The Democratic advocate., 1869-01-14

Female Amenities.

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women are women themselves. No one
can infict such humiliation on wo-
man as woman can when she chooses;
for If the art of high. handed snubbiDg
belongs TO men, that of subtle wound,
ing is peculiarly feminine, and is prac-
tised by the best bred of the sex. wo.
men are always more or less antagonis-
tic to each other. They are gregarious
ia fashions and cumulative in follies. but
they cannot combiue; they never sup. |
port their weak sisters they shrink
from those who are stronger than the |
average, and if they would speak the |
truth boldly, they would confess to a |
radical contempt for each others intel. |
lect, which perhaps is the real reason |
why the sect Of the ''emancipated"
commands so small following. Half a
dozen ordinary men advocating seman-
cipation' doctrines would do more to
wards leavening the whole bulk Of wo-
mankind than any number Of first class
women. Where they do stand by each
other it is from instructive or personal
affection, rather than from class solid.
arity. And this is oneof the moststrik.
ing distinctions Of sex, and one cause.
among others, why men have the upper
hand, aud why they are able to keep il.
Certainly there are reasons, sufficiently
good, why women do nca more readily
coalesce and one is the immense diff.
ference between the two extremes--the
silly being too silly TO appreciate the
wise, and the weak too weak to bear
the armor Of the strong
There is more difference between the
outsiders among women thar there is
between those among men the fenii.
nine characteristic of exaggeration max.
ing gap which the medium or average
man fills. The ways of women with
each other more than all else show the
great difference between their morale
aud that of men. They fatter and coax
as men could not do, but they are also
more rude to each other than any man
would be to his fellow. It is amazing
to see the things they can do and win
bear-things which no man would
dro.n ~ .rand;no ana ,,.L..,l
wanld dare 10 attemn, Th;. ! te. ~ nan
they are not taught to respect each
other, and because they have no fear
of Consequences. Ii one woman is in
sa,;ss,o,;o, =. tun.l ~ ~ saar" aenahu
.nd !, i nnl,drI;Ia - 49, s.ls 0Asnael soNu, y,
49, aaaos : . sha n,mis "a ~, - sMsa. ana caii
- .a.a~ a,,ls;s I - sa' ~. nna' sne can
~ ~ ., :, pu'' " ner Justice
so,;sa IA 70 ~ -, unueu'au'y Tn si'
;n0, rar. ,rononn.f "A ~ -, ..s.1 ~ = no.h,
meas Il agcrass;nn aaJ sa.ai;s.,a .s .e"'n "
!. : as. 'iA'.on, anu
n.,.~ IT, aa 'i. sene'oo' 'o' ''s
php ~ ,oas ar K - has os stare, =
49, e. ~, = ;.,.; Wy asA nu. women
~ ~ sa - - -,.ss.'.y s"s'.y =. usin in'o
mho,a I m aps ~ nsrfaa,,u % "Hiyn n. answers the
saro,;,. - 80 i ing uaaDasnea
'J 80 ..a...''''.l's aa'ao's oouo'aney Win
n,h". " !. 1o - ;,..,s 'a oan STARE down an
oaA,;. as " .s. ~ 'sen - aa a.1 inal requires 2
- a.ae',. saa ao s''a.:.. {, seniua Us wen
= ,s s ,saou, ~. hs: pne pu's up her
- ~ Dss sao.. 5n'eu-ahu !,
nse}s 'no onenny s'ahuinS Two ieet
80 ~ VIZ suon'ne eon'cnp' 'of
a..t,; "e "noe eona.os ~ WIN as'iii more
a .a s'ne y nef eA,s'eece aito,
$500 snA: "o .. ue.as cou,u give. n
.ue ~. epe = eus'''se aeu unused 70
.ne Aiau u sn.ng sue y absolutely
o.asned' oa,d' $1,000 ~ ior ,he ume' ana
s eea ~ I r. np P''snse state q se't-
aDs'Iaeus. auAa = .'.u sne = " = 'ousher more,
a"u nss nav syae eAperiesce o' Iemi-
"ine Naliars. sne resuras the stare with
oo,iesPouu'ns aihosn. oi contempt Or
y oDns,OasIss auuil9 'ha' moment
oon.oss y oesan wn'en never ceases,
auu "h,cu y, coo'inuaiy gains Ia pitter-
ness. Inc stare ls 'ne weapon o. Of
leuos most ~ use among Wonien' ana y
specially favored Dy the experieuced
against 'he younger ana less seasoned.
!. is one Oh the instructive arms native
70 'he sex, anu We nave only y watch
sne in.'ouuo,'oh q ."o giris 70 each
oencr 70 see TINS ana 10 learn now even
~ youln - oegun lnc exercise which
sime anu use RAISE 70 such deadly per-
isGtl0a.
~ .ne conversations ol women Win
escn o.her We again meet with exam
pes o 'heii peculiar amenities % their
own sex Incy never re'rain from
show'ns nov .nacn tney are bored !;
sney son''aa'c. nal'y, without the HIM