Telegram-herald., 1890-04-21
LADIES AT LUNCHEON.
They Do Not Gossip But "Discourse on
the Humanitieo."

the hurnanitieo."
"Did you have a good time at your
luncheon party?" / asked of Mrs. Judge
s. yesterday.
"Oh, yes" said she, "we had pretty
good time"
"What did you talk about?" said I.
"Oh," said she, nothing much; just
chatter and clatter, and talk about little
feminine things"
And you call that nothing, do you?"
said I.
Then, after this brief conversation,
writes Rev. DR.. Deems, in Harpers
Bazaar, | meditated on that nothing"
/ have frequently had ladies describe
their interviews TO me as mere nugatory
talks, trifes, worthless gsbble, and all
mistaken in this. Perhaps they erect
standard, or suppose that we men erect
. standard, quite different from that
which is true and real.
Let US look at the case. Ten ladies
como together into some arranged meet
ing for simple social intercourse. They
do not discuss any philosophical, scien-
thc, political, ecclesiastical or theolog-
ical question. Not one of those themes
Is mentioned amongst them. But there
are thousand questions in an hour
asked and answered in regard TO moth
ers and fathers, grandmothers and grand
fathers, uncles and aunts, cousins, chill
dren, husbands and wives, and house
hold matters, no one OF which Is OF the
slightest interest to Congress or TO any
convention or caucus known in any de-
partnent of church or State operations.
They seem to be little questions abou.
little things, and no one Of the answers
could in any manner. SO far as is visible,
disturb the public security OF admins
Ter 70 the Advancement Of society. And
do all those little questions amount
nothing7 The Governor Of the State
the mayor of the city, the Bishop OF the
diocese, even /, might no: be interested
in the rheumatism Of any grandmother,
or the Group OF any child, or the settling
OF the question Of the summer residence
OF any member of that club, and yet the
result OF the whole meeting may be
in very high degree beneficial TO so
ciety. Each woman has increased her
interest in eight or nine other families
by learning little items of their condi-
ton and movement She has done good
By srousing the interest Of nine others
In her own condition and movem s7ts.
There are nyriads OF small things In
the social sphere no one Of which will
ever be treated IN an essay. or - sllBd-
ed 10 IN sermon. or even get into q
newspaper paragraph. Just as there are
unyriads of vegetable particles in every
forest vhtoh never get into the botsni-
cal treatises, bat Which help nurture
the beautiful trees The pain ters depict
and the beaasifEl trees TIE ship-bsiiasrs
co~et
Do not - us iepise any Sensf cenoes,
however snail DO rot let - consider
snail sels - no talk. let "a disorlns-
mate even n gossip AL gossip a ~
bad; = = only that Fossip whioh = aer1d,
naievolent and injsrioas shst Is aursfBl
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