The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-11-10
FROM A w0MAS's STANDPOINT.

"As uuso the bow the cord Is.
50 unto the man is woman;
Though she bends him. she obsys fsm;
Though sEe draws him. yet she fellows,
Useless each without The other.
with the ending Of the week the name
Of ConseuIo Vanderbilt sinks into obscur-
isy. at least 50 far As the worlds stage is
concerned She has played web her little
part, has been the bright. particular star
upon whose rising and setting the interest
of two continents has centered for many
DAYS. Even the new woman has been in
eclipse and the woman with the capital "
quite forgotten. "Au the world loves a
lover" ard every bride Is queen for the
tine being: when his same bride IS as
rich as the fair maid Of Gotham. and 70
wear ducal hon0rs besides. then the world
stands on tiptoe with expectation. Men
Join in the universal gossip. Politics. the
foreign war. even the stock market rank
second IN importance. Women sigh over
the costly gowns. and seek consolation Tor
their Own humble possessions in the
thought that Uneasy lies the head that
wears the crown" And now may Ameri-
can dignity and common sense help the
new duchess 70 bear her title gracefully
and well. Here and there upon long-de-
scended estates she can plant her pretty
foot and say: This, this Is mine" A
name is a good thing. but a local habita-
ton and a name far better.
''They come, the melancholy days. and
already one realizes that the season for
charity bazaars is at hand. and close upon
its heels follow the holidays That the
evenings may not be the saddsst Of the year
the Boston women have Tesurrected the
Colonial sewing bee and New England sup
per. and mrabile dictu. the very men who
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stupid" soto voce, now loudly sing its
praises. Surely the menu. cold meats.
aspic jelly, hot biscuits. scall0ped oysters,
salads, preserves and Rose Standish fruit
cake makes ones mouth water and must
give a delightful change from the regula-
ton course dinner. The incredulous clam
that Rose could never afford such cake,
but this assertion doubtless comes from
some enyious person not eligible 70 1.-THE
Mayflower Descendants Then after tea
cards? No. perish the thought My lady
draws from the old-time reticule the pass
port TO Colonial gatherings, bit of needle
work. while my lord reads aloud a charade
to delight the elect. those chosen by fate, TO
quicken their thoughts IN this fascinating
manner "A Century of ChaTades," and
other companion works make a "merrie
companie"
Mr.. Bellamy's trite saying, Language
was given 10 conceal the thoughts of man."
appeals 10 his puzzled readers. How swift
~ the hours pass on, and those who keep
profoundly silent al first and vow they
could never even guess Two legs sat upon
three legs" gradually find their seal of
speech unloosened and their own wits
sharpened by contact with others more
clever. Take the following charade, guess
il Off hand. and realize as some one aptly
SAYS: The wealth of allusion often makes
one forget the wealth OF Illusion"
NV first was not a nlurnbpr but god
His pipes are laid and he himself Is dead
My next has been wherever man has trOd,
And oft, fantastic, turns a Woman's head.
Let others for Galconda's treasures pine;
My third would suit me better if 'twere
mine;
NV whole shall in the blessed season come.
Speech to the deaf and language to the
dumb"
When well-knOWn saying is the answer
as for the eighth charade. it can be guessed
by every household lamp:
"A product of cOniferous trees,
A hardy toiler of the seas,
These make. when joined and matched.
\ Russian scratched.
make the statement wholly on
The authority of Napoleon"
My first the anxious mother often hears.
My second is the Wanted cup that cheers.
When coming through my third two bodies
met
Before YOU ride my fourth you have to get.
You'll guess my whole if you viii think a
bit.
Il is sort OF touchstone for your wit"
These are not the best charades in the
book, but are among the most readily
guessed.
During these troubled times. when in the
mad rush for gain one loses sight of ones
ideals, how refreshing it is to read Of 2
sweet, contented life A character whose
simple tastes were in sympathy with only
the pure, the true. the good one whose
smile made sunshine in a shady place. for
ar such was Emily Dickinson a veritab,e
chlld Of God Like Charlotte Bronte. Miss
Dickinson might he called a recluse She
Stunned the giamor Of society. and cared
nothing Tor the affairs Of the world Her
companions were the flowers the whispev-
ing naples. The birds and bees, with which
she held nigh converse. Like the English
authoress, too. her writings were the ex
pressions Of inner consciousness. Every. one
VINO reads her verses win detect the minor
strain That pervades them all. bespeakIrg
her sorrow, q secret sorrow though II no
that found comfort IN singing 10 the world
OF Gods love and bounty ever,-vvhars
How quaint and charming are her Iot,e~e
10 Col. Higginson, How highly she valued
ms criticism. despite the fact she called n
surgery y "A letter" she saws. ALWAYS
feels Ike Immortality 20 me" because :.
IS the mind aloha without the cornornoI
friend She loved children dearly ana
told how bright little fellow. after hear
ing ma lHhle account Of The infant Samuel
added 70 his usual evening PRAYER n
cod bless mother etc And tho To~8
sad Samuel samuel and Samuel said
mar ma am = one Of her chief charms
was her spirituella presence. which not
only permeated the home while she lived.
nht as her dear ones love 10 think SIN
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