Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-05
IN BRIEF.


with all his clearness of perception did not
foresee the woman of 1900. To keep 81
lence in the churches may not be difficult.
but the doctor is of the opinion that for a
wife to learn from her husband at home on
every subject, secular of religious, is not ne
cessary, and he might have said is not al
ways possible.
Under the new dispensation there is an
enlightened womanhood whereof the voice
should be heard, and that ii is heard is the
reason for much of the elevation in senti-
ment that has marked this century. Silence
woman's voice n all causes that lead to
reformation and ad yancement, chill their
effort in philanthropy, compel them to be
keepers at home. and there would!be clog
put under the wheels Of progress that ere
long would completely check all advance.
Paul has many disciples in his gospel re-
lating TO woman. Men are much more apt
In quoting the laws he lays down for wo-
men than IN such of his teachings as relate
10 mans chief end-and hence mems writ
ings abound in lessons on woman's proper
sphere, her duty and her shortcomings.
Men who lay much stress on their chival-
rio devotion TO the sex oppose the idea that
women should be equipped for the bust
ness of life; they talk very. beautifully, and
were this Arcadia it might be practically of
woman's dependent nature that TO be
lovable she should be void of individuality
and find her chiefest charm in feeling of
dependence on man. Very pretty is this,
but Arcadia is a poets fancy, and the world
has rocky paths for tenderly matured girls,
as well as for brawny men.
1t follows, therefore, that much of the
counsel that is gratuitously given to women
avails them little. 1t seems not to occur to
these counselors that the nece5sityof self
maintenance is oftener thrust upon women
than sought after, and when this condition
arises the exigencies are too great to admit
of any preparation for the work.
There can be no question that woman was
designed for different sphere than that of
man, but until men learn the full measure
of their duty and use the powers bestowed
upon them in more efficient ways, there
will always be opportunities for women to
exercise all their facu ies, not only for
their own support, but for the helpless,
aged and infirm who 4 necessarily de-
pendent upon them, and rhom no man Will
help.
There is no just ground for criticism of
women in the exercise of their personal lib
a,t,,. yvor,an,s iptaiIigan, , bar acti,itv and
hen. emotions are hers and ca Iong ne sha
remembers her trrua function as = sniritraI
fo,.,., ,,-a,. 70 l,a fo,pd !, tho ,,anr,a,J Of
philanthropy. so long she DISCHARGES
faithfully her hottest duties TO humanity
that are her inheritance with that of her
less GROSS natura sba ism, . nrona,. cub
fe,.t for advarsa criticism II yara mapIia,.
10 extend a brothe,.s hand IN smooth AWAY
difficulties that are in the noth and LET her
feel that she has the rs,.. ~ evrnnatbv of
fellow traveller, aloor a a-h not easy to
apv feet.
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Reform in women $ garments is decidedly
perplexing At the moment when ears are
strained to hear the soft frou-frou of the
silken petticuat, the dress reformers launch
the mudless gown; Just at the time when
eyes are watching to catch a glimpse of u
trim ankle and the dainty ruffles that must
be lifted in muddy weather, these very
practical women invent gown that cannot
be lifted, because of its peculiar fashioning
OF course sensible men will admire cos
tune that abolishes u Graggled skirt, but as
sensible men are III hopeless minority.
the muilesS gown is likely to find small
favor with any but the eccentrics of either
Sex. -.
Some rejected sutton is working off his
spleen by saying that engagement rings are
now made adjustable, so that one ring may
serve many fingers This is an admission
that women, as rule, return the ring to
vance along the line of truth; heretofore
photographers have expended their weak
humor upCa thc girls whom they accuse of
becoming engaged in order TO increase their
stock of jewelry. There are girls who
think there would be more fitness in such
matters if lovers VOWS We're not adjustable.
What hurts I woman most is not that some
other girl may have worn the ring, as that
some other girl has listened to and believed
his vows of eternal fidelity
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It was the touch of nature which caused
the passers-by in large city to stop and