Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-06-06

All" ran the legend Denedlh thS q"
nouncement Of this toast, and MISS Ro-
sale French Shelton appeared as the
champion of the absent ones She SAID:
must express my surprise that II
has fallen to my lot to yespond to TINS
toast when there are sovmany married
ladies present who are better prepared
TO quote mcloquently) ITO give the deVh
his dues" However, | VIII do my pest
to be Just. IL IL IS true. here az else
where. that Experience is the last teach
er. l fear | have been but poorly taught,
for Observation has been my sole IN
structor. / make this acknowledgment
in deep humiliation. and can only urge in
excuse that II is through no intentiona!
fault of mine, for ] really think this
lin mass) rara avis Is a very fine crea-
ture. All OF this rubbish 1.-THE new
woman" brought with her about the
equality of the sexes. none OF us really
believes. not even the new woman
herself but there must be something 10
argue about. something 20 keep the lords
of creation from becoming tyrants. NOW
that we are here with no masculine ear
to listen, We will own that men are our
superiors. that IL is not necessary for Du-
mas or anybody else TO say such dis
agreeable things as Woman was the
last thing created late Saturday after
noon" IL shows fatigue TO remind US
that we were made after men.
The old story OF the deacon and his pas
to- illustrates to me the pride a man
should feel in being man. The deacon
had i'm some way iapsod from virtue, and
so with deep repentance ne went 20 his
pastor and confessed his sin. The pastor.
TO sound the depth OF his humility, asked.
"Do you feel that you are a groyc.iinS
worm" The deacon Strengthened himself
no and answered. no. sir; do not feel
that way; was created In the image OF
my Maker, and ! do not want TO Insult
Him by thinking of His image as a gro
yelling worm" Man has been the hero
through the history OF the world-as ruler.
statesman, poet. artist, ana friend he has
shown his Model as nearly as humanity
can approach the divine.
THERE ARE MEN AND MEN.
OF course there are men and men. from
the high-collared, long-haired variety. de-
signated I'm the comic weeklies by the eu-
phonious name of "Mr. De Sappy" to
the highly-cultured and refined gentleman.
Our estimate of men greatly depends on
our point OF view. when we were behind
the iron bars Of the college rules they
were treasures greatly to be coveted. AS
debutantes, we had an idea that the world
duty and still palmer pleasure of the men
OF our particular world TO keep Us sup
piled with American Beauties. violets.
Huyler's, etc. Later on when we had
walked over that world-famed bridge
where the brook and river meet" we be-
gan to look beneath the surface and see
that they were meant 10 be strength for
us In our weakness, TO come between us
and the toughest % the worlds expert
ences. OF course we place far above the
average man our own fathers. brothers.
husbands, and, TO US younger ones. sweet
hearts, who make great many rough
places smooth for us and supply a great
proportion OF the sunshine In our lives.
tank we can all heartily say, "B.e man;
he Is some good after ALL"
The Old Woman Va. the New.
I'm this, as fashions. the same rule still
holds.
Alike fantastic, II too new or old"
Miss Orie Latham Hatcher was called
upon to draw the comparison, which
was decidedly interesting. and could have
been odious only 10 the masculine speci-
men Of feminlnity.
BE not the first by whom the new is
tried.
Nor yet the last to lay the old aside. "
she said. woman has always bean a
problem of unknown and variable quaint
ties. The man who declared that woman
was a conundrum, but he'd never give
her up, was in state of gallant per-
plexi,y hardly eIualled by that Of the
familiar old fellow who sighed. Lord.
bless the women! What shall we DO with
them? We can't get along with them.
and we can't get along without them.
The complaint Is so general as TO suggest
an epidemic. but the case Is apparently
| hopeless. for II seemed to be the traditional