The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1872-02-29
An Unclsimed Right Of Woman.
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Cousin Fanny and l have had = IL.
tie talk about one OF the inscrutable
ways Of or dear sisterhood. should
have said 1had the talk, for my couain
said very little. Now, as her tongne
posses the fine and useful art Of rolling
of ribbons Of rainbow colored speech
on demand, thought the silent side
Of the question must be very weak
indeed.
Fanny ia . genuine young lady,
born TO her high estate as the poet to
his. I do not know whether all
young ladies are gifts Of nature to art,
but know that there are some who
never can be made" to At this ele-
CANT, If somewhat cramping. niche.
am the raw material of The work,
being q woman, ard Of Fanny's age,
but her mysterious makeup 10 beyond
me. What is the subtle yet mighty
difference Two nne ingredients per.
fume Fanny's clay which never
dropped In mine. She has tho skilled
influence u fascination, and the clan.
nish devotion TO our sovereign lady
Fashion, whose perfect work is-style.
She never doubts nor delays when the
comes forth from her
disposer, but screnely fulfills it, and
has her reward in seeming always
q chosen vessel TO the honor OF the
goddess while l protest against every
order that 10 not right In my own eyes.
or course ! have to give up at last.
and follow Fashion, but go grumb
ling and tar off. The consequence is
that we have no sweet communion,
aud | am not even recognized as one
Of her train. think sometimes l
would like to be young lady. It
must be pleasant to feel oneself SO
fragile and 90 precious. but nature will
not be reformed. Perhaps that Is the
reason why I never could have pa
tience with that pre-. eminent young
ladyism, the rampant, ubiquitous,
irrepressible-ie.
:" II Is all very well" said 10 Fan
ny. !" TO use pet names IN the narsery,
and. reasonably, In the household. but
n. Aax
We need . little masculine con..---
sense. Our boys grow up into meu,
and we never find the Rev. Georgie
So.and So delivering . sermon, nor
the Hon. Johnnie Blank signing his
name to q public document. But
many Of our women have nothing
better to wear, at home or abroad, than
the poor Diminutives that used to tit
their dolls. Is this = part Of their
subsection? No; 1T is their own fault.
Not all the strong minded not all
the sensible ones even. have any sense
" fitness with regard to names.
Women appear In public, write for the
papers, are married, die and are buried
some Of them-all In this dimsy
Yet name 10 the garment
that presence il known by every
where. And l think that at least
when immortal mind goes forth upon
her errapds she should have y worth
Ter dress"
Well," said the damsel, with .
little pout, latter all, people have q
right to their own taste" Fanny
spells her name with an ie. "And
for my part, think the pet names
you are 80 fiercc about are great deal
prettier than the fashioned ones.
Perhaps you'd like to have been called
Penelope, for instance; have heard
there was once . chance Of It."
I'm the first place." l answered,
- you will not pretend, my dear, that
this Is an affair Of universal taste. 1t
is simply fashion, absurd and mex
plicable as the paniers. and the bends,
and the other contortions with which
it belongs. Even here, 1t seems, we
are nothing II not French. Maybe 1t
was a pretty trick OF spelling At first,
but the nine hundred and ninety n inth
seems . little wearisome.
Variety used to be thought the charm
of charms. The old>fashioned names
were hnmelv ennnRh tn ha sure; but
them than . dozen Of these modern
all pressed and rounded
into one likeness. And II, - you sug-
gest, the name Of my classic ances.
tress. which has been hanging over
her daughters for generations, had
fallen upon my head, l might have
thought myself badly treated, but
doubt If / should have improved 1t by
turning 1t into Pennie! The fac: is.
we suffer less from our parents bad
taste than from our own f0llies. So
long a. men and women have to be
named In the shell, % to speak-while
what we shall b appears % iaIntly Ia
the traits Of baby hood people will moi
always develope in harmony with
their names especially - We hayo &C
few experts In the art Of naming
And yet, ~ with lis well stuck TO,
the most unfit name, bravely worn
will adjust itself to it wearer, and
gather grace from the noble foru
within. / would prefer ugllness 3.
Stiffness, but there 10 = happy mea,
between the two, and that II Tho goo,
name. II 10 . precious possession an,
not to be lightly thrown away for
mess of--what There ID meanin,
and force In . real name. It repsI
sents an ideal. and good one migh
help its wsarer TO some attribute 9
strength, / should think. Martha cal
guide the house, no doubt. but WIS
can We expect Of such jelly.iish I
Matte? It II rsffsshing 70 mest
Hslsn or EiisAbslh-grand. goc
sounds, both Of thsm-though y
have plenty Of Nsllies, and Lixzis
and Libbiss. Even inpls earah
tortured into 6allie and 6adlay apd u
! sscrednsss Of MsRy sanaSt avs