New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-12-24

Miss Egeria Templemore 3. A.. by rights. IL not
actually Cor should the magic letters be s. A for
Spinster of Arts0. sat by her study IRE reading
letter from a lately married friend
so Ria darling" the epistle ran. IF you Will
close your musty fusty books. and forget all your
'ologfes two perfectly unintellectual and humdrum
people will be delighted if you will pay them
visit You shall have nothing stimulating
than croquet, and will quickly forget you
ever had any nerves at all. En- PEASANT you
make scientific researches into the relations of
domestclty, and take notes the great subject of
diplomacy conducted feminine lines-information
you will need when you and Fred are one
Egeria paused frowning this last sentence
Minnie Warburton just fluffy headed, frivo-
lous feminine little thing. the last person in the
world be suspected of irony. and yet her learned
friend felt doubtful Of her More than once when
Egeria. B A, had been enunciating her views on
the rightfu position of woman in the world she had
detected dsconcertng little twinkle IN her friends
eye. Egeria not bit of prig really, but she
suffering d transitory attack Of mental
dyspepsia due TO the heterogeneous mass of facts
and theories which she had imbibed during her
searches after knowledge and the hollow mockery
of a varsity degree but hardly assimiated. More
over quite special cause assisting to throw
her into chaotic condition. She had just quar-
relied for the hundred and first time) with her
fance-a very nice youth. barring his narrow
minded prejudices regarding the superiority of the
II in creation. So thought Egeria once. but
she frowned and stamped her foot.
Fred. The idea Of his debating to me, 1t is a
monStrous notion
We'll. Ria. darling. you've come to take your
first lesson feminine diplomacy sometimes called
tact and sometimes assembling, said pretty little
Mrs. Warburton thirty-six hours later, the
two friends sat together in the drawing of
Mossdae Cottage. in the soft twilight. waiting for
Minnies husband to join them coffee. you've
lucky time. for have just got in
vitaton to the Fitzgeralds' ball. and I'm dying to
go. You must narrowly watch how 1 carry out
my well laid schemes to gain Jacks consent"
Ria looked wonderingly at her friends placid
features
Minnie she said. bethnking herself of the said
Jack II hope you didn't think me rude at dinner
Of I'm guest, and l suppose should enunci-
alien views but 1 couldn't stand it, realty
Why your husband snubbed you practically
every point you raised. I don't he rude
it than thatAhe ignored your opinions
If they of no account
Mrs Warburton laughed. We'll. dear. a mat
ter Of fact thew were of account she said
lazily. II neither know care anything about
what Jack was so much interested in discussing
l only making talk, you silly child-and Incl
ure at table, perhaps he clearing his ideas for
some future conversational tussle with his con-
stituents- I'm willing to act the sroD for sharp
ening his oratoricaI powers
ITS not that" urged Egeria, its the principle
of the thing. Why should a woman's view be
necessarily worth less than man's?'
Minnie suppressed yawn- Here's Jack. she