The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-01-30
Social Hollowness.

An exception might be made OF very
young men, from IS to % who, not being
husbands, overflow with gallaDtry and
miscellaneous fondness for the sex. They
are, in consequence, eager IL most cases 10
frequent assemblies where nimble maidens
disport themselves in the gayest gowns
and the most witching smiles. There are
many exceptions, however, even among
these. Balls, usually so alluring, pail early
on the most sentimental and susceptible
youth. Ere they are fairly out OF their
teens they tire of dancing and relinqUish
it from safety. We all know how def
cient is the supply OF dancing men in New
York and the larger cities, and how al
most impossible it is TO meet the demand,
whatever the premiums offered If mere
boy weaTieS of social hollowness and friv-
olity; if fresh. pretty, winning darnseis
whom he can scarcely refrain from idealiz-
ing, cannot tempt him to tarry among
them for few hours, how can a mature
man of the world, Of Iaded passions sat
urated with experience, be expected to
care for the deadly dull comedies, re-
hearsed season after season, until they are
repellent2
The opinion tina. most men have no
mental appetite for society may be safely
trusted. They are gorged with 1t, to be
frank, and would reject 1t openly were it
not for feminine influences and feminine
Establishments. They do not tell their
hcstesses so. Of course. An uuwritten
though universally recognized law of so
ciety is that no one within its portals shall
say what he thinks or admit that any
thing that appertains TO it is not pleasant.
Society people are perfectly conscious that
they are shams and that society is the
biggest sham Of all Nobody is deceived,
but erybody wishes To pretend that be
is, and 50 the game is kept up and has per-
haps its satirical qualifications
swi.nped with ConventionaiIry.
Il is not assumed that there are not
emiabie. clever, interesting women in So
ciety. There axe invariably. Every circle
contains them II il were not so, society
would perish Of hamilton. But plenty
rs they NAV be- DO man has, as rule, any
chance to enjoy their speech or their com
pany Eveniug assemblies are apt TO be
without repOsG or conversation. without
melIowness or piquancy. Everything IS
fregmentary and frui,less Drawing rooms
are commonly crowded and hot The talk
5 made up personalities and platitudes,
Of misunderstood opinions and unfinished
sentences Il i, IL the main, buzz. bubble
and baldsrdasA. The scene Is unconfort-
able, and the characters ara unattractiye,
not necessaTily, but because they are ell
run together Society is one Of the poorest
OF places 70 eet acquainted OF % set profit
Persons who have met there for series q.
seasons are surprised sometimes On being
thrown together elsewhere 70 discover that
they are mutually Interesting y all tie
agreeable frequenttrs Of society we're taken
OUT Of IL and approached under fsyorsbi,
conditions their aereeahleness would -
appreciated and heightened Society -
constituted and managed - q clog q prog
ress and "a fet.er - ideas. It's sspreu,i
eCaventioDality svaInp- t.
No wonder men who amount 70 any
thing fail 10 lie society. l. is barren and
GreaTy enough Women vh0 fondIy fancy
that they APPEAR 50 veil rhcne really appear
very 81. and I-en have no oprcrtonlty -
Judge them IL - " Elri cad wtlInsies ;
man who 1uirh. lcve sHs cfle o. . women
should be CEc- uBter them sinziy would
disspProve o ;asin IL a hDddie. A woEa-
al : never 20 Charming or - Dangerous
Is VIXEN alcus. ald IL ier so.ifariness sAe
;ri1mphs uIosI fr-qgeEtiT ever Msn- lie
understands low Hrahie - = 70 cCEs with
1e- ur!fF. and Gnlcss pe..scc5t pruc-, h
prone. then. . KEEP OFT q her EaEse
III. nan who ~u1ld t1rn Is..s 9: .
vision OF her vibrating Hg3-s would never
hIarra Fefc-e a hursGrssl Il ber intreached
l Iu s1rie-~. .Thers ste - ~.ib 81 her equip
rnenr Tor ofis..-e and ocfenss ieEs. liable
70 astsck and really rr1Cst harmless y sea
10 oas.ez - og15p le1a this folly, sci
ety VIII si;he- - alssliusiorod .gr Der, CT
Z sic viii reform IL the LATER altogether
! the mere r-odzhie Ihs Angso-S4Eca
male. lnuch a. "a may resa:t 70 it Eas
! never revealed any special aptitude foT -
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