The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-06-04
Whmt Sa~al, GRAND Had to Say ON
..V!,.s Man of the Moment"

ssXEt.e Man az IEe
We promised last week to give our read
ers a few OF the thoughts the auJhor OF
.erhe Heavenly Twins has expressed. on
.9I711e Man OF the Moment II Ouida was
hard on 'Tile New Woman" Madam Grand
is equally so on man. She says: II the
modern maiden, IN her transition stage As
an interesting person il view OF the Wo-
man question, SO also, ana Lof the same
reason is the man CT The moment.
she thinks there are an ever increasing
number of men on whom women can rely,
but there are more who cannot ne IelleC
upon ard she warns them 10 beware %
all sura. She says: ''Where there Is any
question Of altering the position of women.
Or educating them better, the men are luH
of fears They write reamS 10 prove
TO each others satisfaction thaC ilioti01
mood is incompatible with mathematics dllt
the higher education of women "oulo ie-'1
to the physical impoverishmeht al" f'i"'
extinction OF the human race
Another idea advanced IS that men are
a,,t4.,ii?es proI LESSONS and making incomes IoL
themselves; they say this means empty hut-
series ana THIS IS something 100 ulad9tA 'u''
TO anticipate. Then, there IS beauCllul '.tlN
about health and virtue and the care OIL 'ile
constitution as 4 duty which parents owe
10 their children, and III consequence W.
men ought TO be made to ofuet tHcii - -
on the most approved method. bul' Sti@ii70
a esv very little is said of the CROWNS
man, as 10 AA3 Il es---1i-s7 - -
Of rasnorstbllItv toW2rds his poS5Ible chli-
dron and duty TO the nation Sehef"Hy.
NcorI.ny is expected OF nina in the way OF
virtue and selt-Genlal. ,.
s.g~he man OF tie moment Goes ai'S 1lliii1
b,,+ as5:re. and it is the low moral tone
which he cUiIFlteS ti--~I t1iA
yats the race.
t,or mis- reason women have become Qls-
-atilie,5 win The inferior moral QUALITIES
of her sJ1itors and re coming to lAeH res
cue, Sh,-leeis from instinct that man >
whole s;,-sl4.a is dcteIiort ting Tor want u
EDOI3l I:lA1lt Pc. TO-:
Tba vriter gives two Interesting incl
raa+s sac saws: ''Whcn lou.'t Won
No!fze vas asked, after ii visit 10 france
before the ErancO-,5ernlan WaI' "ii~1 ~
tIou;sat Germany had ~ fear il inc event
,,f war with France, he answered con-
tenptucusiy, nothing! because there wa
scarcely an officer IN the ffchI1 ai4i!S
,,-,c .,:ti1t AZ indecent picture OF women III
his ROOM IL drew his cohciusloh9 VAIN
record 10 the strength q the army ho'
from is numbers, bat lfoHl i"
oo,5it;ou morally The oCner instance
WIS on the occasion Of invitations pe1hs
sent out in England 10 some pubic Iuhc-
zion the question arose as 10 WiHch ttS7I-
,uolts shoJld he asked ~ order % nave @ilS
best set Of officers represented, ana IL WI
fCQLG that III every lr5>1nce lle tef5li'ci-t
chosen was noted Tor the cliVairous H'}'IIE
40 IFS ton. in regard 20 women; and III
some Of Tie regiments IN The BRUSH service
H. Is. a. llz--l " SAN IN force l2r1iddin25 the
monitor OF q Iao!y's name IN the mess. me
rsgi,7eats which turn out the :nest A1eh
aud 40 the best service on occasions are
those in which a loW tone about women Is
voted pad fosu; and she ADDS: ''I maps
c,,rsflol.i.-z the Kind of conversation rife
~ cl;..,s and masSlS Of today, i would be
wei 10 Introduce some suen r@SHia-Ioil'
for al the worst gossip comes irc-n iAeHe
rT3r,--- Gili-zL well tllt most SAT-
Cerc:is." There is not the least duUbt Ct
This last statement; we all know 900 well
many q pure woman has been Eualy sian
dered and her character injured hy the
loose talk and insinuations OF men IN just
such places
The comparison IS Wei drawn between
the y0ung men and women OF the present
day: Girls can be busy from morning 20
night indoors and. cut, attend TO their du-
ties ana pleasures walk, drive and
dance, ard come down IS fresh rs ever
TO DO the same t1ins Che next day and night,
and thai without ire support frotA any
stir,uiant but their own good spiliJa, good
apretiLes and uni:-lpaired digestion. But IN
rs,...rG 20 The yuurS men: after any extra
exerti0n il l. always the same story-'t.1e
gentlemen are in bed; ara not only after
extra ordinary eXeTtious, for in hundreds of
households. wherever il IS possible, it is
the rule. The girls are UP and dotns in the
rnorrjn@, while the yOunS men, lnGo'cnt and
rcYvelcss lie long IN bed Again, she
gives uterance to this very tue statement:
''IGieness and luXu4 are making men fab
by and the best thing 10 cure men Of their
efsaminacy would he 70 deprive al the IDLE
end luxurious ones Of their incomes. Give
them the choice Of starvation or work;
either WOuid answer the purpose"
It would be impossible - give half Of the
strong points in tne article, ana, as 1 be-
fore said, 1 wish every man and woman