The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-03-25

| discount made those who ahverise by he year
|
~, Woman.
Translated for the Crescent from the Revue des Deux Monde
| There is in the weakness of woman an attractive
| power which the strength Of man yields to with
i astonishment--wh he fatters and caresses by
/ turns as tyranny, because it would cost too much
to his pride to acknowledge in it providentia law
The archives of the human species, epics histories
and legends, filed with noble witnesses Of this
mysterious charm. Eve and Mary, Minerva and
Venus, the Muses. and the Syrens, -Armide and
Beatrice, Cleopatra and Joan of Arc, are immortal
i forms oft.
Woman is nearer than man to nature. In spite
of Genesis, shall be tempted to believe that she
preceded him in the order of creation. The nau-'
ence which she exercises almost without his knowl
| edge, partakes of natural influences. Hereye has
the fascination of the sea her rich suit OF hair is
1 electric focus the undulatons of her maidenlyform
rival in grace and suppleness the curves OF stream
With those women who possess nothing but
beauty, the transition from youth to age is sudden,
often mortal as in losing their beauty they lose
their power--in day they pass from an absolute
empire over hearts, to ihe most hurnilating aban-
donment--from the magnifcence Of summer to the
| dreariness of winter Intelligent women, on the
| contrary those in whom the graces Of the mind
equal surpass those othe face, scarcely perceive
| the decay of years. 1t is slow almost insensble
| to them. 1t is long Autumn, where the fading
glory of the flowers and the shades of Vegetation,
which are colored with TENTS more grave and more
variegated, produce touching harmony, which
often surpasses in beauty the sPendor Of the early
Spring,
] There are women who retain the faculty FLOWING
long time after having lost that of pleasing. can
conceive of no situation more pitiable. There are
others the reverse who still inspire love when they
| can no LONGER exnerience il For these last the
decline of years is gentle and easv thev remain tn
the end in the dignifed position which the delcacy
Of our manner has traced for them. I would coun-
sci women when they begin to ask themselves
what is the effect of years upon then ohagIns to
consult less their mirrors than the counienancss Of
their cote mporaries Women we'll brought rp and
attending to the warnings of nature, feel that they
pass from youttrto mature age by,I know not what
touching and grave character of maturity, which
| governs little by little all thersentments even the
/ sentiment of love when they still experience it, A
woman who has no daughters is more excusable
| In proonglhg her youth beyond the term indicated
by nature, than those who see beside them their
daughters-oeautliul and capable OF inspiring and
feeling love This is at the same time severe and
sweet warning, to which woman should hasten to
Conform her lie Tor fear OF falling into Thousand
Irregularities, thousand ridiculous situations aod
endless errors 1t has been SAID OF NaIceila; She
IS the most truthful and least committing woman IN
the world The reverse may be said oil the greater
Il part OF women, They are conhdlng, because they
love to talk; and their knowledge being limited,
furnishes them with scarcely any other subject than
themselves; they find the means OF not being truth
fnl, even IN their condolences, because they know
the truth would prejudice them IN the opinion Of
men. | add, that this Is not their fault but the
| iant oil tue education which they receive and the
preJuolces which control us.
The Scythans tore out the eyes OF their slaves,
they might have nothing distract their atten-
| ton from churning butter: There are also some
people who out the eyes of the nightingale that
it may sing better: Wouldnot one be led to believe
that like idea presided at the education given to
women. Il seems to be feared that if their nelli-
gence is not blind, they will be the less good man
ayers or the less good prattlers That which is
essentially wanting to the mind of women, is
method Instead OF this, their judgements or rea'
sonings are the result OF chance and too frequently
Il also their virtues.
The men Of this country do not wish that a
woman should be learned. They fear, they say, tc
be less loved Shade OF Helolse rise and answer
them .rr
/" oman-ls she or not the equal OF man An
ioie question ana arising from pure vanity you Will
EperhaPs say Such is not my opinion l find 4
Important and. tor very simple reason-lt u.s. thai
rom the solution which is given to IT absolutely
depenoS the system Oh eoucauon adopted Tor women
ana Inc post which is assigned them IN family
ana IN society
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H"ouo not 40 wrong 10 say without either preten-
sion OF courteouSnesS' that winch 1t would be wise
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lne image Oh Hou IN tne lndies they are burnt as
s.ns property oi Inc husband according to Roman
iaw 'ney were always SuoJect 10 the power OF the
'''uef of- huSoanu 'he "POs'ollc constitutions are
o''nore favorable 20 the and even IN the Gospel
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