The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-24

nineteenth century woman is most
agreeable creature. Dead languages ami
higher mathematics have disciplined Nor
mind. general culture embellished it. she
IS versatile, brilliant. witty ana charm
ing. a stimulus and a recreation 10 mans
but he must at times. L think, sign fot the
old type of gentle, reposeful feminluity.
she who worshippeJ without criticism,
adored with blind loyalty, and as
the happier for her lelusion," interrupt
al Mrs y. 'AIy dear you needn't tell
me that my grandmother. with her four
teen children. few social ADVANTAGES ANA
burden of Homework, hadn't am easier
time fin one sense than we restless modern
women though we have generally but
chick or two apiece, a minimum "a
domestic care and no end of amusement
Women are naturally maternal and do-
nestle. I'd love 20 dawdle IN my nursery
and cuddle my babies half the day, but
whenever j do i feel hanging over me
weary round of social duties Then thecc
are the new books and reviews and ones
charity organizations and college sct-le-
ments. and its an not exactly frivolous
and one doesn't know whore to stop.
There is hubbub if ones accomplish
meuts are dropped after marriage, and
with the standard so high ones voice and
fingers must have professional training
ana constant practice. Then men talk ON
subjects which require time and thought,
one has TO know something about lhe
koentgen theory the Tasmania and ltaly
status IN me triple aliahce' anu as tol
dress, 10 is a fine art. and takes no emu
of time and thought My husband may
sigh for the Old-fas nloued, witely type
of placid reposc; ! assure you 1 could
weep for the conditions which would
make her possible
The catastrophe. says Harpers Bazaar.
which resulted I'm the death, TWO weeks
ago, OF "a young woman cycllst in TINS
city was one Of the most distressing
affairs Of the kind which have occurred
this season. III was the more so because
1T shows that even experienced riders
who are going AT a reckless pace are
liable TO encounter danger. The truck
with which Miss Schumacher cOllided was
on a down grade and unable to stop sud-
denly. According to the accounts the
young woman became confused when she
saw the threatening disaster, and instead
of turning to the left and passing behind
the wagon, where there was plenty OF
room, she twisted Sharply TO the right
ana attempted TO pass in front of the
horses. A way out of the difficulty which
have not seen suggested is that she
might have jumped OF her wheel She
was not going so fast that this would
have been impossible, but, strangely
enough, it seems TO be a thing TO when
Jhe majority or riders have an uncOnQuer-
able aversion. Many an accident could
he avoided i, the cyclist would dismount
at once i'm Troublesome places and wait
Tor clear field before advancing farther.
Another point about this unfortunate
affair is that when brought to a severe
test the young woman although consid-
cred an expert, was not able to exercise
cool judgment Not realizing what she
was doing, She chose the dangerous in
stead of the safe way of passing the
have equal presence Of mind. The amount
OF that quality possessed depends largely
upon the temperament of the person.
NeVertheless, u may and must be culu-
waited TO certain degree if women are
TO ride with safety through the streets
OF New ork or any large city. And, in
default OF being able to think quickly
enough IN an emergency habits of care
dulness may be formed. II this rider had
accustomed herself, as many prudent
WneelW0men have done, always To pass
behind wagon or car where possible,
her lie might have been saved.
The new woman may be as black as male
Fancy paints her. says the Philadelphia
Times, but one beneficent use she has
Aad-she has given us old maids a rest.
says a bright writer IT'S an i'll wind that
mlows nobody good, and the good she has
blown us is holiday from the caricatur-
1st W hoover you are, and whatever you
think. Oh, readers. male and married ones
on the subject of old maids it is safe to
aTfrmthat you are wrong. 1t is not in the
male or in married human nature to adj
mt the real reasons Of our celibacy. /
know. and you know, that in each of YOU
is the ineradicable conviction that SPINS
tership is the brand of female failure. old
maids have always struck YOU as Just the
Teslduum strained off 10y natural selection
from the mass of the marriagea ble-thOse.
80 70 speak VINO, IN the competitive can
o.daJufe Tor poses matrimonial have come
out at the bottom of the list No fault Of
VneT own, poor souls, but just inferiority
OF sex attracuVeness, which is of course
what solely determines a womans place
on tine hither on thither side Of matrimony.
OF fhlsi sex attractiVeness man is Judge.
and with JUNCTION ne performs his ofieei
Marriage, 4 assert, is no test of sex at
1ractiveness whatever, but only of favor
ing circumstance. When Fortune is tired
or turning her wheel she seems to amuSe
herself by tossing up for who are to be
paired and who left over. We are not lust
the inevitable remnant resulting from
monogamlc Institutions and the oVerplus
of our seX-nOt the consequence of supply
exceeding demand Chat fact explains i'm
deed, why spins ters must be, but not why
We must be splnsters). or love We have re-
celVed our tull share, nor have we failed
IN any Of the potenualtcs Of wife and
motherhood. Nothing so eXDlicahle and de-
Unable accounts for us. We are as we are
just because lit has SO happened We We're
counters in Fortune game of hazard; she
knew not herself whether she was to win
or lose with us. The basis of selection Is
no quality in the person chosen, but mere
ly accident.
Look facts straight In the face. Beyond
that Of marriage. what is there to distin.
guish the welded from the unweIde3
Nothing. What characteristic is there per
manently present in the one and not i'm tht
other2 None. There are shrewish wives
and shreWish spinsters jolly matrons a al
jolly MAIDEN aunls; dotlng mothers and
ootlng cellbate adQrers Of pets, four-foOt-
ed and feathered. Some of both classes ar
pretty, some plain
How often one hears 1t whispered of !
bride There's no accounting for f9sfe y
how often Of White-hatre1 mafr5e n
Iney say she was once a great beiie
er women Tia Cupid's ewes I nainf9i1, NJ
a1e lAe same Love, grant. is a test of ses