St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-11-29

-four and milk and salt lie in useless
smaSs without tue yeast cake. The most
universally talented girl | know, and
one OF the strongest principied, is with
out vanity. She is incapable Of personal
ambition. She loves art for arts sake,
but has no desire to shine or be noticed
for her achievements in art. As con-
sequence, others with half her talents
pass beyond her ana attain success,
spurred OH by personal desire to be
noticed by fellow-beingS, while she
wOrShips abstract art, forgetful of her
own personality, and therefore not
achieving all she might achieve. 81
could never i'll one short life,"
she says, do anything worthy
of art. L am nottingham is alI''
Were she, on the contrary. to say with
reverence mixed with vanity, art is
sublime, but | am sublime. too: the
same forces created me that created art
l am capable of finding things in art
which no one else ever found" she
could startle the world with her power.
even If she did not attain to all the
heights of her fancy.
FavOrs Egotism.
A belief in ones self is half the battle
in any event. A profound belief in
ones self. with strong flavor of per-
sOnal desire for success, which is called
vanity by the world at large, will bring
success with only ability C0r these quail
tiles lead to Industry and perseverance,,
where absolute genius often fails be-
cause of the utter lack of self-confi-
dence and an overwhelming humility.
1t sounds very spiritual and fine in
books to reed of heroines who are devoid
of vanity, and who never think of their
own achievements in some chosen field
only of the work achieved. But In
real lite such women seldom attain great
heights and always lack an indescrib-
able charm, which belongs TO woman as
perfume belongs to flowers. do not
believe it is wise for a woman to oblit-
crate her personality in anything,
whether art or love. Men appreciate
woman who makes them conscious of her
personality far better than they do the
patient Griselda. who gives all and ex-
poets nothing. The latter is never dis
appointed. She expects nothing and
gets it-nOt even thanks for giving all;
while the sweet little creature who
wants to be loved, and makes herself
1ovable as we'll as loving, they are ready
TO praise and adore, though she be far
enough from a patient GrISeIda. Art
is masculine in attitude toward its wor-
shippers. She who gives all and asks
nothing usually gets slap i'll the face.
Don't Care for Others.
The most unkind and cruel woman it
has been my misfortune TO encounter
told me she was absolutely Indifferent
to the opinion of her fellow-creatures
She had certain ideals she wOrshiped-
she loved art for arts sake, and hu-
manity Was no more to her than the dirt
of the streets. She cared neither for
praise nor blame; she cared only for
her ideals, which were far above the
heads of the common herd. 1 sup
pose this was very fine talk, but
it did not appeal to me some
how. | would have respected this
woman more had she
been possessed of enough personal VAN
ity-evep if she had no heart-to wish
10 please her fellow beings and to avoid
wounding them needlessly. OF course,
vanity running riot in character ruins
all its other qualities, Just as too much
yeast spoils the bread. [ am not adj
vocating ridiculous display of self
on all occasions; the vanity of
which speak is not selfish
ness at all. Indeed. it wouS curb sell
hshness. since the latter qu;Aity is one
which brings censure instead of praise.
But / am quiet confident that a certain
modlcum OF the vanity which springs
from love OF approbrtion is worthy OF
cultivatlng i'll woman's nature and
weeded about and watched
will tend toward making her thoughtful
of others, and ambitious to make the
most of herself and her brief life on this
sphere. and that its entire absence is an
absolute hindrance to development and
success.
Plea for Vanity
As wife | think the woman devoid
OF vanity is not n success. She is FAR
more liable 10 be jealous than is her
sister who is tinctured with that much |
abused quality. The wife WHO possesses