New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-06-06

I'D rather perish than be brilliant Brilliant
women, rule are the most tactless, tiresome'
selfish things" said young writer the other day.
Some college bred are the worst sinners
Their seIf-absorption is simply revolving. When
It comes to street cleaning and Summing and Par
1iamentary law, they are stars; but for human
natures daily food they worse than useless
MY cousin Jane is a case in point. Barnard, OK
ford and Munich have combined to make an ex-
uuisite bore of her When you CALL she gathers up
an armful of examination papers and fees with
them to cover; you feel yourself an intruder, and
when you get up to go she is so relieved that she
almost hugs you. Her conversation is limited TO
Minnie Smith, who can't remember when the IdeS
of March fall. and Tommy Jones' who compares
bonus better best Everything human and
charming has been killed in her.
"Then there's Deborah O., who scintillates in the
editorial department of a big publishing house.
Last year. when 1 thought was going to lose my
position. l went to see Deborah-not 10 borrow
money but just to talk things She was
washing her head. and after she had shown me
how the hair was sproutng from her temples like
potatoes from the hill she switched off into a
description of her own and her sisters youth
Then she read long letter from one sister
I have never seen the family-and followed that up
with more personal "reminiscences and an original
poem. Finally she burst out with, oh! am doing
such splendid work! 49, ~. wv, -.
idea! How perfectly absurd! with now and then
nass KENT fhat up for an hour and quarter
with never a chance to speak Of myself or my in
self-appreciation and self-enjoyment.
Yesterday in ill-starred moment. | told her
how a magazine had repudiated its agreement ana
thrown some articles back on my hands / am
wfncng still her reply: Isn't 1t queer! Every
thing you touch goes to smash, and everything L
touch booms and turns to gold! 1t takes a brill
liant woman to penetrate masterpiece OF tactless1
ness like that. Not the Shalowest society girl
sbarp in their wits but mighty dull in their per
ceptions; keen intellectually, but obtuse socially
"A girls idea of neatness is sometimes like the
ostrch's idea Oh concealment-he will hide his head
In the sand and in the comfort that he has
eIuded observation" says "Harper's Bazaar"
.Often girls who wash their hair persistently give
never thought to the of the brushes and
combs A specialist says that hair brushes should
he washed once week least and If used on
hair in which there is much dandruff twice week
Is not too often It is the simplest of operations
with running water. convenience of almost every
home NOWADAYS Have the cleansing water not
warm barely tepid and add to quart of water
ammonia. This is better than the clear ammonia
S'ake care that the backs of the brushes not
Immersed, not even wet II possible. and after
two or three clippings rinse the bristes by apply
nc the hand shower turning the cold water
faucet Water thus forced rinses most thor
oughly Stand the brushes on edge In the air to
5rv The dressing combs need quite S much at
taI5tton the services of comb cleaner being need
ed to keep them free from the accommodating dust
While we are a the toilet stand glance at the
soap dish Are you careful TO rinse the soap CAKE
ererv time il is used before il is returned TO the
soap dish? Untidy soap dishes and cakes OF soap
with crusted suds upon them can be found in many
is both sanitary and economical for general use,
Have too a little powdered pumce in
common salt shaker TO dust the fingers when
ink or other stains need to be removed.