The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-01-04
Southern Women Misunderstood.

throughout the south in the interest of
education, talked TO the people Of Washing
ton, ID. C., at All Souls church last Sunday
night about the women of the south. He
was led TO talk upon this subject by the
ignorance be has found IN all parts of the
north with respect to the women Of the
south. This ignorance Is particularly
noticeable among that large class Of north
ern people WAC never 60 beyond the limits
of their respective states, and often not
beyond the limits Of their respective
| counties.
DR.. Mayo said that before the war the
ordinary idea of the southern woman that
prevailed in the north was that she was a
female Of tropical nature, with rare fasci.
nation OF person ana manners; despot In
society; often eccentric and imperious.
after the style Of the leading lady in the
society drama; averse TO labor contemptu-
GUS OF self-support; listless and tempestuous
by turns; tyrant among her servants and
fury in sectional politics>" He said that
this was the idea that was still entertained.
II am asked" be said, "a dozen times a
week by excellent people In all parts Of the
north, if do not find the southern women
filed with bitterness over the results Of the
late conflict, and if the southern girl OF the
period 10 not at once that contradictory
nondescript. listless, shiftless, superficial
butterfly OF society, and an artless conspira-'
tor against the peace of the nation"
The doctor told his audience that this
northern idea of southern women was a
mistaken one. "Do not" he said, ''believe
vvhn falI Al.
women of the south are haters OF their
country, bitter enemies Of the north, proud
and disdainful Of our sympathy, or any
thing else that flows SO easily from the pen
| of correspondent sauntering through the
watering place for a now sensational COL
umn in the metropolitan press here is
nothing between the young women Of the
north and south to-day save their mutual
\ ignorance OF each other and the difficulties
of getting hold of each others hands. fla
thousand Of the bstter sort Of girls from
Louisiana, Virginia and Texas could live
for three months with thousand Of sim
liar class from Michigan, Massachusetts
and Now York there would be a thousand
new friendships and a rush of letters north
| and south which would wake the sleepiest
| postmaster at the crossroads and bring 600
fine fellows to the anxious seat with i'm
quiring minds concerning their sisters
dearest friend.'n
1t Is difficult to understand why there
continues to be such ignorance among
northern people with respect to southern
women. Thousands of the most intell-
gent of the northern people visit the south
every winter, and thousands of
the best of the southern people
visit the north every summer,
and this constant mingling of the
representative people Of the two sections
ought to have corrected long before this
the erroneous impressions of southern
women entertained at the north. 1t looks
almost as IL the northern people were SO
welded to their error that that they dis
liked to abandon it. although having suffi-
Gent evidence to justify them in doing 50.
As matter of fact, in nothing is tho
northern woman superior to her sister Of
the south. In some respects the women of
the north could take lessons from the women
Of the south with advantage. The southern
woman is not a tyrant in her household, and
is not despotic in the treatment of her serv-
ants. On the contrary, gentleness and
courtesy mark her conduct in her home,
and her servants are dealt with kindly and
considerably.
The northern woman has an idea that the
southern woman is helpless in adversely.
There never was greater mistake. The
last quarter Of century has shown that
southern women are equal to any erner-
gency. If they have wealth they know how
to enjoy 1t. If poverty is their lot they
know how to endure it without complaining.
and how to make the most of the little they
have. All through the south there
are girls belonging to the best
families earning their living. And
they face adversely bravely. Many were
reared in luxury. and were overtaken by
misfortune. Instead Of becoming depend
ents they courageously went to work at
whatever they could find to do.
DR.. Mayo is engaged in an educational
work in the SOUTH There is a field for his
efforts at the north. He could hardly en-
gage in a better work than in correcting
the wrong impressions which the women of
the north have of the women Of the south
Mary ELLINGTON, pretty Quaker girl of
Philadelphia, finally succeeded in marrying
her Japanese sweetheart, Inazo Nitobe.
They were welded by the Quaker cere-
mony in the great. bare, Quaker meeting
house. at Fourth and Arch streets, Philadel-
phia. The girls parents did all they could
to prevent the marriage. Argument and
persuasion, however. were alike unsuccess-
full in making the young lady swerve from
the man of her choice, who had, out of re-
gard for her. become a Quaker. Mr.. Nitobe
is about 80 years old, and is a man Of high
rank in his native country. For six wears