The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1881-10-22
Miscellaneous Items.

KISDSEss OF WOMEN have observed among
all nations that the women ornament themselves
more than the men that wherever found they
the same civil. kind, obIiging. humane, tender
beings that they ever inclined to be gay and
cheerful timOrOus and modest. They do not
hesitate, like men, to perform a hospitable or
generous action not naughty nor arrogant not
superciliOus, but full Of courtesy and fond Of
society Industrious, economical, ingenious,
more liable, in general, to err than man, and
performing more good actions than he. | never
addressed myself in the language of decency and
friendship TO n woman, whether civilized OF
savage, without receiving decent and friendly
ansWer. With man il has often been OtherW ise.
In wandering over the barren plains Of inhOspit-
able Denmark, through honest Sweden, frozen
Lapland. rude and churlish Finland, unprinciped
Russia. and the widespread regions Of the wan
dering Tartar, IL hungry, dry, cold or sick,
woman has ever been friendly 10 me, and uni
formly so and to add to this virtue, worthy
Of the appelation Of benevolence, these actions
have been performed in so free and in SO kind n
manner. that, If was dry, drank the sweet
draught, and if hungry, ate the coarse mOrsef
with double relish.-JOhH Ledyard.
The jews N SPAIN Willie there il So much
that - discournging in the condition Of what
were once known AZ the progressive countries Of
Europe, il IL agreeable TO detect signs Of what
looks like real progress IN Spain. The idea Of
Ut Ferdinand and Isabella by Offering an asylum
% the Jews driven IN these days by persecution
FROM Russia and Germany seems 10 lave origin
ated at COnstantinOple. Turkey has long been
the place Oi retreat for oppressed Israel but IL
seems to have occurred to a Spanish jew at Con-
stantinOplc that the stream Of emigration might
be diverted to his own country. Already Spain
had received the Jesuits expelled from France
and now the Liberal Ministry Of Senor Slgasta-
with the assent Of the King-prOpOses to welcome
the Jews also. The jews will add n new and
much-needed element Of thrift, industry. Of re-
source, and Of wealth to Spain. But the measure
10 one Of great moment in other respects. Under
the Spanish Constitution there is at present
toerajiOn for those who do not conform TO the
Roman Catholic religion. NOncOnfOrmists, IN
deed are said To number not very many thousands
in all Spain. But 10 permit Of a settlement Of
Jews IN Spain there must be 4 modification Of
the Constitution in n liberal sense and thus the
relief Of Jews from religious disabilities will in
vOlVe the relief Of other n0ncOniOrming denOmi-
nations.
WOMEN ~ GERMASY.-lu Berlin. was told
Of women, who, despite the hiudrances IN their
path, had achieved such intellectual greatness
that even their reluctant countrymen were glad
To recognise them. Such woman as DIR.
Franziska the si-teT-in-lnw Ut the we'll known
and eminent DR.. Hirschfeld Tburtius-thc
former enjoying as great distinction as physician.
A. the latter Dies a. dentist Not only IN Berlin
but in Dresden and Munich, | heard Of associa-
tiOns organized to promote the technical edu-
cation Of women, and % secure their employment
when educated the associations being Ofhcered
and managed by competent. earnest, warm
hearted women. But while Germany is one
great camp-as indeed j. all Europc-an immense
standing army being maintained IN idleness, every
boy born being regarded as a future soldier. and
withdrawn at twenty from business and industry
10 the training Of the camp where for three
years he u taught the hideJus trade Of the
soldier-there Is little hope for the German
woman For the withdrawal Of millions Of men
from their homes. and the industries belonging
% them, forces European women into the severest
toll interferes with marriage, breaks up homes,
demOralises society. and hinders civilization.
How true it is that the severest victims Of war.
as Of drunkenness, are always women -
Women Journal.