The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-04-02
OVER THE TEA URN.

"The popularity of the teakettle and the
chafing dish In good society seems to me a
graceful recognition by women of the
charm that honsewifely cares still have for
them. The kitchen Is SO attractive that
even the drawing room cannot dispense
with its graces. A woman who is barred
ont of her kitch.n by French chef will
still cling to the privilege of using her
chatting dish, and In her case it Is beautiful
and significant that 1t should be SO, but
He hcsitated q II noment.
"Wclly" asked she politely.
II don't see what, from that point OF
view, you are doing with teakcttlc You
have injured all that it stands for. You
have found something better than the do
'mestic life."
That Is nonsense" responded the won.
an OF genius Grossly, for her work had not
gone well that day. Personally adore
domestic life. In general II adds the ele.
ment OF grace TO the life and of gracions.
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. /"
Those are very pretty view s-yery pret'
y," he remarked gloomily, "but have
not observed that you practiced them. II
isn't Of any particular avail for salvation
to assent with ones intellect TO any orthO
dox doctrine while ones actions are still
herctic. You have refused the things that
are the best of all. F"
"Who said / had refused themr' she de
manded impatiently. "You wouldn't have
me marry the wrong man just to show
that my views upon the woman question
were conservative, would your"
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 IL,
but was il all scorng mo" she said slow
ly, 81 am not emancjpated enough for
that. / intend to let him find me, even
though we play at hide and seek togethe,
all our days.
"Do you mean-would you really lis
tenn I''-
1t was half an hour later before IL on
CURED TO him that oil this was violating
precedent.
'Do you suppose you can be happy?" hs
implorcd, 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 falleL
under his observation in which the hus.
band of tho genius had been dissatisfied
with the cooking o: the beefsteak.
"Oh, books, said she, with an infinit
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 booksf'
He nodded silently. "And so yoo
thought i did not care, and would moi
marry you, dearf'
81 thought co. Yes"
An adorable smile bent her lips. "Donf
you think you were rather hasty, not k
say unkind, in adopting so completely the
generalization that the artist rejects-lovt
and with 1t lifef"
"But IL you had heard yourself talking
OF your work, /" he cried. "You seemed te
think art the one thing in the world Ev
cry word fell like a clod on a coffin"
why should not speak Of art with
fervor? 1 feel it all, and you had not OF
fered me any career which ! preferred.
"Ah, but do you, will you always prefer
iti 1t is not as II 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
tion to me?'' he 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:
"Tbose women you read about, you
know, were under the disadvantage Of not
being modern when they tried to do things.
They were working against a 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-tht
pressure of the disapproval of the universe
and could not stand out against 1t. One
has a deliciously buoyant sensation-tht
Lord is on our side feeling-that is In 10
self q guarantee of success. Then, yoL
know, we have better health and fewer
nerves than women used to have, and tina.
makes difference"
"But suppose" he persisted, "just sup
pose that you were TO fail. What thenP'
"One Is willing to pay q certain price for
the best things" she admitted slowly, iii
the goods are delivered. 1t Is possible that
happiness might be very bad bargain.
even though paid for 1t with art"
"Ah, darling"-he began. But she wen,
shall have my cake and eat 1t too."
He looked at her with an expression o.
admiration which almost hid his funda
mental skepticism.
"You are" no 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 hei
self possessed eloquence, and suddenly
wave Of color rose and swept across he,
face.
"Ah, no." she said softly. But he hearo
her. "Wbether / succeed in combining
love and art or not, IL seems to me / have
arrived dp'-Exchange
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