The Meeker herald., 1896-11-28
TILE NEW Nan PORTRAYED.
An English Wow OF q Great end
Interesting Problom.
women Have Called for Their Ideal s,sn
But Do Not Find Hln-He Would
Be Too Bashful anA Per
haps Too Good.

| lined, indicated IN reSolutsonS pas, Il ct
conferences of advanced ladies', aGd his
cilhouette fits through the pag@s OF
:,n occasional magazine article eiuanst-
ing from the new school, but he is not
vet here in the flesh. lie remains aIi
ideal, an abstraction.
| Let Us consider him for G tnomnrt
quite seriously. There is no doubt that
the relative positions of the sexes il.
these times have changed coed deal.
That is too big question to GO into
here, but IL anyone doubts the fact let
Inn consider broadly how far the es1t-
crn and western civilizations have
drifted apar, in their views of marriage.
So do not deny that new scnt.ne n,s
may from time to time become en- graft
ed upon human nature. The Il rJlern
repuErance 10 slavery would llave b51h
,Eintelligiblc in ancient Rome aEi l
doubt whether fooded-out OF bul ae;!-
out negroes and yellow men ever Under
stand the altruist;c subscriptions Eow
and again got up at the Mansion house
for their benefit. On the other Lan6.
the Chinese. with their worship OF az
cestors, iiidulge in sentiments which
are cavinre to ourselves. No sect, no
holy of enthusiasts, need therefore de-
spair OF bringing round society to its
opinions; it is quite entitled TO try.
But do the ladies' who are clamor;nr
for the new man realize all that their act
implies? cnn hardly think 80; because
the renewal of the British constitution
would be n fleabite to what they pro-
pose, us a little reflection viii show.
First of all, however, let us be cg:cca
upon our terms. The demand IS that
there should he but one standard of
morality for both sexes. or course. this
is vague There might be n leveling
lown as well as a lcveling up of morality,
or there might be a compromise be-
tween the two sexes-a meeting half
way. If there was any hesitete-n in
Judging of this matter it would hardly
re for the advanced ladies TO complain,
seeing that one section of them is in
vitinr manufacturers and others to send
in designs fer new dual garment
| or. vGigGJly, trousers for everyday f.
male wear: while another section elaiGue
| the right. as undssrstand, to ,'e,;lEate
in llird, for intidelity. However. No. to
lie urrcnercus, let us assume the rTevn-
lent demand to be that men should con-
form to the existing standard of NOR
atty.
| Well, that idea requires following out
little more closely than has yet been
attempted on advanced platforms. be-
cause it leads up to rather strange is
sues. for which can hardly imagine its
| promoters to lie prepared.
| Morality, it is clear. ought to bc,romc-
thing more than verbal profession; 1t
ought to spring from inner sentiment
and to bc closely allied to n.odcsty.
Given modcsty OF thought end mciestv
of te1nsanor among members CT the
male sex, there would follow, as o mat
ter of course. the new morality. which
| in turn would yield US q race of hashfcl
and blushing men, coy in love, lsrl.ing
| in initiative, who would let cc.iceal- :
mept, like n worm in the bud, feed on
thicr sentiments. Nor would the change
end here. We can hardly doubt but
that the new man, actuated by his re -
feelings, would be at come pains to dis
guise the contour Of his figure. II he
adhered to the dual garment" he would
probably puff it and frill it into fnntas-
tic shapes and scrupulously avoid the
slightest exposure OF ankle. Tie ath-
lste would blushingly fling aside his
conventional garb us too irdelicatc.
Side by side with these developments
there could hardly fail TO be a complete
change of the inner man effected. Pro
poea!s for marriage would have to cor9c
indifferently from either side. InAccd
many new men would probably reTcr
get over n sort Of maidenly rcpu.sicn to
tls. opposite sex, and there would h.
sides be little attraction to them in the
prospect of mating with creature n
emotional and retiring as themselves.
. Virtue it-clf would become a. drug il,
, the market Ii would cease TO b. Irized.
because temptation would cease 20 A.
! sa;l it.
Too modest to confess his passion, II
h. had one. the new man would kecor-
strained to take leaf out OF The bc,o';
of the Bnrmcse maiden, to light his in
: vita.'onal lamp in the window .rd wpi.
patiently for the suitors of the oprcsite
sex to come. Would these respond? IT
r,any cases perhaps not, and therc
would arise tho difficulty which will bc
reIlcmhered confronted the bashful
.. Benedict. as to how the world should
hc pcopled.
The universal sameness OF the FcS,-a
would cause them to lose all interest in
each c;licr aEd thera would he IN erd @!
chivalry. which on analysis proves &c
be " rather forward attempt en- the
rart Of the male to ingratiate EinIselt
with the female on false pretenscs.
Do thu advanced ladies like this pic
!, turc? It is one OF which they have
themselves supplied the outline. Ibavt
merely taken the liberty OF filing in =
little detail. For the carrying cu.. o1
such a complete reversal OF the existing
relation OF the sexes something like or
entire geological epoch would be re
> quired. For no more variation of Gus
tom, such as have referred to. is com
: parable to it in point Of importance; J.
would he fundamental charge, tn,
birth Of a new race. Then therepre {
great many evolutionary problems Il