Asheville daily citizen., 1894-12-22
THE NEW WOMAN.

stairs with the most approved Dcisarteah
grace. She felt sure that Mr.. Won Ehren
was watching her progress with admira-
tion, and she suspected that each click Of
her high heeled slippers upon the stairs
brought throb to his youthful German
heart That was why the dark eyed Miss
Brown smiled.
When she had hung up the filmy frock
and kicked of the high heeled slippers
and was attired in dressing gown and
knitted, shapeless footgear, she was still
smiling. She brushed her hair and looked
at herself critically
II am certainly better looking than
was" she murmured appreciatively, land
know how to make the most vt my
charms better than did. This pink thing
is becoming He must be younger than l.
It's almost mean for me to let myself fas-
cinatc him. Those Germans are so ro-
mantle. They are not flippant, cold blood
ed things like our men," Hero Miss
Browns dark eyes looked sombcr, and
she glarcd for second at photograph
on her table Then her face frightened
again, aud she went on in her reflections.
If it wero purely personal matter "
she decided, Il simply would not do it.
But it is not personal. Those foreigners
arc really in state of painful ignorance
about the American woman, dare not
say they think girl who has been to col
lego can't bo fascinating, For me to prove
to the handsome Herr Won Ehren that I'VE
can he all things to all men will he really
a patriotic act, n vindicaton of the new
woman, II triumph over the tlaXcn haired
Madonna faced ctcrnally knitting ideal.
Still, of course, it mustn't be allowed to
get too serious. don't want him shoot
ing himself or me"
With this charitable conclusion Miss
Brown climbed into the big four posted
bed which filled the larger part Of her
room in the old homestead where she was
spending the summer and fell Mt once into
the refreshing sleep which comes especial
ly tn those whose minds arc free from
guile
In pursuance Of her patriotic plan Miss
Brown permitted the young German, with
the handsome, boyish face and the Courtly
air, To be her constant attendant every
where. He seemed to like the position.
His eyes sought her place the instant he
entered the dining room. If she started
out for n ramblc he always Sprang to her
side, and with his foreign air of Difference
and humility begged permission to accom-
pany her Every one about the place no
ticed and smiled at the young man. ap,
parent infatuation.
Hiss Brown played her part exceeding
ly we'll Sho was clever young woman
and never allowed the youth to become too
personal or TOO sentimental She told him
about her college life, and he seemed to
never weary Of her tales She discussed
every thing with him from tho classics TO
clam bakcS and from poetry to politics.
She was one Of the few young women who
could do this in a way that would inspire
the respect Of man who knew much on
these subjects, but who was unaccUs;omcd
to women who knew anything outside
the purely feminine realm.
1t was before the evening that Miss
Brown tried to instruct Mr.. Won Ehrcn in
: the beauties of Browning that she decided
to stop playing with fire, She did not fcai
1t herself; hut, as she put 1t, n conscienc,
not quito outgrown kept her from getting
real enjoyment ont Of other peoples ago
mics. And the courtly slow speaking
young man had really seemed to her un
til that evening TO be approaching The
, stage OF agony.
: II cannot understand your Browning,
he said in his deep voice, with the marked
: German accent which all the summer
! boardrrs found SO delightful What !:
l 1t which he means by such things rs this
! Where he stands the arch fear in avisi
F, bic form, yet the strong man must go'' y
Q "Oh, You have been reading Prospicc
4 have YOU said Mr. Won Ehren's guide
D "lIc means death, of course"
r Il understand better the rest. The res
n is very beautiful, said he, and he begal
= to quote 1t. But Miss Brown didn't wan
: to hear "Oh, thou soul Of my SOUL cvcl
o with the quotation marks, SO she stoppc,
him
h We'll : may not he permitted t
g speak Of lat" said the gentleman oblig
Q ingly, may ask your permission to roa'
h the little poem I find here, One Way t.
n Love- You might kindly elucidatc that.
u But Miss Brown didn't care to hear tn
u poem.
d "Ah," said Mr. Won Ehrcn 1T is no
d so we love- When we have missed tn
l. heaven, We do not say, Those who Wi
II heaven, hlost are they, We love othc,
c wise"
Il You arc still WCrthcrs over there
Il imagine" said Miss Brown lightly, risin
II Us she spoke.
y Pardon me, - said the young man, ris
,. ing also, "if ask you what may seem t
" you most impcrtincnt question. Yo
l. have told me and shown me much abou
America and American ways. VIII yo
n 4, H.. 4
en- love-"
=, Herr Won Ehrcn must ask "a more e1
pcricncod American woman than | tha
question" answered Miss Brown, with
II certain dignity She was annoyed II tn
man was going to make an idiot Of hin
self, it would he disgusting,
1T is rot, pursued he, "as our womc
Ito. am convinced OF that You are u
10 10 different. YOU
- u lit is subject on which one cannt
~ ~ gcncralizc," broke in Miss Brown quit
=. -, curtly, "and on which we most ccrtainl
~ =, do not wish to pnrtcnlarizo thin
W. W. there's fog coming in
u Tho fraulcn wishes the subject chanl
y, .n cd" hazardcd the German, smiling
~ Miss Brown in n peculiarly irrtatin
way. bul lcloTC WI ltuNV ~ may III
no ask her congratulations that know nbol
- the German ways of lovingt"
y, Miss Brown for the moment was almo
H., staggered, hut before the German had
~ ~ chance to observe that she had rccovcrt
= herself sufficiently to say:
=, "Ah, it is as suspected Indeed l {
~ ~ congratulate you. And is she flax,
:. haired maGchcn;"
o so NJ. von Ehrcn kindly gave brief d
~ acription Of the young woman who WI
l., waiting for him to finish his travels, al
"a Miss Brown struggled desperately to thir
Is 'n what had been the secret of his dcvotit
- to herself
w., Sho never knew until tho next wintc
-. when there came marked copy Of a Ge
-, man magazine to her containing a We
IA delightful article on The New Wom;
IN In America" by Professor Scigmund VI
n. Ehrcn. n..-Exchangc.
llorns.
n Professor Cyrus Adler, assistant curat
~ Nt,1 optin,,cc IN thn ITnitnI Stat