Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1847-10-06
PROGRESS OF WOMAN.
BY N. Z. WILLIS.

mdnity. Men, as slaves 10 Il single pursuit, an,
OF course as readers with no general or liberaizt
curiosity, are comparatively parish for et
itorlal IDinistration. Wishing them well, there
tore, IN their politics and money making, we res
pectiully hope that they too may find our paper
their taste, but 10 that end we do not particulars
aim or labor. To get together the news and topic
winch Will instruct, amuse. and interest ,con.an,
the object OF our paper in general, and to record
few items OF news as to the movement Of the sex
In different parts of the world is the purpose Of this
article in particular:
FEMALE PRoFEssoRsHIps.-Al leading Frencl,
paper has series of able essays entitled '.Du Pro.
jesSorat DIES FemnIes,' showing the improperly OF
employing men at all in the education of girls, and
he suiilccncy and superiority OF female professors
LOT 'hose branches OF instruction which are usually
supposed to reqnre male tuition. We translate a
passage or two which will show the drift of the az
ticles we speak of: '''rhe least reflection will b,
sufficient to show that the male professor i'm fe-
male seminary, If he is young. must at least take
OIL attention from study, if he eXcites no other in
terest If he is old and of very grave character.
he inspires sentiment of dread and reDulsiop
which depresses emulation and chills the desire TO
please by proficiency. If he is dcJonnair in his
manners, his pupils rdicue him, and are more a.
unused With the man than improved by his lessons
The abuse which instructors have made of their
access To the minds and intimacy of young girls
who are secluded from all other male society. will
recur In their varied instances TO the memory of The
reader and the conclusion TO be drawn from this is
OBVIOUS The objections to a substitution of female
teachers are, 1t seems 10 us, trivial and unountet
III is said that women have not force of character
enough to INSPIRE the necessary respect aud contrJ
that they lack firmness and consistency in their re-
questions; that masculine superiority and dignity
are necessary properly To restrain and ntmidate.
and that female teachers are rarely finished enough
90 II,
the material of the argument, the readers of the
Home Journal will be enabled to discuss it for them
selves. and we leave it here. merely suprestinp
that the question: touches also upon another interest
quite as important: the, increase of vocations for
the exercise of female talent and industry
RESTAURANT OF AMAZoNs.-A famous dininU
place in the Passage de Z Opera at Paris has turn
ed out all its male walters and substituted in their
place females coslumed in riding habits. As the
rench paragraph expresses il, 1.-The Restaurant
des AmaZons owes It's new title TO the dress adopt
ed by The gdrcOnS of the establishment Ies0,ieLs
Sdrcons Sont DIES damOiSciies. The paragraphst
makes himself gallan,ly humorous over this pro
gressve step ct female Industry, declares that '.ihe
way 1t Is served is warrant for the tenderness of
the beefsteak that customer will order many
more dishes for the sake of calling 0ener upon the
well defined figures and charming waves OF rows
ct buttons that attend upon his call and that he
would suggest but improvement, viz: that.
IKE the pages OF the Emperor Sigisimund, who
did their service on horseback the Amazons should
wait in the saddle, and bring in the dishes ON
canter."
HE FEMALE ARMY OF SwirZERIAND-We
nave mentioned In Il previous number the two req
Iments OF the women Of the Canton of Uni, but
we find In a French paper notice of them, which
we translate literally: The two battalions, num-
berng fourteen hundred females in military dress
present an aspect at the same time formidable and
,,,l IL
are drilled TO perfection Curiousy enough, supe-
riority of form and beauty has been very much the
reason OF difference OF grade the handsomest are
OF the advance guard, and this post of distinction
and danger seems willingly conceded them by their
companions who are less favored by nature Some
classification has been guided by temperament also.
The more vivid and Eighty have been enrolled as
votigeurs, or light horse-the more phlepInatic as
grenadiers. Those who have figures of more en-
bonpoint are In the central body those of sliuhter
forms are stationed at the wings. The coarse and
rude are enrolled as Dragons and cantinisres.-
The creation of this corps (Which with its discip-
line and enthusiasm, seems likely, at the first throe
OF the coming political movement of Europe. to
take possession Of the Helvean soiD is an exercise
of the powerful genius OF Sails Soglio, who has
reserved 10 himself the general command
FEMALE PoLicE.-The recent incendiary at
tempts at Ouchy- e-chaleau have made il necessa
ry that there should be constant patrol of the
streets at night and day, for the maintenance OF
which the citizens have formed themselves into
volunteer police. 1t was lately proposed to relieve
this overlatigued guard by the substitution of their
wives and daughters, and this was carried into eff
tect. On the first night the women paroed the
streets, sabre III hand, till the hour of midnight,
and began to think their service was TO be without
an adventure, when suspicious step was heard
coming toward them. Unfortunately the .oui
rire ~ was cried out by all the women together
',N-an1 St,;e, At r.
the challenge for pleasantly, and attempted to
pass without reply. At this defiance. the ladies
lifted sabre and fell upon him, and, after short
resistance, made him prisoner The Mayor Of the
city, under whose window it happened rushed
down Ill time TO prevent further violence and the
culprt. who liked to have been cut in pieces. turn
ed out to be one OF the gendarmes quarered in the
village.
FEMALE PRoPHET--A young Indian rirl, of the
Creek nation, has recently fallen into prophetic
ecStacy, and has been, ever since the oracle and
wonder OF the tribe and the country around Du-
ring her hours of excitement she SINGS chant
which she declares is taught her by spirits that
minister to her. and which is singuary strange
and musical. She has predicted two deaths which
arrived In the manner and at the time stated
and she gave the particulars of murder takinp
place at distance. which was afterwards verified
IN It's most minute circumstances She has insist
ed on the preparation OF her own buria-clo
predicting her death near at hand has foretold
events to those about her. which they believe in
and dread, and is very free in her communications
| to all who wish to consult her.
FEMALE Flower MERCHANTs-The unusuaI
heat of the past sumner has brought Partisan life
more out OF doors than ever before. and the Boue
wards are enlveued by AN adoption Of one Of the
customs of Florence-fower girls of conversational
habits, who, with bouquet, give the buyer a com
pllment or as much smiling chat as he choosca.