THE SECRET OF FASCINATION.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XVII, Issue II, 11 July 1896, Page 63

THE SECRET OF FASCINATION.

The secret of fascination is one which many a woman would sacrifice a good deal to learn. To cultivate a charming and an attractive manner one must begin at home ; and surely a better school could not be devised, for the training is, in its way, perfection. Here one is sure to find each day little rubs which must be soothed with skilful touch ; there is a constant mind friction going on among even the most devoted members of the household. It is a painful fact, though none the less true, that one’s family acts as a constant counter-irri-tant. A steady effort to smooth over the rough places, minister to wounded hearts, and with deft touches erase unpleasant memories is called for, and the woman who obeys the summons is pretty sure to hud herself fully able to cope in the most agreeable fashion with the outside world. Few women, however, realize that a fascination of manner is not born, but cultivated. It begins to bud in the nursery, develops under the skilful training of painstaking instructors, and blossoms forth into complete beauty in the society of well-bred women.