Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-05-12
Thu new WOMAN DISSECTED
She Is the Direct and Logical EvOlu-
ton OF the Old.
ALL PROFESSIONS OPEN TO HER.


After all that has been said and
eritten on the various forms of the so
called "woman question:" after all the
iokes in the comic papers, the poems In
the sentimental journals, even after
ali the affecting protests from pulpit
and editorial chair, the conviction
forces itself upon one that the heart OF
The matter has not been touched upon,
has even been lost sight Of completely.
There Is no question about 1t. The
"new woman" 50 the direct and logical
evolution from the old, under new
conditions,
That there has been in the last
twenty years or 10 radical change,
not 30 much In the worlds opinion Of
woman as in the practical Application
Of that opinion. IS one Of the headlines
Of modern history. Where, in the
blessed memory of our mothers, one CT
two professions We're honorably open
10 feminine enterprise, today there IL
practically no door closed against 1t.
Woman may be n doctor, lawyer, n
merchant or chief-anything that her
abilities make suitable.
The last barrier TO fall was social
prejudice, For n time II IL undeniable
that the woman who worked, particu-
ltly the woman who worked in any
new or unusual manner, was regarded
with suspicion by her less enterprisns
sisters. II was only theoretically com
mendable 10 honorably maintain ones
self In effect. the phrase, she mas
always lived at home" or she has
enough to keep her" was kind of
patent Of nobility especially In the
Slower going districts. These latest Of
The latter days, however. have almost
done away with this. 1t Is the woman
Eho does, Is, knows something, who Is
The favorlte everywhere. Her iudolent
sisters rely upon her, her brother sex
bows TO her and applnuds her.
In thls phrase we strike one of the
great motives Of the modern move
nent. The most deplorahle, most OBJ
no1louS and most entirely false View
o. me whole matter; alas, also the most
generally accepted, is that woman Is
wuay frcer more ambitious and
more thinking entity than she was
years ago because of her own unaided
aggressive efforts. The so-called new
woman IA supply created to nj a de-
mand. She has not CONQUERED the
Stronghold Of man"-she has come at
ns invitation. Her development has
never been battle OF brooms and
NNers II has never been "a battle at
III In some side issues We have had
semblance Of a most undignified
,.slmmage, But after all, the world
shIewd old fellow and Ia not to be
.y3Vu oy blnster very long. What has
knel rs favor for Its daughters has
yen their genuine merit-the fact that
!, needed them and they were useful to
M,hot the fact that they shook their
nItle lists In its face, called II names
M plew their trumpets.
ieflaps there never will be in any
Or country or under any condl-
ssyusi nobler set Of women Than our
Eoneer grandmothers. won N of SPOT
honor OF untiring Industry, Of
-uy Wit OF faithful service and ser
tSSVle ihlth. They came in n time Of
NJ ,,SeW homes were to be made in
se,h liueiness, children were to be fed.
ny,heu and taught nfar from ali nc
fssolned appliances for their care.
LNuihan must be her own furniture
s,sss' her own cook, her own seam
49,, her own doctor. She must have
hnss 10 rise at the call OF her hus-
ntss Mhen the redskins are at the
K. me Atockade, and the fate Of
shnposurc and readiness as on his own
"a must be ready 10 load and shoot
harsa g water to put out fires. TO
a. sme wounded and care Tor the
psrsi mere was no task In the emer-
ssai 80 nei lonely life amid tn prim-
sbt oteAts, suitable or unsuitable, to
M 'tns sne might not be called. And In
S,' ht,gy, the Judgment, the n,lapta-
ssaaV which these experiences stomned
,ssWuiy on the souls of the women of
Eur uays, may the wise one find the
done. 'helr daughters have
cusa me years went by, and America
bessetu out her destiny Of tnndard
eltionr o oslons tho nations, the con-
There No, pioneer days passed AWAY.
M WAA no more hidoous danger nj
SCI There were artisang az ali
nhthas tishten the task Of the houge-
mi t.a then came n period OF nnnar-
IN s,llVliy mentally. the reirn ~
h ny 'ns nee and the prayer meeting
IND sf,.isi ssi.ittg ulstri ts, Of the teii
epirtsTe ~ play IN more conventional
sonaubood ny through II an The best
less Tl." NaA tndauaicl and repi-
lnt nbsNfs We're QUESTIONING. tbinlt.
huttes wing. They noticed tha, ~ IA
al fh.t ultir folly, their nnrf,itvfts,5t
Bar st nnbusincss-lI,te 1ethe,ir
raas NJ, tety true feminine hentt A.
IS nilrniis' ana bitter tho sting Of
women b,ds ~ uie OLD days men and
Esihsr ~. strnsslnd and worked H.
NJ XII PEE tod and sery,d eeGs oiI,sl
h Them apart. ' -'''''eu
" hots osn,ol % a certain extent.
,.psiAer WIN girls were aim trained
" sIrl, men ihe boys wont en- and
ssnshtsst ssa se held back And the
M arslrv ne brayest or them
~ custom, WhyY They reelized
sssssi lpds Of kn1wledrs and tbnn
,aead IA. Ter not having n They
,e,ftniesI,s were tauntej yyifh their
qafltsf,t and dtried 80 ,i~fi -. =.
s..sa tt.. AND they found further.
'th VIII ~ ws,e q the old stock that