The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-05-23
|IBAIB' IS BRIGHT |BA|B[BIL|E
She Writes of the Weather, Womens cldthes, Feminine
Craaks Corsets Novels an Widows.

4 worn by Eve in ii Bible picture book We
thought they grew on trees, and the very
wise people knew just where to find them
But. ah. the stories that are given to chill
dren nowadays. The tale that meanderS
on. chapter after chapter. telling why the
| good little boy did not take the cake that
was forbidden him. Any boy would know
| that ii was because he was afraid of Il
| thra shing. AS for believing that any
other boy would let the cake alone be-
cause he had analyzed the difference be-
Tween right and wrong and could see why
| and wherefore he would better let it
alone-looking into the future and detect
| ing. not only medicine bottles and very
bad pain, but eternal punishment-why
Its perfect nonsense. [ like a novel made
as | do punch-with all the proper COM
ponents and at the last minute one small
bottle of soda to add to the life. AMI
sparkle. Who doesn't like the lovers. the
hard hearted parents. the gentlemany
villain. the lady with past. and the small
child. about whose paternity there is some
doubt. not to mention the shrewd. but
| kind detective who reads people
as he does the morning paper? We like
them because we know them. and human
nature is so constituted that it likes old
things best. cinging, if it has any wis
dom. to old shoes old friends. old wine
and old wood.
| Just now the young widow is looking
extremely pretty. Her mourning is rich
| and artistically draped. while her white
| cap. which is as becoming as it was to
| its original designer. Marie Stuart tells.
| especially to all mankind that she is
lonely, while she asks for their sympathy.
Every woman ought to have an immense
amount Of consideration for widow. But
| she hasn't 1t is no wOmans fault that
she is Il widow. She was not born so. and
presumably she is not so by choice. But
every woman possessing a husband. or
grown-np son. regards the widow as
tigress. seeking whom she may devour.
Probably if woman knew when she was
at the altar. being married. that it was Il
foregone conclusion she would be a wild
ow she might say NO" But she does not
have this chance. However. the world
calmly takes the position that it's her
fault that she's widow. and if leaven
of youth ever so slightly should be added
to her crime, the feminine world will
never forgive her. Wretched old clergy
men without churches, half-starved and
long-haired widowers-and every stupid
fool of a man who goes around telling
that he would like to get married, is i'm
mediately seized upon by the friends @
of the woman who is widow, and it is
suggested that he would make her ''such
a nice husband
A husband is very good thing to have,
but husbands can't be picked out for one
as Christmas cards can. It's quite time
that the world has learned that if Il
widow wants husband she seldom has
any trouble in getting one, And if she
doesn't want one. her acquaintance
might as well save themselves the trou-
bic of supplying her with candidates. To
be widow might be called "geographi-
cally immoral In France they are
highly appreciated. In England they are
admired and partially understoOd; but
the crudity OF this country continually
shows itself in it's absolute ignorance Of
widows. A husband is desirable. An easy
going husband is the greatest comfort in
life. His mere existence is enough. He is
at the bottom of your table and mt the
head of your visiting card. In truth. he
represents respdctability for you. It's
odd. but nevada responsibility is II
thing of which society only requires the
shadow, Personally. prefer substance to
shadow Shadows suggest spoOks and
ghosts. and mre and all sorts of things
| calculated to brighten. without reason.
| any feminine woman. Though no woman
can bring herself to believe that she is
| frightened without reason where Il mouse
| IS concerned. | once knew Il girl who met
II mouse-but there--it's only the old. old
story but it's like love. and we are nj
ways repeating it However, for this
once. you Shan't I've bored with it by
Bah