The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1905-05-05

forlorn. They maintain under all cir
cumstances supreme disdain of the
worlds opinion and never lose pound
of precious flesh nor an hours repose
Of mind in anxiety over outward show.
These rare specimens of human nature,
be 1t said, are usually found among the
"lords of creation" for where is the
woman with soul so dead that she does
not care to find favor in the eyes of
the world?
Some few are frantic to create fine
show, and call no amount of fatigue
too severe If it only wins a plaudit
from some lips. One will devote all her
best endeavors toward a fine effect in
person. Hour after hour is spent be-
fore her mirror in earnest efforts to
beautify the face. Dollar after dollar
goes to purchase costly creams and
elixirs to enhance her charms. While
another puts forth all her strength to
have her place of abode outshine all
her neighbors' in neatness, and out
dazzle them in splendors.
We have known cases where an I'M
served to render them a great deal
worse, and instead of giving the eye
pleasure gave it pain. Here is a case
by way of illustration: Once in
sweet summer idling, we Glanced to
stop for a day at rude dwelling III
a rural district remote from towns and
cities. 1t was just where civilization
seemed to have its terminus-so wild,
so isolated and barren of anything like
cultivation. A thin dog kept watch by
the unhinged gate; a trio of ill-clad
children made mud pies in the yard;
a few lazy, long-legged hens scratched
in the sand, and, as Kate Thorn says,
"'squatted on the doorsteps." A pale,
homely woman sat by the window
braiding her yellow locks, and another,
still less lovely, was Smelling peas in
her blue-checked apron. No sooner did
they become aware of our approach
than began great commotion-a gen
eral cleaning up. One seized stump
of broom, and began to sweep the I'M
tidy floor; the other made frantic at
tempts to clear away the scraps and
cast-off garments from the chairs;
while a third, coming to their assist
ance, busted everything furiously with
her red cotton handkerchief. Their
united efforts soon raised a perfect
simeon of dust that threatened to blind
our eyes, and aroused sleeping baby
that almost deafened our ears with its
screaming.
According to an old saying, appear
ances are often deceitful. Consequent
Iy, it is not always fair to judge by the
external condition of things. One VIII
answer your knock at her door at some
untimely hour, when her soul is dis
cuieted with extra cares. She will fal!
on your neck with kisses and caresses,
and declare you are as welcome as the
"fowers of May" while her anxiety
to entertain you handsomely, us unabat-
ing. Mentally she is wishing you were
in Jericho. Another will receive you
with extreme quietness of manner ana
an utter absence of all animation that
causes a fear that you are unWelcome
beneath her roof All the while your
coming is, to her, like the return OF sun
shine after gloomy weather or starry
daisies when the winter is done.
OF course, we know there are days in
the experience of housewives, good ana
bad. when the abrupt coming OF un'
expected visitors will find appearances
ANYTHING but fine or tidy. When there
Is a sick baby, or a headache, or an
unusual amount of work on hand, II
might confuse any of us to be obliged
TO have people come unheralded into
the nriyacy of our houses. The bes'
woman in the world could hardly re-
ioice, at such a time, or receive then
with all the graceful ease of a duchess
in a drawing room.
We are partial to neatness and order
ut home as we'll as abroad; we can
abide the woman who sits about IL
frowzy head and slipshod feet; Will
the cry of fatigue, or novel to be mn
ished-when she is ever ready to pane
her hair and button her boots to g
abroad. We do not fancy the way
come have of putting cut the Des
things to be "seen and admired OF al
men,-and coveted by all Women-o
showing a face wreathed in smiles
when the soul is stormy, and OF don
ming a costly cloak to conceal a soile'
garment. 80. =
Some choice spirits have the gift o
knowing how to appear well on all oc
casions. The dump of neatness' il
closely defined with them, and NEE
them when and where you Will, ther'
is no dishabille of person or place t
he excused. Untimely visits do no
disturb the seven tenor OF their way
and they are not embarrassed ant
rendered distraught by an uncere
monious dropping in of a neighbor, a
some poor, unfortunate beings are.
thAz. nInnd fnr. q detection at all. It i