The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-12-01

of man IN Al hss present svoe2tions. she
vii stsal he omzr-Eess gentle, perhaps.
ard ! t<zae Less refined ii fler manner
Yen may depena upon Il, thai Il eyer the
fesofukf0n does come ~ ssle form tasent-
enei Ssy Rev. DR.. EhaekesfuxG, 4 wi BE- -
date 80 far distant thai the present gem
Grafton need not worry about II
To say that Dr ShackeIfori's sorio-
physiological proposition vii cause sen-
saficln ri Sorosis when il comes up for dis
cussi0n IS putting it mildly. There viii BE
very Hstie hair left IN the doctors scalp.
rnetaphericaIlv speaking. when the ladies'
are through with him. His thesis has
arossea All the waTlike tendencies Of
the progressive school snd be vii Be
made 10 repent ii IN saekci0th and ashes.
They regard Il IS 3 proposition which
II realized would overthrow society. How
would Ward McAIiister look Introducing
q number Of rpaebuds-the seasons debut
tanEes-if Ehe latter had bewildeEing ar
rag of tiny muxtaches of the most eApti-
waiting development and every variety OF
shade, from as0IGen blonde TO ravens Wig
And how Oh hoEi would girl look with
red naastaehe or 81 auburn goztee2 Where
would be the romance in taking ouch girl
cat sleigh-ridsng. or escorfing her 70
church, or IN listening to her waFbling
cadenza and wipiag the moisture from her
doxuv lips like the from bonisf in Ger
man band u What would then coma Of
all the fine passages IN the poets touching
the ruby lips. the peaehy cheeks and the
peayly teeth Of our best girls
Even the shell-like ears would be hidden,
ali the pretty dimples would disappear and
(heaven forbid y the evolution might IN
time persuade her 70 shingte her hair.
Imagine Bernhardt minus her streaky,
black tresses. or Potter without her cop
pery-hued locks. or our own and only
Mary rejoicing in waxed mustache and
mutton-chops and sacrificing her wavy
brown locks 20 the necessities Of q derby.
II the possession OF the ballot and the pro-
gress OF woman's rights is 10 involve these
radical changes and the sacrifice OF much
that nov charms and ailures Us to the sex,
and nearly all that makes us its willing
and devoted slaves. then it is safe so pre-
dict that it will be very long in coming in
deed.
Historians assert that the Amazonian
guards of the King OF Dahomey contained
many bearded women, whose prowess in
battle was fully equal 10 that of men.
are bearded females, with chin whiskers
that wave in the soft Italian summer
breeze And in certain districts in Swis-
zerIand ii Is the task of the women to till
the fields, leaving TO the men the duties of
hunting and fishing and filing the Iarder
with fresh game. Great, strong, ox-iike
creatures. these women, when maternity
comes, leave the fields for a day or some
times even less, and, returning next morn
ing. surrender the care Of the infant to her
husband. who stays at home and plays the
role of wet-nurse to perfection. Nowhere
in the world have the relations and avoca-
tions OF the sexes been so materially
changed as in those pastoral Swiss valleys.
Yet even there the women are beardiess.
The intimation by DR.. Shackeliord that
there are many women to be found in
New York With beSzsass is one not 70 be
passed lightly by. IL Is doubtless true
that among some OF the dark-skinned for
eign races who come 70 our shores. there are
women whose upper lips are shade or two
darker than their rich oriental blood would
seem to warrant. Like the Cuban girls
spoken Of by Mrs. Leslie, they wear IN.
cipient mustaches that threaten some day
to develop into proportions that would not
shame West Point cadet. bat such pecu-
Harities are rare among native American
girls or matrons. On the cosmopolitan
East side the Italian and Polish women are
remarkably dark-skinned and their hair is
usually shade blanker than ebony itself.
They are somewhat prone 10 downy-
coated lips ard chins with just the sus-
picion Of a tuft upon them, hiding the soft
curves of features that would otherwise
often be really handsome. oneof the best
known feminine frequenters of Wall street
for years was large, fine-looking woman,
who had had three husbands and a mus
taehe long enough to curl at the ends.
She was tolerated among the brokers for
her wit, and she made money. Another,
but much older, bearded female stock
SPECTATOR is even now q frequenter of the
street and annoys the operators by her
persistent demands for points" on the
market
The BEARD and Ballot" thesis seems
destined 10 be widely discussed among
American women everywhere. No more
interesting or pertinent topic has been pre-
scented for their consideration IN q decade.