The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-12

rlie OF the NAiNeA
's,.,ss on the subject of the rela-
~ M. ., the women of China and
I, avn land. 1t enables US to see our
!. others see us from a new polnt
Madam WI begins by saying
womau'e nature is the same the
!. AVER that accidental influences OF
an not alter the first and es-
FIX ~, tl,lt she is created woman
w. ~ ,bose elements that nt.ura ac-
\. 80, sex. Very naturally Na lam
.s,ers The "inhuenees of locality to
M has been accustomed, and sno
9Th nride on the superior moiesty
~ Chinese women and deoilrAs ina:
X, respect even the lowest classes OF
YEN IN China are better than the cor
ssing classes in America. Under
sssa she gives our literature a
~ nassant. "Our classics" SIZE
nnnIike the Latin and Eng ish. may
!. nnt into the hands of the young
In read" she goes on: 1T is the
"A the Chinese have for the modesty
romen which is the strongest barrier
nal what you consider here, the Pro-
Liam Of the sex. For women to work
man is not the greatness. but he
.hrtune Of the sex" THIS Is matter
though. Madam WI is mistaken, 1
Al IN taking 1t for granted that Amer
women consider 1t the greatness of
n SEX to work like me1, but that
linz work to do they can do 1t well.
M important work of women, wp De-
Il 4 In the home" There, Madam Wa,
are undoubtedly right. and Vt is the
raM, cut that she gives us American
men that she takes 1t that In this we
njt agree with her. She judges, 1t
ms, from the fact, which she mentions
h horrifed surprise. that we have con"
Uses, conventions, etc, for she evident
has not grssped the versatile character
the "United States WON IN, who Is
babe Of cooking her breakfast and
ning q few stockings before the nr
assembling of her convention, re-ch-
the place OF assembly in time to re9d
paper on some subject more o. less
tuse then home again to get dinner
back again TO take active part il the
Etasslon that Is to fill the afternoon
EsiOu. This programme would turn the
ain thai lies under the smooth loops
hair which the proud Oriental weartr
FUSES 70 hide under q hat or bonneT.
b the subject OF dress Madam Wa hSs
be hard things to say OF us. Bu- she
Ems to forget in speaking of the cranpad
lists 81 the Western women the hob
I, unnatural walk Of her Chinese SIS
h whose feet are held to certain size
methods that no American girl wound
nd. But We note with envy the III I
the styles change not from generation
generation. The restfuinees OF this
Is refreshing even to think d.
b the home Madam WI seems to think
Chinese women have the adsan re
The Americans, but II she can find on
face Of this round globe more ye.ted
fuged and humored class of pecp.s than
hkfioll women | would dearly like to
them But she certainly scores enc
len she says 1.-THE love ami attention
th parents give to the bringing up o.
drel Is equalled only by the venara-
p and respect which children show to
u parents" Let US think Of this p
nsnt before taking too much pride to
Fsslyes. And yeti saw a most revolt
picture Of line OF headless bodies
"Ie'l'an weeklles a few. days ago
sn,,s ,ehapie correspondents ny
shsry Was done hy your sons = v.omc '1
China, and II It be true as your .spre-
a.l ., woman says, that "tha traveller
WA - en,s S memorial arcnes
be good and noh,o soos :. ~ ~ u.s.. = ~
devotion Of SINE woman's lie" thew
also these pltlful scenes o, brutality.
nassacre Of helpless men and women
have given their lives To the worir
helping your neonIe whether r,is,oyN
or not, 10 what tbev consider a b:eb-
sni purer religion. we American wo-
b have orr ,aults sor,a - +b,r,
iVous indeed. hut our SONS A NJ r,.,la
land hideous with bao6lass hn.Itns
DO thew tsxo ~ uis ~ ~,
hen ana c,,,, ma 'ne iVes OF he'picss
PAGE and honor and rnrIsStnass ~.
10 over, and We Will e,ad1n Iaano 49,
'se'er Of their mothers in tboIr band.
their fruits va sb.,, Lnon ~ ,ho, m" =.
Msry,rot tIaaJa - - 49,,
@argafet Hadley Foster
.,,.. ~
giids hotel was very gay last sun
VIII crowd of visitors from Hons
aty. rba s h and the surrounding
ine broad halls and yerandas
alsd with people who breathed
sslisht the pure air that came over
ssssrs Of The g,,,, ,.s tAa' eanie oV %
str,n.ts 'ns sulf' laden with health
a iosra. erss,d a1ose waters, tumbling
ii. Tb sis waves. were the Joy
u ,hsi rSs 81, eiyesT;,,changing beauty of
asry " 81 saa ,r5 thrown over them by the
slIoa t NJ. fSaves-all make up the fas-
d s. " th u0' smna, on their shores, Bor-
assls ssa =. ietsam Of the sea that in
n I'D s are fun Of romantic hints Of
a. - sso S,ress q waters, the gulf is