Wichita eagle., 1888-08-05
EVERYDAY PETTINESS.
VARIOUS WAYS IN WHICH TIME
SEEMS TO BE WASTED.

Precious Hours Lost In Discussing Oues-
lions of Inferior Importance-Littis
Excuse for Cosby Gabbic-CAllers
Who Bore Cs-Ignorant People.
have been trying to enumerate at leaSt
part of the ways in which life slips into in
significance; for until we know the new we
shall not find the remedy Gossip unques-
tionably takes high place in the list Of men
tai and moral worth. By gossip do not
mean the vulgar racking Of a ueighbor's
character or qualifications with delight at
the sport Of backbiting. This sort Of bust
ness rank no higher than cock fighting and
bull batting Whoever engages IN 1t Is
either too coarse to comprehend the values
Of time, or is nauseated by each indulgence
bitter is so thoroughly diseased that she or he
may be ranked with phthisical patients-not
to DO cured or not worth the curing.
But gossip is something great deal more
general than backbiting. 1t is the applies
ton Of the mind TO questions of positively in
ferior Importance TO the exclusion OF matters
OF permanent value. OF course it is not easy
from your standpoint to Judge Of what l
tuCull DC EOE'bi "A uldl1 u 4UANf
70 despise questions Of woman's dress-per-
haps of dress altogether But with us it in
wolves art, and develops the peculiarly fem
mine capacity Of approaching fitness in form
aud color. But clearly there is vast deal
of intellectual waste on small topics. This is
somewhat excusable at parties, when the
mind is stupefed. often, in its abnormal do
sire to please or shine; when We are com
PEELED to converse with those whose intellec-
tual tastes we know nothing Of Perhaps It
is for this reason that it has come TO be held
as i'll breeding To INTRODUCES any topic Of
weight Can not society move with .
higher grade conversation The effect at
present is TO send sensible people horns with
q feeling OF distress and loss, while the vapid
are made TO consider that vapidity has
value.
LITTLE Excuse FOR GABsLK
In our homo he and general social rela-
tons there is far less excuse for cosby
gable. Those who are unable 70 converse
except on trash should b ciassed with the
ash barrel scavenger and denied the pYivi-
lege of controlling any portion Of our time.
We are privileged by nature 10 exclude the
gossip from any household familiarity.
With these scavengers / elaxs the bores who
lack all valuation OF the time Of other peo
pie, persons who DO not gossip, but ia reality
do nothing and compel you 70 do the Same.
An honest person, man or woman, should
have the days apportioned with great nicety
TO occUpancy and use. For the unexpected
and unforcseeabls interruptions ons may
allow Justly an hour Q day. For probable
Interruptions another hour. To avoid tho
loss Of two or three more hours requires both
tact and decision II II perfectly right 30
require al callers 70 report themselves, and
20 reply TO many Of them '1oi 9: home,n or
al equivalent
There IL no substantial reascn why our
callers should not only send In q card, be.
should also add the object Of the cAn and
specify TIE amount Of Tins desired Th.x,
placed on card, viii carss the applicant
little time end trouble, and VII ose tie
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