Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1869-11-13
Chiyalry OF Women.

Brooklyn Atheraum on The True Chiv-
airy Of Women, illustrated with recits-
lons from the Poets, ,ssurizing the strong
minded movement, showing that sImIIisr
would be-vutlng- women disturbed the So
cisl peace OF Greece aud Rome 500 years
before tie Christian era, ard tha, Just
such movements have been known in
every age"
Miss Webb commenced by relating on
snecdo,e Of The Emperor Joseph ii, snl
then proceeded 10 explain what she
meant BY The "Chivslry Of Women "
TO DO this she firss explained what uas
meant bv the ohl,Slry OF the other sex.
The age OF chlvslry was lhe sge oi love :
and men in those days had no other busi.
ness in life than to 90 about chanting the
prsises Of their beloved ladies', and light
ms with whomsoever denied their petr-
less excellence. Such Wild devotion wss
due more to ianalicIsm lhan 10 pure az
lecion. The sentiment Of chIyslry trans
lorGed a whole generation Of men into
women. There was nothing more SD
u
woman-than woman uying 10 turn
herself into man \ masculine woman
Is as greal q lnon>l,t ssa feminine msn
AMI b,ih are objects o' p''y aud d,-gN'.
10 the verv tcIcacy Of wnlsn'S mesH.
lsm the finger Of God seems T. imply Ihe
dependence OF her nature. LIS dependence
of the woe upon noak II Ihe lecturer were
a man. she said, she would prel,r TO be
al osk; bot a. she was woman she pre-.
ferred 10 he a vine II wnmsn, however,
goes pInine after the suiIEsGe and aiiOnd-
ing conventions, then We shall see the
vine tearing usell from The OAK. Such 8
proceeding was enough To tempt the god,
10 laughter. rslk Of the tyranny Of msn
10 womsn-Ilere is no such hing 10 mod
ern society. Or there is fully as much
despolism on the part OF woman, for We
all know thai she already rules with abso-
lutte sway. Where is The son, or lhs
brother, or the husband who Is not ruled
by the eenlle influence Of mother or sis-
ter or vile! Or finley OF not ruled /.
is the wonsn's fault in trying 10 rule by
harsh means. She lrics TO rule with an
cry words, and she fails rightly. Wo.
man is the auiocTat OF the hearl, aud tao
heart leads the brain captive. A single
charming woman csp exert more nhu-
ence in society thsns thousand conyen-
lon blue.slockipgs. Juvensl we'll under
stood ilhe character Of sach women, for he
says
On, how much harder is husbands fate.
/ Linked toa learned cOnveDuon-goIng mate.
Delicacy and proprieiy are The chief
excelences OF the female sex. Proprety
/ for women is, as Demosthenes said action
was foI men, lhe "6rst. second. and IhlrJ
/ requisite" But avoung woman would
I be az great an anomaly as n Growing hen.
And If there is 10 be a convention Of dis
conlenieJ old hens, csckllng about their
being deprived Of the righi ol crouing,~s
may next expect 10 see convention Of
discoutenled roosters csckltng about their
righi 10 lay eggs. II the women get up
these conventions sboUi voting, Why
should not the men get up conventions 10
enforce their right 70 nurse young bsblet'
/ The fact is women mu.i sscrItice some Of
the dearest charms of their sex If they
seek after these lhnes. There is sgood
/ deal OF talk about women seeking new
fields Of employment. bot they had much
better content themselves wuh he old
fields which God bestowed upon them.
All proper fields have always been open
TO women. Whenever womsn has
/ produced any Thing excellent in art, ,bo
hs. always received her just n esd Of sp.
/ plsusr. Let her continue To cYetcpe
herself in he field to which God has
manifes,ly called hcr,arJ her success ana
satisfaction will be complete.