The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-01

dear gtrA are learning 70 s~~.
True9 CT ssssrse it's true. They
VSjH xexed hard sIz daFsng Lent ara
r1w when yoa make cal me
flay sittis workhassss. Win rs
expensive axtnks-and tasy cu~t PSsA "
yncney do gold-hznciad selssors ana ao
shssnb,es est with furqaoGs-~bat having
Achieved ,tzss very feminine accomplish
rsesas. every gsrs ID going 10 sittisze ~ sne
looks a, sweet a. sEls ssts Win nysag M
rsrm working Syer BIZ OF l.aen teal yoa
f.nd yporpeif watching those white nahos
as they control thai Eharp little BAT OF stees'
Nlea sussdeuiy the work stops FOR riin0se
and the head IL lifted 70 allow uae eJes
% look a. you and ask 4 question lheh
you w11sser II . woman were ever 80 pref
" before. Then you know IL means
great deal when somebody maacasline says
20 someeoay fenlniae. "oh, Miss MOST
nsorenei. what lovely sash you have Ont
eaxh ~ present being a something thai Is
much trimmed and filled and auted ana
orAilope6 and made fancy In every way.
Mis- Monfmorencf locks az you with
<ondescending air and answers: x made
ossey bst OF IL myseafs'
You DO iouxsr doubt ~ TO whether Miss
nfousmorsnci can marry a poor man or
net, for o girl who can make sashes--wei
Hhat can't she dor
Then there Ia that other girl whose hat
h very Joy. II II burdened with flow-
En-. IL - gay with ribbons. and IL -
cockef On one side In q knowing way that
h veSy fashionable aud very becoming
Yos look at Il ard think what a wonder IL
d and how much it must have cost, and
whe1 you venture 10 express your adnira-
tton to the wearer. she says. with q gay
eoss OF that wonderfully crowned head:
"Oa. rs a nero nothing. i bought the
bal and I had the ribbon. so / stra.ghtsned
cat some flowers and got a few new leaves
Ard trimmed IL myself. 1t saves an aw-
fui lot OF money 10 know how To trim your
evn hats" You thought her lovely before.
but you are sure she is divine now.
II In curious how woman congregate
when they sew. A woman never likes to
eew alone. Size wants somebody else eth
O. to critlcise her wsrk or 70 talk The
ether morning three women were hemmlng
ssfhes and, with divine muslin erocks n,
Nsew. were also taking and having for q
eop4c that neysr-endipg one-woman. The
orE one, who happened to be blonde in
Gaairsd. I'm your experience. have dark or
HGkt women been the most saithful?''
Then she kept on. Personally. / never
knsw but three women who were also
lutMy tT11 % me. and they were rather
oermai In color One had brown hair ,ha.
Nusnt quite dark, another had light hair
bad grey hair. Tho first ons had been
my frisrd from tho tlme we were chill
6ren. ass4 thu friendship lasted absolutely
uriu death did - part. The second one
Was woman much older than myself, in
whore soctesy found constant enjoyment.
and tina third was my mother. There are
hundreds ef names on my visiting LIST,
na;nes Of woman who II any one of them
were asked Il abe were my friend would
"A Y1&s nd xsks r
friend steuld go 10 the one WHO likes
me- because am q p.easan. companion or
20 ny mother. But would much prefer
% 90 b . man"
Ihs G.n who had listened attentiyeiy
oad eewed steadily a. the same time had
brown eyas and brown hair But. drop
esns her needle. she gave her experience:
hAd curious education about women.
Gsfb were scarce In cur family, consc-
QSsntly We were taught 10 think them Of
ereas valua II you could do anything to
give pleasure TO woman: II by words.
eseda or In any way whatever you could
ZAP one IL was courtesy 10 yourself
That was the theory with which / started
eut !nto life, and. while physically I arm
eH black and blue. spiritually I am. The
woman 10 whom / gave tina helping hand
Usually nGsshed by biting IL. The woman
= whom gave a certain amount OF affec-
yusAhly the enc 10 say the most horrible
0fags about ms. who insisted had mo-
dvs IA everything did and who was final
convinced that I was entirely selfish in
~ desire 70 assist her. My women
n.ssads' While very few. they are women
f1 whom i have done nothing and with
xacsn !! Ia merely question: OF general
tAsnk The woman for whom YOU do n
cscd dead immediately concludes that
sstsg
% not know. except that she IL IKE a
certain kind OF rnongrel dog the females
Nasch can never meet without having
IN. FA!shfnlness with me has not been
Ma1R Of complexion. Ea.ShicSSneSs has
s1A fenerai condition
TN eth0r wcman who had sewea ard
~ 0uie was neither dark nor light, sut
W 70 The type so common In this
nat Of light brown hair ard dark
sac spoke very slowly ard a. 10
re nAd thought II all cut.
sas ssds We'll. have been curious
$3.50 10 watch. ard with me 1t has
~ absolute matter OF complexion.
s Nao are uawcmaniy. absolutely
'ss lacking IN truth. with no sense
.. naos whatever. were usually women Of
hss-wnncr as dark rs Italians or
49, ZAP as Swades. Betweenitles did
ssn 10 count. The bioniess woman
- 49, my tsfe for az least six months
-. wicked tongue A very dark wo-
ey nee lack OF honor made me los>
=. n al wculankind except mothers
80 sowaiass II I have secret tha. I
- s~i somebody coniide Ia a man
a.. al u biz OF trouble where need
-, npassy ~ woman l 20 to nv
- 80 s.d y ] ned help in anything I
enc u ssese swo.''
40 nay think that these women were
~. seo'nsnas,s ard altogether unlike
~ saes WIRE rot. They were agree
fxe,. ee''fles, eoaSeerate women. and de-
A. ~ ~esns-. ard yet each eonfessssi
Sr.s.e greatest hurts sra had ever en-.
n. Aa coma from women. "a we'll a.
k~seS radeaess and ina creates.
- ns'anciagx Besns wise thew aid
Nceme alsswreeahsa wgor,en T-,,sy
q wser TREY net a woman ,en,x cara
q ~. &C Eirs-that e :he fairsS, one
g. snsee-saii: THE ,roahse has tae,
- $3.50 has been put on a p.ass.s,
-s rs5ses exse,ie,i uatH mar, seemed
kh.Ae ssSssrisr BESIDE her Nnw
o. ,sss' . ,'sne ssat she was Knocked ~
-. $50 ans Stale good srnse l.st.'s,
a., "a asaa. When war. 70 - anx-
ma / ana going 70 ve~shi,
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