Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-12

ers by habitually observing their better
qualities. Under this schooling by disuse the
desire to criticise loses its force and there is
developed a tendency to see even peryerse
human nature in its happier aspects. 1t is
self-deception to believe that speaking one S
mind, as it is termed, tends to loneliness of
character or to a cementing of friendship.
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Max O'Rell, the well known French
writer, is making hay in the sunshine of
American women's smiles. He is saying
all manner of nice things about American
girls, only the girls may object to being
considered typical. The majority of
women object not only to being like other
women but also, as milliner and mantua-
maker will confirm, wish their personal
belongings to be unique. While NJ. Paul
Blouet may look upon American women as
fair blossoms, he must learn that America
is diversified garden, wherein the glory
OF one flower. differs from the glory of an
other flower if he would hold the favor his
pretty compliments are gaining him.
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40 d h4lu VI OuStG CluD QeVOtCpS
among New York men, busy women of that
city have organized club resembling the
mems club. A member of this club, who
is a wife, can kiss her hand to her husband
after dinner and with, ''Ta, ia, darling G,
don't sit up for me-" close the door behind
her and be driven to her club, meeting
there kindred spirits in social intercourse,
instead of as heretofore sitting alone the
dreary night through and listening for the
footsteps of her laggard lord. Of course,
reasonable club man will not object to a
club-going wife. -
Much perplexity would be avoided if heed
were given to the advice of the writer of
''Her Point of View in New York Times,
as regards the proper style of women's
signatures. She says.
If you are married sign yourself always
Ellen NJ. Smith or Z. M. Smith. and if the
person to whom you are writing does not
know your formal title, put Mrs. John
Smith bracketed at the left hand and some
what below the other signature. If you are
a widow the simple Mrs. before the sigma
ture is sufficient. An unmarried woman
uses the prefix Miss in the same way to
convey similar information as to her sex
and condition. -.
The New York Women'S press club, at a
recent meeting, resolved to aid in the move
ment of Mrs. Candace Wheeler and Mrs.
Elizabeth B. Custer in establishing in New
York hotel and apartment house for wo-
men. Whether the enterprise can be car
ried out successfully is doubtful-much as
women living in and going to large cities
need such homes, and however such a hotel
might "tend to foster a spirit of co-opera-
ton and generous liberation among bust
ness women" Like experiments in the
past do not lend encouragement to this
latest effort. -
Sir Edwin Arnold, more generous than
some men, grants to women intellectual
equality. Not long since in an interview,
he said in substance, that he had no ques-
ton of their mental capacity, and the
academic honors women had won proved
their ability to cope with men in intellect
ual contests. -
There is nothing more natural in an un-
spoiled girl than to bestow conference.-the
pity is, that it is too often unwisely and too
generally dispensed-it were better that all
daughters in their many friendships remem-
Der the Scotch mothers plea for her daugh-
ter's confidence: Men may love thee lass,
but none will ever love thee as do. Thee
may have loads o. frien's fra the worl, but
my chiel, thee can have only one mither."