Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-04-26
SYMPOSIUM NO. ..
Yourself, My Lady.
"a Story OF Llmltatlons.)


The Lenten-penetential days have
passed. Self-exnmnution IL no longer
the order OF the day but hope brief
post-I.enten dissertation mny not be
entirely cut OF place.
That Greek lover OF wisdom who
had engraved Know Thyself" over
his entrance door post knew that the
enthusiastic young disciple must mako
his first step towards true knowledge.
Hclf-knowlcdgo His entrance eNlmina-
tlOn only gave forecast Of what was
10 be expected OF him when he took his
final degree. VIII you prompt me TO
briefly outline some Of the steps be-
lleved necessary for an acquisition OF
thie valuable knowledge OF selfY
First OF ALL my lady, recognize the
limitations OF sex. The new woman
was merely the creature Of the hour,
the newest woman has already come to
take her place. There Is no confusion
IN her well -balanced mind as to the
life work that Is to be- hers. a work that
cannot possibly conflict with TINT OF
any brother of her house. No jealousy
or his wider outlook, for she too can
scr from the mountain tops, and has the
veHtnl duties Of sweet and tender
wom0nhood besides Her God-given In
rtlncta make her very human and very
levnble, and she IL quick 10 gruap the
meaning Of the warming 80 far. and
20 farther, woman OF the last OF the
century Home and all Its sanctities
are hers, n trained mind skilled hands.
but out IN the great world man has been
stationed TO ever gunrd and guide her,
and her place In life ~ by HIS side.
Know yourself physically. Study the
| laws OF health. and not only study
them, but observe them. II IL much
safer for your sex to be devoid of humor
than 10 be ignorant OF physiology and
| hyglcne. Ignore this subject. 'tf you
feel that you dare, then note the
feminine physical wrecks OF the day"
Discover your limitations intellectual
| W shakespeare was not novelist OF
| the ethical school, nor George Elliot a
dramatic poet; however much the lat
| ter might have dreamed TINT she was.
Browning says his blographer, Mrs.
sutherland orr was limited by lack
| OF mathematical and logical training,
/ ,,ne TO the fact that he had missed Il
university career. The confusion OF
thought and expreHsions sometimes
| seen In his mystical uttornnoes nhe
| holds a. lndisputnhlc evidence OF the
| fact. Scott recognized the limits be-
| yond which he dared not go when he
| turned from poetry TO prose. and gave
| 10 world OF eager young rcadera hia
| delightful series OF historical romances.
| byron sndly discovered near the close OF
his brilliant career that he had lived ON
too low an intellectual plane, and that
tue regions Of high thought and re.
Aned feeling had been denied 10 him.
| nut the list might be indefinitely ex.
tended. Tho life histories OF tho men
and women distinguished In literature
| anu In art only furnish Hlmilnr OK
| nnples OF the conscious or unconscious
| intellectual limitations OF each We nro
| MI TOO well acquainted with the am
| biuous but mistaken mama whnaa own
| youth was somewhat restricted. ucr-
hans planning for her plain daughters
I Al hYII IT,. 4a4a
| expected TO toll not. neither do they
| tpln." The mother does not study tho
| capabilities OF the precious chnruoa com.
| United to her care, but endeavora 10
| form each IN the same contracted mold,
No place here for tho development OF
inlivlduauty, lt " repression. not OK
preston. Follow their career. and IL
VIII preach a little sermon 10 those Of
/ you WHO really would be Wise
10 not think that because you may
have q little facility With the pen OF
can make . rhyme or two that you are
~ apart Tor literary career. A small
quota OF Evolutionary power does mot
ueHtinc you TO become o dueen 81
nentts aud hlstrionica. or even : Mary
/ Anderson Navarro. have known n
NE that might have been most heautf.
\ iu " ~ completeness no out in utter
nypeleHsness and despair Beautiful,
talented but not n genius. gifted M m
artist singer. writer, n chartning
rvihphhlon, noted housewife. hui
sue was not happy. her life was Ia ~,
stricted, abe thought she nnde ono
spqt perfect heaven of rest and
nenh,y tor another loving human be-
lhN, out hhc plned for n prondor feid
Tor time IND opportunity. nnlmpedrn
p, nome tea 10 write ont thu Nelehtv
| thoughts she frlt were burning Il 81
oppressed The eaudpst thought Of All
VA .hst SIC had no message d great