El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-02-25

A MONG the many privileges which
~ the present era accords to wo-
= man Is that Of developing the
best within her to use her own IA
vorite phraseology
1t was the generally accepted idea
in olden times that woman must Keep
70 her limited domain Of wife or spin
ster. dependent upon husband or rela-
tives for home and occupation, no mat
ter what wealth Of talent in other di-
rections cried for utterance in her
soul
The girl who utilized her talents out
side Of the domestic sphere was re-
garded as strong mis-Ced" and mas
culine. II not worse; and the married
woman who Gsr~d write, sing, act or
recite DECEASED herself
That was one extreme. We now
seem to have reached the other
There is an idea prevalent today that
it is the duty of every woman to seek
to express an incefinable something
within her which shall establish her
individuality.
To make the most Of herself" is
every woman's ideal 1t is an excellent
one: but in pursuing II she needs to
be very certain that her conception Of
most would not be estimated as
sIeast" in the eyes Of wisdom
In America this desire for individ-
uality is so prevalent that domestic
obligations are frequently put aside as
household furniture is stored, while
the wife and mother sets forth In
search Of her best self"
The Difference.
IN olden times when a woman for
fefted home ard its duties for a ca
reer. other wives and mothers turned
their backs upon her
But the sex is broadening in SYM
pathv and indulgence, and its charity
is covering a multitude Of sins.
A woman who has divorced two or
three husbands and shifted her ma
ternal obligations upon other should
ers and purses in order that she may
be free and untrammeled in her pur-
suit Of her ideal, meets with great
deal of consideration at the hands OF
her sister women today.
"She had to pass through just those
experiences" they say, in order to
evolve"
what does a husband or a child or
two count In the great scheme of self
developn says another. A wo-
man must do what Is for hea own
highest good. no matter what sacri-
fees are made in the process"
A somewhat conservative woman
spoke with regret Of friend who had
devastated two homes
Don't think Of her in that way,
said another she Is woman Of
talent. AMI I feel she has message to
give to the world yet. She is strug-
Cling toward the light through all this
experience
The liberality Of judgment is more
comrnendable than the casting Of
stones.
But its philosophy is a dangerous
one 10 preach freely to ambitious and
not always we'll balanced minds.
A Dangerous Doctrine.
1t is charitable and kind to believe
that another's fail was but step to-
ward higher state of development;
but it becomes & pernicio-ts and dan
gerous doctrine when a woman begins
to think her own development demands
a. similar sacrifice Of near duties and
responsibilities
There is an elastic tendency TO this
modern philosophy which enables the
woman Of lawless impulses to hide her
adventurous prcpensities under its
shelter.
The liberal thought of the day re-
garding woman is full Of hope for the I
erring and remorseful soul; but it is, |
too. when carried to an extreme. full |
of danger for the weak, and unstable, !