The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-13
Broad and Fourth Streets.

ly true. The love of dominion is born
in every human being; the whites domi-
neer over the blacks, man domineers over
woman. and woman domineers over the
child You see this spirit everywhere
in the State. in churches, and in schools
"SCme women prefer TO remain bache-
lors rather than be hampered by John or
James. To such ordinary love Is not soul
satisfying and cannot be so long a. hu-
mainly is so imperfect. Marion CrdW-
fora has painted "a wonderful picture OF
lust such woman in the heroine OF ms
last novel, Casio Braccio. she was
woman with a most wonderful voice ana
longed TO have it cultivated in order that
she might send thrills of pleasure through
thousands of Others but her husDahu
and father said DO, and finally her heart
stckeued and her soul shrivened until IN
sheer desperation she took her own ne.
That woman should never have married.
No one could enter into the deepest, no
lest aspirations Of her soul. and when
she married she gave hostage to fortune.
If she had remained single ana pursued
the art that she loved she would nave
been not only happy in the enjoyment OF
her own wonderful power, but would
have brought much happiness to others.
The bachelor pursues the gifts nature be
slows upon her while the married woman
is crippled by the prejudices of her hns-
band
Nov | have been exceedingly happy
IN the love of husband and children, but
that love has never brought me the nap
pness that oratory and writing nave
done Why. I've worn my voice out from
speaking, and nothing has ever given me
so much pleasure as standing before an
audience, either indoors or in the open
air. and painting in words an idea that
| believed to be right and helpful. Now
that l can't do that any more, / delight
in sitting at my desk and painting my
thoughts in well rounded. evenly balanced
sentences. l never had any one TO say
20 me, L prefer that you should not
write. or, ia rather you wouldn't speak,
but wish you 10 give your whole atien-
ton TO your household duties but few
who have slipped their heads into the
marriage moose can say so much.
Il repeat il, a woman bachelor Is just
as independent as a man bachelor; IL is
true when a man marries he has TO make
certain sacrifices and concessions, but
so does a woman. People say that when
a woman remains single she gives up
great deal that is dear, husband love.
child love. and home love. This is per-
fectly true. but nevertheless she is an in
dependent being, possessing that freedom
which allows her TO develop that winch
is best I'm herself, and we all have an in
dividual life which cannot be shared with
another TO me, the woman bachelor
Is dgnihed being, and destined 10 be a
great power. and with her coming the
old maid has passed away. say, let the
bachelor live, and let her wear boomers
and ride a bicycle"
When DR.. Ellen f.. Miles, one OF the
officers OF Sorosis and assistant editor of
the Mothers Journal. published in New
Haven. was approached on the subject
of the present position OF the spinster
she said with a goodhumored laugh: Il
am a born old maid, an unmarried one.
There are married old maids as we'll as
unmarried ones. and I've frequently met
men who are old maids. The truth OF
the business is. I've always been too busy
10 give the subject any thought. l don't
believe that we have anything TO do with
the past II is the now that we have TO
deal with. and years do not make a per-
son an old maid. know a family In
whi-h there are two old maids sandwich
ed with married sister who Is the moth
er Of eight boys. When the older spinster
goes 70 visit her nephews they Ara int