Delaware State journal and statesman., 1861-03-15

THE lEClvILIrIEs OF Women. 1t has been
well said that the utter subsection of women to
tine arbitrary will of men, is characteristic of
countries stepped in ignorance, barbarian and
tyranny And it is equally true, that the eeva-
ton OF woman TO the intellectual dignity Of man
is characteristic of countries blessed with know
ledge civilization and liberty. As an Illustrative
corollary we find that Turkey is the puTgatory
of the sex, while the United States may fairly
be assumed 10 be their paradise. ln Turkey we
are their arbitrary masters in America we are
their submissive savCs. We fear, in the latter
case that ylizatou carries the Joke little too
fur. We are III danger Of spelling our fair in
slavers as much by allowing them the extreme
of Indulgence, As the subject OF the Porte do, oy
exerting over them the extreme of restraint We
are getting to that point where we hardly dare
| say our souls are our own. The mnjestc and
ciIcumnmbienl crinone brushes us into corners,
drives US out Of the omnibus, and sweeps us off
the sidewalks. We fly from before it as from
| the wrath to come
Meanwhile the bills lengthenas the petticoats
grow wider We begin to fear that unless We
crush crinoline crinolne williucoutinently crush
US But it is not alone the surprising breadth
I Of tho promises the ladies insist on usurpug, Of
which we complain. They must produce dis
comfort and dispair for those who follow, as we'll
as for those who walk on either hand. They
dispense not with the trailing continuation, nor
5uEluk FROM ptIiutmlHH AHS NVlh Aui 1NAtNN
Commissioners kindly leave to their exclusive
good Offices Wee to US, if in the hurry of bust
ness, or in the absence of thought, we infringe
upon the sacred apendages; let the earth hide,
or the gods pardon us, for the indignant proprie-
tress will not.
Now, we are we'll aware Of the futility of u-
Weighing against Fashion as Fashion but when
q certa n mode is seriously and constantly in
convenient and dislgreeable to almost every one
who comes in contact with its ndoper, We believe
and hope than sensible beings may be induced
at least to modify and amend, if they will mol
utterly discard H.
Either a train or very yoluminous skirt, in The
street or public walk is lndicrously out of place
aud will seem so to all, were the eyes not blind
ed by the temporary glamor of fashion Ii IL
said that female may travel from Maine t
Georgia without encounterlng rudeness or insult
and if true, it is greatly to our honor. We are
J very certain, however, that q man CnnnOt, and
that from individuals of the opposite sex. o
COURSE a lady is a lady, in all places and under
all circumstances and we trust our readers viii
note the distinction, and not consider it an in
vdious one. No one can ride habitually in thu
r omnibuses without constantly witnessing market
9 instances Of incvility from those of the gentle
I, sex and most probably experiencing them. ROu
" men have been 80 loug accustomed to be treat
cd with a chivalrous excess of Difference tina
i they end by regarding as absolute right tina
I which is properly to be classed as courtesy 0
c favor. Take the familiar instance of handing u
J, the fares OF the driver: how many commands d
o the unhappy mascunes receive TO put them
= selves oiten-iimes to great personal iucOnVeI
&c ince, and how seldom does the gracious smile
Z thanks over.p1y the service How often hav
y gentlemen vacated their sents in public carriage
il favor OF women who have not the grace q
1, brains To recognize such au act as o concession
=. aud not ns q right