Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-06-30
Feminina Endorsement
of DIR. TPeyes'
Views ON
"The Plague of Women
In South Africa"

| Oulda's Lady Dolly. Frequently they
are little more than fools Ike Zola's
little Princess R0semonde who thought
OF her lost cup OF tea when Salvat was
about TO be condemned to death and
who new into a passion when she could
not get a good place from which 90 see
him when he was executed Frequently
they are young, like Rossettis Jenny, IN
whom the woman almost fades from
view; again, they are old, Ike Tolstois
Sophia Vasllievua, who cursed the foot
man for letting the sunshine fall upon
her They may be frankly gay or APP
parently intellectual, scornlng the idea
OF reading a novel; or they may be IKE
Nine de Warcns, whom Rousseau
loved, "as devoid OF moral principles as
any creature IN the Natural History
But whether these women be beauti-
ful or plain, apparently religious or o.
tentatiously free thinking they are
plague to society and to the world. The
association Of good, unblemished wom-
en- with this class brings on their inno-
cent sisters undeseryed disrepute ana
Is the reason why serious minded men,
unblessed with keen perception, JOIN IN
the cry Of Schopcnhauer that AL wom-
en- are worthy only TO hold the position
of the women OF the east
These women whom Mr. Treves has
rightly denounced deserve to be In
closed in a harem looking to the
sweet waters" or. at least, It would
help society II such could be yelled un-
der as thick hanglngs as those worn by
the beauties Of Morocco To seal them
In sacks and introduce them TO the Bos-
porus would satisfy some who have be-
come contaminated by innocent ascot
alton. but Il would hardly be a rightful
judgment to be carried out BY the hand
OF man,
The most regrettable part Of u all Is
that the frivolous woman is usually I'M
pervlous to argument Condemnation
seems to have no effect on her very
probably. II she has read Mr.. TreYes
article, she simply laughed and put
him down for "a silly little man. ana
then, running to her room, arrayed
herself in a new bonnet and started out
on a fresh picnic,
Comparatively few men will condemn
her. and they will probably be less Sc
we're, more merciful in their hearts
than will be her innocent sisters VINO
suffer the sex blemish because OF the
faults Of the irresponsible, honorless
specimen Of their kind
Though many foolish women have
been screaming against the words OF
Mr.. Treves and have been showing
their lack Of brains as we'll as their Vlo-
lent tempers. ! feel secure enough to de-
clare that the sentiment OF the majority
of their own sex is against them.
Women collectively are proud ana
Justly proud, of their reputation among
men as the strongest and most unselt-
ish fighters that exist against the sor-
rows and pains Of humanity Ihey
Outright men. and men know It, be-
cause. as a rule. they have more SELF
abnegation and have a stronger fire OF
faith in them. schopenhauer would
surely have written differently about
woman had his own experience with
his mother been different But on the
whole Il IS no wonder that his view OF
woman WAS JduNNlNNNf ~ iA' 'N''-''
with certain lady had seriously ahect-
ed his pocket and his reputation New
ertheless cannot help but wish that he
were alive today, that he might write
another essay on the women whom Mr..
Treves has denounced. No one but
schopenhauer could treat the subject as
II deserves.
Women OF this class stand In the
scale and, Il would seem, outweigh
those who aspire 10 the balance side.
But Il requires the deeds Of one genuine
woman only, like Florence Nightingale
TO wipe out the misdeeds Of them all
Around her one dlscerns a great COM
pany Of women, true, noble women
who have hearts. They outnumber the
frivolous women and teach US to forget
that such may and do exist They
teach us 10 know and to value true wo-
manhood, true wlfehood, true mother
hood. ETHEL V. hOBhhlS'
Torlor Ynolqud