Los Angeles herald., 1890-05-02
A Plea fer Truer womanhood.
H. DE C. D.

''For woman is not undeveloped man."
In this advanced age, when art and
science are making such rapid strides.
and man is making every effort to eman-
cipate himself from the darkness of
ignorance-to bask in the sunlight of
knowledge and power-and how best to
use the great gifts which God has given
him for the benefit of his race. What
is woman doing for the advancement of
her sex? She, who, in the Creators
plan, was to influence the destinies of
nations, and be the helpmate of man in
redeeming the world from the darkness
of Erebus. Too often, instead of being
"a perfect woman, nobly planned" she
illustrates thing light as air, or that
caricature of her sex, the masculine
woman, encroaching on mans rights
with the cranky idea OF reforming the
world, pushing herself forward in politi-
cal meetings, woman's rights questions
and other movements more calculated
to wrong than uplift. Be womanly,
make all your ways ways of pleasant
ness, all your paths peace"
Woman, first at our Saviour's feet,
setting the example of tenderness and
love, you should ever remember that
modesty and dignity should crown your
womanhood, and win all beholders, that
when you are most womanly, you are
performing your work best, man looking
on as venerator not as scorner, "dipt in
angel instinct. breathing paradise, in
terpreter between the Gods and men,"
None but the veriest churl would with
hold his homage from such true and
perfect womanhood. Young girls just
bloosoming into beautiful momen, in
struct yourselves in all fair and gracious
household ways; cultivate all the finer
sympathies, the heart as well as the
brain; be no light butterflies of fashion,
but elegant, graceful, high souled
women, fitted for any position you may
be called to fill; ; uphold each other, and
do not so often, sorely wound
by petty spites and unworthy jealousies.
Help, by youl sympathy and tenderness,
your sister on her way to higher cul-
ture and greater possibilities. The wo-
mans cause belongs to all chivalric,
noble men. They will not refuse you
any claim belonging to your woman
hood. All men admire womanly wo-
man, as much as women respect manly
man. Reverencing each other, but dis
tinct in your individualities, conquer
your ldulIS anu make OF yourselves what
God intended you should be-''To give
birth to the mercy of heaven descending
on EARTH" ''to soothe and to solace :"
"to help and to heal the sick world that
leans on her."
Woman in history and story occupies
a place all her own; the great ones of
all ages brought their tributes and laid
them at the feet of fair and gracious
womanhood The noble Roman matron,
the fair Cornelia, lovely as maiden, per-
feet as wife and mother, whose hero
sons were taught at their mothers knee
those great moral qualities that made
them rulers among men, so that it was
a question whether education had not
done more than nature for "the great
Gracchi." In our own country-America
Mary the mother OF Washington, great
mother of great son, excelled in all the
virtues that made the truest and most
perfect womanhood "She looked well
to the ways of her household" she
scorned not the humber domestic vir-
tues. Although so queenly woman
that she could preside with elegance and
high bred grace in any circle, she pre-
ferred her own home and ireside; there
she set up her lares and penates.
Oh woman, come into your kingdom
claim your birthright. Be women OF