The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-10-24
REV. ANNA SHAN'S LECTURE
An Interesting Discourse on the
New Man
TO BE AN IDEAL CHARACTER
With Him Must Evolve the True New
Woman
Some Witty Filings at the Dude and Freakist
Females Wise Words on the
Dignity of Labor

Rev. Dr.. Anna Shaw delivered splen-
did lecture at Unity church last night on
The New Man. There was a magnificent
| audience present, the large church bong
crowded to the door. During the course
of her remarks the spea ker was inter-
rupted by frequent bursts of applause.
Miss Shaw is always good to listen to-
but on yesterday evening she was at her
best, and her lecture though punctuated
by frequent filings of wit and humor, was
characterized by quiet dignity which
stood out in strong contrast to the rant
ing OF many who occupy the platform in
speaking on sue h topics.
She began her discourse by referring to
some OF the features commonly attribut-
ed to the socalled new woman. parallel
to these" said she, "are the idiosincra-
sizes which go to make up the M dern
dude, and it would be as logical to style
this fantasia creature the new man as it
sionally appear during this period of
transition, the new woman she said
that the person referred to in her lecture
as the new man was not the solid charac-
ter OF fifty years ago. To him she paid
the highest tribute OF praise and said that
for such men it was no wonder that
women used to be coubly pous in order
to take themselves and one man each to
heaven. The peculiar type styled the
new man by Miss Shaw is not what is
commonly known as the dude.
With many witty flashes she spoke OF
the peculiarities of this abnormal species
with which she saw fit also to Include
the modern college man.
Men Ut leisure came in for share OF
the speakers sarcasm. No disorimina-
ton was made hstween the tramp and
others who do not toll.
IF the new man and the new wo-
man." she continued, are to be ade-
qIate representatives of the coming age,
they must be brought to look upon labor
as honorable"
Speaking of the new man in the best
sense Of the term she said: The new
man, II he is to be u fit companion OF the
new woman must be one who ca.es as
mach for his body as he does for his soul.
Men will have to ahjure those hsbits
which tend to physica! degeneracy, or
they will be in poor position for woman
to look up to them. The man OF the
future will develop himself physically
that he may make OF himslf as synmetric
being as possible.
Victor Hugo said the problem of the
future was man, and the same is as true
today as then. And Bobbie Burns went
further and in solution OF that problem
said: "A mans q man for a that : And
so it will be with wOman-the time will
| come when woman will he woman for
station in life, so only that She does
her utmost for the uplifting OF herself
and the race.
MEN are coming to feel that true
manhood is that OF high moral charac.
ter. The solution of the problem Of ths
f.,s.x IL. II. 1
all tht is highest and best morally and
otherwise. OF late years we have been
so busy watching the advancement of
women that we have lost sight of the
progress of men. Nevertheless they have
been advancing. Men have come to
recognize their higher nature. Not in
the sense of the old ohivalry which held
that good act should be done for the
sake of some woman, but because it is
best. In this sense could there be any
thing higher and more noble than man?
No, there can only be one thing equal,
and that is a true woman. | believe the
time is coming when the moral senti-
ments OF man will be as highly developed
MS those of woman; when there shall be
but one standard of morality.
I'm our modern times, with their vast
mechanical Improvements, tn, demands
OF labor are much higher than formerly.
And these conditions necessitate higher
class OF men. In the public schools there
are more girls tnan boys; especially is
this true OF the advanced grades. AS
result women are getting better educa
TORS and men are falling behind. This
is why it is that women are cTowding
men out Of so many lines of business. -
With ference to the usurpatOn of wo-
mans field of labor, Mrs. shaw said the
reverse was mora nearly true. why"
said she, I'VE women used to know our
sphere without any trouble, but now the
t.. Il e
into RESTRAINT and you are confronted
by the cooking OF men. And the washer.
woman of literature has become a laun-
dryman of TODAY. We used to think that
women were pretty good dressmakeras,
but that was mistake. Men improve
upon everything thev go at, and there is
nothing so delightful as a man dresmakers
Why. they'll make you all the pockets
you want.
,. SO you see mans sphere is widening.
And so is woman's. The world is open
to both to do that for which they are best
fitted. l would have more respect for |
man who made himself good milliner,
than | would if he mate OF himself u
poor minister ''In this transition stats
good many will ate npt what thew cah-
not we'll perform, but in the end it will
come out all righ.. and the world will bs
enriched by the addition of better laror |
force both among men and women than
the past has ever known.
But above these physical and mental !
qualifications which are being developed |
in our men and women there is the spir- |
itual side of human nature, which must |
be developed. The man who Is to be the |
man of the age which is to come Will be |
aspiritual man Al well as u moral man.
and he will have the divine spark in him
highly evolved. The man of the future |
will feel the dignity of his nature. With |
him must exist a Hwoman of the same
type. without the two together we can
not expect the best results from our civili- |
cation
For this purpose woman must be free.