FEMININE VIVACITY.

Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2573, 6 April 1877, Page 3

FEMININE VIVACITY.

Vivacity is charming and attractive in a woman, when' combined with, grace and sweetness, but without these attributes it detracts from feminine-dignity.; A noisy person • always gains' 1 notice, and many, confounding this with approval, declaim and attitudinize with) an animation as repulsive as it is unnecessary. They often succeed in being entertaining, and some * ■will seek" their company to pass an idle cJiourrbut'ttttentioiTis gained by the sacrifice of respect, and do woman of feeling is. satisfied to- be -.-merely a diversion. Many persons of-grace and culture, in moments of intense agitation, especially in anger, degrade themselves to the level of the ill-bred termagant by vehemence in gesture and words. Vehemence suits the - temperaments of some men, but a woman "of taste avoids it even in a just cause, -for truth is more efficiently maintained' by a serene demeanour, which is entirely patible with animated and impressive discourse; 1 and' "corresponds best with , her . lack of muscular power. On the other hand,.-many shun vivacity ,as a misdemeanour, and mistate-listlessneas and apatßetic gravity for dignity. But these "unhappy"dupes of their own-callous or morose natures rarely gain credit for the wisdom they expect to represent, and bear an unfavorable comparison even with those whose animation betrays them into folly. Vivacity can be either mirthful or wise, and when characterised' by dignity is a charming attribute and the soul of social converse.