The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-02-07
OF Interest To The Women
wouan and Charm.

Woman and Charm.
The surest way to convince the op-
ponents Of women In politics or busi-
ness that such women are not unsexed
Is to be so tactful. SO gracious. so ultra
feminine that the f,ercest critic II al.
fenced
This does not mean pla ying up ones
sex to reap the benefits Of man and
demand favors as woman. When u
woman takes her part III the world OF
affairs she must be strictly business.
She has a big handicap OF prejudice to
overcome even after all these years.
There is an unfounded belief that the
capable woman rarely has charm. Men
and the domestic women like to think
hat the doer Of deeds loses her charm
In the doing. So they cite every case
Of bad manners in the woman OF at
fairs, never needing the worse man.
ners OF women in sports or the lack
If manners In women who never go
out
The woman who il going to make a
success OF it these days must have
good manners. There are exceptions.
but the woman who would win votes
for herself or make business for her
firm Will have an easier time Of 1t for
personal charm
II the suffragists are wise they will
let all women work for the cause. but
permit only those women to plead for
it who have a good presence. u soft
voice and a suave manner.
An unfortunate manner neutralizes
the good a woman does. We give our
love to the Helena Riches of the
world rather than to 1.-The iron woman"
capable. but forbidding. Yet the iron
women often crave the affection they
would have If their manners were bet
ter.
The capable woman need not grow
slack in her work because she leads.
not drives; because she Is soft of voice.
suave Of tongue. kindly Of heart and
gracious to all. The reason most Of
the workers are otherwise than suave
is that the turmoils OF life get the up
per hand. They let their nerves go and
good breeding follows.
1t is easier to be snappy and domi-
neering when there is much to do than
to keep cool and agreeable. The agree
able woman does not have her capac-
ity for getting work out of others
lessened because she Is good tempered
in the process. Especially where one
works with men it pays to be agree
able The woman who would win her
point-in her new Office as school d.
rector. for instance-may have to fight
for it. but her iron hand must be we'll
gloved and her strong will in masQuer-
ade. while she leads her way by suave
suggestion.
Right Form For Dinner Invitations.
The following is the proper form for
a formal dinner invitation.
Mr.. and Mrs. John R. Everett
request the pleasure OF
........................S
company At dinner
on ...............-.. at ...... O'CLOCK.
The blanks are to be filled in with
the name or names Of the invited
guests, the date and the hour.
An invitation to luncheon Is in al
most the same wording:
Mrs. Thomas Russell
requests the pleasure OF
Mrs Puimer's
company at luncheon
on Monday. May / ut $50 O'Clock
The name of the guest and the town
and date are filed In, as in the din
ner invitation. For musicale the same
form may be used. but the at home
card is preferred:
Mrs. Sutherland
At Home
Tuesday evening. May the drst,
At nine O'Clock.
This card may be ordered Of the sta
toner. leaving the date, hour and form
of entertainment to be filled in in writ
ing, or it may be entirely engraved.
| Women who entertain a good deal al
ways keep supply Of these cards on
hand. Visiting cards are used for teas