The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-02-28
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THE ART OF CONSIDERATION.
characteristics OF Ladies In Various Coun-
tries


characteristics of Ladies In Various Coun-
tries
The women who have longest kept
place as social favorites seem to have
been those who held sway through the
magic power of sympathy with their
followers Men tire of crowding around
a mere beauty 10 receive subdivided
portions of her attention. and join with
each other in ringing the changes upon
her charms. 1t is almost invaria Bile,
after the first season of the career of a
much-discussed belle, to see her pass
into the keeping of few regulars Of
society, while the general public is con-
tent 70 stare at her and let her go. The
tncessant demand for homage, the air
Of ownership with which she surveys
every gathering of people, isolate
her from the personal relation
that is the foundation Of genu-
ine popularity with men. Fasci-
nation, with or without accompanying
good looks, is motor Of the worlds
progress as actual as it is elusive and
indefnable The famous French wom-
en-, who kept their admirers longer
than any other fair ones outside Of the
nebuls Of the classics, were certainly
not ali good to look at. Admirable
listeners, foun tains of sentiment and
tact, marvels OF intelligence in 6ivin-
ing mems idiosynorasies. they were
also monuments of endurance and self
control To them it was small mat
ter to sit for hours and listen to some
fve-act tragedy, read aloud by its au-
thor, applauding him at appropriate
places, or melting to tears, as might be
expected. When Gibbon. who in his
globular old age (Gibbon, of whom NJ.
de Bievre said: when I need exer-
else, make three times the tour
OF him") fell upon his knees to de-
clare his passion TO a beautiful
French woman, and on being refused
found himself physically unable to get
up, with great gravity and tenderness
of consideration" the lady called on her
valet de chamber. and aided him to re-
place the huge suitor upon his legs; It
Is the same tender consideration for the
feelings of the sutton that under. let US
hope, less mirtb-inspiring circum-
stances, should be the guiding infu-
ence Of a girls dealing with the man
who has given her the best homage of
his heart Truth to tell, our pretty lit
tie republican princess, who of late
years has had her share and more of
discussion in the press, is wont to take
her sovereignty over mankind rather
too much for granted to give time TO
culrivating her sympathies in their di-
rection-
An American girlcwho was last year
visiting during the shooting season, at
an English country house, came away
loudly protesting to her compatriots
that she had never had such a stupid
time in all her life why, we girls .
were absolutely novhere.' she declared. :
Every woman in the party spent her .
time making toilets and the men were
too pre-occupied with sport, or too
sleepy IN the evenings TO observe. l /
had no patience with them. Just fancy
US hanging around our men, waiting
on their fancies, fetching and carrying
for them, playing on the piano while
they doze in their arm-chairs. or sitting
by to watch their intermina Ole games
OF billiards. And if a couple Glanced
TO be engaged, it was even worse. The
girl was too meek for words; she dared
not say her soul was her own when he
was by; and, would you believe it, it T.
was she who did all the waiting upon F.
himl Well, there is one thing 70 be 7.
said for American society, our men
know their plscesr' ended this frank
expositor of the independence of her .
order.-Mrs. Thornton Harrison, in
Ladies' Home Journal. .