New-York tribune., 1922-09-14
The Thoughts of Hermione, the Modern
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Young Woman
We +. that Is, my Little Group
Of Serious Thinkers and myself
have been taking up Coue in very
thorough way. We gave an entire eve
ming to him this summer and threshed
out his philosophy thoroughly.
Aren't his ideas just simply won-
derfuli =
Dear Aurelia Dart you know
j Aurelia Dart the harpist, don't you ?
Well, dear Aurelia was getting fright
fully stout. Her arms were losing their
character and individuality entirely.
And she used to have the most beautiful
arms
Fothergil Finch used to say they were
poetry, you know, and music, and all
that sort of thingl One could look at
Aurelia's arms and believe in the Abso-
lutte Brightness Of the Cosmic All, If you
get what mean.
They were so much like themselves,
and 80 distinctly unlike any other arms
in the world, that they always gave him
an overwhelming realization of the Dis
tinctiveness of the Unique, Fothergil
used to say.
"They remind ME Of line In one Of
dear Susan Glaspell's plays, where a
character speaks of the Integrity Of
Otherness," Woke Easeley said one
evening.
But, of course, when they began to
get too plump they lost all their Other
ness, if you get what mean.
Aurelia dieted and dieted. and exer-
cised and exercised, and drank all kinds
of mineral waters, and read the Zend
Avesta, and took up tennis, and mas
saged and massaged, and cut out sweets,
and steamed and steamed and steamed
herself, and went in for Thecsophy and
called in an osteopath and yogi, and
none Of it did any real good!
And then she took up Coue in a
serious way. And took up Cous, too.
and helped her hold the thought. We
used to say, q hundred times each morn
ing: "Day by day, in every way, Au-
relia's arms are getting slenderer and
slenderer!"
| And In less than month they were
their old selves again as beauti
full as Greek temples, as Fothergil Finch
| said.
| Isn't 1t just simply marvellous what
Mind and Spirit will do!
Of course, one must be Serious and
| Sincerei
One must meuer, in these important
things, make a Compromise with the
| Trivial. y
Nearly every night before go to bed
| conduct little Spiritual Self -Exam-
nation, if you get what mean. 1 stand
before the mirror and look earnestly
into my own eyes, and ask myself:
"Have I Rebuked the Trivial to-day?
| Or have I failed?"
That is what we who are the Leaders
in Advanced Thought must always do
Rebuke the Trivial. The Masses look
to us for spiritual guidance and
progress.
That is the way we must help EvoIu-
tion to evolve, we Advanced Thinkers.
By Rebuking the Trivial!
And 1Uhat would the human race be
without Evolution? l always say that
Evolution has been one of the greatest
helps to the human race!
X
Have you seen the Symbolism in the
new skirts? The way they flare out at
the bottom makes them look like fishes
tails. Like Sirens, you know! Fother-
gil Finch says the Vamp has gone out,
and the Flapper is going out, and the
Siren is coming in! Isn't it wonderful
the way the Subconscious Minds of the
really great designers are influenced by
the Rhythmic Ebb and Flow in Nature
herself, and express themselves in Sym
bolsm, If you get what meant
Although Poor Dear Mama-she is
very unadvanced, you know, Mama is
said to me: II should think you would
be ashamed to wear anything that had
Symbolism in It'll"
She thinks all kinds of Symbolism
mean nothing but Freud! Fancy!
And, OF course, everybody should know
that Symbols aren't improper at all, as
long as you don't dream about them.
On the other hand, almost anything YOU
dream about is sure to be improper. But
| can never make Poor Dear Mama see
the distinction. She is so hopeless! I
will never forget the shock it gave her
when she. discovered that flowers actual
ly have Sex.
Well, ! must be hurrying on. I have
committee meeting this afternoon. One
OF my Causes, you knowl We are going
to show the deserving poor this coming
winter that their state of mind matters
great deal more than coal shortage
But must say the Masses are
tg-iahtfuuy ungrateful, no matter what
sacrifices we advanced thinkers make
for them.
sacrificel Sacrifice! Isn't sacrifice
just simply s0onderfal!
French Without Struggle
"Prithee, precede me from the
house."
4 begged him, adding "Aprss
vous!''