Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-22
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

PARIS, February s. 130S.
WAS slightly startled the other day
TO hear friend say: "A woman
with d thoroughly good opinion OF
~ herself is a public benefactor. The
very fact OF her being pleased with
herself makes her pleased with the world,
which in return is pleased with her"
have pondered long and deeply over this
theory of dissatisfaction and have come
TO the conclusion that there is much to
recommend it. Indeed, in making a men
fal survey of my friends and acquant-
anCeS / am forced TO the conclusion that
to be thoroughly pleased with ones self is
one of the greatest factors OF success Ill
life. For woman nothing Is quite 50
Invaluable a thorough conviction OF
her ability to charm and fascinate, and
especially is this q valuable asset i'll
the event Of her possessing neither charm
nor fascination Provided her imaSina-
tion is sufficiently great she has only to
endow herself with all the attributes of a
charmer to be acknowledged as such by
a world which usually takes everybody at
his own valuation. The very fact of de-
manding admiration presupposes some
sort of claim to it. and at any rate in a
generation too busy to worry over the
why's and wherefores of accepted situa-
tons. Once Il woman has succeeded in
placing herself on d pedestal of self-Sat-
isfaction she Will find plenty of people TO
DO her homage. while she Will be per-
fcctly impervious to those who refrain
from doing so. OF course, to be entirely
successful one should be something Of an
artist But for ten women who try TO
play the leading lady in the comedy of il
fusion nine are miserable failures. Here
and there. to be sure, you Will find one
whose reputation has been made for her
in advance. SO to speak, such as Paris
ian debutante of several seasons ago. VINO
was talked into fame by the aunt who
Chaperoned her before she ever came
out. and when finally the girl did make
her bow TO society everybody immediately
began 10 rave about her as matter OF
course. simply and solely because they
had been led TO believe she was the fash
ION Although she was a pretty and at
tractive girl. there was nothing TO dis
IinSuish her from hundreds of other
pretty girls who only lacked the advan-
taSe of being doomed" in advance by an
'nterprising chaperon. But. To return To
our nluttons. self-satisfaction of the right
sort does not necessarily imply conoeit.
- many people seem to think Women,
IS n matter OF fact, are rarely conceiIed.
Zen wncn they are good looking they
Get so accustomed to being told OF II
that compliments merely bore them and
no amount OF admiration will puff them up
rs II does a man. The poor dear men do
:" enjoy fattery that it's rather gun TO
eve them a taste every ROW and then
just TO see them purr with bliss
Brilliant Scenes at the Cercle du Bots
We are having n spell of Siberian Geld.
Ia fact. the weather ever since January l
has been phenomenal. Nothing like il
has been experienced for years. Conse-
uUcntly great many people have hurried
their preparations for the Riviera. but,
on tie other hand a great many Parisians
and greater number OF Americans are
taking full advantage OF the opportunity
and are spending most of their afternoons
the ice. The scene at the Cerce du
ISois de Boulogne has been especially
uf the costumes marvels OF elegance
and taste. Velvet and cloth are naturally
the two :aVoritc materials and the love
lest of furs worn. Apropos of the
latter ! must tell you about the very
newest thing i'm fur ties that we are wear
ing here i'm Paris. Ii is the real dernler
Cri in the world of fashion The tie. which
is the snartest thing of the season ana
tremendously becoming at the same time.
is simply a high band of fur that encir-
clfs the throat very closely like an ordi-
nary collar and is fastened off Al one side
with Il chic how OF black satin ribbon
There are no ends TO the tic. no tails. 40
pattcs-iuSt a simple band of some hand
some fur lined with black satin and faS-