Evening journal., 1909-06-25
WOMAN REPLIES
TO MAN CRITIC
Mrs. Elliott Says Professor
Starts Article is Without
Logical Basis
ROUGE NOT SAVAGE PAINT

NEW YORK, June 25.-If Prof. Fred
erick Starr writes many more articles like
the one in the July issue Of the Red Book,
entitled "The Women Men Marry" he
perhaps will have his attention called to
certain phase Of the feminine personality
Of which he never has made note.
Judging by the expressions Of opinion
elected by this article among women they
have the faculty OF logic. courage in TAX
ing high and dignified issue with a man
OF science. and combativeness in the face
of what they call illogical injustice"-all
of which are not mentioned in his article.
Beginning with the statement that wo-
men are more conservative than men.
Prof Starr leads up to such statements
as: Savage ingenuity in gaining ends
through deception, ruse. and treachery has
] become proverbial lin women). Civilized
woman retains these practices Of saw
agry. When II would seem equally easy
for her to gain her end by straightforward
and direct methods she delights TO resort
to sinuous means and duplicity."
Mrs. Arthur Elliott Replies.
one Of the most convincing Of those who
took issue with the authority on anthro-
I pology was Mrs. Arthur Elliott wife Of
the physician. First. she discussed this
statement made by the proposer:
"she loves the bright and gaudy flash Of
precious stones. For her they have the
same attraction that the shining quartz
pebbles have for her savage sister"
Professor Starr tries 10 account for all
Of our idiocyncrasfes by tracing a psral-
/ lelism with some greasy. barborous tribe.
Why does he not go further back than
barbarism or savagery and account for
them in the primal?
Cites Traits Of First Woman.
Almost every trait he cites can find just
as much parallelism in the native. FIRST
born woman. and Prof. starr. has furn.
ished no connecting bits Of evidence oi
argument 70 establish the connection be
tween women Of to-day and the barbarou,
tribes"
Another Of Prof STAIRS arguments 81
that women in civilization continue Il
gmploy the paints and powders. the oil
and perfumes Of savagery"'
THE roueing women do to-day" an
swered Mrs. Elliott. "is not the colorinl
Of the savage woman. They decorate
, I AiASHlctANfr III dNAiHIitl Qtclhnh tnu COloi
ings. bearing no resemblance to humai
flesh.
Defends Rouge and Powder.
. "Rouging and powdering Of to-day ar
done in an effort to reproduce the naturs
coiorings. II only happens that tile effeS
, is produced by the same means used "a
other ends by barbarians. If she got thos
effects by electricity or some othtr mean
why then Prof STAIRS argument would
lost. for she would no longer paint an
. powder herself"
p? "He says we are not acientlfc" repne
e Mrs Elliott. "and I guess we don min
E admitting tRat. We don't mind, l shoul
. think, admitting many Of his statement
They seem to me correct. but I can't hel
questioning his deductions and logic.
1T Is a foolish thing. I think, to tax
: issue in hit or miss way with any e.
port's deductions. But I can't help notin
/, that il we are not scientific we are mol
! artistic than men. and one OF the besut
ful things of life is the differentiation bi
tween men and women"