Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1902-08-29
HER NATURAL FOE.
THE CASE OF WOMEN PRESENT
ED BY HER OWN SEX.

other?- Cynicism and Austerity MARI
Nearly Every Comment by Them on the
Disposition and Habits Of Women Cordial
Expressions Of Sympathy Are So Few as ia
Form the Exception Which Proves the Rule
Max O'Rell, In s. F. Examiner.
WITNESSES FOR THE PROSECUTION.
Madame de Stael-I am glad l am
not a man, because l shall never run
the risk of marrying a woman.
Sophie Arnould-Women give them.
selves to God when the devil wants
nothing more to do with them.
Queen Christina-I love men, not
because they are men, but because
they are not women.
Madame Necker-Woman's tongue
is her sword, which she never lets rest
Madame Emile de Girardin-What
is still more rare than silly woman is
a generous woman.
Madame Cecile Fee-If women took
care OF their minds as they do of their
faces and figures the world would 60
much better.
Madame de Lambert-The head oil
woman is sponge saturated with
prejudices.
Duchess of Orleans-The religion ol
women consists in serving God without
offending the devil too much.
Mile. de Scuderi-Nine women out
OF ten make me feel ashamed OF my
sex.
Madame de Puysieux--There are
few married women who do not make
their husbands jealous of bachelors.
Madame Charles Reybaud-There
is not one woman in hundred who
takes care to be always amiable to her
husband and to remain beautiful for
his sake.
Signora Riccoboni - Few women
really love their husbands. A husband
is always more or less attached to his
wife.
Ouida-Women spend their lives at.
tending 10 their toilette and sharpen
ing their claws-like cats.
George Sand-Tne moment woman
is cure Of mans love she loses inter.
est in him, and that is why marriage
is so often failure.
Madame de Sevigne-Woman is the
embodiment of vanity and selfishness.
Lady Blessington-The woman in
France is comedy, in England dull
tradedy, in Italy comic opera, in Ger.
many q melodrsma.
The Countess OF w. (still alive)-
The American woman is spectacular
drama, with smart diologue, snowy
situations, and disappointing ending
Rebecca Smi,h-A beautiful woman
is always vain, extravagant, light.
hearted and dissipated coquette.
Madame d'Epinay-Men are not
worth a good deal, but 1 am not sure
that women are women are worth as
much.
Ninon de Lenclos-The vengeance
OF woman is to be feared much more
than that of q man, because in this
case there is no meanness, no treach.
cry OF which she is not capable in or.
der to carry it ont.
Madame de Genlis-Compared to a
perverse woman the worst roue is but
schoolboy in the science OF evil.
WITNESSES FOR THE DEFENSE.
Cecile Fee--Do not take woman
from the bedsiee OF those who suffer
it is their post Of honor.
George Eliot-In q woman's face we
love we can see all sorts OF answers to
our own yearnings.
Madame de Rieux-In all unhappy
marriages the fault is less the woman's
than the mans, as the choice depended
on her at least.
Sophie Gay-The best shelter for
man is q woman's love.
Mrs. w. X. Clifford-Why should
man, who is strong, always get the
best OF it, and be forgiven 80 much
and woman, who is 80 weak, get the
worst and be forgiven so littlef
George Sand-The love of bad wo
man kills others; the love Of a goot
woman kill herself.
Margaret Ossoli-Woman is borr
for love, lives for love and by love, ant
dies Of love.
Madame Guizot-Women use thei
hearts as men do their brains-as tn!
directing power OF their lives.
Madame Brissod-Women are Sian
dered for the same reason that etone
are thrown at trees loaded with beauti
ful fruit.
Madame Dunoyer-How better tn
world would be If women would onl.
choose men who love them instead o
preferring men whom they love?
Flora Tristan-Women do not ar
que; they love.
Madame Michelet-For q woman
"reminiscences is the perfume OF th
soul. There are women 90 good tha
the flowers sent to them by men ca
only give faint idea Of the fragranc
that if left about people who hav
come in contact with them.
/ Mile. de Ia Fayette-It is throug