The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-05-31


The Rev. +. A. Hyde. OF Sheepshead
Bay. \. \. has taken a position ia che
front rank of progressive maaAiad by
stating re,ently Ia lecture to tlc NV
York chronological society. SAYS che
New York World. that woman mas. ami
OF right ought To have. the ri-hi a. pro-
pose The monopoly man vujosel iiti,
past IN respect u this performance was
consequence ol his claim nf superior g..
10 was an ontgvowta Oi tine pssioi Guri-s
which woman was mau's slave ami toy.
when the savage got his wife hy way
laying her. knocking h,r down witt
club and dragging her to his home. For
the weaker sex under those conditions
To make the first move toward matri-
mouy would have bc,u futi.s rct 20
say dangerous. proceeding Bst with
the progress oi civilization woman has
Modified the primeval style Of counting,
and now that woman Is recognized as
man sequal or superior there l. no reason
whatever in the natureo of things why the
matrimonial proposal should not come
from the woman a. well as the man
from the one. in fact. that happens to
fall in love first Already it is said wo-
men who enjoy an exceptional and Su-
perior position as respects rank or wealth
take the lead in proposing. queen.
for example, may propose TO a man OF
lower rauk, and a vsry rich woman ex.
ercises without protest the right to tell
her love. What queen OF heiress may
do any other woman i'm this democratic
country may do.
According to the Rev. Mr. Hyde. The
mans proposing is now mere Formally:
the decisive step is very often really taken
by the other party Ii il the girl. he
says, who encourages the men and
makes love 10 them who gets the propo-
sails. The modest stay-at-home girl
gets none II IL be- said that the pro-
poser ought to be in n position to sup
port the other party and that no one
can properly propose without an AIDE
quate income. that limitation will apply
70 men as well as women. II applied
rigidly there would be few proposals
from men. since most hridesrooms are
penniless. Granting that the right o.
proposal goes with larger income.
nothing can be said against a growing
custom to which Mr. Hyde refers. liza
rich woman he says. wants a bright
young husband. n doctor. lawyer. she
practically proposes 10 him and they are
married. This is such a recognized fact
that few years ago young man came
To me and asked my advice "a 10 the
profession be should enter. L want on.
he said, in which I will have an oppor-
tunity OF meeting a rich woman who
will fall in love with me aud marry me. p
Horrible Not bit more than a Girl sell
ing herself for money. The young man
| refer 10 Wac very poor. but he was in
telligent and persistent. and in the end
he married a fortune OF SlOO. 600"
Once concede the equality or superior
ity OF woman, and YOU can offer no oh
iections To being proposed to- II a man
should refuse. what of that? DO not wo-
men refuse men every day? The feminine
proposer, even ii refused l. entitled 70 re-
spect, since she has an equal right 10 tell
her love. As for post nuptial reproachos
do they rot occur MOVE Doesn't themale
tyrant often say now. 1t was your
wiles that entrapded me-? OF course
obey in the marriage service is an
anachronism in the new order of things
obey implies inieriority aud suborbi-
nation which no longer exest III. the
woman has the the brains of the family
aud the income. why" Mr. Hyde asks
shouldn't she be head OF the house"
Since the invention OF machinery" he
continues, giving the philosophy OF the
thing, dizziness and intuition have taken
the place Of brute strength. conseouently
the mems places are being given to wo-
men. You see this particularly in factory
towns
The big mills no longer need the
strength of men TO run them. and the
proprietors prefer to employ women be-
cause they are more delft and painstaking.
The man stays at home and takes care
OF the children, or else they are nut to
board. DO blame the modern woman?
Not bit OF it. She has been forced into
this by the actions of the men themselves
She Is noble ambitious. enterprising. and
there is nothing she can't do if she puts
her mind to it. But ii she works she
ought also to have her rights-the right
to vote, the right To propose '-Balti.
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