Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-09-01

The EDUCATION OF WoMEN.-Our
modern life is in some respects drying
up, and our young men are too often
mere sticks, without living idea of
generous inspiration. They sometimes
do their utmost to spoil young women
repay the folly with added grace and
assiduity. The true woman-hood, per-
sonal devotedness, and high fidelity.
must come to the rescue. She must
show US that under her Interpretation
reason is not cold and heartless rationa-
lism, but genial, loving wisdom, with
a ray as glowing as it is luminous for
our pathway and our home. She can
teach us that virtue is not hard law,
dull Journalism, harsh negation, but
living inspiration, drawing power from
the eternal love, and going forth in
heathful freedom to its conflict and to
its peace. All men may confess to a
share of weakness for the pretty girls
who are found every where trying to
make mediocrity charming, and to keep
up the old routine of empty show and
pretty clique. We understand in some
degree the power of that ring of races
when they pass into favored establish
ments, the pet wives of husbands whose
principles and aspirations are not always
the better by this petticoat government.
But among the girls and the matrons we
have seen enough of what true woman
can be, to make us wish and strive that
she may be a more frequent fact and
power In these new times that threaten
dangers as well as promise privileges,
and call upon men and women to study
together the science and art of the social
order which they are to suffer or to enjoy
together. We often call our time the
age Of mechanism, but it ought to be
the millennium of ideality and faith
for within all the facts of nature and
history mysterious forces move, and
over all the supreme love presides. II
men are too often universe, and becoming
as soulless as the machines by which
they make their money, women do moi
end that way, and even their faults vim
dictate the emotions, and do not wholly
deny the ideal sphere. The true culture
under the supreme guidance will give
woman due power for mans sake al
we'll as her own, and bring the maxwell
Gus quickness of her perceptions, the flasl
of her intuitions, and the richness 0
her genius into the true life. She ha
more genius than man in proportion t.
the measure of her faculties, and Hart
mann well says that young men shout,
associate with women for the best inven
tive, for you can find men in their books
but women must be seen to be appreciat
ed. They have certainly done wonder
in our age by their books, and the cen
fury that has given us Oorinne, Consuel
and Ronaola may, before it closes, sho,
us type of society worthy of the VIC
manly fascination that appears in thos
pages. If they can do so much
print, where so much of thei
form. movement and spirit is kept bacl
what will they not do in society whe
full culture is given to their power
and full sweep is allowed to their grace
and charms Perhaps there is DANCE
that they will have too much power, an
imperil masculine sense by their witcl
ing art. If SO, the remedy is in mo,
education, not less, and a new day wi
come when women will have scient
enough to check their frequent foil
and to bring far-seelng wisdom to ii
services of their beautiful tastes.-
Horper's Magoaine.