Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-25
IN BRIEF.


Not in aspirit Of Gliding but realizing thac
the task of lifting the head of the bruised
lily is not easy, the sentiment in the poem
is especially commended to women's con-
sideration. Tears, idle tears flow copiously
from woman's eye at the recital of the
downfall of some fictitious heroine, or at
the vivid portrayal of her temptation and
weak yielding by some master of dramatic
art
How is it on the worlds stagee
Do not most women feel loathing at the
hateful thing when robbed of the glamour
and the tinsel2 Do they not condemn an
erring one by their aversion and avoidance
TO sink into depths from whence there is
no resurrection How many are there who
take the hand of the penitent and whisper
hope, and refuse to take the hand of her
destroyer2
What of the stems broken by the stormy
breeze-here too often is the beginning of
sorrow, the impetus given to down
falling
Are women the friends they might be
to one another2 Do they choose to win the
confidence and then to warn the giddy, the
unthtnking2
Too often they lend willing ears to scan
dal's breath, and what was at first a sigh
becomes a whirlwind. The lily's stem is
broken. although the blossom is as pure as
before
The lesson most practicable for the ma
iority, which can scarcely attain to the
higher form of philanthrophy, is this:
Every one can refrain from evil speaking,
every one can by unvarying silence hush a
slanderous tongue. and there are few who,
If they so viii, cannot whisper words Of
encouragement to the bruised one, water
with tears of sympathy the sullied leaf,
and by showers of precious rain save sweet
living things. ~
1t will be a pleasure to publish list Of
"days at home" if the lady readers Of this
department so desire. There are differing
views on the propriety of having set days
10 receive friends, but no one will deny the
convenience TO callers. The custom is not
one of stilted etiquette and for the creme de
Ia creme only, it is. especially adapted to a
busy woman who likes to meet her friends
and has not all hours at her disposal A
favorable arrangement would be to have in
neighborhoods the same day, and it is not
necessary that reception days occur every
week, in fact, twice or even once q month
would be better, as there would then be
more opportunity for maintaining large
list for callers.
There is mistaken impression that the
setting apart of a specified day bars visits
on other days Not so, it only assures the
visitor that on that day the lady will be at
home while on other days there is the risk
that she will be out, or so engaged as not
to be able to receive. Here, ladies, permit
protest Do not take offense when it is
said that the lady is engaged; better that
thau the mendacious mot at home, " how
ever it is understood in polite society.
If the publication of the calling list is ac-
ceptable, the ladies are requested to send
in their names by March 4 and it will ap
pear on the following Sunday.
Woman in her advance is nearing point
where she will have to choose between her
rights and her privileges. When to her is
conceded all that which extremists claim as
rights there will be correspondent cur
tailment of privileges.
Are women ready for this?
a few mornings since a woman in bust
ness met a sturdy young laborer with pick
on shoulder going to do work that woman
never can compass. The stranger lad lifted
his hat, he did not bow, but showed by this
delicate act a manly instinct. Reason in
him would say; 81 am stronger than she,"
but courtesy said, 'she is woman"
Which will woman choose-the jostle of
equality or the hat lifted as token Of def
erence. -
While in more Inortherly ATTITUDES the
crisp, frosty air is odorless, the passer-by
in this more favored land inhales the de-
Hcious odor Of hidden treasures.
Timid violets lade the ambient air
With their hearts richest fragrance unaware
The fragrance whispers that the flower is there.
This sweet blossom can never become un-
fashionable any more than could the bird
songs and the sunshine. It is of daintiest
design, quiet hued and delightfully."- odorous.
1t can be worn ct all times in good taste,
and its perfume is grateful to every one.
In one's morning walks it is a delight to
breathe in the spirit of these flowers and a
pleasure 10 discover the shy darlings as
they shelter themselves under the coronals
Of green leaves. -
Do chronic complainers stop to think that
fretfulness is a SIM Yet think of it, has
not the indulgence of it a demcralizing de-
stroying influence2 The fretful carping
woman Is simply victim of uncontrolled
temper, and at the bottom it is selfshhess.
Fretful lives make homes places of tor
ture, and fretful wives and mothers drive
husbands and children out into the world
where sinfulness puts on the more pleasing
aspect
Fret not yourselves because Of evil
doors, {" fret not yourselves because of any
one or anything, is also sound gospel.