The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-02
W0MAN'S DEEDS AND VIEWS
rs FHE HfBIT OF ENACT SPEAKING
VIEW IN THIS GENERA TION2
A Criticism of the speech of Her Ancestor |
Mrs. Burnett to Live Hereafter In Eng |
lRnd-The strange Variations In Mems |
War~tcL,. IonJn, Thari,x

MRS. Burnett to Live Hereafter In Eng
lRnd-The strange Variations In Mems |
Taste-Lady warwtCk's London Charity. |
Various charges have been made by the |
women OF this generation against those that
Immediately preceded them. The latest GER |
tainly has never been heard before. 1t is u |
delicate matter to discuss and its character is |
not fattoring. But 1t is not serious. either and
none OF those implicated would probably feel
very indignant over II. The presumption OF
youth is ono explanation that those involved
would probably make. The girl who
put IL into words was plainly a per-
son trained to exact speaking ard think
ing. She had nut in her four years at col
lcge and had the advantage OF most OF her
Immediate feminine ancestry in that respect.
She admitted her superior opportunities.
Women used to cNaGgerate the statements
they made in conversation" she explained.
because they had never learned from any
thing in their conversation the importance OF
thinking and speaking accurately / have un
aunt who could not be induced to tell lc for
anything, She is as truthful as any woman
could he when it is u question Of veracty. But
| hear hcr repeat stories | have told her in
such form that | scarcely recognize them.
I'll admit they're much more interesting and
picturesque. aud there's never any harm in the
result. But they are cloquenty cmbclshed.
MOSt OF ntf lllenlS tOIk III llIe Same lffcS pom
sble agreeable way. \ fact gives them the
basis for comments ami DEVELOPMENTS which
may occupy a more or less direct connection
with the original. ] never notice this IN girls
of my own age. They may not be as agreeable
to persons accustomed to the older order. but
one feels that tn" ground is SAFER in proceed
ing from what they say.
Sometimes have cXpostu' ed res pcctfuly
and vcntuIcd to suggest that what really said
had not been exactly repeated That course is
useless My aunt can prove clearly that every
word she uttered was justified 10y what | said.
She does It so adrotIy that sometimes think
she really docs repeat things as they sound to
before she speaks. The education that women
had when she was girl never had Il tendency
lar stress on the facts So long Us their only OBJ
Ject was u he ente riaining. and what they were
those days they were prepared TO make them
selves agreeable in society They we're TO BIO
bat wan m t3 men ana one WAY OF d@ns
Common facts thar would have had no pont
could be made worth talking about u they bad
kept them from being commonplace. So eN
aggeraton became an amiable habit with the
| women of that generation. could never .e}-
| plain it OF any OF her grounds 1t is certainly
not du" to any lack OF respect for truth The
virtue of truth bears u" relation To- the easy.
! Is CHARACTERISTIC OF SO many women who re-
| fleet the education and training OF girls
generation or more ago.
Mrs. Tr3nccs Hodgson Burnett has put a
hyIhcn before her last name and has LETT the
| United states az homo forever. She has
| taken up her permanent residence IN an old
| country house in Kent not far from the homo
! in which Henry james passes that part OF the
| wear not spent i'll his elaborate London quar-
ers i Mrs. Burnett eyGr ronSs back to tHe
H|ia@1; t%s Srsns, LIE oi h" ~ fG".%@Yp
\ Is tho ilnal preparation FOR n literary
Mrs. Burnetts last visit TO. this country
Was not wholly PLEASANT, Sn" was con-
stnntIy at Iogg"rhrads with Julia, Arthur.
| who was mai King a small fortune for her in \
| Lady Of Quality almost against the author
| actress who introduced II here. She had prom
led G@ n"E" TO an AMERICAN actress ISL LYING in
as in London. Sh" was convinced that NJ IS
Arthur had nothing to DO with its success.
euce of seeing it fail compctcv in England.
where il was. produced by the, actress Of
III Lonl0n which. according to her recent ac-
counts. ti.st suggested that popular romance
cunne"t"G with one of the drawing rooms. and
h6nsa s G rhn it wo Hi' he nGmaabs
adarIed to nols"Irss and quickly conducted
among all her wr tIngs. Unimaginative per.
sons might have merely moved out and
mcnt,. Mrs. Burnett made, OUT, Of little
Lord fauntIeroy.'" as play and book, according
Ia good authorities more than SlOO.OuO. She
must have earned third a. much a. that Out
az play Its sales in book form we're large
and profit from the work IN both, forms ha:
can i" a"rd 10 i've wh"rc She easd .s AMI nHr con
| template IA literary career for her son. But the
luxury of GiNipE her plays 10 her friends, TO &c
l rt4lt "a M "a Ina "a nan fA at
the most expensive indulgence Of ali.
idea 81 the sort OF woman any man real!
likIs. was I'll" complaint OF one who was mar
H' in s mp1fs
say such contradictory things about us.
asked man the other day at ABOUT very charm
Essfb s9HS SGWs Win e 81 Sp sb and NJ. had
reminin" and attractive. had thought h
wa. rartic9larly taken With her. They sa
really if he had seen much of her il
the yrHnr d thnt had p@.s"f snce tn"
on he said, after moment, YOU mean III
| girl that used to eat such remarkably heart
He had tGrg%,t"n all but that ABBY
tid not IKE girls who eat heartily That Drin
rlple didn't last tw"nty-tour hours. was ASK
ng my brothers the next day about II certa
girl VINO was very much admired as a beauty
She wac Of tho fragile. fluffy haired type. thi
delicate. interesting invalid style that was pol
ulAr twenty Years ago. He didn't Sc
wher" her hcauty came in. All womr
admired hcr, aud I admitted that she wa
thin ana asked him what in the world hc coul
| hua to "ritlrisc in her beyond that. Crrtainl
he couldn't deny that She had beautiful brow
eyes. "A lovely skin and beautiful teeth He
, | figure was ncrf"ct. even If sho was littl
| slight. He could oppose TO all these thing
| only very vulgar conclusion. but III hlindc
, | him tnall those beauties we women admire
: | 50 much. 'Sh" looks Xix" n poor feeder h
| said. and that's always enough for me III
| woman, horse or IA dog. | could never Sc
, | any good looks in woman who didn't seeI
4 | able TO take her three good meals day Hu
| in III" world is IA woman to know what sort
> | II person she's got to be to prove attractive I
mem They do notice such peculiar traits
| the other sex,
Mario Corell selected woman doctor whc
she wanted To- be treated surgically som
n | months ago. aud the usual charge of seek n
: advertisement was made against her whr
| tho writer acknowledged through some Of III
| lordon newspapers III" value Of her service
- | She WAS the most distinguished medical woma
Of England Her name is Srharllcb. tl
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