The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-02-06
From the Peoria (Ill.) Democratl
HAVE WE ANY WOMEN AMONG
USf

In asking what nay scem to some
as on exceedingly ridiculous as we'll as
exceedingly impcrtinent question, we
have reference to something moro than
merely the fclninino gender in contra
distinction from the masculine. We
are perfectly, and had almost said
painfully aware, that very largo and
influential portion of society IS COM
posed of gentle things who bear 70
boards, although occasionally accused
ofwearing another part of their hus-
bands apparel who never swear or lose
their temper; who have the best seats
in the theater, concert room anu syna-
gogue the best plates at tho dinner
table, and tho incest portion Of the
dinner itself; who are the only suffer-
ers from "disappointcd Affection" the
only victims OF broken hoarts who
turn the planet topsy -turvy with their
love and lovers whose board and dry
goods bills it Is our delight to pay /;
whose smiles are our sufficient re ward;
whose tears we can never resist who
twist men around their little fingers
and thor fling thcm away like soilcd
gloves who, by common consent, are
licensed 10 toll the whltest OF lies with
the straightest Of faces and to change
their minds as often us IL may suit
their interest or convenience; who
never have to stand tho draft or 90 to
war. but s.lll do not hesitate to en-.
brace tho profession Of arms; who
have been tho fruitful text of three
fourths Of the lighting, and four fifths
Of the poetry which have desolatcd
and delighted tho word; whom we
may meet every day and live with a
lifetime, yet never know; whose cxqui-
site tact is more than q match for all
our Intelligence, and whose instincts
are better than all our culture; without
whose presence Eden was hell for
Adam, and with whose presence hell
has gained liberal proportion OF
Adams children; whose weakness is
alike her protection and her strength;
whose subtle influence 'rulo the court
the camp, the grove" and is we'll nigh
omnipotent for good or Ill; who in the
pure and sacred relations Of mother,
daughter, sister and wife, robs earth oi
half It's sorrow, and forcshadows hal
the bliss of heaven; who is at once TO.
tally unaccountable and totally indis
pensablc; who are - as they ought t.
be--the very dearest Of oil luxuries-
yes We know that IN ihis sense Of tn,
word there are quite as many womor
among us rs can be conveniently mah'
aged.
But we allude to women in less 70
mantle ard sentimental, though in Q
much more important ard practlca
sense. We mean women in a COM
plote and perfect physical organization
such as she was intended to be by
nature and natures God. Have We
any Of thesc amongst us2 ltso, WHORE
and how many2 TO thoughtful, OBJ
serving man, who has passed the age
when tho mere sight Of crinoline, o.
tho hutter Of dainty pair Of ankles
dazes his brain and coniuses his judge
ment. it would almost seem that II
America tho race Of women are dyini
out, and will Eoon becoTo unequal cvel
10 the task assigned them by the Gym
zeal poot:
"To Suekle fools aud chronicle small beer"
Bright faces, sylph like waists, fairy
like for ms, unexceptlonable toilette
and all the outward panoply Of femal
charms ore by no means rare-bu
how often do we see really bloomint
healthy woman, fit 10 discharge TIL
solemn and allImportant duties G
wife-hood and maternity Possibl
once week; probably once montl
Stout, well-built men arc common
enough stout, well-built women ar
viewed in pictures and read ofIn book
but they seldom dawh upon our aston
ished gaze on this of the Atlantic-a
loast, IN sour best society"
Driving with friend through th
streets of Chicago q few months since
wo were lett in tho carriage for ha
hour with no society but the coaohmaT
Fortunately we had drawn up jus
opposite celebrated depot Of whl
IS technically known rs "ladies' furn
ishing goods, and the huge plato glas
windows displayed an assortment
tho aforesaid goods" which wonl
have shocked superlatiyoly mode;
man. Description would be as impos
blUle us ilhprOIcIi Dut w HcN0i "
fore were confronted With such palpa
bio proofs OF tho dccoitfulness of AZ
pearances and tho chronic dllapId0tio
of the female figure. Hero WEI
strange contrivances intended, Ink
faith, to bo "the substance of thing
hoped ior, the evidence of thing NJ
seem" hero were shape, style and cor
tour ut 30 much apiece, according
tho locality whore e,ch was noede
here was material enough 10 convi
any lady who used it and married al
terward of obtaining husband undo
false preterses, and ground enough
give him q divorce; here were all IL
appliances of art and all the burlei
ques upon narure here was a fasl
ionabe American woman OF the min
teenth century dsseCted and set L