Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-12
ON SOUTHERN WOMEN
NORTHERN MANS TnIBuTE TO
THEIR HEARTY.
GIRLS OF OLD SOUTH AND NEW.
now They piner and Wherein They
Arc AIike--Opportapsty ~ All That
.. Needed 10 Develop the Great
Resemblance.
Resemblance.

"rho finest place on earth TO ma
--efty women Is at a Confederate meet
ms"
rhe speaker was gentleman stand
,rr M the clerks desk at The Jefferson
on one night last week. Ho was Cd
.,r,ine the bevics OF Daughters OF the
,,,federacy in the lobby. on the stair
cascs and IN the balconies lis accent
MAS mat OF northern man. IT was
,-,rtv tribute to the beauty Of southern
womanhood.
.r,, women whom he saw were not all
..,. ones. Many were far advanced in
- Their hair was whitened by
To-. Time and sorrow had left their
,.,,.,rfs on their faces. What was the
'I.rrae 10 could not be explained,
,..rrr could It's existence be denied.
ahDrt tho elderly matrons OF the South,
,.n.sauls OF whom are members Of the
daughters OF the Confedcracy, there is
an inueanable grace, a womanly sweet
ness a charm of voice. manner. mind,
which Is not found among the women Of
other sections. Their attractiyeness is Of
another character.
THE OLD SOUTH AND THE NEW.
The gatherings of Confederate women
afford the most favorable opportunities
for the study Of the women OF the old
South and those OF the new. Is there
difference?
one hcsitates TO answer southern
girl loves 20 think She is Ike her
mother. Nothing flatters hcr more IMAM
to be told mat she is so. For she KNOWS
flR well a truer compliment cannot be
MAID nor. The herOism, the devotion,
the self-sacrihcing patriotism Of the wo-
men of the South during the terrible time
OF the war between the states IS
known all over the world, and TO none
better than the younger generation in
the South itself.
THERE Is A DIFFERENCE.
Wen. there is a difference. The mothers
ana the grown-up daughters of the
south are not so much alike as the world
might imagine. OF course, there are many
more points Of resemblance than differ
e4ls.
The manners are 50 different. The coy
occurrences Of our -sTeat-grand-
mothers had become the most engaging
and natural womanliness Ia the young
women OF the South just prior TO the
War. They possess IL to-day. Time has
made changes OF many kinds. but war,
ana. in cases, almost famine, have not
been able % take away from the woman
u thl aate- bellum South those manners
which have passed into a proverb for
e.-a grace and dignity.
Hcr daughters are different. They ap-
pear less formal. There is no suggestion
OF STIFFNESS AnectatiOn is not thought Of
Prank unsuspecting. straightforward.
there are few frills about her manners.
Hor bow IS very apt 10 be nod. She
does not give the tips of her dainty fin
gers 10 a male acquaintance when she
meets him She is very apt TO give him a
hearty shake.
A GENUINE INDEPENDENCE.
The genuine independence Of the south
orn girl of to-day is much different from
the clinging vines of the preceding gene
ration. To many men il is more attrac-
tive. IL has not the least semblance Of
anectation. She will allow a man to
help her into the carriage, but if he is
not quick in Offering, she jumps IN with
out his help. Her mother would have
waited when she was a girl. The men
liked it, 1 know they like TO help a wo-
man. and 1 often feel they would ike a
little more dependence in the girls of to-
day. There is stil a great deal of it in
the elder women of the South, and also
much Of il i'm the younger, as compared
with the girls Of the North. who keep the
men so busily engaged trying 10 prevent
women taking their jobs the sterner sex
Dol, not time to support the vine.
Eut beneath the pretty air of depen-
leuco which once characterized the south
trn woman there was a strength and
Stern resolution such as has rarely been
exhibited in the worlds history. When
duty made courage. and self-reliance ne
ceseities. she illustrated those qualities
in q manner worthy 10 be COMMUNICATED
IN The loftiest and most enduring monu-
meut man. can erect.
SHE Is LIKE her MOTHER.
Would her daughter prove worthy OF
her?
no Should the stress of circumstances