The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-05-21
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How much of trJth = expressed IL the
teachings of theosophy BE disciples must
determine but there are many nsn and
women who haze wnar aIe called ''remi-
uiscent experience 1t is by nc means
an unusual mer;al phenomenon to ~ecog-
nize rs familiar places thai we have never
seen before, ;4nC 10 fec th&t we have been
actors in other scenes, il not to have lived
in CHER times ana mid different surround
ms NJ Lowell II enc of his Snort poems
speaks:
or life lived somewhere, know not
In what divine sphere,
o. memories 1haC stay not ana 90 not,
Like music heard once by an ear
'fTbese experiences ere something Of
which nest persons are shy in speaking,
buu were confidences more freely exchanged
OF this subject, iouJtiess it would be fouLi
that the vague something one can scarcely
rame Las been lived or dreamed ofteaer
,'Ian H0rati1 or others have SUSPECTED.
Mrs. Sherwood, who is recognized as au
thority on questions of etiqrette, in one Of
3cr latest letters addresses young men.
Tho rules she LAYS down are by no means
generally observed and mothers or Others
-ylro nave youths ia charge would do well
% incuIca,e them
She enun,iapes most distinctly thata man
has social ohliGation He is expected to be
well bred ard dressed appropriately, this
mach for inst impressions, her starting
point FOR breeding, cultivation and man
ners i tie heart, ard IL is the correct
ohe, tie EiHGhearted and the unselfish will
scarcely err in matters of politeness. To
many the GIost surprising doctrine she
teaches is that young men are under obi
cations 10 Ire agreeable, that the sole object
OF their Icing in society is not to be enter
aimed aud petted. That because
they are men is not sufficient
reason why they should expect
wohen Oily 20 possess vivacity, accomplish
merits, and that the exercise of these and of
al that renders social life agreeable is alone
woman's duty. There is good reason TO eX-
poet that young man entering society will
bring with him keen fresh intelligence, re-
fined taste and 4 desire TO make himself
agreeable. With this purpose before him
he Will study to improve himself, and
in his Intercourse with ladies he
viii fn6 that they are more than
''pretty toys" He may be able to discover
that women can admire and appreciate con-
Yersaton that is not idle. A point that
Mrs. Sherwood does not touch upon, but
one ideal gentleman in the ranks of society
cannot afford to ignore, is a reciprocity of
courtesy. Young men who have time and
again bc m the recipients of the hospitality
Of ladies ought to feel AN obligation to
return in 4 degree such favors.
y lhcater party is easily managed and there
Is always some lady who viii act rs Chape-
rome. If young mans purse will not per-
nit him &c singly play the part of host
there must be others who would gladly CO.
operate with him and share any expense.
No young nan can afford TO appear mig
Fardlv. Polonius knew the world when
he instructed Laertes to appear
the gentleman. Women of sense
approve Of jndicous economy, but young or
old, they are slow 10 forgive a mean spirit
that allows man to receive and not return,
or if in the doing there is manifested an
uuwillngness whether it be in an act of
courtesy or in an expenditure of money.
The lessong that make loyal son a true
husband and thorough gentleman are
learned with difficulty in maturer years,
and women who appreciate the qualities
tha, make 4 noble man must, if they would
train those about them, begin the teaching
9, an early age. In fact, TO teach boy
when he puts on his first trousers 10 keep
his hands out of his pockets is a salutarv
lesson and may BE followed by others quite
rs profitable even at that early age.
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