The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-02-10
Wa..a Is the Unsclfisn Sex ?


Wa.sn Is the Unsrifisn Sex
a weekly contemporary, which ii
exclusively devoted to feminine
v affairs, publishes an essay on the rela'
tive unselfshness of men and women
in which the belief is expressed that
the men are the less selfish CT the
d two. The feminine author of this
r opinion cites in support of her posi-
q ton the fact that in the summer,
, when multitudes of women flee to
|, the mountains and the sea for recre:
: alton and enjoyment, their husbands,
, brothers and fathers remain ct home
in tbs town and devote themselves TO
toll in order to secure the ean
Whereby their womankind shall enjoy
themselves in sOcial gayety or luxu-
rlous repose. In the winter, this
same fair authority declares that it is
the women who throng the opera, the
concerts, the picture galleries and the
bathrooms, while the men labor SO
hard down town during the day that
they are frequently unable to partici-
PATE III tf.cse N!odcs tfentcrtsie ment,
dear to the fcn;infnc sou,.
Nc do:bt tSi ni'cn Of New York
are a hard working LOT; but we may
be permitted 10 qucsti III whether they
really feel them elves aggrieved or
oppressed by the continued enjoy
ment of social aud artistic pleasures
on the part of the women for whose
comfort they labor. 1t must be re-
! membered that healthy, well trained
men experience q keen pleasure in
the performance of corTcni"l toll.
Work is only abhorrent to the lazy.
the vicious or the diseased. 1t is
highly probably that a large proper
ton of men whose faculties are dis
ciplined by constant exercise are
happier in the office or the counting
room than they would be lOunging
on the sand = .'c scashcre, climbing
mountains or attending balls. con-
ccrtS and opera in the season fer
those tiIiugs.
1t may b. that in multitudcs of in
stances they do not 60 10 evening cA-s
tertainmcIts in the winter because
they prefer sta.ins at home. With Il
c gar and 4 book, rather than because
they are SO weariad by their excr-
t ons during the day that they cannot
find pleasure in the relaxaticns of
society. As for the summer, the
small army Of women who leave New
York when the Park is at its prpttiesii
and whcn Golhari5 skies are al their
do not know the manifold at
t actions of the metropolis as 4 snii-
lner Resort. We suspect that most of
men who spend the greater part
Of summer i'll town have 4 tolerably
2 bod time alter all, and do not need !
i If the s~yIlipa,'rr th.t IS iavished on !
by the charming jewellers in :
nonStJnouS seaside resorts and rural
whose most prominent ica- .
lures are fine scenery and mosquitoes
with vigorous appetitaS.
50 far from wenca being sclfs!I he
,tusc they cOnsctt &c enjoy summer '
aud winter amuscmcnts with ,
,ut insisting on TIE invuriable at
enhance OF their natural protectors. l"
are inclined to think that they arc "
distinctly uuscliIsh III dcing 90. Ry
Tot requiring the Escort OF the ii,en II
III all suri occasions, they aronse Il ;
lcep sense OF gratitude i'll the mascu- :.
inc mind. while at the samc tinnc; br ="
heir occasional alsctces, they con-
rive 10 Inspire i'll the ruder half OF
~rcation a strong sentiment that il is "
lot good for m N TO be alone, except ~
or very brief intervals. Both of {,
which are excellent things if you look a.
t them i'll the right lisLt.-2t& iOfk