Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-11

c'oed and conscious beauty looks
upon every tribute paid to her beauty
Only as her due. but wa nts to shine.
and TO be considered on the side OF
hef understanding; and woman. who
IN ugly enough 20 know that she is
SO. knows that she has nothing left
Tor II but her understa nding. which
IN consequently land probably In more
senses than One) her weak side.
But these are secrets which you
must keep inviolably, If you would
not like Orpheus. be torn to pieces
by the whole sex. On the contrary.
man who thinks of living in the
great world must be gallant, polite
and attentive to please the women.
fhey have. from the weakness OF men,
more or less influence In all courts;
they absolutely stamp every mans
character In the beau monde. and
make II either current or cry ii down.
and stop IL in payments.
1T Is. therefore. absolutely necrs-
sary to manage. please and hatter
them: and never 10 discover the least
marks OF contempt. which is what
they never forgive: but in this they
are not singular. for il is the same
with m~n, who will much sooner for
give an injustice than an insult.
Yet in another letter, dated two
years earlier. Lord Chesterfield wrote:
Before long, ! am of opinion that
YOU Will both think and speak more
favorahly Of women than YOU do now.
You seem to think that. from Eve
downward, they have done a great
deal Of mischief AS for that lady,
! give her up to you: but. since her
time, history will inform you that
men have done much more mischief
IN the world than women: and, 10 say
the truth, ! would not advise YOU to
trust either more than is absolutely
necessary.
Put this | will advise you to.
which IL. never to attack whole
bodies Of any kind. for. besides that
all general rules have their eXcep-
rions. you unnecessarily make your
self great number of enemies by at
lacking corps collectively.
Among women "a among men
there are good az well az bad. and II
may be full as many. or more. good
| than among men.
This rule holds a. TO LAWYERS.
soldiers. parsons. courtiers. citizens
| etc. They are all men, subject to the
same pa ssions and sentiments. differ
| ing only In the manner. according to
their several educations. and il would
De az 1mprudent as unjust To attack
| any Of them by the lump.
individuals forgive sometimes but
| bodies and societins never do. Many
Young people think il very eenteei
and witty to abuse the clergy. in
which they are extremely mist k en-.
| since. in my opinion. parsons are very
| like Other men. and neither the bet
| ter nor the worse for wearing q black
gown
"AH general reflections upon ma
| tons and societies are the trite
| threadbare jokes OF those who sci up
| for Wit without having any and sn
| have recourse To commonplace. Judge
| OF individuals from your own knowl-
| eds OF them. and not from their spx
| profession or denomination.
! Those who TO-DAY find pleasure in
ia mba sting Congress. for instance,
| in the mass ought to read their Che<-
| terrified. and keep still.
| In this day OF the Cha rleston cheS-
| terflelds reflections are Interesting
Dancing Ia in itself very trifling
| silly thing. but il il one of those
| esta bished follies To which people Of
| sense are sometimes Obliged to con
! form. and then they should he able
! to do 1t well. There are Z
| thousand foolish customs of this
| kind. which not being criminal must
| he complied with. and even cheer
! fully. by men Of sense. Diogenes
| the cynic was wise man for despis-
| ing them. but fool for showing it.
Re wiser than other people II you
| ca n but do not tell them So"