The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-09-19

VIII no longer be governed t,x n,
ghosts Of dead and yariseed No.
whose sole living epresentafires ~
found IN the most DEGRADED corner =.
Africa II nearly 800 wear 81 Chris.
tiaystty have not advanced fivflfxatfg,r,
IN great Christian clkx =, rFiat fhs
mothers Of families and the efaf1nins
daughters Of those mothers can ~
zk'out ia pubair enjoying 81 innoceF =,
liberties. wiiy then We must confs-s
our civilization yeneered Fsavfarisu M
and that the brute mot il sin to-
strong 70 permit women their Euss
rights.
Under the old ecclesiastical regime
which was backed up by that rer:sariisa.
bic bachelor Sc. Paul, who had strait
aactsd ideas about women and their
manner of dress, women had no
chance at all Their pgft,lIc diversion,
vas going 70 church. 1hsch sa;ted the
male sex 20 . charm coopel up like
hens, the women must have had 4 Jul
and dismal time Of il, bat NOWADAYS
they are enjoying more outdoor free
dom. They have begun 70 see what
they might enjoy under a more literal
civilization, and some day they will
NtA4sfztE t44EtI f4EtfEafltAta
There IS no more charming woman
Than the educated Mexican lady. she
j worthy Of all tbs compliments the
adniring men pay her. she Is The hope
o. the country, and she merits the
amIsiest social liberties. and, If she
docs not eventually win them, then
the role Of q prophet does not tseiong
10 me.
The objection frequently made to
giving greater social freedom 10 the
women Is that the men being Of South
ern blood, are too passionate in their
addresses, and would, ii permitted 10
nlIngle more freely with the women.
begin to pay court 20 them and TO
make love in earnest. But d0a't be-
iieve there Is any less chiyalFy among
Mexican men than exists in northern
nations. The overstress laid on love
IN Latin nations comes from the Moor
ish secluSion IN which the women live.
The young men are poetieal, and talk
Of love @hen they should be playing
polo or haunting. and the mystery sur
rounding the lie OF the women stimu-
iates their fancies. II i an unhealthy
syst tenn when young men begin writing
epic verses 1t an age when outdoor
sports should engage their attention.
The boy IN Latin countries sees, OF
course, his mother and his sisters.
but, like all lads, he has a decided
taste for somebody eise's sisters He
can / call on them familiarity. owing to
this iine old Moorish etiqaetfe. and so
he must coniiBe himself 10 watching
balconies and contriving means q
sIBuggie notes 60 the adsred one By
some bTibe-taking servant. III he had
been Ike an American lad. sent 20 a
mixed school where he found ont that
girls were very much like boys. and
that some are cross and others dis
agreeable. some too spoony and Others
too acid, he would not make such q
mystery OF the female sex. But, not
having passed through that period OF
establishment, he begins TO make
love when hardly out OF short trou-
sers.
The girls. cooped up the greater part
OF their time, find amusement in This
forbidden solt OF love making. and
from behind their bars iool. out on
the romantic creature. ornSmented,
perhaps, with youthful pinlpies, bat
wearing trousers, aud permitted e
ramhle about Ike Satan, seeking that
which he may deyour. This j. a
healthy sort Of education fer the
youth ol both sexes. isn't it2