The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-08-05
MATTERS FEMININE.
4 oxDpashe1fe Defense Of Women
W. HAYS 10 P1sy Lose Hand
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hnn<3Ie. yet because Of the frejstslce
nGrinsf this elass Of women. eiso f.eaf
1keix own Nance Instead 81 perhaps
some worthless lord ~ creation. ana
teufpted 20 speak sord IN tsaesr de-
AnsnSe. The '.osa nsaSd 81 to-day =
not the xurrranuuated, s0ured female
whom We All knew IL oar childhood
d&y<. although one Bo~ and thsf Il
0aconuferesi Only few years aSs
. woman was yegafslesi BY certain
e1ass Of people as zu eeceasrir AMI siis-
6ooir4hIc person il she did nos iesfk
uron matrsmoay as the ore grand asni
" her lie.
The great fear Of being called ssali
rad has driven many . yoatzg wess
nan 20 neeept the first chance offered,
- take ANYTHING that came her way.
xnxardles@ OF his alsliity Ia iitlF SIP
nort her rather than stand the ifnpsaef
4opfosch OF getting left, OF ef miss
5nx the Mrs. Ga her tombstone.
Many have married for The sake o.
kGiuk &1pg,orfea, or hsve been driven
4 u Il 1eoagh lack Of ability 10 play
: = lOnt kand. having no seii-fesianTe
- pt&6k with which to eight LIES bal
~ 4ejtcd.
- marry for pure mcttves and
~ 16ftedIy happy, bat the average
<1mSR] ~ 81 this age Il not what fancy
naf6 ~ However. nfetrtno8y Is
Mt ~ eubieet, so ! will return to ray
81 - 1i6(ef. who. by the way, II nos
4 A7S ~ old maid from necessity.
1I ~4 hat Think on the whole,
40 = as the best 81 IL IN accept
lnR ~ I1te, all things being equal.
The fart fant 80 many new avenues
a employment have been ops0et to
women during the last fifteen years Is
he leading cause for the ssxe 81 this
araud army. idle women base little
70 think OF but the possibility Of mar
4 rage. and Ii II the one Frand aim
G0usi one, too. when rightly entered
into.
Hut the Young woman who IL work
iu0 In the direction Of her sympathies
and seif-suppofting. Is too much inter
qste<i In her labors % regard natsi-
ntonv with any special favor. partieH-
lafis whom her lot IN life l. az fire.
ou<utiy epvied by her married ae-
x7uaintanees | am not referring 10
fhe poor girls In shops and fac
tories, they poor things, no doubt
look toward natrimony a. n blessed
falief. though they often find Il any
thing else. bat - those young women
who are engaged In cleyafing. con
epnial purzuits-art and Journalism,
Tor instance. They are some OF the
) haDpiest women 10 be found any
where. and they cling 10 their work
With tenacitv and enthusiasm III
yon doubt ii. Just interview few Of
u1em aud judge for yourself After
wards visit some OF the married onea
You know. and try the same process,
then tell me II you wonder that the
young sold maids" prefer their lot
A true American girl Of character,
Who Ii self respecting and intelligent,
may have just as gvod social posi-
ton a. an artist, musician and lUurn-
nllst, and get as much enjoyment out
o. lie ~ fhongh she were the wife Of
merchant She never gets lonesome
for want Of companionship either. and
many Tide rich girls have been known
70 envy her ability b earn her own
money and independence.
There are great many single
women In Boston as the wofld Is very
well aware, as iokcrr and cheap pun
eters have kept this alarming tf1 fact
beiore the public, Besides, statistics
place the superiority In the state Of
Massachusetts az 1000 more women
than men warning Ia nnwery
hatchelers.
Now, In that self same city above all
others, there arc temptations 10 re-
main single. and tlne inducements 10
enter into iaatrimony You may
think Il for want Of material. but such
Il not the case. AZ one may readily
sec who takes the trouble To look
about him with unparalleled eyes
Ouportnniliiies there are far more
plentiful for the advancement OF
women and songoniai pursuits than
anywhere else on this continent
Besides. marked respect Is paid 10
women there and 1t Il perfectly safe
10 walk the streets at any hour, day
or night, without male escurt, la
no other city In the Union can n
woman who behaves herself In lady
like manner 20 10 the theatcf, concert
or any place of amusement uncSe0fted
and escape adverse criticism This Il
q fact. and easily proven.
Tho old maids there are of a very
different type, too. from those encaun-
tered ordinarily. Happy helpful ex-
ixtence they lead. aud although most
OF them would make excellent wives
and mothers, yet they are power in
society and an example OF industry
and oltentimes OF self education 10 Tie
rising generation.
So let rs stop our unworthy riaicuic
and turn il 10 something mere 10
keeping, for we cannot read each 9th.
er's hearts and ianeTmost FEELING aud
may commit gross injustice
The old maid may be just a. tender
and true friend to those who are in
distress and troasir OF any sort a. the
happiest and best married woman in
the land