The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-11-11

tin, is to be the guest of Mrs.
Howard Mann for some weeks.
Miss Ada Park is entertaining
Miss Julia Montgomery of Bolton.
NJ IS Lula Johnston will also visit
Miss Park next week to witness the
NJ ikado.
BYTHEWAY.
To a great extent We are depend.
ent on our friends for the CLEAN
ing from the society world and we
always feel ind ebted for items; but
it is neither kind or witty TO send
in matter that is presum ably
authentic in order to play a practi-
cal ike on third parties. 1t places
the reporter in very uncomfort
abe, ofttimes embara ssing, posi-
ton. These columns are open only
for society notes; anything else that
| care to put in l feel quite capable
of writing myself.
Have you never met woman
that you thought perfectly charm.
ing, and on stopping to analyza her
attractions found that it was be-
cause her conversation dealt Of
things in general, not persons aud
their affairs, and that she was a
most Interested listener? 1t is true
that she dia not 60 into details of
her domestic affairs, and yet how
sympathetic she was when you le.
cited baby's woes with his last
tooth. When her visit was over
you were really sorry to have her
go; her presence had SO frightened
you. Now there is nothing about
such person that is remarka BILE
only bright, clever woman, who
adapts herself to her surroundings,
who is thoroughly honest and kind.
hearted, and blessed with the Unborn
tact and courtesy which goes so far
to lubrica the wheels of life.
Courtesy implies many virtues,
sci restraint, consideration and
patience, bat it is most important
factor in social intercourse. With.
out it we are upcouth and awk ward,
no matter how much purple and fine
linen we are decked in.
You have often met the extremely
frank person, who boasts of speak
ing his mind on al occasions, and
You know Just now disagreeable he
makes himself. He lacks the ele-
ments of courtesy, has never thought
it worth while to cultivate polite
society; in conseq fence, he has few
If any friends
The sef.restraint which one is
required to practice sometimes Dor.
ders on the heroic. The tempta
ton to laugh at some awkward
spe ech or breach of etiquette ia often
great, but to do so would deeply
wound the unfortunate, whose only
fault probably ia ignora ace. And
again, even to smile at a Jest which
plants thorn in another's breast,
is to become principal in the mis-,
chief. But consideration of others,
no matter what their social grade,
is after all tue greatest thing. By
it we not only make others happy,
bu, ourselves as WELL
These negative, half hearted PEG =.
pie make fearful lassitude creep
over me. The idea of man or
woman wasting their opportunities
| think there are times when we all
feel that we are the "round man or
woman fitted into square hole, :"
but what is the use to lament and
grow listless? that is the very
reason you are not a success. 1t is
hard, | know, for the ambitious
girl, who feels that she is second
Patti, or for the young man who is
assured that he is Booths successor,
to sweep and dust, or do the
drudgery of office work; but keep
right on, do we'll the work in hand,
and if you really have genius your
opportunity will come along;
only do not sit idly weaving air
castles, this busy world is too
prosaic for thai Garner we'll the
store.house of your mind from the
literary wayside; never lose a
chance to make ~ advance step, and
others seeing you so anxious to sue
coed will lend you a helping hand