The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-04-21
The Feminine Woman Again
MARY IVES TODD

Everybody is pleased in these days to
hear what the feminine woman has to
say-when to be a woman is no disgrace.
And that there are many types OF femin-
unity is also matter for congratulation
since, there are many men of many
minds and women were doubtless made
to match the men.
But | took up pencil to make COM
ment or two on The Feminine Woman
Again of The Herald of Wednesday morn
ing, April 18th.
In the first part of the article by this
charming, feminine woman, there seems
to be fear that woman, by enlarging her
sphere. might be tempted to give up the
sweet domesticities of home. neglect the
darnlng OF the little stockings and the
rents appearing now and then in the
budding characters of her little flock.
This m ght be the case occa sionally,
but as the writer admits, women are
conscientious, and it would be the ex-
ception rather than the rule. Woman
loves home. husband and brains too well
to really neglect her inner household
gods. Indeed, we will go step farther,
and declare that the reason so many
women nowadays want the ballot is be-
cause they have the feeling that more of
humanity will find its way into the polit-
ical arena and the big nome called the
nation, and less OF business" and con-
sequently, in time, the home will rest on
etdDicI lOunudtlOtld L1dU is Une case TO-DAY.
With home resting on u stable founda-
ton. and money, too assured for its
maintenance, there will not then be the
restless tramping about and frequent de-
serton of women and home. that is more
and more the outcome of our fathers
running the political home alone.
1T would be odd, would it not? if, after
all our boastng of the progress of
woman's rights, and with them the
rights of humanity. we fell behind people
living in the Orient. We have in mind
book written by Murgudtch J.. the
Catholics or spiritual head Of the Ar
menian Church, the oldest national
church OF Cnristendom, Who has his see
in an ancient monastery ct the foot of
Mt. .Ararat. 1t is entitled The Family of
Paradise, and has passed through many
editions. We cannot refrain from Civ
ing the readers of The Herald few
quotations from this admirable book.
people who live in Turkey, Russia and
Persia.
One must not regard woman as alto
gether weak, or call her brittle, ear then
vessel. She sometimes becomes red-hot
iron when the love of religion or of her
husband and children fires her to over
come every obstacle In the field
OF family life there arc two yoke-workers'
for whom the word 'yoke-fellows' is very
appropriate. 1t indicates the equal life
snd rights and duties of man and woman,
as two oxen walk with equal step and
piow the field with equal strength
= Our future depends upon the right
and appropriate education of the female
sex. When the right to new freedom re.
moved the veil of reverence from the
heads of women. it became necessary that
their modest foreheads should be yelled
BY a trne and enlightened education. If
the old veil was considered shadow. let
the women now open their eyes through
veil OF light and see the world 1t is
necessary to cultivate their minds and
souls, and to leave them free that they
may become strong and be able to walk
In freedom without stumbling or going
astray. in order that well-educated moth.
ers may shape the new family and the
new life OF the Armenian nation. Happy
will be the day when the Armenian ladies
and women, while preserving the grace OF
nodesty. shall SHINE with the light of
modern educationl
: IL it is the right OF the man to inquire
about the domestic affairs, of the family.
Is it not the right of the woman to have
information and to know what the men
are doing for the government and public
affairs?" -