The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-01-09
MATTERS FEMININE.
sensitiveness but Another Name
for seI6shness.
A Se- Chsseh-Fstr Gsme-sofsss
Things that Women cas- do
and Men Cannot

tive relative Or sTsendk a creature
whose entire being J. - deile4teiy at
tuned that the nlerest breath. the
slightest Joke o. fzinsess silnsioa all
sweep the strings Of the sensitive IN
strameat until Il walls IN 1iscord
Parents stand guard over such
daughters ard forster their sensitive
natares with a feeling half ave- hall
vrfde. II Il xith a half rePs9ae5iui
and half ex8ltant saiie that mother
clasps a Shrinking. kicking specimen
az babvdofn. whiie sho explains - TIE
fnuocent ofenasr hos sensitive The
child &. The sensitive girl Z a. IN
ts-ue.. e,ne. She Il both watcbful ana
srsrisissys AZ school she loves her
dearegf elsHm with an ab*orblns aIsfs-
tor and makes their eompanionsbip
!, wfovT0v one. The intimate and sac
sili generally be some frank. generous
,.reatr,re-wtiI afteFward remember tbs
Friendship a. one nnbrOkep martyr
dom.
Aaaswsatisear the sensitive girl 4
honey and gall She loves with an ~
ten=itv and reckiessness that i aiFll.s.
She exacts the meaning Of every tiff
ING wori. hook and aet ol her lover
18th 4 teYsistsncy that b fiendisb.
she tsyn. fiale and FAnshea ai nothing
and wesus az tilin sir. Mhai time hef
lover does not spend IN exaltlnE hef
EgeetneSs. he - kept busy explaining
something that has burt her
IL a. however. when this girl be-
come a wiie that che extreme post
bilit;es IT a sensitive nature may ifeeiy
ulav The broad sea Of matrimonial
M presents a magnificent surface Tor
INC i.reeses 81 d sensitive sQul inail The
ver;affons II il ever changing wave
ia its splft counter currents and deep
Ground eweIl over ~ jagged, rocky
sh1res aud among its ieousaH1s o.
tsi.fs and lavs. there g. such glorious
1,,,r9.rtnnitv for She sensitive 20 sigh
sd "a 4 tbfs kind OF wiie who Is panied
,fb.o her hasband goes fishing With
ont her approval gho is hort however
Li,dfv hs fusv seek 10 point ont some
G,,ia failing tff her own. Her eyes
All t,e full ii tears il he Is delayed 81
si,sror-tjtte. and she Il crushed 70 the
ear,h wheu he denies some triiiing re-
quest. oboe, Ia.
80, 4 intoxication. but Whose snf-
fersuos are an everlasting pin-pFlfk-
Tbo ssnsifive sweetheart and the sen
st,tye bride are uoyelties. The radi-
a 800, ~ /, fresh romance, the delicious
- ~ tender Cancellation alter the
agony a. CHASTITY misunderstanding
comnensate to the lover or newly
made husband.
This sensitive. tear stained, aceus-
ING reuroachful-eyed woman, ho#eF-
or rs q steady companion = Ike TIE
perpetuai dropping OF water on the
rocks. IL means out OF patience love
and respect
A woman Of this kind : q sort Of
,hameIeon. she feeds on air. ana her
coI0r burns or fades with the passing
hue OF other people thoushtiessness.
She becomes. unknown 70 herselif the
center ~ a new creation. About her
I. evolved an atmosphere Of caution
ana restraint. Husband, children
ami friends cross this impalpable bat
r.owerful barrier with guilty con.
eealed wishes or cunuingiy sugarei
suggestions. They approach a per
sonal desire OF a consideration OF tner
rights with cold ehilis OF apprehension
and tremoFs of anticipation.
MS woman Is not sensitive at all.
She Is inst sensitiyeiy and diplomat
icalIv ls-na;ursd she Is a tyrant and
she lashes her slaves with her tears
ana exaefs their seryitude by courtesy
and not bills Of sale. She i allowed
10 practice her wicked profession be
cause il has been miscalsed from baby
hood. She has been assisted IN IT.
cultivation by weak parents, an in
dulgent husband aud dutIful children
She learned the power OF her weakness
IN babvhood. which Is anything but
ruileless moie-eyed condition Her
youth Is spent In experimenting on
the unforiunates allied t0 her by blood
She learned that sob was worth
more III solid confectionery than
scratch or bite. A. sweetheart zhe
knew that a tear was equivalent 10 the
hrmlle confession woman loves To
hear. AsaHile she learned that IN
der the garb uf sensitiyeness woman
NAV tyrannizo indefinitely over a gen
eroiis. chivaiFic. peace-loying man.
domestic martyr Is only a shade bet
Ter than @ domestic scold, and the
same selfish disregard Of other peoples
happiness Is the foundation rock IN
the soul OF the woman who weeps as
well A. the woman who sColds.
FLogFSCE HCNTLEI.