Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-09-10

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were believed, by some people, to have
a certain amount of interest all the
women were standing around" He
made them stand and stand, that is his
heroines, until they fell into matrimony
because they were so tired. Ouida very
complacently and very kindly, too, lets
her heroines rest among piles of cushions
and be at their ease, and Miss Braddon
has rather an inclination that way, too,
though hers occasionally get up and
walk across the room and serve some
body with tea. The duchess first makes
all her young women wave large fans,
which calls for a certain amount Of
muscular strength, and then she lets
them SWAY wherever they are going.
This reads delightfully."-, but when you
bring it down to absolute truth, and IL is
just between you and me and under
rose, don't you think that swaying
young woman would look little bit
like one who was too full of-enthusi-
asm? The namby-pamby young woman
who nestles on somebody's shoulder and
takes the stitfening out Of his collar
went ont of vogue when Thackeray
died, and as for the heroines of the
various so-called religious novels, they |
simply walk into room and sit down |
on a settee. / have often wondered |
what a settee was. Probably it will be |
like comfortable sleeper in parlor |
car. I'll discover it some day.
There is good farce going now
in New York--it is the one that was
slashed by all the newspapers after the
first performance, probably because the
critics thought it was too amusing; but
when | went to sec it the other
night, found packed house, every
body laughing, and | laughed too. 1t
Is called, sweetly, simply and shortly,
"Jane," and the said Jane is depicted by
Miss tombstone Bennett, one of the
very best character actresses among the
young women Of to-day. l think may
say the very best, for she never minds
sacrificing her personal appearance to
her part and she is about as pretty o
little woman as ever
DELIGHTED THE EYES OF MAN
or those of woman unselfish enough to
see the charm of another woman. The
story is funny. Miss Bennett has an
opportunity to look pretty, and she
wears the most beautiful red frock you
ever saw in your life, and it fit her,well,
my friend, if You ever get frock to fit
| you in the back like that, get down on
your knees and give thanks for the
dressmaker who made it, Red is most
delightful color, and when it's brought
out in rich stuffs, mingled with light
tulle, and when you have the glimpse
of a pretty foot in red silk stocking
and a red satin slipper, there is some
| thing, | don't know what 1t is, or
| you don't know what it is, that
makes you think that of all colors in
the world, red is the loveliest and the
most human, and this is the sort OF a
gown that Johnstone-Bennett wears
The play itself is full of go; is well
acted, prettily put on the stage and just
long enough to amuse one for the even-
ing, and to allow time enough for q
pleasant supper afterward, and to throw
In a little beauty sleep BIZ way of spec
ial blessing. Jane is of the day--she
is that much abused phrase, lin de
siecie'--she suits the time and the
people, consequently she is going to be
a success. am not the seventh daugh-
ter of the seventh daughter, but | can
predict that.
Most of us have been away and come
home. Most of us have taken up the
burden of life, though If most of us are
American women, the burden of life is
made tolerably easy to us. We hold on
to it because we want sympathy, but we
will see that the greater part of it is on
mans shoulder. Ii any newspaper
would publish it, would write columns
of praise Of the American man, especi.
ally as he is developed in the west
Whether 1t is that women are not as
plentiful out there, or not, OF whether il
is he has had mother who has laugh
him to consider women, or whatever i
is, don't know. But want to take my
, affidavit right now that the western mar
can be too altogether delightful tc
} women for anything in the world. Ht
always treats her in that pretty little
way, as if
SHE WERE BIT OF CHINA
/, and was going to break. am forced (
confess don't know how he behaves t.
! the western women, but | think he II
gentleman enough to treat all womeI
= alike. Now, just look down there a
Washington. Didn't Mr.. Foster go ant
= give that nice Mrs. Douglas position
in the treasury because her husband haC
: been q good, kind, honorable man, ant
!. because the day had come when povert,
= stared her in the face and she must worl
y to take care OF that invalid husband
! He is western man, Foster is, and h
= felt just as sorry and was just as mic
about that as ever he could be, and al
7 the nicer because Mrs. Douglas is
Is lady. There was no influence. Their
were no votes to be gained by it-a
least he didn't see any-but | think
n Mr.. Foster were ever up for an office
,r good many people would remember hi
h kindness and he would get there. Eve
Ie in politics casting ones bread upon tn
W waters isn't bad policy. Yes, am ar
st preciative of the western man. ar
le not overly anxious that he should com
N from Indiana, however. But it's yer
lie good thing in this world, especially
Or YOU are a woman, to be appreciatiye.
" Whenever you see great, big, hant
or some, agreeable men who have vagu
* sort of an idea toat You are an attrat
Is tive woman, suppose you let them kno'
le that you appreciate this thought.
W Whenever, y you happen to be
81 woman, you meet
~ ~ THE SWEETEST PAIR OF TWINS
Sc you ever saw, appreciate them to Il
in extent of staring at them, but don't Xxi
III them-that's forbidden fruit
ne Whenever, if You are woman, va
It. see something marvelously pretty, Al
he preciate it, and pray for it, and yo
ne will probably get it.
VS. Whenever, if you are a woman, yc
IN have an idea that your skin isn't viii
N, and smooth enough, get box Of almor
Id meal, and appreciate it to the extent
As throwing it in your bath, SO that VIII
/, | is mere ordinary water will seem Ill