The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-03-05
Feminine
Snapshots
Let the Girls Do What
They Want to Do

! Newconb MCGEE, is going with her
father. Professor MCGEE. the anthro-
polo-iSt, to Arizona. Professor MCGEE
will make explorations in the desert
near Yuma. said to be the hottest
place in North America. Miss MCGEE is
fifteen years old and accompanies her
| father of her own choice. 1t is pleasant
to note that at least one girl is thus al
lowed to have her own way without
any conventional old Tables to sit upon
her and crush the originality out Of her.
One young woman know would have
made a shining success ON the dramatic
| stage but for the chilling, deadening
| influence of "our folks" who set them
selves against it. All over the country
are girls who would have been success
full authors, actresses, lawyers, doctors,
professional singers Or tradeSwomen,
but the aspiration was crushed out Of
them by old tabbies of both sexes who
surrounded them. To be sure, if girl
has tremendous will power she will
take her own way in spite Of these pro-
fessors Of conventionality, but they
make the way ten times as hard for
her. But for them hundreds Of girls
that are now never heard of would
make brilliant records sin the profess
sions.
| The Mothers Congress meets in April
Do the mothers know what is the most
| lamentable lack in America today? 1t
| is the want Of training in common hon
esty and courtesy In the schools. The
country is overwhelmed with persons
VINO come from the most boorish classes
of Europe. TheK are strong and
cheeky; they know only how to grab
all they can without any scruple of
good manners or any other kind of
scruple. Too often, indeed, the. very
teachers come from this same class and
actually themselves need ethical and
aesthetic training as much as their
pupils do. American men are rapidly
acquiring the reputation Of being the
rudest, most unpleasant hammered men
in civilization. These are not men of
the old American stock, but those who
have no training in morality or polite
ness either st home or in school. No
body but mothers can deal with this
grave menace to American society.
Always let your opponent have the
last word in an argument.
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In view of the many recent ferocious
attacks on them by men in ali parts Of
this country women need to learn all
branches Of self defense shooting, bog
ing, fist fighting and even Jiu jitsu.
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A curious thing happened the other
evening in New York. A well bred
person could scarcely believe 1t. but l
assure you t is fact. A young lady-at
least she Is supposed to be lady-had
dinner with some friends. After din
ner d man told an amusing story. The
climax to the story took the girl un-
awares, and she laughed suddenly and
immOderately and swallowed q big
steel pin. She-she-one hates to write
it, but that girl was picking her teeth
with this pin Troubles followed
There came an ambulance and took tie
girl to the hospital. Next came sur
geons, knives, rays, magnets and eager
doctors trying projects on her. At
last reports the young woman was in q
sad condition from fright, suffering and
the doctors continued projects"
Moral-Let those addicted to the dinner
table toothpick habit use fork.
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The twentieth century American girl
can take care of herself better than
anybody else can take care of her.
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In the schools conducted by the So
ciety For Ethical Culture, founded in
this countr.v by Felix Adler, practical
morality without any theological creed
is carefully inculcated. So are polite
ness and the Golden Rule. Every year
sons Of some Of the poorest, most ig-
norant foreign parents are turned out
from the ethical culture schools finished
American gentlemen.
For many years girls have been try
ing. often yainly, to squeeze into col
leges and universities attended by the
supreme white male person. At length
philanthropi1ts took pity on poor, for
iorn girls and established schools Of
housekeeping, where feminine folk
with their living to earn might become
accomplished cooks and housekeepers.
Now young men by the hundred are
trying. to get into these schools and
become skilled cooks, even not hesitat-
ing to crowd out the girls, if it were
possible. Queer, isn't it. how men al
ways want every good thing In sight?
4 girl said to have been discharged
from an operate company because she
was not beautiful has brought suit
against the company for compensation
to her hurt prospects and her hurt
feelings No matter how comely the
young lady was to begin, she will find
by the time she is done with that law
suit her bea ity will be all worried out
Of her. Mr.. Roath Of Chicago is CIV
ing away all his nroDerty during his