The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-02-26

| the great lfd1lSallanIlc steamer lines III
New York. Wagons, street cars pct(cS-
TRANS and carriages We're mixed Up in
ineXtriCable confusion. The two young
women were richly and shOWily dress
ed. One of them, ungloved, displayed
the fingers of each hand loaded tS the
knuckles with gorgeous rings They
were SO numerous and they glittcrrd
so they gave the impression that the
wearer had borrowed them from Il jew
elry shop in order to show them and
herself off to the miscellaneous crowd
at the steamer dock. The carriage con
tanning the women was stopped by
blockade of vehicles. The beringod
one rested her hands most complacent-
ly and admiringly in position where
they would be visible to all the world
Suddenly boy of fifteen sprang~ at
her with a large, open knife. He grab
bed one of the hands and slashed the
fingers across, cutting a tremendous
cash. 1t Is horror to write and think
of, but the young fend was trying to
| cut her fingers off SO he could get her
rings. He was prevented before he
| finished the deed. but he came very
near It., For the moment the sight of
those gems. richer than anything he
had ever seen, so close to him madden
ed him. A dreadful wretch? Oh, yes,
of course. But what of the girl who
made the tempting display merely to
crafty her own vulgar vanity? For
1t Is the extreme of vulgarity and i'm
perfect breeding to display load of
valuable Jewels outdoors In q miscel-
laneous herd Of mortals, aside from the
danger Of it. To wear outdoors in
public crowd any garment or ornament
that glaringly arrests attention is in
the worst possible taste and it is some
thing no high bred woman ever does.
certain woman Is trafpsing I'D and
down the land lecturing on "Home Is
Woman's Place" Then why does not
this woman stay there?
A disgruntled thinker says that man
Is bundle of prejudices and woman
bundle of superstitions.
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There Is no shutting or lodging In
the attitude of President James of the
Northwestern university at Evanston in
the matter of coeducation. He comes
out calmly and candidly in favor of IT
and says the American policy is to give
woman as full opportunity as man for
higher education. Then he calls atten-
ton to the necessity for two entirely
separate and equally equipped sets of
college buildings, where the sex line is
drawn among students. He says it will
be long time ere the American people
can afford to erect two such sets of
buildings for every scholastic institu-
ton; then he adds. t"Nor will such a
dupHca ton of educational facilities |
ever be justified by the fancied evils of |
coeducation.' Let US not forget that |
President Edmund ]. James. Phi D., |
LII. D., of the Northwestern university
is In favor Of justice to women and
says so. @4...
Here Is precisely what might be ex.
pected In city like New York. whose
mayor and superintendent of education
distinctly discriminate against women:
An order was issued that high school
girls who wished to enter the training |
school for teachers In Brooklyn should
be subjected to q physical examination.
that 1t might be ascertained whether
they We're healthy enough to under
take the profession they proposed for
themselves. And the physicians that
were to examine them were to be men.
Now. how does this strike the really
portion of the American
people. who are mostly outside of New
York city?
An interesting discussion has been
started on the question, "shall wives
forgive deserving husbands?' Here is
The correct answer: LET each deserted
wife find out for certain whether her
husband would forgive her and take
her back in case she deserted him for
awhile. Then.Lif she Is dead sure he
would. and If she still is fond enough of
him to try him again. let her forgive
him." -"
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A tightly laced woman cannot stoop
over to put on her own overshoes?
Well. neither can a fat man. I have
one try 1t.
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Whenever you see the name of Unit
ID States Senator Teller of Colorado,
'ecall that he was nominated for his
high Office this time by woman men,
,er Of the legislature in a state where
women vote for every officer. presiden-
ial electors included, and that the
who did it is Hon. Alice NJ.
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Many women have sort Of warmed
,ver tone In their voices when they
,ndeavor to be polite and cordial to
heir friends and acquaintance.
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