Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1898-12-13
IT'S TACT
WOMEN NEED.
Feminine Qualities That Are the
Most Attractive to Men.

Feminine Qualities That Are the
Most Attractive to Men.
There are women and women" re-
marked the bachelor to the matron
with sigh.
YES. so there are; but IL all women
were alike you men would have a
monotonous time" she answered.
Has some one been offending youf"
Met Oh, no! But | was just
thinking how in some women the heart
can only be reached through the brain,
while in others the way to the brain
lies through the heart. Give me one
of the latter every time"
Some one has been offending you"
said the matron, with a knowing smile.
Out with it. Tell me al about it.
You know you say that l always
smooth out rough places for you, and
some one Of my young girl friends
say the same thing. so I've come to
feel that my life isn't altogether vast
ed. And you were fayingf'
THAT like. q woman whose brain
is reached through her heart better
than one whose heart is reached
through her BRAIN" he repeated.
''You take a woman whose heart is
reached through her br in ard
you have to 60 q long way to
find it.; you frequently have
to do some very hard probing. But
observe tho woman whose brain is
only reached through the heart and
it's easy enough to get both. Her af-
lection seems to increase her inteilec-
tual and active powers. They grow
correspondingly. I've known actually
stupid women to become quick and
bright under the influence of affection,
but never knew one of the other
sort to become sweet and loving
through the stimulus OF her intellec-
tualitv."
That's right" said q girl who had
time to SPEAK. Nov, you take Miss
StronRmind. Weren't you thinking
about herf You can never got at that
woman's heart except through her
brain, and so, unless you are blessed
with q mighty big brain yourself you
never reach her. Life must be very
dreary with her. Her intellect seems
to set her above every one, and I've
often wondered if she doesn't get lone
ly up there. A character like hers up
sets all my observation and theories
about human nature, and Pm glad
that the brains of the majority of
women are to be got at through their
hearts rather than the other way. Now,
Miss Strongmind
You mustn't discuss people like
that even with your closest friends"
interrupted the bachelor, and | as
sure you that 1 didn't have Miss
Strongmind in the back part of my
head. ''cutting his eyes guilty. around
at the matron That's the trouble
with you women, You can never be
impersonal. Don't you think we can
have little talk like this without talk
ing about any one in particular If
you'd get in the habit of always talk
ing in An impersonal way you would
never get into such ludicrous scrapes
as you do with that clever little tongue
of yours"
Maybe not" answered the girl,
but l woulden't be SO popular. I'd
grow real tiresome. These densely
abstract conversationalists as | call
them, always are. There's nothing
like few downright personal remarks
to give flavor to conversation, and
you know it."
"You misjudge the woman whose
heart is reached through her intellect.
think" said the matron, smiling at
the girl, and then devoted her atten-
ton to the bachelor. She isn't so
attractive as the one whose brain is
reached through her heart, I'll grant
you; neither ia she 80 companionable,
but she is a very useful person gener-
ally. She diffuses happiness. as a rule,
among those above whom her intellect
sets her through practical work. She
can't get down on a level with aver |
age people and give them sympathy
an ! tenderness. because they can't get |
at her heart, not being her equal in |
But she fills an impor
tant place in the world. You know it |
takes all sorts to make--''
Yes, | know" answered the bach |
elor, not allowing her to finish, but |
| believe the job could have been COM |
pleted In the first place without this |
type of woman, and for one begrudgeTf
her room here. She's without tact,