Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-15
women of any land in the culture of soul,
mind and body.

mind and body.
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1t may be repeating ores utterances to
say to young ladies who ride in public con-
veyances that they should be guarded in
their talk; recent observation warrants the
repetition of this needed caution. However
noisy the car it does not prevent others
from hearing conversations that should be
carried on in the privacy of home. The
public are not interested in knowing how
many young gentlemen visited you last
week, nor is it right that it should, with
your confid entail friend, know all that
Mr. - said on certain evening. Even
more shocking to all sense of delicaey is it
to hear girl thus publicly proclaim her
partiality for some young man and indulge
in rhapsodies over his fancied PROJECTIONS.
If condolences must be exchanged and gossip
disseminated let girls at least choose more
secluded places than street cars TO indulge
in these kinds of conversations.
The question arises, is it ever proper at
any place or with any one, except mother,
for girl to talk of the proposals she has
received When man lays bare his heart
and pays to a woman the highest compli-
ment possible, by offering himself does it
not show a want of delicacy in a woman to
reveal the fact and make public property
the avowa' of the most sacred emotions of
tie human heart? There are few men
whose gallantry will allow them to deny a
rumor which unites their name with
young lady's, and they willingly bear any
amount of humiliation rather than call in
question the truth of report in which she
is involved. Certainly true-hearted girl
will not permit herself to be outdone in
generousness. -
Mrs. NJ. L. w. Sherwood is most admirably
qualified to discuss society as it exists in
the different cities of America, and she has
been giving parlor lectures, as well as writ
ing syndicate letters and magazine articles
on this fruitful topic. She is fitted for i'm
partial estimates by her stay abroad, for, as
she herself says, the best point Of view is that
which enables one to contrast what they
have seen in the social life of older nations
with what exists in one that has been more
recently organized. From her point of
view, New York society has the glare and
glitter of the new rich; society in Philadel-
phia is well described by the word elegant;
Chicago has society without ennui, fresh
as a rose; Washington society is agreeable,
and in that city money has nothing to do
with social Importance. Intellect, agreea-
bility and personal magnetism have every
thing to do with position in society.
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n this column there was something said
recently about the necessity of observing a
certain form in women's signatures. While
the Mrs should appear in the address
given, it is of equal Importance that the
name of the town aud street, with the num-
Der, should accompany each letter. Fash
ion this season has sensibly ordained that
the address in full shall be written or
stamped on ones letter paper and the mon
ogram, if desired, used only on the envel-
ope. Visiting cards are nearly square, and
on the lower right-hand corner appears the
address, and on the left the day of recep-
ton. Range for choice in colors of letter
paper is given, but there can be no unfavor-
able criticism in the use of thin linen pa
per, white and of rough finish
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Rich American fathers who would buy |
titles for their daughters have now an OPP
portunity. The hereditary prince of Sayn |
is on the market. He is |
quoted at good figures, one bid reaching |
81, l25, 600, to be paid by 4 Hamburg mer-
chant on the day of the wedding. |
A man milliner has applied for 5000 feet of |
space in the exposition building to be used |
for an exhibit of women's bonnets at the
Worlds fair. He proposes to give a mill
merry exhibit of the bonnets worn by women
Of all nations. The exhibit will be interest
ing, for it is the small things which con-
found the mighty, and bonnets are of the
order of things that are curiously and mar
yelously made.