The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-04-21
OLD MAIDS.
FEW WORDS IN DEFENSE OF A
MUCH ABUSED CLASS.
hen II Is That a Woman Really he.
comes an Acquisition to Society,


comes an Acquisition to society.
philadelphia Timesl
Ill was incidentally remarked in these col
ms short time ago that the race of ole
|aids had long since become extinct, and VIC
p not only surprised but grieved to find that
|ere are those who do not agree with that
(atement. They have sent up postal cards
extravagant Numbers to say SO, but the
tly one which 1t seems to deserve any at
ntion is from a lady who signs herself
me OF the race not yet extinct" or course.
didn't know this particular old maid, or it
|uld never have been said that the race was
sinct-lt will be triumphant so long as one
|nains, and this one lives In Philadelphia,
i the great honor of the city, which can
fst OF q great many things not ac-
led other cities. 1t is fact. however. that
world is not producing any more old
ds, and the race is on its last legs, so to
Unmarried men OF advanced age and
census takers have made the discovery
there are more women than seem to be
anded In the matrimonial market on the
1nent outside OF Utah, but nobody has the
ldence or dishonesty to call them the old
That you were taught, when very
1g, to contemplate as the hook nosed wo-
who went about with gingham bag
UMBRELLA, and a tongue long enough to
around The whole neighborhood and
le. That kind OF human being has be-
extinct, and there isn't anything in the
pf human being to take her place. There
great many leftover women and they
ainfully conspicuous on public occasions
31t-over women always come to the sur
min tnn oil
ions; they are. apparent everywhere ex-
at church, where they always go but
give an impression there OF being left |
But they are always useful: at the |
they have the biggest lusfch baskets |
know petter than anybody else how
ougfp to be managed to make every
happy at the ball they don't stand In
orn@Fs and invite folks to believe thew
nhids-they make partners OF each
ans dance with as much apparent
ire us Ii they were not left over and
care cookie whether there was man
world or not. And yet, with the world
syoung men In search of rich wives, and
en on the lookout for young partners,
zee q leftover women ought to be
on the decrease, although there is no
lear evidence that it Is.
leftover woman is really happy ac-
on to society. At the time when a
woman ceases to search for a husband
ere ever is such a time In the history of
married woman-she becomes real iIse-
he does not, as in other days, dengen-
nto an old maid, and settle down to
g heavy socks for her brothers and her
ys. The world has taught her better
than that, and she sensibly declines to
an old maid. This woman Just begins
ze that there are places in the world !
rybody, not excepting the woman who
over. With good grit she selects '
and begins to work it out with a {
and energy which discourages any y
to. characterize her as an old
for. In fact, she has no time to be 8
maid. Lots Of the good things of life ]
ng In wait for her that she had never {
q OF In the limited philosophy of her L
life, and as they advance upon her in c
It succession she realizes how much a
It is to be anything than an old maid, &
or called Jane Austin or Hannah More /
oline Herschell or even Susan B. An G
IN old maid Who ever calls anybody t
,es anything for herself or anybody a
the world, an old maid And it is r
essary TO make name in literature. +
tory girl or the shop girl may do as
n her way to win, not distinction of
Gld, perhaps, but independence, and S
bout the happiest possession of any
TINS earth. With single exception, Ii
re take pleasure in noting, the race of f,
us mas become extinct. q