The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-10-07
ELINOR YN'S ESSAY
ON VANITY INTRIGUING
BRILLIANT AUTHOR WHO
WILL DELIGHT READERS
OF THE INTELLIGENCER

Vanity IS one Of the strongest forces
which control our actions and influence
our ,jrwa = is IN .:,, Us a"Ed = .''' e.
! con&,iors. and ninety nine p""pl" out 81
! = hundred would Indignantly deny IT'S
cNtSt"nrc in themselves
made ono Of my characters In ore
book &c mine remark There is nothing
81 interesting Ia oneself as oneself"
and this is the simple truth. lHSEu'&"
il with whatever Cam"unaEc ono
plcaScs. how things affect oneself is l
supreme matter TO each Of uS.
Vanity manifcStS itself in diV"rT
ways One kind makes people resent
the slightest criticism Of their actions
methods. Intelligence. even I"oNS.-I'
makes them throw away happiness ana
lose their hearts desire. rather. th%n
admit that anything they did or d'd MT
do was wrong, or even lnadTiSah!". Nc
slightest adverse reflection which can
be cas-, upon them. should II he cNc1
only H.; remote Inference. MAKES 'h"'n
, actually answer rudcIy. IL they are III
bed persons. and If they arc rc"rl" ~
breeding they will show polite resent
men,. but in any case they will beg
r"hutiing the suggestion. Indignantly
explaining that who. Of whatever. was
IN f,ul, or rrmiSS. il could not possibly
have been thcms"lvCs'
Such people ard they must be known
To- everyone in every family are con-
tinuallv on the defensive. and ltv" In
fear that an attack is Intended. no mat
to- how innocent the words may ap-
pear.
Rcsent3 Discovery.
This k.rd oc vanity asserts itself
not because thc men or women showing
4 ?r, iuwardl- convinced Of their own
WORTH and 50 are annoyed n lack o;
.,rnr,c'Ht ion. hut the reason is that they
arc %uhconSci"ualy aware that there Is
C.fr. ti>,r.,:s in Themselves. and - van
ity is a. pains Ia disguise this and 70
resent discovery.
Vanity prompts them always. and IN
AucuCrs even their highest actions
they Will he sane kindly. well balanced
creatures perhaps. in general. hat
wound their vanity. and they are no
longer capable nf giving any abstract
judgm"n, with truth and equity.
Vanity makes men and women hoasc
Of things they possess (amd do not
Z posScss): II makes people talk Of th"m-
, selves 10 any listeners. and frequently.
| for this reason. rut up with inferior
company 10 he able TO serve this pleas
urC.
Na"jrv. nnalvzed. proves t" he that
sensitive consciousness 0f self which
makes each ego DESTROYS "C arouSing
tn" homage and appreciation of 'n
Other crOs and IN" SuhconsCious mind.
which only secs truth, continually
warns each man and woman when thor
dement's are about to he discovered.
and then vanity commences its hlus'er
arad demonstration In words. like 4
: game Of bluff,
| Il = wounded vanity which ar"uS"s
| hatred more strongly than any other
iuiIry.
( Wound the vanity Of any of those
/ UuGcr YOU and they will not serve Won
( faithfully. their snit" and resentment
will have risen in action.
In the war there were many ofiCers
AL through the army WHO would not
"dyarcc suhOrdinatsS whom they wrra
perfectly aware would aid the great
aim life. to win--hcttcr than they could
them selves. because 10 do 60 would have
been a glow I" thcir vanity personally.
although they would willingly hav, laid
'luTn tho ,v'n lives to aid the aim.
Their" ar" people in every walk Of !ite
| WI" act in tho same way.
Vanity "hSCUrr$ III" jHd "n"nt. he
iHI>E In" aspects NJ inc SUBJECT uNhfT
discussion which can nattcr. reserve
u'idu" attention. and those which can
not. arc brushed aside.
Crrstrrtield'n Advice.
Chesterfield tolls his son n stud
peoples Weaknesses and varIticS whirh
is excellent worldly adv,"c.
Vanity il n" servant nf imUnsturc. l.
h. nothing To Il" with realities. Vanity
Is Tho rar"n, "f jealousy and Of cvc"v
, n"anncSs in tho human character.
Really gear minds arc never vain
! They have hrnuEh, their powers Of m
, alNSiS 1" such perfection that they have
eliminated all personal vanity from,
their habit Of thought. Mcdlorrc minds
, ar" SIN strongly tinG"d with It. aud
= IN" mass Of humanity Is completely
under It's dominion.
It is IN" vanity in either lover which
brings diS"nrd. Vanity which prevents
Edward from seeing what II is IN him
self which Is n" longer causing m"
answering thrill in Emmclnc: vanity in
Emm"linc which will not let hcr 500
, tha, sho is boring Edward. and losing
hog Hearts desire.
1t is vanity which VIII not permit us
; :" face any Suhjori rca'lv sruarclv. and
which always prompts us To h,amc
others. IF only Edward had tho courage
10 c>aninr himself. and tho motives
which prompted his action when lars
hay" taken place between himself AVID
his h"lov"d he would discover tina, sh"
had wounded his vanity IN some way
and ilHt Ia demonstrate some personal
surcr'orijy. he had wounded hcrs
Emmrlino also. win This mn,hnd
would find out that 80 boast "r s"mo
other conquest with tho desire tn au.
Erand'7" herself. had probably hc"n thc
cauSc of tin,
With tho object Of holstCrinE M weak
qualities In ourSclvcs--tn give 2 false
seeming. - cXal, our courcit. vanity
\ mother may sup"rti"ialIv appear the
most devoted Solf-Sacri'iriuC creature"
insisting uron nursing hcr child nigh.
and day when il Is. dangerously ill., aud
not letting tho trained attendant do hor
, duties. who could hotter aid tho child
II is NO, real devotion Whirh is mani
testing. 4 is vanity. IT'S imperative de-
sir" 10 cypress itself being stronger
than III" 3uN"'y for tho welfare Of .hr
Invalid. Ru' It * quite unconscious and
mdSnu"radcS under apparent unSclflsh-
| moss
Women Afflicted.
Vanity viii cause some women to hc-
tray their dearest friends and diSillu-
S'"nil" their l"citimHt" partners hl ia
s'dioWNly encouraging tho mon to per.
r'rNC how nu"h nicer and NOR" SYM
. pathetic they Themselves arc than the
absent wives. while remaining per-
! I"rily loyal and virtunus IN Tie letter;
: hut vanity has suggested to them that