Wichita eagle., 1889-07-26
ANOTHER VIEW OF HIM.
Puritan Matron Protests Against the
Assertions OF Madame LAMA

was panied to see in recent issue of
Once Week an article by the Marquise
LAMA, entitled 1.-The Man Who Fasci-
Mates" for it SO entirely ignored tho
moral element in the character of men
and women, and presented for our con-
sideration such low and unworthy
standards of conduct as to shock all who
have not become roues or oynics. Briefly,
Madame LAMA declares that women do
not admire men for their goodness or
nobility of character, but for their man
ners and the ability which they may
possess to flatter, cajole and deceive the
silly if not immoral creatures whom she
makes women out to be. l pass over her
assertion that women are fascinated by
mere brute strength. Possibly some of
them are; but it Is no credit to them.
Yet what l wish especially to protest
against Is the calm assumption on the
part of the writer that all women ignore
the question of character in q man. The
veriest scoundrel." she says, that ever
drew breath is apt to be thousand fold
more magnetic than he who, having
marked out an ethical path for himself,
proceeds religiously to follow it. All
women like insinuating manners" And
again: "a man who desires to please =.
woman should never tell the whole truth.
Sincerity arouses and even
retains respect, but that is far different
thing from fascination. 1t suggests the
tradesman in leather apron and smell
ing of garlic compared with a lovely
woman made yet lovelier by tho scent of
rose leaves"
There you have it ali. Al women are
gain their attention men need only be
outwardly charming. Lying and deceit
will not only not hurt them in the esti-
nation of the poor fools whom they wish
to ensnare, bat viii actually help them.
As for the rest, they may be as dissolute
and immoral as they please; women will
still be fascinated by them, so long a.
they are dissolute In charming way.
Now, ask ia al seriousness, Is that
the highest outlook Of our age on this
great question of the relative relations
of men and women? After all these ages
of moral conflict, after all the teachings
Of Christianity, nay, after al the prog
ress made By humanity in intelligence
and morality, is that wretched and re
pulsive bit Of boulevard cynicisrn all we
have 70 show? l wiz not believe il. /
deny that all women are 50 mindless, so
vain, so utterly unable to appreciate or
understand moral goodness and purity
as this writer makes them out 10 be. /
submit that Mime. Lama speaks only for
the fashionable idlers OF both sexes who
in our great cities audaciously assume 70
be the whole Of good society. In reality,
they are only the unhealthy and arti1-
cial scun that floats on the surface Of |
the great stream Of human life. Il |
thousands of happy homes in this city |
today, among both the lofty and tho |
lowly, naeu and women are TO be found !
who would repel with indignant scorn |
such low and cynical view Il our s0- |
cial life. Thank God there is such
thing yet among us IS a love of good |
ness, and truth, ard virtue Ia spite of 1
cur society cyaics. and club roues, and I
miasmatc ero;ic no.eas1z. The women /
of this fair land are not yet So silly ard /
vain Is Nine. LAMA cousiders them 70 !
be. With ea exception here end there
they ere attracted b. purity Of lie and
nobility Of soul in man, and repei.ed Z
by the r0as and tho Liar. however
charming their rsa1ners rzay be.-A
Puritan Matron IN Once 4 WEI
When Perfection BrinS. Profit
HOrse r.cing, n itsesf. Ia neither de-
grading nor anything elss TIA; Is lad; q
-aoe is a beautiful and exhilaratiag spec
acle, and quiet men, who never bet, are