The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-06
W0MAN'S WORLD.


more than another in woman il is that OF
repose."
That's a pointer which a woman of the
world gave to two women as they seated
themselves in a Fifth avenue tea-room one
afternoon recently. says the New York
Sun.
mo wonder you two don't get on very
well with men," she went on, after giving
her order to a waitress.
You're both too fretful and
fussy and fidgity in your manner
to please men, who value peace of mind
and body above everything else on earth
Now, 1 am not surprised that you should
not have yet acquired the habit of re-
pose,'' looking the younger of her COM
panons, a girl barely out of her teens,
straight in the eyesF"but you," turning
to the other, a matron nearly out of the
thirties, Ought TO have learned better
long ago. No wonder your husband wears
a sad expression. 1 always feel sorry
from the very bottom of my heart for
man who is associated in his daily life with
woman who lacks repase. You know
nothing succeeds like success; nothing
makes happiness like happiness, or dis
content like discomfort; so nothing be-
gets and invokes repose like repose. One
absolutely reposeful woman can do more
to make things run smoothly, run with
little or no friction for those with whom
her life comes in touch than all the gods
ever set up by man. Haven't you two
ever noticed how men, after they arrive
at sensible age, seek women who are
restful?"
Eyes, I've noticed that" answered the
matron hastily, "but 1 never could cult
vate repose. That has to be born in one;
it's talent, and unfortunately did not
fall to my lot. 1 came into the world
with a nervous, sensitive temperament,
and can't keep still five minutes. If my
body is at rest my mind Is uneasy. l do
not know what it is TO feel absolutely
calm, and Ned says I almost drive him to
drink fussing around, as he puts it. You
see, I'm volatile, vivacious and, according
to him, vexatious, but l can't help II"
did you ever try?" asked the older wo-
man.
NO" answered the other, because
knew there was no use fighting fate. My
mother never had any repose of manner,
so how could hope TO have any?'
That's just the way with nine women
out of ten said the monitor in an indig-
nant tone. Instead of cultivating rest
of mind, tranquility, freedom from un-
easiness, a composed manner and bearing,
and they all mean repose, they sit back
and calmly say that they can't Do you
mean to tell me that this dear girl here
cannot acquire a quiet, restful manner
that will win every man in sight? Look
at her now. She is tanning herself vigor-
ousTy, though this room is too cool for
comfort she hasn't stopped tapping her
foot on the floor since we sat down at this
table, and she's so impatient because there
| is some delay about filling our order that
she can scarcely contain herself. You are
ready to jump out of your skin, aren't
| you?"
yes, 1 am" admitted the girl, land
| feel that way the best part of the time
| and utterly without reason, too. I'm not
warm and couldn't for my life tell you
why I've tired myself out tanning, and it
wouldn't matter if I stayed here until the
placed closed, so there is no defensibIe ex-
cuse for my being impatient at not being
promptly served l confess frankly that
ia give anything to get over this inhar-
monious state. Why, do you know, we
have a butler and two mattresses In our
dining ROOM and yet often get SO nervous
or so something that jump up and assist
them or get something for myself If you
could see the looks that / get from my
father and brothers on such occasions
you'd wonder how I ever get up courage
to repeatst the offense. but 1 do
LET me tell you two a secret" said the
woman of the world, in a confiding voice."
"Repose Is a trump card for any woman to
play who wishes to win men, and with
ii she can chain them to her forever.
Then too, it does more to keep her who
possesses 1t young than the waters of the
fountain of youth, or all the complexion
specialists in the world could possibly
do And it is such comfort to be repose-
full The composed, calm woman always
comes out first best in any difficulty, and
there is such a feeling of satisfaction in
having kept quiet when a storm is over
When | was young didn't have an atom
Of tranquility In my composition. My
pettish, fussy, cratic, unexpected ways
were all funny and amusing enough to
older men when 1 was still quite young,
and attractive enough to younger ones for
for me to be quite belle, but as moved
along toward the thirteth notch in my
life ] noticed that 1 had very little at
tention from men, young or old. An old
woman who was belle up to the day she
died gave me the clue to my waning popu-
larity She said that though / was
bright, intelligent, interesting girl l dis
quieted men by my lack of repose, She
explained that men, after reaching GER
tain age cared only for women who could
rise aboVeFthe petty annoyances of every
day life who could, in thought, manner
and speech, transport themselves above
the commonplace happenings that do not
really matter or that cannot really be help
ed and she advised me to cultivate a spirit
of tranquility. did, and in few montns
l concluded that most women, during
their life have a great many troubles,
most Of which never happen. Why, cue
cess or failure can be predetermined by
mental mood, and ! tell you from expert
ence that the women who are quiet ard
composed are the most successful women
in the home in society, and in the work.
aday world. Philosophers tell us that real
power is in silent moments, and l take
It that means tranquil moments"
na frff