Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-27

monplace interesting, and Macaulay placed
her among the writers who. approached
nearest to the great masters The modern
Howells has said many kind words of this
author of whom Goodwin Smith says, her
view of life, like herself, is genial, kind
and free from cynicism, hard only upon
vulgarity.
Without question as a realistic writer she
| is far removed from the modern school. and
if because of this little tribute her works
are substituted, these words to our readers
are not in vain. -
Miss Kate Field is lecturing in behalf OF
the Worlds fair exhibit. It seems that
Mrs. Palmer finds in other localities the
apathy of which the ladies in Texas COM
plain and she has enlisted this delightful
lecturer in the cause. The subject of Miss
Fields lecture is Dickens, the novelist of
humanity, and Miss Kate is acknowledged
to be his most sympathetic and intelligent
interpreter.
suggestion is thrown out to the ladies
here who are interested in various public
movements. There is now in the state
two prominent lecturers Thomas Nelson
Page, visiting his brother, Rev. Mr. Page,
at Waco, and Mrs. Jenness Miller, widely
known as an apostle of dress reform
Those who have read ''deh Lady," and
other delightful tales of Southern life, by
Mr.. Page, would need no introduction to
him as a lecturer, and the modern Athen-
ian in search Of the new will readily
hearken TO pretty woman as she dis
courses upon and displays the novel in
dress
This is merely suggestion, whether it
is practicable or would be profitable, must
be left to the fnanclers of the different as
sociations. -
Hardly has society recovered from the
shock of the Deacon tragedy, in which an
unfaithful wife, a home destroying friend
and an avenging husband are the dramatis
personoe, when polite circles are disgraced
by threatened duel brought about by the
cloud a woman, born an Astor, has cast
upon her husbands name. In each instance
wealth, luxury, travel and residence in
foreign capitals has been productive of
harm and conjugal life has proved misera-
BILE drama ending in death and disgrace.
There seems faint in the atmosphere of
society designated good when women fling
behind them all that should be held sacred. I
and when in the cosmopolitan whirlpool
men cannot be trusted by their comrades,
nor by women with whom they associate.
American women are allowed great lib
erty of action and it has been an easy mat
ter to keep within the bounds of prudence,
but if these two prominent instances be any
indication, womsn's chastity and mans
honor is more easily maintained outside the
select 400"
Facilis descensus is true even in polite
circles, and that woman who smiles at
what once shocked her, who permits the
slightest advance by men with whom she
is thrown which hints at familiarity is near
ing the danger line and should halt ere she
has crossed it and return becomes impossi-
ble
Women who listen to the tinkling of
Folly's bells, who believe that ideal happi-
ness in youth is to flutter about in gay cir
cles like brilliant butterflies are likely to
wear the cap and finally sink with scorched
wings into the Avernian depths.
~
The case of Mrs. Leslie Carter is to have |
a rchearing. This is largely due, it is said, |
to her own modest department since the di- |
vorce was granted, as well as to the persist
ent efforts of her attorney. The testimony |
was extremely weak to have been deemed |
sufficient to deprive mother of the Gus
tody of her child, and the mother-loye of |
Mrs. Carter is bent toward sweeping away |
all legal barriers against regaining her son.
Separation between married parties is sad, |
but nothing short of the most condemning
evidence can warrant the separation OF
mother and child. In the effort to secure
the more lifting guardian the inspection of
the fathers morals should be as rigid as
that to which the woman is subjected.
IN WOMANiS REALM.