The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1900-03-16
The AMERICAN WOMAN.

II were to suggest a new cOat.0f-
arms for the United States Of Ameri.
ca, l would propose beautiful, bright,
intelligent looking woman, under the
protection o! an eagle spreading its
wings over her, with the motto,
place aux Dames"-"lIonor to the
ladies'" or, II you prefer Il freer trans
lation, MAKE room for the wOmen n"
The government Of the American
people is not q republic, it Is not a
monarchy; II Is Il Rynarchy, a govern.
ment by the w0inen, for the womcn, a
sort Of occult power behind the scenes
that rules the country.
1t has often been said that a wife is
what her husband makes her. l be-
lieve that tile women of the nation
are what the men t1f that nation make
them. Therefore, honor tn the men
0f the United States for having pro.
duced that modern national ideal, the
American woman.
l am now In the United States foI
the sixth time. l have spent abou,
three years OF my life in America
travelling from New York to San Fran
ciscn, from British Columbia to Lou
isiana. II there Is an impression that
becomes deeper and deeper convict
ion every time that l return to this
country il is that the most interesting
| woman in the world, Is the American
woman.
Now, let us compare her with the
women Of Europe. The English w0.
man, when beautiful, is a dream, an
angel 0f beauty, an Incompatible
statue. but too often u statue. When
she is is ugly, the Lord help her, she
has not ! redreming feature. The
Frencl, woman Is the embodiment Of
Supplencss and gracefulness, more
fascinating by her manner than by
either her face or figure.
The Roman woman, with her gorge
Gus development, suggests the descen-
dant OF the proud mother - Graccia.
The American woman Is u cOmbina-
tion, an ensemble.
have never seen In America an ab.
solutely helpless. plain woman. She
is always in possession 0f u redecming
feature. something which saves her.
She may be ever so homcly las You
say), she looks intelligent. a creature
that has been allowed to think for
herself, and that has never been sat
upon. Aud l know M sight more
pleasing than an elderly American
woman with her white hair that
makes her look like Louis XIV. mar
quise, and an expression which reflects
the respect she has inspired during a
we'll and usefully spent life.
When women we're born a fairy
attended the birth Of every one of
them. Each one received y special
gift. Tie American woman arriving
late, the fairies gathered together and
decided to make her present Of all
the attributes conferred on all the
other women. The result Is that she
has the snartness and the bright look
OF the French woman, the shapely
sculptural lines OF an English woman
-ah, but add to that, she has "A char.
acteristic trait peculiarly her own, an
utter absence 0f affectatiOn. a anatural.
ness OF bearing which makes her
unique, y national type. There is not
In the world a woman tn match her In
a drawing room. There she stands
among the women Of all nationalties,
silhouette blen decoupe, herself u
queen.
Allowed from the tenderest age al
most every liberty, accustomed tn take
tho other, she is free and easy, perfect
ly natural, with the consciousness OF
her influence, her power; able by her
intelligence and education to enjoy all
the intellectual pleasures OF life, and
by her keen p0wers OF observation
and her native adaptability TO 6t her.
self for all the conditions OF life; an
exquisite mixture Of coQuette with.
out affectatiOn and bluestOcking
without spectaclcs or privgishness:
the only woman, however beautiful
and learned she may be, with whom
man feels perfectly at his ease; q sort
Of fascinating vO0d fellow, retaining
al the attributes of w0manh0od. y
Now, II this should sound like =
burst Of enthuslxsin, please excuse
me. l owe " Amcricau women sucn
pleasant and o-be-forg0tten
| hours that "a merely hearing the
mention OF the American woman, ]
| take Is nv hnt.
s0f H1l tho women In the world, tho
AmorIena womaA u the one who re-.
| ISqistslllo t61t pttentIon - Tie hands