The Topeka state journal., 1903-05-28

ideals. every one of US You can't set
up too high a standard for US. It's the
othr side OF the question that am OBJ
jecting to-the derogatory ideas that
YOU have of US. don't you know. that
we have to live down
No. said the Man of Note. Il don't
know.
Well said the Demure Girl. SUP
pose we take our converse ton this af-
ternoon for example We've talked, you
know, about men and women-their at
IraetlYeness, beauty. charm. what-not.
on enthusiastically praised Mrs
TO n1e-she was regal, beautiful. full Of
charm. And agreed with you. did
notz added my need of praise to
yours, and 1 said no derogatoI~y word Of
/ her- But what about the men we talked
or One. you said, was attractive to
! women Just because he was an actor
! he had nothing else to recommend him
the fIce Of another you found to be Of
criminal type, and the third was dis
missed because he had abnormal ears
on round nothing to praise in any Of
tnem: Now, you see what I mean by
wanting to be emaneiDated
No" said the Man of Note. II don t
see the connection"
The Demure Girl moved to a chair
near the fire, and put one small foot on
It's as plain as day. she said. II
SIMPLY didn't dare to make any criti.
clsI1 OF Mrs. ---- 1 had to agree with
you that she was beautiful and lovely
so nttle fault with her, you would have
said 10 yourself, Just like a woman.
hssl. y am ana pealous. and can't bear to
near another woman praised Women
are all alike in that respecf Want All
tns admiration themselves. Simply an
1etnsI evidence OF the essentially petty
Lenllhlne nature That is one of the
AldluIacIured ideas that yo1l men ha ~
ABOUT women. And because Won bav~
tnal idea we are not permitted anv
-.-trest -l1t sty u expression, because we don't
Ha4e r,sat you to think horrid things of Us
-,ut on the other hand, men are sup
kosed-nay, known-to be utterly free
rom ON vanity and pettiness.
eIyoody knows that a mans esti-
i.-e L =, VI ahother man is not influenced
4 ~ tnose feelings. So YOU know thar 7
should not predicate them of vo11 no
matter Ina What you said about other men.
anu you were free to say what vo;l
zlg elought- Now, never should have
cared to say that Mrs -,s eve
! brows grew too close together for be3,,-
~ or that she did not have pretfv
hands, or that her fascination was +o he
accounted for by the fact that she is n
p ssluo%-to nave done so would have
DIougnt judgment of feminine spite
upon me. but you could dismiss one
man as being attractive only because
ne IS an actor, and another because his
lace IS criminal. you say, and still an
other because you found his ears bad
Wllnout any such danger, and say that
4 it isn't fair
The Man of Note smiled ouizzfcallv.
think that it is better just as it is.p
ne said You can't imagine how much
men enjoy hearing you women praise
eSch other with such grace and sweet
ness and apparent sincerity Never mind
whether you mean it or not Those
things are only part Of your beautiful
feminine raiment-the lovely garments
With which you adorn yourself. Not
many imagine that they are a com
ponent part of yourselves But do not
therefore discard them As to mans
greater freedom in expression of opin-
ION, that is an inherently masculine
prerogative, and one that is not num-
bered, and cannot for a long time be
numbered-among your feminine privil-
eyes. In the meantime-count your
mercies. And I should like another cup
of tea. Evening Wisconsin.