The Grenada sentinel., 1907-02-16

of the fil.ny clouds and try to read ths
mystery of that life gathered long agf
into the no less mysterious beyond.
Man and woman will be arrested by
that stately woman in trailing sable.
ermine-lined cloak worn negligently
over a creation Of satin and lace, sill
yer web and diamond spangles, with Q
coronet on the naughty head.
All this Will be bequeathed to pos
terity--the outline. the lights and
shadows. the richness, the grace. the
style characteristic of the epoch.
Yet this Is far from all that is need
ed by woman. She must be doubly
charming by intellectual culture, by at
tainments and accomplishments, by
higher thought, by loftier ideals than
the setting-off, to its best advantage,
OF mere physical beauty adorned by
matchless productions of the masters
In the art Of creating marvels Of ele-
gance and loveliness Of beautiful fab
RIGS. The most perfect beauty as to
form and features. enhanced by the
most exquisite conceptions of the at
tire becoming her style, will say noth-
Ing to the heart and mind; if soul does
not shine triumphant from her eyes,
thought does not dwell on her brow,
she will be but beautiful DOLL appeal.
ing only to the cCarsar instincts, leav-
Ing the higher and nobler feelings I'M
touched. Her shallowness, her friv-
hn
very laughter to which so much study
Is devoted, may be good for time, a
short time only. For beauty, as all
fair things, is evanescent, and the
years tear pitilessly the wreath of roses
from off her head. Then nothing will
remain to her except the fear and
horror Of losing her adulation which
for so long has been her daily food
and which turns its flight toward 9TH
er business. An empty life is what
awaits the woman who has made god
of her beauty, has sacrificed every
thing on the altar Of vanity and more
than one has ended by taking her life
age had dimmed her eyes, silvered her
hair and withered the roses ON her
cheeks
This the women or france and Italy
had we'll understood and their salons
were the field in which the genius Of
Corneille, Moliere. Racine and 9TH
er great poets and writers found eX-
preston, development and encourage
ment. To assemble such men around
her, woman must not be merely a
dressed-up doll; no matter how ex-
quisitely she is dressed she must pos
sess intelligence and knowledge. great |
tact and refinement to be able to lead |
the conversation. draw out the Oft
times shy and modest man Of letters, |
bring out his happiest thoughts. his |
most eloquent flow of language argue, |
discuss to make his genius shine forth |
more brilliantly-then her fan be- |
comes a scepter and a leaders baton
and her seat throne. But all this is
gone; great men are lionized, invited.
shown off for vanitys sake to friends
and acQuaintances as rare animals, the
poor men being rendered greatly un
and deeply miserable by
all sorts of incongruous questions. To
draw out a man Of genius or talent, to
spur him on, woman must not be too
'ar below him herself in intellect, in
knowledge, in the understanding Of
in refinement Of feeling and
depth of thought. Though genius and
,alent are given but to the few elect.
svery woman OF average intelligence
nay reach the attainments mentioned
f she take but the trouble of develop
ng it.
Thus not every thought must be
given to fashion. to enhancement Of
he charm of the physical SELF not
must be sacrificed on the
lltar Of beauty The mind must be
dorned es we'll as the body. the last
ng must not be neglected for the per-
shable.