Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-27
A sELFsACRIFICING SEX.
The Slaves of the Great Lords of Crea
ton

The Slaves of the Great Lords of Crea-
ton.
Look here, now, writes Clara Belle, con-
sidering the point reasonably, mustn't you
admit that a great deal is expected Of wO-
men in the wayof moulding herself to cir
cumstances? If her sweetheart be
crotchety, jealous, eXacting, she must
shape herself to his pecaiiarities of tenn
per. If her husband be cranky in his
ideas Of conjugal felicity, she must not
try to reno We the rough edges. but must
somehow DISPOSE herself as comfortably
as may be around them. And now comes
a similar requirement in bodices. The
newest costumes imported from Paris, as
a rule, have very long waists and high
shOuldered effects. Oh, it doesn't matter
that one has for several seasons worn cor
sets that fit her easily. The requirement
is now likely to be that she shall extend the
girting OF that article downward until it
cuts her hips awfully, in order to force a
length Of waist contrary to what nature
b 0s gwen her; that she shall, also, in
obedience to command OF high should
ers, suffer the tOrtures of arm-holes that
cut her on the under sides and restrict the
articulation of her shoulder joints. II is,
Of course, true that most women can 90
to a greater length than man in the dis
placement of adipOse tissue, so as to
change form TO suit the fashions, while
the few who are too scrawny to thus actu-
ally remodel their bodies may seem TODD
so by means OF artifciahty. Neverthe-
less, my sisters ought to get the credit Of
their martyrdom. That same quality Of
self-abnegation explains why 10 is that
pretty girls often marry ugly men. l
heard IL said the other day, quite re-
proachtully, that whenever there was o
marital union of repugnant persons. as or
whites with blacks. OF Caucasians with
Moug0lians, d the like, the partner who
makes the sacrifice of instinct il the wo-
man. OF course, that is going down TO
low level Of refinement and intelligence.
but nevertheless IL illustrates the point /
am making-that women are ever defer
ring 20 circumstances in manner that
men won't Ten girls we'd Old men where
one young chap husbands "A venerable
matron. A debt of gratitude is owed 10
woman IN this particular, honestly and
truly. Speaking of aged bridegrooms.
one of them took his youthful bride 10
Baruum's show. She was So sweet in her
manner, and SO bridal M her travelling
costume, that nobody could tail to see
that she was right from the sacrdcial al
tar. The pair stopped in front Of the
snake-charmer, Nala Damaiante, mn East
India woman. who let's some pythOns
crawl and writho around her bare neck
and arms most horribly. Nala Is a verv
bright. intelligent tourist, speaking Eng
lish with funny French accent, aud liza
bic ~ any time to say humorous things.
Above all she resents the imputation that
the snakes are nasty roVtles which no
sensible person could wear 10 handle.
Wen, the bride shiycred 40 the sight.
chung to the arm OF her husband, and eN-
claimed:
Glow can she bear 10 touch 'emf"
81 would rather do zis," said Nala.
spiteiully. A. she coiled a snake fondly
around her waist and patiel its hideous
head, "zan hu re Oft hOoshands.n
KNOW THYsELF. by reading the "sel.
once OF LlIn.n tho hn.L rnnIlnaI No. -.