger sperds ner
time In fEHcy work, or What Aiphonse
Kari graphically de- igaated ss "p!c6iog
holes IN hasR." Sle works VITA her
head rather than Eet Il gers, sid thus no.
oulY imprCvss hefsef ouI the gsoers!
tone Of soCist7 ss we'll The pumCer OF
women il New Y9'k society VINO are
professional Doveas &, j urnslists sud
plsYRrights is much glCa ef than En- CuI-
slider wCCid 81. plse These ledle8 90
not scgibbie in g dilet'Gnie fashion. They
are not PhiliS ines in any seBse OF the
wort, bGt doTnrght, eernee. wor6ers,
lsbocIrg 10 the Cnu5G OF letters because
they love it ent bscsuse they feel the good
i7fueDc3 10 be exercised thereffom.
Madame De S IeI, sl7sI is no mora, snd
an no. sI& / n'ly a believer in metemp
sychosls to Ink K mat ner nobl3 soul vii
ever inaS6it enother earthly body, sspe-
cislly a nineteenth century New YORK.
body, GID tnas Ihe result will be subtle
c)mbiUEtiCn Of wifd0m, philosophy and
delight n material pleasures sucl &c has
never been seen on this side OF the globe. |
Bat IL defsUit o. Madame de Stael's re- |
Incarnation, we nevertheless have nun
Der of brilliant personalities whose attain |
ments srs way beyond the ordinary
feminine pint pots Of Intellectual en-
deGvor.
foremost on the list stands Mrs. John |
Sherwood Shom e oeuef;ent and spscisl |
Providence designed for a social nigh |
priestess AID inV.s ed ST the same time
mark the psrsdcAi-Ui;h $ mud OF ex- |
troordinary force sad versatility. People |
who DO not know Mrs Sherwood init |
mstelr aud who are acquainted with her |
only BIZ seeing her ct recep ions, dinners |
eno bslle, have no .des of the immense |
amount Of work sac 2cccmplishes with |
her clever pen. Mrs. Sherwood is tie |
author OF two SX;ellent uove's, " The SSr- |
casm of DesHDy" sDd "a TrAosplsnled |
Rose" S7e has also published 4 wIrs |
entitled "Msnnerg sLd Social Ussges," |
and she IS prlli8; CJutrI usyr to the |
msgszln and ne gepspers. For the past |
three years she has OFesu z2d species O; !
literary salem ihst has introduced jsded |
New Y1IkeIS so sn entirely rev hind CT
entertainment Every Thursday afternoon |
dur'pg tie seq on her house is crowded |
by representative paopls who assemble 10 |
hs6r tie hoeteGs Tsed bright sDd witty |
paper on some social topic ind listen to
pro5raume Of music ead reclShtions by
the beet professional and ams'eur
talent Her establishment in West
Thirty second street is tastefully yet
plainly furnished, for the Sher woods have
never heer rich, but il bears the unmis
taxable stamp Of The artist and litersrY
worker. II ner drawing room sre sew
eTtl pictures by her d=ughter-in-lsT, for
merry MISE R}ti1s E nmett, Of nationsl
reputation, IND large portal. Ct Mrs
Sherwood herself, painted by Sc
phen Parker, that was one
OF the features Of the Paris
shIOr few seasons ago. In
appearance Mrs. Sherwood 10 imposing
and distinguished. Her hair aud eyes
are dark, and she has wonderful COM
plexl0r az doe and dslicstely tinted IS q
girls. Sue always dresses in loose fow-
Ing gowns Of hesVy sstin or orocsded ;
silk. It Ia her habit to write every day
from il the morning to l, and she ,
makes ii rule to allow no disturbance {
TO intrude duriag these hours. When
her daily tssk is accomplished she {
deYctes her Tins 10 society. You Will