Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-03-14
Mems Women,

"Whnt are mems womenF" asked the most
charming OF her sex; men are forever say
ing OF so-andso, whom, by the way, detest,
that she IL "a mans woman Teach me how
to he one, please Wherein lies the charmi
Must smoke like your Venetiansi Must |
talk horsol Must | adopt all the other Of
your dreadful waysr
Certainly not, dear madam. Yet it is quite
true that while one mans ideal differs most
fortuitously from anothers, as one star diff
fereth from another star in glory, there are
those who are known among us as mems
women for "A happy combination Of quail
ties somewhat difficult 10 describe "A mans
woman to begin with, is old enough TO
know the world thoroughly; yet, though size
need never have been beautiful, she must
have kept her youth. She is in no sense u
light woman, neither is she over intellectual;
she would not speak Greek, even il she could
She il a creature of infinite tact, whom
every being with the outward semblance O.
a man interests profoundly. With him she
IL always at her best, and she contrives to geS
out Of him the best there is. She listens well,
and grows sympathetic as she listens. Has
he a special weaknessl she half tempts him TO
believe IL is virtue An adept in the sub
tlest forms Of Hattery, she would force the
meanost OF us 10 shine even when he Is i'll at
ease. And yet, above all, she remains sin
cere. Her interest in him is real, and sur
wives the heeting moments He is man;
that is 20 say, for her, the brightest page in
natures book Sis respects convention,
knowing well when she may venture to A
unconventional; yet she is unapproachable
and irreproachable In return he adores her.
THIS Is all very well, you say, but | don't
like that woman. Dear madam, as 1t never
ontsru into her calculation that you should,
ahe does not take such pains with you. She
makes dear foes among you, OF course.
Eoms:imeS, even, she does not escape cal
umny. hut this, having no actual basis, falls
Of is own w0ight, and in the end, rs you
yourarlf win admit, You stand In awe OF her
Your question proves It. have tried 10 tell
you WHY we like her, and II you must have
a word OF definition, here IL Is: She Is one
who has the gift O. study men, and who, hav-
ing studied many. finds the process still anus
in.c II you lack this primal requisite, Aban-
don the unequal contest You viii never be-
come Ike her By servi,s imitation Of her
tricks and her manners In spite of these,
which sss you 80 against her, let me entreat
you o. believe her deserving woman, In
deed -Scribners Magazine.
An Astress opiniOn Of American Women.
10 Is interesting % hear what Mrs. Kendall
thinks about American women and their pos
sihIlitisu Chatting away, she saidi " The
Ar,srican woman Is continual surprise 20
rna A card would be brought 20 the, prop
erly engraved, and bearing the name, say
Mira Smith was oui, ana the next day
~oula ". q note from Mrs Smith, charm
irsly written, regretting my absence and
nskfns when she woud ind me 40 home.
wcaI write ard tel her. and then there
would apVsar lady, well dressed, well
eincate,i. WIN hai seem almost everything
thsrs was O. ~, aud talked about thson and
a. latest faIa While she was with NE
an.thsr caller wouh come In, and, after Ms
gnaith went away the sv,ond one woulf In
farm me- that twenty years ago Mr. Smith
was standing bchlnd counter. s''liuR pea
cuts on corner. ur helping bet mother 10 a
iaunify
"a weald ~ o. a lunchcnn I'd Mrs Smiths
hst-e. tho ssryicc was Ierfes't The :oons ex-
asisitsIy Furnished. tho hust"ss ncirelf charm
ins Nsw tais c1u'd ouly hnpp,i in Amer
"a. AM sbyi Take uu tus.Hl. Woman IA
the same sanding, sct hsr goveuus 10 teach
her Fruach. sst Der q music master, s1me ono
r. tsaeh be- tl bcla Der kaifs and fork cor.