The man who judges of a woman by her letters is a fool.--Her gesture
will contain more matter than her journal. Besides,

The woman who could punctuate could reason.

* * *

The debut of a younger sister evokes mixed emotions.

* * *

The prayer--uttered or unexpressed--of many an undowered young woman
is, May a moneyed man fall in love with me ! And she is not always
over-careful to add, And may I fall in love with that moneyed man!

* * *

If the "New Woman" (3) turns out to be a fitter companion for men than
the old, no man will complain of her novelty. Yet

Men regard the advent of the New Woman rather askance. Why? Because

To judge from certain feminine utterances, the New Woman seems more
inclined to aim at rivalry than at companionship with man.
--However, there need be no fears as to the result, since

Such is the mysterious potency of womanhood, that, whether new or old,
woman will always lead man captive. Besides

As every new variety of fashion in dress seems becoming to women, so, it