The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-09-28
A WOMAN ON WOMEN.

| To the Editor OF the Eagle.
| You ask me would you take the new
woman as the subject for your grafton,
| Mary, and 1 say No. A year from now
she will be past tense, and as much of a
forgotten myth as myths desire to be.
The new woman is supposed to be mas
culine in taste and dress, because-she Is
| not asserting her individuality in ap-
pearances and false ambitions, but be-
cause 1t is a fad to strike tangent on all
accepted ideas Of the loving. clinging
woman, advanced by some passionless,
sexless leader who fails in wifehood or
| motherhood. and to place herself upon
an imaginary plane of emancipation.
The womanly woman cannot be any
thing but true to her nature. She cam
not seek and WOO and win without being
repulsive. She loses her ascendancy and
following when she asserts her leader
ship, and she loses what IS dearest and
best at the sweetest time OF life. the
chivalry and gallantry of man when she
plays indifference TO love and devotion
That is the reason say the new woman
is a myth. She cannot change her ma
ture. but she may pretend to. because
that idea OF exaltation is really set up
by some half masculine nature. She
may not be q womanly woman through
the misfortune Of q faulty heritage. That
alone will change nature as 1t has done
since all evil conceptions and crimes
originated IN a justifiable curiosity.
But the more the new woman is talked
about the more the idea grows that she
really exists. She, the emancipated wo-
man who loves politics and deSpises
babies, who helps mankind but neglects
the individual, who courts fame but
l. g., INF nX-
ceptions OF course. cannot be an ideal
10 the truthful, earnest. thoughtful girl.
who knows, way down deep In her heart,
she wants someone TO love her, 20 court
her and win her: she wants home and
babies; who knows that she may be
satiated with pleasure some day. that
she will grow old and all the world for
getful. but a loving husband and upright
sons and daughters will keep her old
heart young and warm until X stops beat
ing.
II IS not given 20 every girl 10 and The
realization OF her reveries. but under the
right circumstances and 10 the night man, I
the woman viii never say no. Never |
She cannot choose a public life nor the |
doubtful higher mission Of benefttlug !
some underlined creation in preference 20 /
satisfying and uplifting two certain /
creatures with reciprocal love and high /
est endeavor
1t makes me tired 20 see women and !
girls RELOCATING TO themselves rights that ,
are by right and nature mans, on the /
supposSion that this new woman can 4
court and seek ard Will u haS The {
efect OF driving men more 10 themselves
with the growing distaste for home
The Young men are less susceptible and /
VI a
let 10 follow the fad set by their Oh
minded sisters. They have 10 ge' Up
their own parties and ogle 70 get al al
tendance The lovely days when girls
were sough, and men made Opportunities
20 he with them are almost over.
Who wants 10 be a new woman You
don't Mary. deso.se her. and ossp.se
al that educates girl 10 believe she Is
inferior born or less n dignity. RESPONSE
bility or Importance than her brother.
II the new woman wants 20 elevate Der
sex. I'll tell you where she can pesla-
just al the beginnIrg-of Hfs-
II she has been rightly taught os hs'
mother 20 believe n vifes1ood and mother
hood. and fate has placed ooin II A-l
hands. le; her begin a; TIE beginning
Ife OF her children: utilize that szols.
rzrsl.Ssfy lived prenatal time Lei her
help ser less fortunate sisters Tor ne
sake OF th-. unborn Let be AIDED 20
Tie curriculum OF re TIE truth O. tse
dignity OF marriage. and TIE T.fne
agsl n<. future OF uDoi6dsi- ioSsiess OF
spring that curses - sslas1 Prcs~ni'oss
AMI E'eTpetuzies cv-us-
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