The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-09-15

Ouida, as you may know, has left on
writing novels for time and deyotes
her attention 10 essays They are gen
orally vigorous and characteristic. how
ever much We may object TO her stand
point. In late article, however. she
make an appeal 10 women for greater
kindness 70 animals, an appeal for
which there is, alas, considerable need
There are two periods IN the life OF
. woman when she is almost omnlpo-
tent for good or i'll These are when
men are in love with her. and when her
children are young enough TO be left
entirely 70 her and 70 those whom she
selects 10 control them How many
women in ten thousand use this unlim-
tied power which they then possess TO
breathe the quality Of mercy into the
souls OF those who for the time are as
wax in their hands? They will crowd
into the speakers box 10 applaud de-
bates which concern them in no way.
They will imperJinently force their sec
ond hand opinions on Jack and Jill in
the village or in the city alleys They
viii 20 On 70 platforms and sing comic
songs, or repeat temperance platitudeS,
and think they are q great moral force
in the Improvement Of the masses This
they viii do. because il amuSes them
and makes them OF Importance. But al
ter their Own lives, abandon their ia
vorite crueluies, risk the sueer OF
society or lead their little children 10
The love OF nature and the tenderness
OF pity. these they will never do Mercy
Is not in them. nor humility, nor sym
parhy."
How Tar is Ouida right? In one re-
spect her csusure Is deserved The mod
ern hat Is witness TO the cruelty OF most
women telling as II does the tale Of the
awful slaughter OF birds read that
the coming winter viii see greater
atrocities IN millinery One OF the new
est creations is perfect burying-
ground in its number Of dead birds, the
whole eubIzzOued by two magnificent
birds o. paradise I might repeat TO you
narrowing tales Of the cruelty involved
II this fashion OF trimming hats, but
you have heard them all before, and
buy aigrelres for your new hat as
quickly as Il you did not know that 3
whole family q young birds Is destroy
81 By killing the mother for her beaui-
f1l tuft-
Take your aigrettes of your hats
ana buy 10 more. or you are open tC
0uida's charges
Scientists tel Us that many species
o. beautiful birds are being simply
hunted out Of existence by this craze
for wings aigrettes and stuffed birds
They t1ye5gh against this folly OF the
weaker sex rather from the scientific
standpoint. for surely their love OF
hunting cannot give them any vantage
ground for eririeisiug cruelty IN women
II Is q decided relief 10 turn 70 the
Septembe- M1sey's and read alice
Ewing Lewis zppreciatiye remarks or
Mrs Cisvelzud's social resources Tbs
President has teen seen to look bored
and The CABINET ladies' grow weary, but
Ms CLETeLzCd has reduced her soeia
methods 20 such an art-for art It nus
b, since II would be paIpabIy absurd
70 ask OF fash and blood that such hu
man endurance should be uzturethz
she L apparently as fresh az the clos
Of The evenings ordeal as az its begin
ming and 3 glad 10 see the last CUES
as the first TIE first lady in the land
Of Democracy sets high standard FOL
all her sisters Courtesy and unfsiling
good nznners are the perfume OF hu
uzn intercourse, z delicate perfums
that peruszCss some natures, but /.
ozIy rarely adopted BY others
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