Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-02-26
womAn's WORLD IN PARAGRAPHS.
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Young ,fen tn Read

This Paragraph Is Written Especially For
Young ,Ien tn Read
Among my friends is young woman
who has lately refused three different Of
fe-s of marriage. She Is a strong. beau
tiful. queenly girl. who supports herself
handsomely by work she has chosen.
She is attractive in society, and people
wonder why she does not marry. She
herself has no antipathy To marriage
and wonld make one Of the sweetest,
nobless Of wives. Why does she not
marry When asked that question by
intimate friends. she answers simply. Il
don't know anybody | would have
With admirers in plenty she tells the
literal truth. The young men who offer
themselves 10 her are of type which is
Numerically common in all cities-just
the ordinary. well dressed. undersized,
scrawny, cigarette smoking, alcohol
drinking youth who is proud of going on
Saturday night tears" or ''tares,-
whichever way you would rather spell
it, One OF the three my young lady
liked almost well enough to marry. But
the tainted atmosphere of his past life
followed him and chung to him in spite
of himself. barring him out forever from
the pure home he sought to enter. Tho
ordinary type of city youth whom girls
meet il apt TO be OF the kind mention.
There Is another type, somewhat rarcr,
thick necked, red faced. rather resem-
bling the prizefighter kind. From these
two classes the strong. beautiful, queen
lv -trl x.-hs - Il
must choose n husband. IL she takes one
at ell. Tho number Of those who do not
take any is increasing. Where Ii the
ideal lover that all women dream of, the
1.-the. erect. manly. broad shouldercd
youth, with cheeks rose tinted by health
and clean life, with brilliant eyes and
flashing white teeth. the boy of frank,
merry soul, with heart and brain full Of
noble sspirationss Undoubtedly there
arc such royal lovers still for our young
American queens. but where are they?
Answer me that. Bring thorn on tho
rcene and take away these semi-inva-
lidcd young weakiings with their mud
dy compilations. discolored teeth and
mean little foxy ambitions. The 20th
century woman is aweary OF the sight
Of them
Mrs. Lyrde Craig has been admitted to
practice as lawyer IA all the courts Of
California
great step has been made, in tho
higher education Of women IN Germany.
Nine liberal minded professors Of the
University q Gottingtn offer private
courses 10 women students in various
branches. ranging from church history
70 experimental psychology. That 20
many German professors in one uni
versity favor woEnan's education Is en-
oouraglng indeed.
Bachelor girls are very much the
fashion how. There is great difference
between a bachelor giri and an old
maid An oh maid Is a woman who
missed tantrimony and had nc other re-
source - which - turn. 4 bachelor girl
II an unmarried uot1au who earns her
living IN merry iude;<nlent way and
fes's that she viii never y isif. whether
che marries OF not There are net many
old maids now
The hrst woman 70 be elected assist
ant ssrseant-at arms IN = legislature j.
Mrs n a Andersen of Little Rock. who
was fsacei N boT oshce ~ he ARKANSAS
iasisl 4fnrc Ter datsea mostly consist
IN disfrieutiug rail iimo,sg to mem
bers AMI ssu.ling their seitsrs 20 the pat.
Permit nse = suggest the following
A. quest Wa frr .li4russicn hv vafaanS
elEte What effect viii learuiae flse
eafF-n'eT trade have ~ mans career
IS husfand and fsth.T
The Massachusetts, farmers ~ their
e1oxeuf3en IL ca voted Ena1irlousiT
- favor = riuins .rai sufffaee for wom-
81. Ihfy di1 ~. 4keF passed = res
eiHtfon assiag TIE legislature g. ssact 4
law sna sslx zfn - vefe fr shlel
COMMITTEES o. fi.4 sane terms fhst s5ea
10. FfrzA AscuAan C'nxseR