The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-28

are seen or felt, as the fash on the mid
night cloud or as the genial air on the
landscape.
What is the womanly? Will you men
of sense answer VIII the mathematician
tell meP Will political economists say !?
guess? Guess, decide, say, tell, answer,
We who will. Can you do better than give
a negative and say that as there are men
who are honest but not honorable, so there
are women who are sensible but without
sensibility?
"Wherewithal, then, shall describe it.,
since the politician cannot guess it, the
lawyer does not know 1t, the economist
does not find it. the mathematician
saws it is not with him, and the man of
sense gives no reply? Shall | illustrate it
by striking antithesis and fash on the can
vas the likeness of Adelina Patti and JENNY
Lind, or shall l contrast Solomon's thrifty
housekeeper getting breakfast by candle
light with Wordsworth's sister, of whom
he says:
She gave me eyes, she gave me ears,
And humble cares and delicate fears,
A heart, the fountain of sweet tears,
And love and thought and Joy.
"There are things that need no discussion,
they are felt and seen, as we recognize the
lightning that flashes across the clouds
What do you mean by womanly? Will
the politician, the mathematician, the prac-
teal man answer? But all say it is none
of mine. Shall answer by the strong
light of antiuhesis? And what shall say
now? The womanly is that mystery of
presence and personality that idealizes
common life, changes water into wine,
fills the room with light like the
lily in Abou Ben Adhem's dream,
and saves US from the impertinent
despotism of the understanding, which
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is higher than the Imagination, that sci
ence is superior to art, and good greater
than beauty. The womanly is essentially
and eternaIly poetic, sees truth rather
than climbs to it, and sets the pattern for
ever in the mount, sings to all worlds, and
the world sends back the song, Ever the
womanly leadeth US on ;"
In brief appropriate address Mr.. Muir
dock introduced. Miss Shaw, who was to
talk of sThe Manly Man."
"The manly man." she said, ''is not
merely good. He is good for something.
The greatest and best men have been
brave, tender and loving.
"They have union OF the best attributes
known as manly and womanly. I'm
morality is not characteristic OF the manly
man. He is strong, so commanding that
he can strike villain dumb by one glance,
and yet so tender that he can win the love
of timid child or the trust of woman.
But manliness is not mere possibility, it
is reality and exists now. We have
those manly men beside us often, and now
is the time when the women of California
are calling upon the men, and see
how many are manly? And when the
wires fash the news of the election East
we shall know the member. l would
rather be free lost soul than be compelled
to go to heaven against my will. Now,
while | am not here to promise, wei be
good and wise when you grant US the bal
lot, and | will say that the womanly
woman will be found close to the manly
man."
Mr.. Murdoch called upon Mrs. Wilkes,
Rev. Ada Bowles, Mrs. Sarah B. Cooper
and Mr. Wendte, all of whom responded
with appropriate addresses.
After few farewell words, and wishes
that all might meet again about the festal
board on the next "woman's night" at the
Unitarian Club, from the president, the
guests departed at IL o'clock.