Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-12-25

SuhTlOtle was 10 NC an eueTBetlc house.
keeper; that Fanny couldn't help being
frivolous and flirty, and that Katherine,
with all her pretty diminutives, always
made people fall in love with her, es-
pecially men peoples; that Maud and
Cora would go to the "demnition bow
vows" without any violation on their
part, and that Ida and Blanche were
pretty certain to get there in time. That
Mabel was apt to be a little frigid, and
Margaret had weakness for being
blonde both in appearance and temper.
That Emily had a good strong will OF
her own and was apt to have gray eyes,
and that Evelyn, well, there seemed to
be bit Of lair. Everybody's mother
seemed to be named Mary, and every
woman at some time or another seemed
to have a friend who was very loyal,
named either Francis, Edith, or Helen.
That Gladys was pretty name for a
girl as long as she was Just a girl, but
that it lacked dignity when she became
a woman. That Louise had thin lips,
was apt to be very decided in her views,
and that Josephine was wheeling. All
the diminutives of Mary were approved
of and Dorothy was given high place
of honor as being aristocratic. Some
thing was said about Barbara, and one
woman, without much sense, said she
thought il was like knife that cut, but
another one, with great deal of sense,
said that knife was as apt to defend
YOU as to cut you. This is what three
women said about women's names.
MEN AS sCANDAL=MoNGERs.
Who does the most gossiping in this
world, men or women? Well, there,
haven't used the right word. Gossip,
pure and simple, is harmless, and really
means chatting about gowns and belong
ings, people and things in kindly, II
frivolous, way. But who talks the most
scandal? Men, my dear, men. It's my
private opinion that if any wicked
scandal were followed up to the place
from which il emanated, any wicked,
malicious rumor, it would be found that
man was at the bottom of it. A man
who was disliled by the woman against
whom he talked Women say nasty,
tantaliZing, abominable little things Just
as small dogs snap at you and think
they are doing no end Of harm, but men
WE'LL men don't hesitate to tell great
big tarididdles that are like the bites of
bulldogs, go in deep and leave a scar
A woMAN's MOTTO FOR MEN.
Most of us hear unpleasant things of
ourselves; our friends are courteous
enough always to let us know Of the
unkind word, and most of us, being
what the world calls supersensitive,
shed bitter tears, tears that hurt the
heart as well as the eyes, over the yelp-
ing of mongrel dogs, and then we get
up and realize that it would be great
deal wiser if we could be great enough
to scorn these things. But you see We
can't, we are women, and the unkind
word hurts much more many times than
does the unkind deed. In that wise
book, the Talmud, there is one sentence
that wish men would have written,
framed, and hung on their walls, ii is
this; "Man, beware of making woman
shed tears; for every tear she sheds God
counts up against you"
THE SEASON TO BE RICH.
But, there, what's the use of thinking
of these unpleasant things? They do
exist, but so do toads and bats and no
end of ugly things; while the shops are
| full of beautiful vanities, while the
Christmas feeling is in the air, while the
sun is shining, and there are lots of
| pretty women on the street, there is no
earthly use in hothering about cads,
who call themselves men, and women
who are only women as far as their sex
| is concerned and who are toads at heart
| This is the only time of year when
| envy the Rothschilds just fancy being
able to buy all the Christmas gifts you
wantl just fancy being able to give
every human being that you know or
don't know, that you like or don't like,
something for Christmas day For my
own part would be willing to be bank
rupt for the rest Of the year. However,
there are a lot Of things that you and
can give whether there is gold in the
purse to buy them or not.
CHRISTMAS GIFTS WITHOUT MONEY.
There are some things that money
will not buy.
One of them is Christmas greeting
with kiss of love to make it sweeter.
One of them is deal Of affection and
consideration.
One Of them is a memory Of somebody
affair otf-a memory said either in a
prayer or thought ont when the Christ
mas chimes are ringing.
One of them Is u new belief in hui
manity-the belief that the world ii
after all, not us black as il is painted
and that love and hope may 60 hand in
hand and joy will be the result
One of them is putting down Of all
the hard, unkinl thoughts--a blottina
out OF the diSagreeahlcs, and an inten
ton to see only the beautiful things.
One Of them, and this Is the best d
all, is to resolve when you sing yOul
l.. 80. I d hi.