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known as AN author. Among hTt So! IL
rrary work may hr urnttou'Nt h"r trans
IatIon OF Pierre l.nti's Gland t!>'i"i
man" which was PRAISED by the 'Tii'''s
In 1854 appeared her Mrs, novel, I ne SAN
dust boil" dealing WITH society ~ Ne"
port and New York Ii went throWH" 'e'
editions and was rrpublisfe,t IN tnciah"
and India Her novel, by the Waters III
Babylon" was also II distinct success
The liberty OF American women has
become SO universally accepted a fact
tina, It has passed into bywnrd of
comparison to the older nations.
The puritan idea has brcom" at
last transmitted, through the light and
luxury Of wealth and the diffused in
fucnce Of widely scattered location.
into basis of fine responsibility and
a Amer courage From Virginia and
! the more southern states We have a
! fluent charm. a soft womanliness and
grace both lovuhle aud admirable. but
! regrettably lessening with the disap-
pearance OF the characteristic life OF
the south.
Ii Is too early to attempt an analysis
Of the western idea Of American wOm-
anhOOd for the west from Cleveland
and Chicago outward. Is bur a system
Of eastern colonies with only one gen.
erai and determining condition. and
that is liberty. under which individual
traits. traditions and tendencies find
their full opportunity OF development.
These various ideas. historical as
we'll as local. in their origin have pro-
duced the types of women thus largely
indicated In our country. Profoundly
felt and almost universally operative.
beneath these varying influences, re-
mains the old-world urientalism that
women should b., first charming. again
charming and always charming. Char
acter. logic. reason and other stern
requirements OF life are for the most
part left to develop in some mysteri
Gus way. INTENDED.
The desirability of thorough col
legia,c education is as a rule not &C
crpted voluntarily by the solvent I"r
ton of our national community. The
female universities are demanded by
the future breadwinners among WON
en- and supported by them. This Is an
almost universal fact and il has a
double Significance. 1t Is at once a
promise and a reproach. In plain
words, the American girl is superb
ciaily educated except when she Is
compelled to earn her own living
There is a shallOwness of foresight; so
laR nf LOGIC
rious and ~ omipous In this certainly
universal inclination on the part or
American parents that one may wei!
stop and inquire its reason
In a certain celebrated essay by
SChOpenhauer. an essay as acrimoni-
Gus as |, Is profound he remarks upon
the universal jealousy between all
women as women. jealousy among
meA, he insists. is largely professional
when 1t Is not intensely personal from
particular emotional impulse. The
male will fight for his chosen mate as
long as the race continues: but watch
pretty woman. says this philosopher.
siances cast upon her by the women
she crosses in her path They are the
sIanCcs Of the Guelph and the Ghibel
line. The jealousy j. as universal as
the sex. likewise professional. in the
sense that wOmens only profession is
to please the men. their masters. He
goes further and with a savage bitter
ness declares that the libery Of women
is a monstrous idea. German-Chr
in it's origin. which is the curse OF
Europe. He advises the restoration OF
the feminine seClusiOn Of the middle
ages and lauds the institution Of the
harcm. which be insists would clint
nate vice and al! the dangers which
bcsct homogeneous civilizations. This
is indeed a vivid expression Of III"
idea of woman and h-r proper iune
ton and limitation. But his idea Is
only too prevalent at the present
time. even In America. the las: out post
Of t.uropeau civilization The Iingcr
ing proof Of this dccp-lyirg prejudice
Is shown in its application 10 the edu
cation or American women. Nv CcU
ciusion derived from the prejudice is
inevitable is dangerous TO bc clev
or Such a reputation may bc Tor
miiable handicap in the race for hap
piness. II woman's happiness Is in
the hands Of man u is idle to deny
that this Is so. And here Ne hav" the
reason why the daughters Of the rich
are guarded from any such Icril. Why
beauty and charm. gcntlencss. good
ness and submissivcaess are the quail
tiles which clotir young mans fame,
and dictate the choice Of wife.
The question nov is pertinent Dpcs
Q cultivated mind. with its :ninitel,
various resources. dctrsct from
charm? Does Q trained logic. with IL
inoumershie applications To the prob
lens os life destroy it, II is aston
ishins that the reasoning masculin,
mind for these centuries should hay,
,,crxisted In the conclusion that the,