The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-01

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fAVs through the pages
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magazine article
emanating from the
new school. but ne Is not yet here IN
the flesh. writes J. +. Nlsbet In the Pail
Mall Budget. Ho remains an ideal, an
abstraction.
Let us consider him for a moment
quite seriously. There Is no doubt that
the relative positions OF the sexes In
these times have changed a good deal,
That Is too big a question TO 90 into
here. but n any one doubts the fact let !
him consider broadly how far the east
ern and western civilizations have
drifted apart In their views OF mar
rage
SO do not deny that new sentiments
may from time TO time become engraft-
ed upon human nature. The modern
repugnance TO slavery would have been
unintelligible In ancient Rome and
doubt whether fiooded-out or burned
out negroes and yellow men ever un-
derstand the altruistic subscriptions
now and again got up at the Mansion
house for their benefit. On the other
hand. the Chinese. with their worship
OF ancestors. indulge In sentiments
which are cayiare TO ourselves. No sect,
no body OF enthusiasts. need therefore
despair Of bringing round society TO its
opinions; It Is quite entitled TO try.
But do the ladies who are clamorlng
for the new man realize all that their
act implies? can hardly think 50;
because the renewal Of the British con-
stltutlon would be a ileabite TO what
they propose. as little reflection viii
show.
First OF all. however. let rs be agreed
upon our terms. The demand Ia that
there should be but one standard
OF morality for both sexes. OF course,
this is vague. There might be level
ing down ns well as a leyellng up OF
morality. or there might be a eompro-
mise between the two seXes-a meet
ing halfway. II there was any hesita-
ton in Judging OF this matter Il would
hardly be for the advanced ladies to
complain. seeing that one section Of
them Is inviting manufacturers and
others to send In designs for a new
dual garment"-or. yulgarly. trousers
for everyday female wear; while an
other section claims the right, as ! I'M
derstand, 20 retaliate In kind, for In
fidelity. However, not TO be ungene-
rous. let us assume the prevalent de-
mand 10 be that men should conform TO
the existing standard Of morality.
Well. that idea requires following out
A little more closely than has yet been
attempted on advanced platforms, be-
cause II leads up TO rather strange Is
sues. for which can hardly imagine
its promoters to be prepared.
Morality. Il it clear, ought TO be
something more than a verbal profess
sion: Il ought TO spring from inner SEN
timent and TO be closely allied TO mod
esty. Given modesty Of thought and
modesty Of demeanor. among members
Of the male sex, there would follow, as
A matter Of course. the new morality.
which In turn would yield Us a race OF
! bashful and blushing men, coy In love,
, lacking In initiative. who would let
D concealment, like a worm In the bud
I feed on their damask cheek rather than
{ declare their sentiments. Nor would
the change end here. We can hardly
B doubt but that the new man. actuated
B By his new feelings. would be at SOME
pains TO disguise the contour Of hll
= figure. II he adhered TO the "dua
garment" he would probably pun Il
and frin Il into fantastic shapes ant
: scrupulously avoid the slightest expos
n ure OF ankle. The athlete would blush
4 Ingly fling aside his conventional carl
. a. too indelicate.
e Side by side with these development
y there could hardly fail to be a complies
y change Of the inner man effected. Pro
a posals for marriage would have {,
IS come lndlfierently from either side
e Indeed. many new men would probabl!
!, never get over q sort OF maidenly re
n pulslon TO the opposite sex. and Their
% would besides be little attraction Z
IL them In the prospect OF mating with
u creature as emotional aud retiring a
\ themselves. Virtue itself would beoom
!, A drug in the market. II would oeas
/, TO be priced. because temptation woul
h cease to assail H.
!. Too modest 10 confess his passion
/. ne had one, the new man would b
A constrained to take leaf out OF IN
= hook OF the Burmese maiden. 10 ligl
!, HIS invltational lamp In the windo'
- and wait patiently for the suitors {
!, the opposite sex to come. Would thei
" respond? In many cases perhaps no
" and there would arise the difficult
which viii be remembered eonfrontC
the hashful Benedict as TO how a
n world should be peopled.
u Tho universal sameness Of the soxu
= would cause them 20 lose OH intorc
- In each other and there would be a
"a end OF chlvalry which on analys
!. proves to be a rather forward" a
a, tempt on the part OF the male to Il
OF gratiato himself with The female q
~ false pre,enses.
- Do the advanced ladies like this pi
NJ ture2 II ia one OF which they ha'
- themselves supplied the outline. ha'
"a merely taken the liberty Of filling In
A. little detail. For the carrying out
=. such complete reversal Of the oxis
~ ing relation OF the sexes something III
~ an entire geological epoch would
a. required. For no mere variation
In custom. such as I have referred to,
"a comparable 10 Il In point Of impo
.. lance; Il would be fundament
change. the birth Of new race. The
there are a great many evolutional