The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-04

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may be pleban and primitive and COM
mon place to be easily pleased as you
walk through the world, but II must
be woefully tresome to be Obliged to
! live up to q reputation for such fas-
tidiousness as leaves no sweet flower
unbighted i'll ones garden and no
fair fame unsmirched In ones stately
| halls of memory.
To be sure there is such a thing as
being too vociferous in expressing sat
isfaction, whether the object be me-
diocre or otherwise.
| The lady who industriously set
about to praise n carpet In u certain
friends home and who wondered why
her effusivcnnss seemed to meet with
such chilly response, afterwards dis
covered that the floor covering in ques-
| ton was u choice made by the former
wife Of her friends husband. At an.
| otter lime she WaXcd very enthusiastic
over a gown worn by an acquaintance
and was. surprised ut the coldness with
which her remarks were received hy
| tho lady on whom she was calling.
Later it transpired that the owner of
| the pretty dress was a bitter enemy
| OF the ment husiastic listener.
The snubbed visitor in relating hsr
| experiences added: "Well the whole
matter is Just this: she hadn't any
bus Inc IS 10 be on bad terms with the
other woman. Goodness me. think
| could endure it to hear anybody
in the wide world oraised even though
4 1 refrained from joining in the chorus.
| ! haven't any patience with sucn peo-
| pie, and there too was that carpet
| friend of minc. II shall always think
| of her as the Carpet Ludy.) Why ,n-
der the sun need anybody who Is alive
and good looking herself be jealous of
| u dead woman? IF the other wife vas
| still llourishin:c about in the flesh and
| there was prospect that she might
ensEare him again there might be some
| sense in hrroics. IF I fait like that I'd
do one thing the next minute and il
| would be to move straight out of that
house and give all the carpets and
things the other one had to the next
| runmage sale
1t isn't always the people who seem
easily pleased who are least discrim-
| mating. nor the ones who are free in
! expressing their pleasure who are real
lS commonplace. Sometimes the fine
| enthusiasm comes from a healthy
| mind in sound body, a present day
| vitality which gives rose-colOred
| glasses to the vision and a sweetness
| to the springs of life. ana sometimes it
is the capacity for devoting ones
thought and very soul to the subject
| at hand to the utter eNtingushing of
all otncr interests.
| l know little mllincr lady who is
an artist i'll more ways than making
| stunning hats. She uses her gifts as
! much in her gentle manipulation of
a customer as in devising combinations
of color. My lady visitor seats herself
| before the big mirror. Madame looks
| at her critically. Yes. 1 have the hat
| for you, just the thing" and she makes
a h&sty dive into a big drawer 1t is
placed on the visitors head at the
proper angle, pinched in here, a rose
tucked under there. but still a dis
satisfied look on Madam's brow. "No.
no." she says brightly. "It is not re-
| fined enough FOR you''-with the slight
est possible accent on the "you''--'not
| sufficiently graceful" and off she fits,
| returning with a marvel in pale gold
| and pink. which truly enough suits my
| lady's fair beauty. To another GUS
TONER Madam says decisively, mo, l
have nothing which will exactly do for
you. 1t is something elegant and yet
| unique which you must have. Wait
until the day after tomorrow. will
make you hat which will make you a
picture. These things which 1 have,' -
and she sweeps her hand out with a
| comprehensive gesture. might do for
I1t fnr I,> q,
| tered person goes away purring like
| Il kitten and she comes back, too and
there is the hat awaiting her and
strangely becoming and fascinating as
a study Of appropriateness it is.