Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-10-15

Wuero tney uon DelODS, anu tQo re-
suit il pandemonium.
Mr. Irving writes curious, old
fashioned hand, not absolutely distinct,
and requiring q clue to start with bur,
after you know what be is writing
about then the mystery lie solved with
out any further trouble. Young Sothern
writes small, neat, distinct hand,
that in some way or other suggest the
way his clothes fit him. Mrs. Kendall
writes clear, rather small hand, but
her letters have way of running off
that suggest the decided individuality
on the part OF the writer.
Fanny Davenport writes big, clear
hand, easy to read, and limiting at the
generous, charitable nature of the
woman. Wilson Barrett writes small,
but very distinct hand. Yvette Gull
bert writes on tiny cards. that have
her own attractive face in tue corner,
and her writing is French; and, when
say French, | mean neat and dainty.
Cardinal Gibbons writes magnificent
clear hand, that seems to convey with
1t the blessing of the man from whom
even the little children are glad to re-
ceive smile, because they know
intuitively how Blessed are the pure
in heart" What will be the result all
over the country of the increase in
vertical writingl-I do not know.
People who do not like me say that
write abominably those who do, and yet
who wish to be truthful, those who love
me and don't care to twit me because
OF mine age and miGe often infirmi-
ties, call it characteristic. Hearing
this, those of my own household hint
with tenderness and kindlinoss, and
with all love and reverence, that it
must have been very bad character
that my handwriting typified-a sort
OF combination of Lucretia Borgia,
Eve, Catharine de Medici. the Coun-
tess de scissors and the young woman
who devoted her life to swallowing
pins, and in whose cold corpse were
found several millions of them. But
| this is always the way-you can't got
real criticisms from among your own
| people. rN
see, according to another news.
paper, that fresh ism has sprung up.
Like all the rest, its tendency is
| toward the breaking up of home, and,
OF course, it suggests what Is vulgarly
known as free love. OF this particular
| ism" it is said that one OF the head
| lights has become so purified and is
| hoibcit III buCu STATS Ol
Christianity that she can will, without
the knowledge of her subject, that a
maiden maysbecome mother. This is
a combination of profanity and inde-
cency. Love has no right 10 be free.
As soon as Cupid made anybody un-
derstand that he loved anybody else
chains we're put upon the two. Civili-
cation has ordained that the wedding
ring take the place of the chains. Every
now and then my heart aches for some
unhappy woman who talks about love
being its own law, the desirability OF
doing away with the marriage tie, and
the beautiful soul unions that would
result My heart aches because that
woman no more knows what she lie
| talking about than native of the
Sandwich Islands does about the flavor
OF terrapin. Hearts may go out Il
meet hearts just as long as the woman
heart is young and charming-as long
as she can amuse and entertain the mar
heart, as long as her woes and ache.
are only temporary ones-but as she
grows older. as she losses some of he
charms, as pains and aches grow to bt
more severe and patience less, tn,
masculine heart, feeling itself quit
free, will seek younger and prettie
woman's heart, who will not bore him.
The wife has the love OF youn.
man. She may, once or twice. believ,
that for an hour, or two, some othe
woman has seemed q thing of beaut,
to her husband, but il she is wise sh
knows that, if she waits quietly, h
will return to her, and finding her tn
: real joy forever, be satisfied with her
! because she understands him and bes
of all, knows his ways Then marie,
people grow used to each other.
When old age comes they have
reached point whore neither is
: novelty to the other, but that there i
! deal of affection between them an,
that consideration exits which is tn
result of many years of companion
] ship. Then, too there ie that stronges
dbon of all the world, the parental one
! 1t may be that they have aroun
a them their children q children. 1t ma
, be that all the love for a child j
: buried in one little grave, but it
Q there. These are few of the reason
why, putting aside every other, the mora
8 and the social obligations, the VIII
I always has been, and always will be
please God, the strongest of all woman
Z 1t is pitiful when women take u
e these foolishisms that simply brin
unhappinesss in their train.
But we will chat about somethin
Q Of less Importance. What sort of
I winter gown are you going to gel
! Here's bit of advice for you; II yo
!. are in the habit OF buying one prett
II frock in the autumn do not perm
}. yourself to run after false gods in til
II shape of over bright colors, or indeed
J. to select for it any color that is al
Q nounced as the rage. Nobody wearil
q of popular color d. soon as I'll
o woman who has to wear it often. Man
J, women, after they pass 30, elect alwaN
o to wear black, but by black they 4
Is not mean the gruesome looking gown
'r but black with dainty trimming
N upon it, or black as a background Il
L another shade, but always black Il
g the dress proper. Naturally, th
makes it possible to remodel one
70 frocks; and advise women wi
y haven't great deal of money to sper
~ on their gowns to adopt the black co
tuning. Give ono of your neighbo
d the privilege of being the first wcmi
70 to appear in her winter frock. Sou
u day am going to write sermon
!, sermon on the wise spending of mon,
:, and the proper dressing of ones sci
l. You neeun't laugh-way back in ii
Is time of John Haywood fools wrote al
is preached sermons. because they unde
y stood mankind. So when you soc
l. announced that there is TO no sermt
SC with moral and text, don't refu
u to raaI ~ MANLY bapnttun ia. al; f,p,