Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-04-12

led astray by one OF what she calls "the
wicked New York women" She be-
lleves, sweet innocent, that every woman
she sees enyies her, and that they are
all laying traps to induce the man Of
her heart to stay away from her. 1t is
beautiful to see her in the reading.room
Of the hotel, when she is writing letter
to the people at home. After one para
graph has been written, she reads it
aloud to him, and for the benefit of
everybody around; and, although he
says he don't think she ought to talk so
loud, she has him for the time being
under such control that he don't even
dare say that his soul is his own, and
command her to keep silence | often
wonder what her next visit to New
York will be; but general inquiry has
proven that there is no next; that once
he has gotten her home, he never lets
her come with him again; but that for
the next2 20 years she enjoys in telling
about that trip, and what She thought OF
the great city. Poor soul After all,
she isn't bride but once in her life. 1t
is only right and just that she should be
the person III power when she first APP
pSbLo 20 Aills JUN DION IL luIlN.
socIETY's STARTING POINT.
Next to the bride the most interesting
woman in New York just now is the one
who, during Lent, has gone in for solid
reading and lectures, and who is now
experiencing reaction, aud being frivo-
lous. This is what girl said to me the
other day. 1T is very curious how opin-
ions are reached, and how ideas come
about. | suppose it is because they come
SO seldom that they make an impression.
During Lent | went in for reading his
tory OF the whole world, and as | adore
a preface just as do the prologue to q
play, | read that at once. The first sen.
tence was this; History cannot discuss
the origin of society," Now, you know
that is perfect nonsense. Of course his
tory cannot discuss the origin of society,
because there was no history until there
was society, and equally, of course, So
clety did not originate with Adam and
Eve. You arc looking at me as if YOU
thought that society could exist when
there We're only two people. 1t cannot.
IL Is perfect nonsense to say that people
hnd happiness in each others society.
They may find it in being with each
other, but not in each others society. /
wonder ii you notice that distinction. If
you do, you will think as | am forced
to, that society means the evil principle.
There was no society in the Garden of
Eden until the serpent appeared. Then
history began. Then there was some
body to talk things over with. Up to
that time Adam and Eve found pleasure
in each other. They liked to be together,
and it was undoubtedly amusing TO see
things sprout, and to watch the animals
walk around; but, until Eve met the
serpent, and chatted with him, and then
went back and told Adam what he said,
and what she thought about it, there was
no society. Eve, after that, probably
met Lilith, was properly introduced to
her, and in talking grew very bitter
about the weakness Of Adam, while the
serpent sat around, and was epigram.
matte and amusing. That was the be-
ginning OF history. Adam told the ser.
pent what he knew about women US
represented by Eve, although when il
came TO that the serpent could give him
points about the eternal feminine, and
then after that there was the genera
rumpus that made history. Don't you
think il is rather stupid for historians tC
pay so much attention to the tiresome
things, instead of telling about what has
really made history, what has really
caused the great eventss
DABBLING IN PERSONALITIES
of course, all the occurrences of i'm
portance in life have come from Tho
little things, and we would much rather
| hear about item. We all have the same
weakness. We like to know whether d
| great man took chocolate or coffee
| whether he drank it in bed; whether hi!
| dressing gown was silk or wool, an(
row it was made. We are interested il
knowing whether beautiful woman
wore !ace-trimmed underwear, or if sh,
lived in the time when they did not con
slider underwear necessary, what sh
wore in its place, ana whether sh
bathed in milk or water, or whether sh
did not battle at all. These things ar
humanity, and it is humanity that VI
are interested in, and that makes his
tory. l suppose | will get an immens
deal Of credit for reading that book, Blu
l give you my word of honor that
never got any further than that frs
sentence in the preface, and have don
nothing but talk about it ever since.
That is one girls experience in improy
ing her mind during Lent.
Another one said she did not 90 Il
any lectures except those that had stere
optlcon views, and her reason Tor thi
was very proper one. She said sh
could sleep while the lecturer was talk
ing and waken up when the picture
were to be shown. Some others profes
TO have learned how to sit still, and tina
Is great deal for the American woman
who, having most all of the virtues ha
yet to learn how to be perfectly calm.
WEALTHY AND SELFISH.
Some Of the women in the extremel
fashionable set, who are joying Just no
in talking about how poor they are ,hay
gone in for being very literary, and ar
doing 9mething that /, for one, blam
them for Fortunately, it does notInter
fore with me, but it does with a grea
many other women who have to ear
their living by their pens, The othe
day met woman who has one of tn
most beautiful houses in New York, an,
who is the daughter of rich man; sh
had Just stepped out of very nandsem
carriage, on the box OF which, .whe
she is driving, are two men. Thi
woman was talking poverty, and an
nouncing that she was writing article
for the different newspapers on art am
music, and which sold and sold well
because she signed them with her ow
name, and her name would carry then
II by any chance she wrote opinion
that were OF great worth, or that wer
better than any other living woma
could write, then it might be right an
proper for her 10 do this; but az he
articles are mediocre, and as it is simpl
the name that sells them, consider he