The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-09-22

Y 4HEi Z nAc ,sEt tou' oVu ueSclopiiielits
in the business woman that to her COOL
er sisters seems unexplaihable. The
cooler sister may have peculiarities that
are absolutely unbearable, but that she
can see the Inconsistencies Of others Is q
trait shared In common with humanity.
Howells. In one OF his novels, makes
one of his characters so into detailed
account OF why he hated evil so fur
iously, the conclusion OF clever argu-
ment being that It was because he him
self was full o. wickedness That he
hated lleing, malice. envy and unchar-
itableness to positively because he him
self was liar. malicious, envious and
nncharltnble. u was not the possession
OF the trait that gave him proper es-
Innate of the extent OF It In others. for
1t is cardinal principle OF the poet and
philosopher that we dislike mos, In
others the qualities which we ourselves
possess. For that reason 1t might be
argued that 1t is never good policy 10
] be extreme In Views which touch the
conduct or failing OF others, since the
woman who demands that her sex is
privileged to jump at conclusions will
naturally conclude that the outspoken
hatred of some trait Is due to the pos
session of that characteristics. 1t has
gone out OF fashion for women to gos-
sip; good form has set the stamp of
disGpproval apon that form OF enter.
tairmcnt. The woman who likes to
gossip Is deprived OF her chief recrea-
ton just at present, owing to Nine.
Grundy's determination to be protected.
The ability OF good form to stop a
certain kind OF criticism which cx-
presses disapproval merely Is question:
able, and envy, hatred and malice with
all Observation-Disclosures would seem to
find Its victims as long as the traits
exist. III
One would think that the business
woman with heI mind so full of bust
ness duties and the home tasks would
be conservative In her estimate OF peo-
pie and appearances, 1t would seem
that the realization Of the Immense re-
sponsibilities that come with duties
outside of the home would cultivate n
charitable, az well as cautious, dlsposI-
tlon and yet 1t does not always have
that broadening effect.
A little instance short time ago IL
illustrates falling that Is odd to say
the least, Three women. strangers to n
fourth. found themselves employed In
the same institution. The third day of
| their acquaintance the four were dis
cussing EcQuaintances in nelghborInG
city which the three had made their
home. The fourth said. ibid YOU know
Mrs. Blank when she lived in whiiom-
vIlle?" Yes" said the first, }"I could
not bear her." Nor III said the Sec
ond. and the third echoed, 81 never
could bear her." The fourth shocked
to hear one OF the noblcst and most re-
fined OF women 80 harshly spoken OF.
with n touch OF anger that one OF her
best friends should be so nnrhnriiably
treated. said ina non-committal way.
well, I never could imagine any ono
knowing Mrs. Blank without dearly
loving her. was probably able to
gauge the true status OF affairs when
the first woman said, ooh. never met
herr" Nor ], said the second. II just
did not like her style; while the third
explained thnt she had been introduced
to the lady In question ut chance
meeting: that sho had acknowledged
| the Introduction In the usual manner
and had never spoken with her the Hec-
ond time, The explanation came in tho
fact that the woman under discussion
was o prominent society leader. wo-
manly woman, and her very assump-
tlon OF the dignity which was Inherent
in her Ind raised crowd OF critics
about her that were tho more rcmark-
able bccausc they were business wo-
men.
No one learnn quicker than tbs bus!-
mesa woman that the woman who id