Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-05-27
THE MYSTERY OF WOMAN
She Can Make Herself Enchanting
Even in Hideous Fashions.

She Can Make Herself Enchantin9
Even in Hideous Fashions.
Whether the women ever succeed in
wrestling the control Of public affairs
from their brothers or not, the fact
will remain that woman has always
been the cause and inspiration Of the
deeds that stand out most prominent
ly in the annals Of the world and upon
the pages Of romance. II 1t had not
been for woman Homer would never
have had a chance to exhibit the agili-
ty of his muse, and Adam would have
had to bear the blame himself. The
law of Moses would be unknown to US
If it had not been for woman, and
Hamlet" would not have been written
If there had been no Ophelia. Ameri-
ca might still be an undiscovered coun-
try II a woman had not given Column
bus the help and encouragement he
needed, and Reno would be an obscure
way station If woman had not given 1t
prominence. AS the poet touchingly
says: t..'..
Oh, woman, In our hours Of ease, y
Uncertain, coy and hard to please,
Sweet is the charm that clings
about you; a... ..
We've all been laid upon your knees
When your hand felt like swarm Of
bees, .
But how could man get on without
you?
Woman is the only creature that can
manage to be lovely in spite Of unfa-
vorable circumstances. She can dress
herself in the most hideous fashion
and still be enchanting. When men
were compelled to take private Jump
ing lessons in order to be able to get
around her hoops they considered her
adorable. Having gone to the other
extreme and adopted skirt which is
so narrow that she is helpless If she
happens to be knock-kneed, she seems
to be more beautiful than ever woman
has been in the past. Speaking Of wo-
mans dress, what do you suppose
would have happened in Athens $500
years ago IL woman dressed as wo-
men dress now had appeared In the
streets of that city? There would have
been a riot, perhaps a revolution. II
she had been accompanied by a man
the mob would have fallen upon him
and destroyed him. He would have
been accused of subjecting the poor
lady to inhuman torture, and his pleas
for mercy would have been futile.
For some reason woman refuses to
have pockets. She tucks her handker-
chief inside her glove and carries her
money in such a way that she will be
sure not to spend it unless she has a
charge account. Woman has a strange
tendency to be late at everything ex-
cept a bargain sale. She possesses ex-
traordinary qualifications as cross
examiner, and while she ia afraid Of a
mouse, she will fearlessly stop a
teamster who weighs $50 pounds and
call him brute because he has over
loaded or beaten a poor, old half
starved horse. .
Ever since man learned to walk up
right he has been sneering at woman
and trying to convince her that she
was not worthy of his serious consid-
Grafton, but
We dream, we scheme, we risk, we
save for woman;
We lie, we cheat, we fight, we slave
for woman;
We think her weak, we sneer because
She decks herself with beads and
gauze
And feathers and such foolish things
AS spangles, ribbons. furs and rings;
We call her vain, and she Is scorned
Because her first and dearest thought
Is how to keep herself adorned.
But who would shave II 1t were not
For woman?-Chicago Record
Herald.