The age-herald., 1898-12-18
Gossip and Events
 I'm Society

Among the holiday books Is one entitled 'Love in Epigram; Sapient Guesses and Foolish Coneeits About the Tender Pas son." compiled by Mr. Frederick W. Nor ton.
 A number of Birmingham women have seemed to find it quite interesting, and when a request came that they arrange a symposium of their own views for publi- cation they respectfully declined, and sub sided into such demure and extremely proper young women emphasizing Marion Crawford's statement, with which the book begins.
 Love-" he says. "has grown so shy and retiring that he would rather not be ad- dressed, or described, or photographed, in type, for the benefit of the profane.'
 Love-" said woman who is happily married, lis love only when it is the sacri- flee of ones self"
 Love?" said woman of the world, 'Love consists of little signing, a little crying, little dying-and a deal of lying" She looked over at a girl who also knew from experience, but the latter only smiled dreamily and the other went on. "He alone knows what love is who loves without hope.'
 Almost every healthy. normal man and woman has probably fallen in love over and over again in the course of a lifetime" This, too, was from young matron, famed in her girlhood for the hearts that she broke.
 'The affection," said an older woman, (which links together man and wife is far holier and more enduring passion than the enthusiasm of young love-"
 ''rhe misfortune of those who have loved 4c hot fhaxr A,aa +o love" This was from one who had loved and lost.
 Love is disease" said woman, quot ing Marguerite de Valois, that kills mo- body but one whose time has come"
 An Italian woman does not believe she is loved by her lover unless he is capable of committing a crime for her, an English, woman, an extravaganza, and a French woman a folly" laughed a girl twirling engagement ring upon her finger
 'Iove is flame. : How flame brightens up mans habitation!" argued the girl who had read "Reveries of a Batchelor" as well as Love in Epigram."
 .'The heart that has never loved was the first atheist said girl whom the world calls indifferent
 q am like Madame de Pompodour," this was from woman who does not believe in platonic love. "To me-" she said, Hove is the passion of great souls; it makes them merit glory when IL uoeS not turn lnelr heads"
 A very frivolously inclined girl here gave her favorite quotation from the book under discussion.
 of there is anything she said in the most ecstatic manner, If there is any thing better than to be loved, it is loving" 'sWhere there is marriage without love there will be love without marriage" said Q woman whom some people have sad made a loVeless marriage.
 Love" said one, quoting Rochefoucauld, 'love like fire. cannot subsist without con- tinual motion, and ceases to exist as soon as it ceases to hope and fear.''
 q agree with Victor Hugo, said a girl who is to be marrier after Easter "Love is-the reduction of the universe to single being, the expansion of single being even to God"
 "The greatest miracle of love is that it cures coquetry," recalling Rouchefoucauld. "Goetho was wise,'' said a girl who has loved often, and she read, That is the true season of love when we believe that we alone can love, and that no one could ever have so loved before us, and that no one will ever love in the same way"
 ''Love" said an admirer of Talleyrand, s'is a realty which Is born in the fairy re- zion of romance"
 And" said a woman as they were talk ing leave of each other. "after all the most sensible idea is that of Thackerays. He believes that what are called broken hearts are very rare articles indeed"