Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-05-20

itSH " n'AV Sihiihai tulnRs. flrHt {
salon can never be established ura,. <,
conditions. For 1t must live and A.,
through the cleyerness and TIE Io,,,s
character Of its members. The msnl..
a successful salon must 10 drawn mas
brightest minds Of all the walks q ~ I.
arts, professions, literature and rolla.,
do you know any American vonsa 4.
knows enough about political hrAn 4 u.
terest our leading statesmen In the dIsas
Of political measures" II
"oh, pshaw the women are elevs, ~.
they know enough about politics to h...
any statesman in the land, and Il ihs 4,
they will make the Statesmen helen Z
they do. Women are tactiul; they AZ 4.
pathetic listeners, and, when not hi
with the subject in discussion, fhsy u 1.
cretely remain silent and look wa u
make the cleverest OF the msa tei.uh.
know thoroughly tho subject under als..
sion. Let me tell you an incident Wild 4
cured in the salon OF one Of The cifrs
women In France and which was rald.
me not many months ago BY Count TAB
nand de Lesseps. The mistress q ths n:
had invited wealthy man who vas k;r
ested almost solely in the growth and eqa1
OF the oyster, to her reception S'sA
that Madame knew about The tRf
was that the little biyalye was deciisit y
atGble. The gentleman came, takpi ,JSs
with her all the evening, and when }, u
departed, expressed himself as being slit.
ed with his evenings eilera1-a'
Madame - had hardly opened her rs.t
to say word. She was afraid u dps4
her Ignorance, The next Day the 4sFI
planter met Count de Lesseps We
clever woman madame is, be said. ~
she even knows as much about the tf'f
1, who have devoted my lie 10 he w.
When Count dc Lesseps told her q iAsss
pliment, madame exclaimed; Mon ls'
all was doing was conceslns ny'p7
ance."
"There is another reason, an lngo7n
one, why the American salon has na' =
been established. | will tell Il 70 ~, y
please don't print 1t. II Is, the AneN
man is not interesting enough. les in-
what say. Our men arc good lelloN :.
l like them, that is, l like some q dec
they are not properly trained 70 mar
salon success. They are not 's's.
enough, they plunge into one buslnss.
vote themselves to 1t, and dsrgafa y
study of the arts, and other matters ~
make them versatile and interesting y
drawing-room. Thoy are not M
enough with the small graces q e'''s'
ton. They cannot begin 10 cops ~
foreigner In the drawing room ssl
battledore and shuttlecock, and y W.,
ali of these graces Of conversation Y ~ =.
the effort to establish a salon H@'s n
womnn's while. The couyersauooal ~,
sparkle as the sparkle Of good el.'. w 4
How many men In Congress can 'al. " ~.
artist on art, with dramstlst On KS - -.
| with q llngnlst on languages, Wl,n 80
poser on music, and make hiinsev ' ~ 4
| Ing. An, | am afraid they are iee II
between indeed. There are many ~ Il /
apart from these why the Arerie.a s.,
not vet been established, but ne e'. -,
ara changing now. Our society y ~
| mora cosmopolltan. Our close cen rl..,r
constant intermingling Win l ~. 4
society is perhaps largely nslo "a Y I
this. but il Is having its enoct, 90 n
4 NOT be at ali surprised TO see 2 sa w. ~
salon established In this city al an w si,,,us
Our women cannot become hero Vois''It.,
/ like the French women, like Aaosnrp "A.
mont and the Duchess D'Ures o's'
ger, for instance. ..s,b d, b.
They cannot proclaim the woIssn y, Z, ~, y:
heroes from the housetops VIZ ~ 800 u
for our cnnyentlonalities Will no, y - y
but still, they can establish 'aNN
/ lines and make 1t q success; IA pf<.r
Mrs. Lille Devereux Blake, tns "a ~
OF the Woman's Suffrage League " ~. =
the veterans OF tho moveinrnN s',1set 4
believe a salon will ever " ~ Ms,
established in America. n ~, W =, ~, /
| capital was here at the metrvI.'',t,, MAJ. y
have salons just as they 90 " .,'si ~
Paris" said Mrs. Blake, AM VI 6, q
had them long ago, but our d H.Atf
eminent has located the cAp.,s,s a,z11.
ton, while the center oil Nel ,s..rss, II
professional, artistic ana n ,saf ro.aiin
New York. Then the 1880 - Into ~.
office brings SO many new .ass ehsu..; ~
activity, and makes 20 in ai.i N Nti4t5..
salon cannot be estanlsins.a .ouf !, y
When our National iegislA' e.ssrlss. tn =
! York they have particular it, 49, ff ~
Is short, and they have 70 y w ~ EE.rl..
afYairs. All this Is dltsorent y y, s.,,.I .
capitals. This is a peralAne''
American salon. liant tiat :. :.
"our women up TO ne Ps y " t'issi ~
know enough about politics si ~ ~
selves fine heads Of salons. WI ,,faftf'
s'ai,,ei - Jise,iss In their 500
s.sl s ..i. ho,,a lif., the popt -. q
Of the DAT, as are the woia .s,sI X y ~
France, they have been X. ,s.a ny,
political discussions, ana ~ ,ssns xIik q,
tbs a and 70 educate ear xsPlss &C. Y X
Of politics, is one OF TO ~ rs ~ K X
Is sufac,ent reason way ny IL ~; ",
has ever yet been es.aol We mi r;ss'. r
have mentioned Il q siiii'''"
why none ever viii b. p,,.s,> fr11-'