The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-07-29
OVER THE TEA URN.

lie sat on tho edge OF hi chair and stared
at her uisCrGhiy over the top Of his tcacup
"Ihe popularity Of the tcakettlc and the
chNln% dish In good society seems to me
graceful recognition by women of the
charm that housovitcly cares still have for
them. The kitchen is SO attractive that
even the drawing room cannot dispense
with its gracgs. \ woman who is barred
out Of her Kitchen Y a French chef will
ttill cling to the privilege Of using her
chatting dish, and in lcr case it is beautiful
ind gigniGcant that It should be SO, butt
He hcsitutod moment
"Wcll2'' rekcd she politely.
Il don't sec what, from that point of
view, you are Going with teakettlc. You
have injured al that it stands for You
lave found something better than the do
nestle life"
THAT is nonsense, - responded the wom-
I'M of genius Grossly, for her work had not
gone well that day Personally adore
domestic life. In general it adds the ele-
ment Of grace TO the life and of gracious
ness to the woman when she takes up that
form Of existence not because il is the only
form. but because it is the sweetest of all. "
"Thuse are very pretty views-vcry pref
~" he remarked gloomily, "but l have
not observed that yOu practiced them. 1t
isn't of any particular avail for salvation
to assent with ones ntCllect to any ortho-
dox doctrine while ones actions are still
| hereto. You have refused the things that
are the hest of all. "
"Who said / had refused them?" she de-
mandcd impatiently. "You wouldn't have
me marry the wrong man just to show
that my views upon the woman question
were conservative, would you?"
THAT is an easy thing TO say, but you
| know you will never find the right one
/ She looked at him--a curious, measured,
wondering gaze. There was scorn in it,
but was it all scornS "No, she said slow
| ly, II am not omancipatcd enough for
! that. l intend to let him find me, even
1 though we play at hide and seek together
all cur days"
"Do you mcan-would you really lis
/ tent r.
1t was half an hour later before it oc-
Cured TO him That all this was violating
precedent.
"Do you suppose you can be happy" he
implored, and then he brought up the sub
iect of the books in which the married
woman of genius had always been miser-
able. He refrainCd, however, from speak
ing of those households which had fallen
under his observation in which the hus-
band of the genius had been dissatisfied
with the cooking OF the bcefstCak.
"Oh, books, " said she, with an infinite
ecorn. Haven't you noticed that people
write best about things of which they
know absolutely nothing? Do you really
mean to say that you have been influenced
in this by booEs?"
He nodded silently. And so you
thought l did not care, and would not
marry you, dear?"
Il thought so. Yes"
An adorable smile bent her lips "Don't
you think you were rather hasty, not to
say unkind in adopting so completely the
generalization that the artist rejects-love
and with it lifCf'
But if you had heard yourself talking
of your work, a." he cried "You seemed to
think art the one thing in the world. Ev-
cry word fell ike II cluu on a colin.
"Why should l not speak of art with
.fervor; feel it all, and you had not of
fercd me any career which preferred"
"Ah, but do you, will you always prefer
it? 1t is not as if you were merely talent
ed, you know, to give up
"Give up But | intend to give up moth
ing! | am afraid you are little stupid. "
Would you mind explaining the situa-
ton to me?" ne asked humbly.
'That is very easy" she said composed
ly. Il simply don't intend to be unequal
to the combination of love and art"
The luminous brilliancy of this solution
kept him silent while she went on:
"Those women you read about, you
know, were under the disadvantage of not
being modern when they tried to do things,
They were working against tremendous
though perhaps invisible pressure. The
world wasn't adjusted SO as to help them
and make the solution of their problems
easy. They felt that horrible weight--the
pressure of the disapproval of the universe
and could not stand out against it. One
!;.S q GCiiciously buoyant sensation-the
Lou is OF. our side feeling-that is in IT.
self a guarantee Of success. Then, you
know, VI Ea>c L,ttcr health and fewer
Iervcs than women used to have, and that
n"E.s Il CitlCrt nee.
But u.rCsc, he persisted, lust sup
pose that !nu were to fail. What them"
lone i.w!lling to Fay II certain price fol
the Lest things" she admitted slowly, "ii
The goods arc delivered. 1t is possible that
LappinCss might DO very bad bargain
even though l paid for it with art"
"Ah, darling''-he began. But she went
on: But l shall not have to do IL.
) shall have my cake and eat it too.
He looked ut her with an expression OF
admiration which almost hid his funda
mental skepticism.
you are" he said, with sudden illu
/ mination, something more advanced thar
modern. You are she Of whom we have
heard-the coming woman"
She looked down at the pink palm which
he had held fast in his own through all hel
, self possessed eloquencc, and suddenly 1
wave of color rose and swept across hel
face.
: "Ah, nor she said softly. But he heart
her. whether l succeed in combining
love and art or not, it seems to me hay'
, arrived !"-Exchange.
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