Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-05-28

y He sat on the edge Of his chair and stared
t az her miserably over the top of his teacup
f The popularity of the teakettle and the
chafing dish in good society seems to me a
graceful recognition by women of the
charm that housewiiely cares still have for
them. The kitchen is so attractive that
4 even the drawing room cannot dispense
. with its graces. A woman who is barred
out of her kitchen by French chef will
still cling to the privilege of using her
chatting dish, and in her case it is beautiful
and significant that it should be so, butt
He hesitated moment
'Well?" asked she politely.
II don't see what, from that point of
view, you are doing with teakette You
have injured all that it stands for You
have found something better than the do
nestle life -
That's nonsense, responded the wom-
an OF genius Grossly, for her work had not
gone well that day. Personally l 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 it is the only
form, but because it is the sweetest of all. !"
Those are very pretty views-very pref
ty," he remarked gloomily "but 1 have
not observed that you practiced them. 1t
isn't of any particular avail for salvation
to assent with ones intellect to any ortho-
dox doctrine while ones actions are still
| hereto. You have refused the things that
are the best of ALL
"Who said had refused them?" she de-
| manded impatiently. "You wouldn't have
hn
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 hiln-a curious, measured, |
wondering gaze. There was scorn in it, |
but was it all scorn? "No" she said slow
ly, 81 am not emancipated enough for
that. l intend to let him find me, even
though we play at hide and seek together
all our days"
4" Do you mean-would you really lis
ten? I"-
1t was half an hour later before it &C.
Cured to him that all this was violating
precedent.
10 you suppose you can be happy?" he
lmplored, and then he brought up the sub
Ject OF the books in which the married
woman OF genius had always been miser.
able. He refrained 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 beefsteak
"Oh, books, said she, with an infinite
scorn. 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 books?'
He nodded silently. "And SO Won
thought l did not care, and would not
marry you, dear?'
1 thought So Yes"
An adorable smile bent her lips. "Don't
you think you were rather hasty, not to
say unklnd, in adopting so completely the
that the artist rejects-loye
and with it life?"
But II you had heard yourself talking
u your work, " he cried. "You seemed to
mink art the one thing in the world. Ey-
Try word fell like clod on coffin"
why should I not speak of art with
eryor? feel it all, and you had not Of
cred me any career which l preferred"
"Ah, but do you, will you always prefer
.? 1t is not as If you were merely talent =
d, you know, to give up
Give up? But intend to give nm moth I
ng am afraid you are little stupid. A
Would you mind explaining the situa-
ion to me?' he asked humbly.
That is very easy,' she said composed
Y. II simply don't intend to be UNEQUAL
o the combination of love and art"
The luminous brilliancy of this solution
emf him ilnpt ,uhi1a Cd. ,,o,.4 -
Those women you read about. Won
now, We're under the disadvantage of not
eng modern when they tried to do things. :
hey were working against tremendous
lough perhaps invisible pressure The ns
ORD wasn't adjusted so as to help them nv
I'D make the solution of their problems
'sy They felt that horrible weight-the =
assure OF the disapproval of the universe
and could not stand out against it. One De
IS deliciously buoyant sensation-the Je
ord is on our side feeling-that is in it, 2te
II a guarantee of success. Then, YOU
low, we have better health and fewer -
rves than women used to have, and that
axes difference
But suppose, he persisted, "just sup
SO that you were to fail What then?'' =
" one is willing to pay certain price for
pest thlngs, she admitted slowly, ''if
goods are delivered. 1t is possible that
pplness might be very bad bargain,
IN though paid for it with art"
All, darling"-he began. But she went At At
j; But l shall not have to do it, I W.
Ill have my cake and cat it too'' -
tie looked at her with an expression of
miration which almost hid his funda on
ntal skepticsm sea- sea-
You are, - he said, with sudden illu.
nation, something more advanced than -
dern. You are she of whom we have
rd-the coming woman"
'he looked down at the pink palm which Cat
had held fast in his own through all her
possessed eloquence, and suddenly a -
Ve OF color rose and swept across her
All, no" she said softly. But he heard ATTIC
Whether l succeed in combining IF, .
and art or not it seems to me have Sup
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