The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-12-08
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GOODIES
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London--4M re asslduously than at
any time in her life is the utra-smart
woman OF the hour endeavoring to cul-
iivate her mind Very often 1t IS a de-
clded bore for her to have to do so,
tut II she aspires -old her own IL
is essential before all things 70 De able
to "talk literature" She who has not
at least q superficial knowledge OF the
poets from Chaucer to Swinburne is
bound 10 find herself out in the social
Id.
The Morning Post recently contain
ed the following advertisement.
Lady offers three guineas per week
to another who will come for an hour
each morning to discuss with ser art
and literature
The ne who was selected from the
immense number of applicants for the
post found that her pupil was an
American peefess who is one OF tie
leaders of society and frequently en-
tcrtains the king and other royalties
Her ladyship explained quite frankly
TO her teacher that her own education
lad been very much neg ected and
thatAr she meant hold her import
ant pest, which had hitherto been kept
by her wealth, good looks and amaz-
ing gowns she must now pose as be
ing intellectual. 4 guess II Is NUS
ance at my time OF liic 10 have TO 90
to sch ol again, but It IS better 10 take
little trouble than let younger wo.
men push you out. reckon | won't
do that"
TIE hostess who can get some vel.
known litcrateur to c me to her draw
ing room on IN afternoon to discuss
writer's Of the present or the past is
hound to attain fame. The card sare
issued TO meet Mr. and Mrs. So-and-
s.. whose last book probably has made
a hit or whose already assured posi-
tlon In the realms OF distinguished or
fayorlte novehsts gives him or her Il
cachet.
The duchess of Marlborough wac
one OF the riginal leaders OF t2e cult
of the intellectual when she took Emil
Reich the Hungarian author for her
guide ana friend His lectures on
Plato at CiafidgeH few years ago
were the first thing Of the Kind ever
patronized by the upper ten thousand
and they were suggested by the
duchess whose name was ne of tle
foremost on the committee OF peer
esses who supported the lecturer,
The two daughters of Mrs. Caven'
dish Beniinck. Mrs John Ford and
Mrs. Walter Burns are hoth great an.
thoriiies n French literature. This
knowledge comes in specially usefu.
socially Just now. when every second
smart women yies with the other "a
snow the depth OF her proficiency on
the subject. Though Mrs. + rd has
been debarred by her husbands poor
health from taking her part in the In
tellectual coterie. her younger s!stei
is we'll TO the fore,
Fr some Thursday afternoons past
all Mayfair has been religiously at
tenaing the series OF lectures bfing
given In the green om at the Ritz
lhotel on historic love affairs, such as
those af Heoise and Ahelard, Jose
rhlne and Napoleon At The momem
there Is a great rage for all thug
French. owing possibly the recent
FrancoBritish exhibition. These lee
lures have The patronage OF the bishol
OF London and iord keay ami the dls
play Of wonderful gowns and iewol'
there az $50 p m, has been a s.
I + T. sore eyes For now that American
wcmen have taugat ihclr hngl sh 1ai
Partisan sisters how very bcaWfu
levels can be made 10 io2b spartln'
amid dark gurs in daylight the lNiie'
of the ol world have wnhled % Z
as enough 10 The manner horn Saia
wei known ycms duchess ;he g
day. There Is al least NE crmi ~
that although we cultivate our mt tlp
taerc Is no necessity 20 make lrHmi
of ourselves. our dresses may b.
smarter than ever. our Jewels mtf
dazzling
The OIL part of Hotel RoYai btildin
Is being remodeled and VIII b. matt