Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-07-10

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a courtier to the morals of saint;
for courtesy is the scale upon which
woman weighs man. Mans morals
concern himself, his manners affect
woman.
Searchlights are her eyes, whose
deep vision fathoms mans soul. From
them fees the wicked man, as hare
from the gunner.
Concerning the new woman, she is
deeply and darkly silent. Pirates she
never of equality, nor would she vote
If paid personally, preferring woman's
privileges to woman's rights. But, be
it understood, she does not publish her
choice.
A mortal she has, therefore, emo.
lions, even sentiments, but laughs at
sentimentality. She thinks love
tricky little fellow, with an insufficient
wardrobe, whose antics she is up to,
and never permits him to throw dust
into her eyes.
Being exquisitely feminine, she
prefers being loved we'll, rather than
too wisely, but sacrifices her prefer
ence History tells us that women
of her sort have loved like demons.
but rarely like fools. :.
At 80, and thereafter, her heart is
submissive to reason, for she has
given intellect charge concerning it.
1t is not often that she is beautiful.
What has beauty to do with clever
ness, or cleverness to do with beauty?
But she has charm; she fascinates;
she attracts; she inspires.
Knowing that men admire limited
perspicacity in women, she often
essays the role of pupil. Oracular she
never is.
Young men she treats with reserve,
old men with fattering distinction,
being aware that hell hath no fury
like an old beau scorned.
BY IS she is married. Generally,
her lord antedates her in age by a
score of years. Always, he has money
Notwithstanding, he is very respecta.
BILE, and-she respects him, which is
unique.
In her spending, she also demon.
strates an originality that amazes
the Mammonites. Her home is not
a-glitter. It expresses her; it is like
no ether.
Continually she is utilizing the gifts
the gods have bestowed, and, by their
aid, is enabled to tie the strengthen
ing strands of merit to the chariot of
opportunity, and is carried steadily
forward Obviously, having no init
mates, she has no enemies.
She prudently reserves herself. She
is not over-quick to respond to over
lures.
Her personality each year clothes
itself anew in a fresher and more
modish mantle, and her progress is
marked.
She meets many, but ::ever "knows"
any woman until they lave dined-
antiphonally. She remembers no
great personages before she has been
recognized Pushing has no part in
her role.
Skillfully, with fine nerve and tire
less caution unswerved by others, she
plays her big game of destiny
At 49, she is known by and knows
a few proper" people. She meets
grandes danes casually, as peer meets
peer. She is to the manner bred if
not to the manor born. Her air is
perfect; her bearing fine. When din.
ing out, she errs never in being
wittier than her learned host. When
entertaining guests, she is the syno.
nym of ease.
| Her tact at all times is faultless. It
wins favor wherever she is found.
Society often laughs with her, never
does she permit it to smile at her;
wherein lies the gospel of attraction.
She shines, but does not dazzle,
talks we'll, but never too long.
At As, she is persona grata at the
court of the smart She is of the
moderns most modern, and yet-dis.
tinctive.
Years pass. She still keeps her fin
ger upon the great pulse. Her judg.
ment ripens, her humor increases,
her sympathy broadens, for she finds
life as lived by the worldlings a tragic
comedy. Nevertheless, she has few
illusions, and is never without her
grano sails, which she uses unnoted.
At so, she is noted by the great cen
sors. They approve her. She appeals
to them by never appealing Her re-
serve doubles theirs. Moreover, they
tell one another she has never dec
Grated the social edge, nor sat inso
lently isolated and obviously forlorn
In an opera box, tiaraed and loaded
with Hebraic splendor; that she IL
plainly unrelated to the Climbers
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