The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-12-11
OPTIMSTS DISCUSS INFLUENCE AND DIVINITY OF WOMAN

splendid contributions to home. church.
+, ana state. there are those who political
~. so far as representation goes. rate
her lower than the veriest outcast to our
shores or the illiterate tramp upon the
street
stili, the woman's cause is mans; they
rise or sink together;
Dwarfed, god-iilze, bond or free
II she be small, slight-natured, miserable,
How shall men grow"
Again, in the Princess" there is bet
ter known, possibly better appreciated.
/ tribute 10 woman:
Not learned have in gracious household
] ways.
Not perfect, nay. but fun Of tender
wants,
No angel. but dearer being, all dipt
In angel instincts breathing paradise.
Interpreter between the gods and men.
Who looked all nature to her place. and
On tiptoe seemed 10 touch upon a sphere
Too gross to tread, and all male minds
perforce
SWayed 10 her from orbits as they moved,
And girdles her with music. Happy he
With such mother! Faith in woman
kind
Beats with his blood. and trust in all
things high
Comes easy TO him, and though ne trip
He shall not blind his soul with clay"
81 J. MOOR.
The hand that rocks the cradle rules
| the world" The old saying is true even
10 this day. Show me the son that would
not do all that is in his power TO add 20
the happiness and JOY Of mother. son
that would not willingly lay down his
/ life TO save from the grasp OF death the
/ life of her to whom he is so deeply in
| debted and to whom he can never repay.
/ A mother of a happy Christian family
who lives and enjoys life is the greatest
/ of all women. Her womanly influence
and kind words Of advice and affection
/ always help to lessen the weight we are
carrying down the sometimes weary ave
nue. OF life. Her influence extends out
| into the world, causing seeds Of kindness
! to be sown here and there: her advice
| serves 10 guide Us through the dangerous
paths of life. and it viii affect those Of
HARRY ". BRnfER.
The woman OF to-day is not reVered az
she should be, for in her sentiment, keen
~ felt. she abhors all other kindly bent
10 seem. alas il can't be so. Right is
might. We viii forgo all pleasantly we
often meet that might seem to some
genuine treat. Alas. how faisei II may
be so that you are loving others. too.
The woman. how she yeaTns for rest
from mere attachment not the best She
finds her courage somewhat slim when
she TO face this problem thin. For In the
eyes of many foes she still goes on 10
picture al that comes and goes. Her
mind absorbed in many ways. To 30
her task from day to day she fingers on
the path Of duty 10 pay a debt she right
Is owes. For TO her God, who watches
sll she wants to fiji her purpose here.
To strive for others she Is bent or doing
TO her hearts content what seeneth
best. The woman loves 10 love and in
tfat love to feel the grand sympathy for
| all. not for mere affection. but for Il
pure and holy purpose. Let freedom
reign that long may be her life The
work is hers TO complete to love justice,
not hate. The toiling every day viii
her mind repay, all good must last The
| trials for a purpose Of a crown to wear
/ when she her task has done She reyeis
for moment, not east down. to cling 10
life and comfort one who needs 70 know,
/ The passing Of one hour in solitude We
learn Of the path that leads to silence.
ana in that stiffness the woman finds her
rest EMMA HUGHES.
And The rib which the Lord God had
taken from man made He a woman
| Genesis, u:22
What a tremendous leapi A colossal
transformation and a grand consTnma-
ton from rib Of poor man 10 our love-
| " woman. God bless her and may her
shadow never grow less
Ffow the poets have sung her praises!
From the beginning of time woman has
been queen. What would the poets and
rhymsters have done without woman?
Nothing, absolutely nothing.
Every one loves an optimist; every op
timist loves woman; then all the world
loves a lover
woman is the noblest work Of God. and
happy is the man who has the love Of a
pure woman. for MaCaulay tells Is that
1.-The most beautiful object in the world
is a beautiful woman and no optimist
doubts Maeaulay
1t was Walther Won VogelWeide, I be-
lieve, who said: Woman must ever be
wCman's highest name, and honors more
than lady If I know right"
Even the innocent child naturally
adores and wOrships the love Of a moth
era woman-for-
''Who ran to help ne when ! fell.
And would some pretty story tell.
Or kiss the place to make il Weli1
My mother"
God bles her again for
"A mother is mother still,
The holiest thing alive
For earth's noblest thing is a woman
perfected.
once, on leaving Philadelphia, Tom
Moore who loved to sing OF woman,
wrote:
20 wonanl whose form, and whose soul
Are the spell and the light Of each path
We pursue,
Whether sunn'd in the tropics or child
at the pole.
If woman be there, there is happiness,
too"
That is another reason why we an love
Sir Thomas.
For the beauty Of a lovely woman is
like music, and when she passes by II
seems like IL ceases.
1t has been observed among all nations
that woman ornaments herself more than
man. that wherever found she is the
same kind, civil. oblging. humane, ten
der being. inclined to be gay and cheer
ful, tinnorous and modest
In conclusion, male optimists, love wo-
man, and be she mother. wife, or sister,
adore her and protect her. To the dear
sex itself. continue on in your present
way. doing good and shed the light OF
happiness about you, for
They say that man is mighty,
He governs land and sea,
He Yields a mighty seepter
Der lesser powers that be;
| ps,t a yaigbtipr mower and stronger