Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-09-01

and rear families of children al
| classed as ''the third sex" by Hugbe
lie Roux, the distinguished writer. Tt
| blame for this third SEX" of whic
he earnestly disapproves, he lay
partly on the French system of MARI
ing for money, which deters men fro,
marrying portiOnless girls, and part.
on the system of education, which hs
produced the young woman who
still unmarried at 80 and is likely
remain so.
He says she does not want to ma
ry, and he claims to speak out of
large experience, for he says that
once gave out in Paris newspap,
that he would give advice to unma
ried women, and that hundreds
them brought their cases to him. T
reports, sadly, that they all told hi
about the same story.
Getting out of school at 20, tht
diverted themselves with social occ
pations and pleasures, intending
marry presently, but putting it
quired a lively appreciation of Il
blessings of personal liberty and h;
begun to feel sorry for the yom
things who were tied to husbands al
nurseries. They also grew more al
more critical about men.
Still unmarried at 80, they began
realize that they had missed som
thing that was valuable and that ma
riage is only a means, not an en-
NJ. lie Roux's remedy for the existent
of this third SEX" which is not ma
ried, does not wish to be, and sti
realizes that it is not well off, is sue
a change of ideals as will develc
courage in men to take wives withor
money and willingness in your
women to forego ease and luxury. +
hopes this remedy is in process =
development and application
! France.
A story is told of late royal pc
sonage who had four daughters di
tinguished by the names of four ca
dinal sins. A wag wrote on the
mothers tomb 'Here lies idleness
which, you know, is termed mother
! all the vices.
During the recent coronation BUST
| in London two Oh society's pet dame
got uuarreling. One of those hand
Chauncey Depew peacemakers havin
heard of it asked: did they call eac
other ugly?" mo" 'Well, we'll;
4,
At a literary salon in Paris Balza
was once asked by a pretty little gil
of II why it was he liked women sh
would call passe. 'FWhy, monsieur
even when they are as old as 40 yo'
seem to enjoy their society,""
Balzac looked at her earnestly TO
a second and then laughed heartily
Then he remarked in serious voice
as though weighing every word h
said: perhaps the secret lies in tn
simple fact that the woman OF q
must be pleased, while the woman o
| 40 tries to please, and the olde
woman's power consists, not as ha
been so often said, in understanding
and making the most of her owl
charms, but in comprehending am
with happy tact calling out and max
! ing the most of the good qualities Q
the man whose favor she seeks"
Jerome K. Jerome, after look1n
the Id over, comes to the relief o
the fair sex in the following words
''Polish yourself up, madam; you ha
a pretty wit once, a pleasant laugh
a. conversation that was not confine
exclusively to the shortcomings Q
servants, the wrongdoings OF trades
men.
"My dear madam, we do not live O
spotless linen and crumbless carpets
Hunt out that bundle Of old letter
YOU keep tied up in faded ribbon
the back of your bureau drawers
pitv YOU don't read them oftener!
did not enthuse about your cuffs al
collars, gush over the neatness
your darning. It was your tangle
hair he raved about, your SUM
smile-we have not seen it for SOB
wears. madam-the fault of the coo
and the butcher, presume; 20
little hands, your rosebud mouth
has lost it's shape, madam, OF la
TRY a. little less scolding of Mary A
and practice laugh once day; y
might get back the dainty curves.
would be worth trying. 1t was
pretty mouth once"
an Dinha9d