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result of first-sight impressions or of the woman's ravishment of soul with some intellectual orsentimental trait of her lover. The advances are made and courtship is begun by the ladies in the first instance, an idea which has also been suggested in aditferent way by Lord Lytton in his “Coming Race.” When once the woman makes up her mind, the force of her will carries everything before it, and she is always bound to succeed. Of course, there are exceptions to the rule. One of his heroines, trying to marry an unwilling man, is cheated, and by mistake elopes with and marries a reputed fool. But marriage cannot make her love the man and it is not until she is made to know that the fool has that meritin him which she loves, that she is forced by ber nature to love him. Does Samal know what it isin man thata woman loves? Yes, she loves one who excels in some quality of body or soul, some- thing esthetical or intellectual, on which she has set her heart and for which alone she barters a\vay.and gives up her otherwise uncontrollable independence and turbul- ence of will. She wants her own superior, her master, : in that quality. She loves and enjoys that piece of superiority in this man and is not content until she finds the man that can compel her to love and enjoy like that. Make her but love, and she has a powerful will to secure the object of her love. She is no wanton gs society believes. Ifin the existing society she is not content,
