The sun., 1910-05-15

MOnlAGu nungtimss did. ncr aank har Per.
sonAllty IN ordsr % draw out O1ba1l. wlRlcl
Was the opposite sxtrNms agnaotimss pFao
ti.Od bF Mn Fsasy. MEA Muuta9a'I
gaests. IN this aGs when ognvsEHaiioI
drive out carda. came % hear hsr talk
MrA vssay's guests Oam0 20 talk tham
selves: Ms. 1hEals's guests came % tall
70 MsS. ThrAls, acoouiingly Mrs. Voasy'I
partiaa were tho must ontOyablo, walk
NinA ThFalo's WVro tho llyaliegt and Mira
8ontaga's the most intallmeNaL
MFs. Vessy (l7lS-l70O was an TFaaA
woman, aaisn IN every sslias % he apiEll
q her century, In an asS Of FsasOn ahl
Waa a dreamer Who exulesd ths AdmiEa-
tinn and love Of tn bhlsaeo0kinga. tho
oaIlsd har DO asylph.' and her parties
were TIE mesa famous of ehO ohaFastsris.
10 ASSEMBLIES. ahs abhogT8d MEa. Mon
taga's Oircla of talksEs and % aasidionaly
brokoup any ct plan Of ffuxnituro arrange
mant that aha sndsd, e. ona paEBun On
pESaasd n. byest9hllRhing groups of three
and putting every ons's back 70 every ona
Ella. ghs seems % BE- dlmoule % dsans;
highly sFTaflo. though lind hsareod IN
~ sxEsmg ustsrly lmpra0tioabls;
haunted By q perpetual rastlamanaaB q
body and mind. which made hsr unabis
20 oatoy 0ns object from tho apprsAon-
nion that somathng bsttsr might bo found
IN another. Har jumsble q reooilsctiona
between what had happsnsd and What
might have knppsnsd Waa ineoRoeiV1-
he. and her deafness hslped tosmMhs
the scenes of heR social uirSlo nsariy
drMmaeio IN o01alO sHsoes ahs @ommonly
had ewU. thFae or mere ear tFumpgts
hanging % hag WEigts or sluElg about her
nsok. or tcsssd On ths chlmnsy piscs Or
tAhls. ThS insane that any eAFnsstnssS
q oountsnanca or snimaaion a. gesture
caught her oyS ahe dmreod forward. tgum-
Pct IN hand. 10 anqqllro what was gong on.
huf almost always arrived TOO lAts. Truly
ths charm Of gnoh an eccsn1gio must b
aEpsrisnosd and oAmn0e be conveyed In
type. sAswas the danshtsr az SIR ThomAs
vsssy. ths Bishop Il 0nsOry. and luckily
for ksg . relative of har hFse husband
q Mr.. HandOocks) rsmalnsd hsF devoted
companion 10 ths ond and attended -
pEa0liral matters. Her second husband
was a. syrioally IFish tffum ths EngllsA
poins Of viswl ~ wns thS lady hsrsslf.
but IN q dIHsFuns llno. Az q hostsas ahs
pnHsssasd tho gifls Ol syEnpaahy and laGaS
a nelf-connuionHnans, and her parties Wers
distinguished BY ahaSnOS Of fOrmality and
the extraordinary ems and wen being
Sxpsrisnosd BY svsry guest. This. In a
say. explains hw nasmberuhip Os ths
blilestOoking ootaris.
Mra. Chapons tl777-isol) n chiaay Fs-
as the author Of sLstasrs on ehs
Of tho Mind. addrosssd 10
aey uieoa She wRs also ons of thu few
whom Dr. Johnscn choae
Tor The RaMAlsr; RllMAhSth Carter haihg
The only other bluegtocking, togethsr With
her friend caanertnS Talbot. and Samuel
Richardson. thushon0rsd. shshad mind
of some originality end me courage Of hsp
en0agh at least 20 stiRmatins
'RassslAs' 20 his particular admireF. Mira.
CaFtsr. 90 -an ~ eOnfrivod. unfinished.
unnatural and uninstFuctlvo tale: but
iha had not enough 20 carry mAny oe her
pisWs 70 q logical eoneluslon, IN distance
u the spirit Of tho aga. Hester Mulso |
lsfOre her marriage was = worahlppsF a
'ciaFissa.' being q an RTisnt. ssnotional !
ompsamont, with q great enthusiasm for |
yrniua. and thus became the friend 0f the |
loveligl. Richardson writes Mra Bar
aud, lived In . kind AZ aOwer gArdsn of
aides. They we're his inspinsFs, his
,Fieics. biz applandsEa.' hester Muls0
CtapOns) would appear 60 have bssa tho
ihtsf Of all thass. she could lag olaim 70
,sither beauty nor any charm save that
IFinlnG out a entire unaGootodaess. sx-
mordlnaEy vitality. a sAaguins diapoal-
ION and keen sense of humOr. II ahe
eally possessed. - some writer has do
'lared. uncommon sOlidity and exaCtnshs
{ understanding. her "aniCAbls contro-
'arsy- with her friend Richardson on tho
ubisct Of Clarissa's hlial ObstASnoe does
sot furnish an example Of it. sutsTtaining
u ths lettsTs are. The suhnaancs q her
Irgument h the ouriOlm paradoH that
hough q child is noe at liberty 10 dlspOss a
lorsslf In marriage, Jet obedisncs 70 IaF-
,nts may be q crime. and that paFsnta arc
a q rule quite UNIV Orthy Of the Obedisnsa
ghich she holas is dus 20 them. Nsvsgthe-
ssa she ranked 80 a superior "edncatOr.'
ne aohisves an equally curious paradox
q her Letter 10 q New Married Lady:
lan Il the superior; but q woman must be
'sry careful % choose a man who II su-
sFfortO herself There 10 inequality; but
} 10 absolutely nsOssuaFy % the happi-
ass ol delicate minds that there should
. equality. Yet 20 her own age therp
ppearsd no Inconsistency, since on every
and we f,pd her lauded for the qualities
lraady mensionsd. OF the two volumes oe
Extraordinarily ieCt Of education prodncsd
D England IN ths eightscnth century Mrs.
hapone's, which was accounted by con-
az book In value next 10 the
Iible, has HalIea into utter Oblivion. Tho
shsr volume, Lord CheatsFiield's Let
srs 20 Hls Son.' though deerled by con-
nOugh not on education. Lord Chester
sld. a. Mrs. Chap0ns points out, un-
laariedly rsoOmmsnda and Snfcrosa the
ppsaEAncss Of all ne considers engaging,
'hilO he fOrgSts that those Appearances
IaAt be the result Of real exosllencasWhich
. takes no pains 70 inculcate.' The real
xcellsncea are what aha desires 10 eco
uItivatsd. Her book h very simple. sin-
pFs and eyplcally eAabtesnth CENTURY,
nd tlAass qualities constitute sts charm;
mt ahs WNs rudimsnfaFy IN her ideas.
& that date Mms. Dc 0snlls vas teaching
10 chiiaren Of tho Due a. Orleans (philipps
svnq2tEN - aswfeAnu. av,s.Sm.v.s - "a.