The morning times., 1895-12-08
WOMAN'S FANCY.

Some mistaken ncreature-rnan, OF course
has stond himselfOn platform and charged
an audience money for telling them that
tue new woman doesn't begin TO Compare
with these ancient heroines who figure
in the Bible and the early histories of
the world. He calls the lot of US 'ordlOary
creatures" and that's where be makes his
mistake. Women there are, with intelects
that shine ont with the steady glare OF
locomotive headlight, and women again
with wits as small and uncertain ss tho
chickering's OF q blue-headed match. Sand.
wiched between the extremes is a world frl
of every sort of woman under the sun, sx.
cept the "ordinary creature" AMI you
won't run across her from now TIL dooIcs
day. for the simple reason that she does
not, and never Will exist.
TAKE any woman You are thrown with
say the one you most love or despise-fis
her into tue required circumstances, and
! dare you to deuy that she has teer!nR
within her the making of history, good or
bad. For history will insist upon repea LEG
itself, aud Joan, who led tie armies of
France; Agnes, who bowed her necE IL 6
pagan sword, and Tarpeia, who sold her
Roms for gold, still live and have their
natures being in the ordinary creatures"
or today.
know a wise little boy who refused
to drink tea Tor fear OF becoming an cid
maid, aud the wise little boy owns mother.
This lady has Just found out that Eve was
Adams second wife, and the knowledge
has gone to her brain-beg pardon, her head.
ventured to remind her that Lilith vaI
only a mythical young matron who hailed
from the Talmud. but it was ruiuous
waste OF remarks.
I'VE have been imposed on, my dear.
from Genesis down, but now that the
truth is out al last we must away witl
,icI, a Sfa nd for
rights"
just then the car we were waiting fer
came by. aud when a gentleman kindly
arose aud pro!fered his seat she dropped
into it-of course.
There was a society bud at the theater
last night who blossomed into full-blown
nuisance before the play was half done.
She knew every detail in the stars inner
| mostlife. every stone in her jewel box. every
blessed stitch of clothing in her trunks.
and she knew it all aloud. AS her escort
| failed in each perilous attempt TO dam
the torrent of her information he received
manifest assurances of sympathy from his
feilow-men for six solid yards around At
one insupportable instant somebody eiae-
ulated protest, but the girl was so pretty
| and was having such a glorious time all
| toherself that the twenty good men and true
around her VITO had bought chairs for
| themselves and friends muzzled their
wrath into silence, while the current OF
| monologue flowed along from the rising
| Uf the curtain 10 the going down Of the same.
| The girl meant no harm-she only Gid IL,
| still. it is Just such conduct that sets ono
| to thinking what a fine idea it would be for
| somebody to start n training school, here.
| for instance to teach some playgoers how
| to behave. In one of cur popular play,
| there is q Jester who finds an unexpected
L f,F.l z.lA
| master, who taunted him with his
calling, and outraged his manhood with
blows. AS his fancy gloats over the ruiz
| he VIII make his body distOrts ilsel
| with the mighty, evil passions that beSet
| him and an agony OF nerciless, Inockina
| laughter rings out more bloo6ourdling tBsn
| SMALLEST cries of pain. And that fiendish
| glee is always accompanied by positively
appalling per cent. OF feminine giggiea
and jovial outlaws, as If The pluy were
comedy and the actor our own beloved
Hay.