The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1904-05-12
For The Ladies
From One of the philistines.


do with sundry and various ques-
tions of numerous departments.
am moved by an unholy desire
II perverse, lopslded humor-to
eXcluim with modern Philistlue:
1T is astonishing how many
points of view there are to every
question" And apropos to notE-
ing in particular, am given to a
profound wonderment that "more
man. will not acknowledge the
Vaccinations of the opportunities
offered by these club affairs for
the display of his scathing satire
and an excuse for looslmg the diu-
mond pointed arrows of his wit,
for without this lasting resource
how many II "mute inglorious' wit
would tread "the even tenor of
his way unhonored and unsung.'
have in mind one particular
person, II mortal man made in the
image of his immortal Maker, who
does acknowledge the CELEBRITY with
which we can brew u storm IN n
teacup. that may sometimes cover
the broad horizon and dim the
tairest prospects; who comedies
that we settle the destinies Of ma
tions with neatness and dispatch
who bows before the superior
methods of dealing with large is
sues and questions infinitesmal
with same generous facility, yet
his admiration is tinged with envy
and resentment; but we rejoice
that while he finds fault he must
pay tribute. That he finds fault
is not surprising as his vision is
Obscured by his lego" which
breeds in him species of pity for
"lovely woman" bounded by the
limitations of her earnest though
useless efforts to reconstruct socl-
ETY. and incidentally TO make over
thu lords of creation TO harmonic
more nearly with her ideal of
the eternal fitness of lords than
contact with the actual article
permits.
But be it understood, this pity
is not of the active variety, which
leads to missionary effort. 1t is
merely the calm commiseration
which becomes agravating when
tacitly bestowed upon some one
who is not looking for pity.
This particular lord GU is one
of great many who can hardly
refrain from patroni2ing any fem
mine club member who is favored
with his presence, and it is due
his kindness of heart that he does
not establish casts and try to
draw artificial lines dependent
upon sex-for which let us be de-
voutly thankful--also from whom
we pray, good Lord, deliver us.
That any mans club, or say
lodge, is or can but be superior to
n similar aggregation of teminin-
ity is to him Il self evident truth,
and when he meets in friendly in
tercourse "lovely woman" he is
moved to gentle wonderment that
the Fates have been so partial in
their distribution of blessings.
lie pauses not to consider that
for the entire population to be
composed of the lordly masculine
Is practically out of the question
OF course this calm assumption
does not have a soothing affect on
those doomed to make the most
of their Shakespeare Clubs, Wed.
nesday afternoons, \ y Us, etc,
general declarations and Other
gatherings together" of clans
feminine.
Often enough are the most
ardent Of us reminded that we
must go back to a masculine pre-
cedent for logical development OF
any question, and as sweeping
truth is brought home to us, We
admit it among ourselves, but
hate to be reminded that we die
it, this rueful admission however
is quickly followed by the fact
that no odd show good the prec
edent, we Immediately improve it
Not long ago | heard a plair
non-clubist trying to eXtripate'
the charm of the Woman's Clubs
asserting them to be myth, /
delusion, "a fancy bred of excite
ment, an impression arising from
a visual defect which causes TIN
glitter to appear even as rar'
gold, Anyway" he said, "yol
have not gone beyond imitation
and that may be very fine ilattery
but imitation is favor accomp
lishment, at best"
T Probably it is true, that we o
! the lonesome wilderness do hav
| an ingrowing sort of envy for tn
swIrling metropolis, becaus
down in our hearts we know tina
Q the lmelight of fame has no
shone upon our performances
\ but, I'd like to know why W