The San Francisco call., 1903-12-13

~ BOX OF candy. a novel and q few
down pillows are all-suficient to
make some women supremely
happy.
The love Of luxury is but an
other phase Of the selfish woman, with
the difference that the luxurious wom-
an thinks only Of herself al all times
and does not court luxury as a means
Of gaining precedence or of spiting 9TH
ers; she has only the thought Of her
self when reveling in the languOr and
ease her nature Graves
The purely selfish woman insists upon
having her own way, regardless Of the
wishes or convenience of others. and 10
this end viii stOOp 10 any discourtesy
OF resort TO any trickery in order to
carry her point. Her battle ground is
everywhere and anywhere that a bar
rier arises against the qualification Of
her selfish whims. She has no scruples
and would spare no one. To her there
Is no SPOT 50 sacred that she would not
trample underfoot in her determination
10 minister TO self
The shibboleth Of the selfish woman
Is always "Slay and spare not" when
opposed.
The luxurious woman cares nothing
for the concerns Of others. She is too
ease-loving TO bother about anything
that others may say or do or have. She
is too indolent TO care save TO be let
alone and, like the lotus eaters, eat
drink. sleep and forget
The luxury-loving woman should
have no duties devolving upon her. She
should be an only child. and an orphan
at an early age, later a bachelor girl
without ldth or kin. as she VIII have no
thought save for herself. consequently
Is better alone.
She should, above all things, have a
plethora OF money that she may indulge
her luxurious temperament
Her mentality is rarely superior to
the trashy novels OF the day. Any
deeper line OF thought would dislocate
what little intelligence she boasts.
Physically she is only equal to the
effort OF getting fat, and lies or reclines
her days away that even this may not
be too fatiguing
The woman who loves luxury has
seldom q thought save Of herself It
would never enter her mind 10 weigh
the feelings, sorrows or needs Of those
about her. She knows nothing Of care
or privation and except what she ex-
tracts from books. to which she gives
but little thought, save as pretext for
passing the time. And, tD the way,
this struggle TO pass away the time Is
the one serious enigma OF her life.
Her energies are directed toward
keeping warm IN the first place, as
warmth is. after all. a large instaIlment
OF luxury. A cold, chilly spasm play
ing ragtime with ones spine would
take the pleasure out OF any pastime
IN life.
Keeping calm with a seraphic peace
that allows nothing to rufie its seren-
fly is another lofty aim OF the luxuri-
Gus woman.
She never even wants TO exercise her
thought, fearing the exertion.
II she could eat by proxy she would
gladly dispense with the labor.
She is indolent with a picturesque
laziness heightened by stage effects
and the dreamy languor Of repose and
beauty.
Such a woman always studies these
Effects. she loves beauty OF the Dres-
den china type and smiles contentment
IN robes Of silk The light and color
scheme IS her one great anxiety and
she studies the general effect OF repose
and the picture scheme CT color.
There are woman blessed with LONG
and enduring bank rolls that meet with
responsive alacrity every whim OF the
distress thereof, but this self-same
distress would never master the art OF
enjoying money no matter how boun-
teously fate favored her.
The money OF such people always
seems 10 have disagreeable twans
wherein one might even fancy a curse
lay hidden IN every roll
The real enjoyment OF money lies IN
the pleasure Il enables one TO extend
70 Others, and surely the woman VINO
thinks only OF herself can reap none
or the reward that blesses more un-
selfish lives