Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-27

that the dear sisters will ever be greater in
word and deed than at present. In fact, the
signs of the times are that they will make
good deal more noise in the world in the
future than they have in the past. Inc
dress and the demeanor, the hirtations ana
the fig leaves of the "garrulous parrots, as
he calls them, are what seem to disturb
Brothe. Miller's equanimity with regard to
the sisters, but we can comfort him with no
hope of a rest from them until he goes
hence, where only is there rest for the weary.
Women are discovering more and more
new uses for their tongues, and pens and
talents. They are developing more physical
force for 'gallivanting" and "going on,
and instead of less attention to dress they
are giving more to it in order to have, just
what Brother Miller would have, more OF
health, and comfort, and comeliness.
But while the talented Joaquin was some
what rough on the women, Chauncey Depew
gives it as his experience that they have
minds as vigorous as those of men, and what
they most urgently need is education, and II
he were a woman he would strain every
nerve and make any sacrifice to obtain IT.
But while Brother Depew urges education
so strongly, it remained for Admiral Porter
to advocate ior women weak-mindedness and
laziness. IF he were a woman, he would
show sweetness of temper, loving heart,
and an absence of all strong-mindedness.
Woman, as he seems to think, was made
not to work, but to "charm man in his
hours of ease" and be a clingirg, depend
ent, guileless creature, who should spend
most OF her time in sitting upon her hus-
bands knee.
DIR. Talmage declares in the most positive
hi lott tofI af oHnn1
man and masculine woman. 1t would be
entertaining to know just what he means by
masculine woman" Does he take the
same view as DR.. Dix, that college training
will make q good, sweet girl unwomanly aud
that she will grow to have what ''seems
man IS soul staring at you domineeringly
and insultingly from woman's forehead.
This seems to be holy terror ever before the
mind of DR.. Dix, and yet, notwithstanding
the girls have got into Columbia College,
and are to be educated just as are the boys
in opposition to which he has wasted so
much argument and eloquence. Oh, these
dearly beloved brethren, how sadly anxious
they are to keep women within the bounds
marked out for them by the prejudices and
narrow notions handed down from days of
barbarism. Judging by the manner in
which they keep hammering away at the
subject, it might be thought that every
blessed woman was everlastIngly trying to
climb over the fence set around her, and
had to be continually thrust back and be sat
down upon hard.
ASKING FOR PARTICULARS.
Who are the masculine women" who
are held up as such frightful ex-
amples to their sisters? If the dear
brothers would mention a few of them
for our warning and instruction, it would
perhaps save many from following in their
footsteps. Do they mean the women who
have gone into the pulpits to preach and to
teach? Do they mean those who have been
admitted to the bar? Do they mean Frances
Willard, who is the head OF the W. G. 7. U,
or Mrs. Stanton, or the Women in Kansas
or Wyoming? DR.. Mary Walker is about
the only one who presents o masculine ap-
pearance, but that only goes as far as dress.
DR.. Mary is as devoted to the principle that
such dress is what will insure 'peace, plen-
ty and calm, sweet health" not only for
women, but men as well, that she is full of
the courage of her convictions as was old
John Brown, whose soul is marching on.
Those who know her, and especially the old
soldiers, speak Of her as every inch good
woman.
Another favorite writer, Edgar Saltus, ad-
vocates laziness and silence in women. If he
were woman he would do nothing impor-
tant-would wear no corsets-and simply
live to charm and be silent
But with all that these famous literary
men have said as to what they would do if
they were women, not one remarked that he
would raise large family-not one said he
would like to keep house-not one said, if
he were woman, he would be the ideal wife
or mother. But while the most of them
treated the question facetiously, still there is
a good deal of instruction to be gained from
them by women, who can see behind the re-
turns. They touch on the whole woman
question. 1t is somewhat strange that not
one of them said, if were woman 1 would
stay at home and darn the
stockings, or always be arrayed in charming
style and meet my husband with a smile.
1t is little strange that none of them said
he would like to spend his days in mission
airy work and find his reward in heaven.
No one expressed any desire to be society
girl and to have chaperone. Nor to be
teacher-nor to be a doer of great and good
deeds-nor to be the writers of powerful
books like those of Madame De Stael, or
George Eliot, or Mrs. Stowe, or Mrs, Hum
phrey Ward. No one professed any desire,
if woman, hardly one eyinced any desire
to be of that class "who will do her husband
good and not evil all the days of his life
whose heart doth safely trust in
her-who considereth field and
buyeth it and planteth vineyard
who openeth her mouth with wisdom, and
her tongue is the law of kindness; whose
children arise up and call her blessed, and
her husband also he praiseth her-give her
of the fruit of her hands, and let her own
works praise her in the gates" IF they had
only told women what they consider best in
them to do seriously, it might have been
sermon that would have done good. But
by treating it fippantly, as most of them
did, it was not hard to see that they have
not all yet outgrown the old-time idea that
they constitute "the superior SEX"
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