The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1906-11-14
BLESSING OF TACT.
OF MORE VALUE THAN BEAUTY
SAYS PARlslENNE.
Possessing This Qualify, Woman Has
Power to Charm All That Come
Within Radius Of Her
n.. Personality.

What is the most popular quality In
woman? The question was suggest
ed, writes a Parisienne, by cosmo-
politan reunion of friends in Paris one
night recently. and the various opip.
ions given supplied food for thought
The European countries were well
representative a dozen Parisians,
Tour Spaniards 1.-TWO of each SEX, a
Russian, who had been a famous beau
ty In the years that are gone by,
and one Irish woman, who had to rep.
resent the British empire in her own
person.
THE Parisians, without exception,
declared that esprit was the quality
which glearrd most love. the Span
iards voted Tor beauty and the Rus
sian for personal magnetism. The
Irish woman tentatively uttered the
single word tact II was a thor.
oughly enjoyable evening, and every
one took part in the discussion with
real pleasure, but when tact W.
the subject-matter it was case
IL voices to one. They all agreed
that this quality, though eminently de-
sirable. was too impersonal to at.
tract love.
Il wonder il readers OF this para.
graph Will also 9scide tact as a
magnet for love. Personally | think
1t represents the axle on which the
wheels of happy life revolves. Beau
ty is adorable--the best Introduction
woman can have, and one which
gives her the right of entry into most
places, but 1t is not enough. Esprit
is dangerous wiii-o -the-wisp, which
leads its worshipers into uncom-
Portable positions, for noted wit can
rarely resist the temptation to say
clever thing even when it gives un.
told pain to some other person.
IF you will think the matter over"
continues this critic, you will gee
that tact has much to do with the
attracting and capturing of the mis-
chievous little blind god! The most
beautiful ~oman ir the world will
quickly become undesirable If she
does not take the trouble to rub ones
fur the right way; or, at least, If
she does not avoid rubbing it back.
ward! Esprit is a delightful quality
in salon, but do we care to live
with 1t when life is clouded over and
when the sun of success refuses to
shine? Tact-at its best-is gift of
nature; certainly it cannot be learned
or course, we can train ourselves to
avoid giving offense, and we can cul.
tivate a sweet manner, but the true
tact which attracts universal love is
born, not made, and of all natures
gifts 1t IL the most desirable.
THE woman who possesses it will
never give or permit one kiss too
many; she will never ask undesirable
questions, she will never see the
things which she is not expected to
see.
The woman OF Unborn tact is a
creature Of whom mon never tire. to
whom girls cling. If she be beautiful
and witty, 80 much the better; but
she will not let either of these quail
ties leap to the surface. 1t Is we'll
known fact that forgiveness may fol.
low in the train of physical injury,
but never in that of wounded vanity;
it is equally true that most persons
deeply resent being reminded of
weaknesses when the weak moment
Is past. The woman of tact sees all
and secs nothing; hears all-apd
hears nothing"