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thing. nor was it introduced from Eu
rope" said Hiss Lopez. 1t was in
nate. and the natural expression of the
love and respect that our men feel for
their mothers. wives and daughters.
Long prior to the Spanish occupa-
ton the people We're already civilized,
and this respect for and equality of
women existed. DIR. Antonio &c Nor
ga, the first Spanish governor general.
in his history, published in 1909, gives
an interesting account of Philippine
life before the Spanish invasion.
The grand ladies' he says. wear
crimson, and some have silk and other
stuffs woven with gold and edged with
fringes and other ornaments.
Many wear chains of gold around the
neck, bracelets on the wrists, earrings
and rings on the fingers, of gold and
precious stones. They are also
daintily shod, and wear white robes
like petticoats. They also use silk
parasols, which they carry as a pre-
lection against sun and rain. " They
take great care of their hair-reioicing
in its being very b!ack-which they tie
gracefully in a knot at the back of the
head. They take much care also of
their teeth
! DIR. de Mcrga also gives a brief de-
scription of their occupations, and of
the respect in which women We're then
held, which corresponds with the con-
ditions found in this country.
The women he says. have Tor
their employment and occupation nee
/ dleworll ii. c. fancy work., in which
they excel very much. as in all kinds
/ of sewing. In their visits, and
/ in going about the streets and TO the
! temples, both men and women are
careful in their department. The wo
men go in front. and behind them come
J their husbands, fathers and brothers.
All this. although relating to Il pc
Rod between 900 and 400 years ago, is
! in striking contract with the condition
/ of women in India and China, and the
! cast in general.
The same freedom is found at the
present time, and wives take an active
( interest in public and business affairs.
/ II man is sick his wife assists i'll the
/ management of the business, acting as
/ cashier and bookkeeper, so that. in
( case he dies, she is able to carry on the
/ business successfully. Among the
poorer rural classes the wife helps in
! the lighter agricultural work. assisting
to harvest the rice, corn and other
grains. But. whatever her station,
she always unites her fate to that of
4 her husband, even in danger and mis-
I fortune, and even though her marriage
| be not Il happy one, she never aban-
GonS him. so true is this that both
( in the war with Spain and i'll the war
/ with America many soldiers wives FOL
! lowed their husbands TO the field, ira
NersinG mountains and forests and
/ facing every danger that they might
7 rot be separated from their husbands,
but might prepare their food and care
( for them if i'll or wounded. An eX-
ample of this is the fact that the wives
/ of General Aguinaldo, of Lucban and
Of Malvar We're in the field. as We're
/ the wives of many other officers.
The Philippine women are also de-
( voted to their parents and ready to
sacrifice themselves. It is very I'M
usual for women to marry contrary to
the pleasure or consent of their par
ents, and while unmarried they never
| live away from home. They usually
marry at 20 or % years of age, but the
women of the poorer classes marry
younger, often at l.. 1 have several
friends VINO have had opportunities to
make excellent marriages, but because
their father or mother opposed they
have sacrificed their love for their
parents sake.
! We have been interested to observe
that the American women have great
er liberty than we, and different Gus
toms. They, for instance, can go alone
on the streets. they can make visits,
! they can travel alone to other places,
as l have done; but 1 am the first
Philippine woman to leave my home
and travel so far alone.
You may also like to know what
are the occupations of the women of
my country. Almost all busy them
/ selves with domestic cares; those Of
good position do much fancy work,
such as embroidery in silk and in
linen; those of the middle classes
weave cloth of silk, pima and linen. In
some towns many of the Well-to-d do
families weave the cloth Tor the house
ample, in my own home, where we
have especial servants for this pur-
pose.
/ The Philippine women are also very
fond of music, hut the majority prefer
sad and melancholy airs. Many play
the piano and the harp, and some the
violin and guitar. But very few de.
vote themselves much to reading, and
we cannot compare in education and
general progress with the women OF
/ America, for we have not yet had any
woman with the title of doctor or law
yer or who has entered any profession
except. indeed. that of teaching. tC
which many devote themselves. 1t is
however. true that there is no uniVers-
IL il Manila open to women. but there
are SIX good schooJs for women, some
Of which have many as 900 pupils
and the instruction compares favor
} ably with that of the best schools in
, Spain. New York Tribune.
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y man never notices until he gets a
black eye or a boil on his face how
loudly his shoes squeak.