The Washington times., 1914-03-02
sv KATE WALLER BARRETT.


There has been a tremendous lot
made Of the story of poor I've
Somehow. 1 have never Been
ashamed to belong to her sex True
u was her disobedience that lost tne
6arden of Eden. and perhaps IL
Adam had been left to himself ne
would still be there.
But, after all. was the Garden OF
Eden an ideal place in which TO de-
ve.op the human race" To be Oh
lieed to earn ones living by the
sweat of ones brow was to huruani-
~ a blessing in disguise. for through
the curse of tears has come large
Development
Sex differences were RECOGNIZABLE
between Adam and Eve from the
beginning.
Adam at once became interested
IA the material things about him
ard began 10 plan for a happy and
contented life in his surroundings,
but Eve thirsted for the ideal things
of life. for self-expression and for
knowledge
represent, knew that through this
Gesire was the only way in which
he could apTeal to her. and that If
ne ever cong .eTed the human FAM
ly ne must begin with I've. Ii
ne succeeded in his guest, he feit
&c had a pretty good hostage il the
remainder OF the family.
Contribution To Progress.
an glad that Eve hungefed for
sstf and that her desire
zss satisfied and that she bore her
punishment without Inurnur She
night have doCbted whether the
srice she paid was not too big for
What she got. but at least she did
not renig.
Woman Las always contributed 10
progress and in every line Of ad-
Vancement she has assisted and e.
couraged, even at great cost.
That there is 40 sue. thing as e
new woman" is p,aiIiy shown IN
The pIItIre drawn by solomon. IN The
thirty-iirs chapter Of Proverbs. He
must have known q woman OF her
type, or he could not have painted So
clear a picture. There we learn this
Scrau wag the first real estate
agent. for the Bible tells ue that she
purchased q vineyard and planted
K" What women have contributed
% rea, estate values alone would
make her independent Could subu--
ban real estate make a place go
n women refused TO live there?
Shapes Raw Material.
Womens hands have largely shap-
ed the raw material Of t..c world into
the finished products and. Il het
1abors were given tnC:r proper mar
yet value. tney would be seen 10
measure 10 mans.
But man is like the rooster in the
barnyard. When tho price OF eggs
goes up he struts around acting as il
glory was his. When the price Of
eggs goes down he moodily sits IN
the corner and wonders il he can
anord 10 buy the old len new
dress.
But in proportion as women are
having to bear lhe same burdens
that men bear. they begin TO under
stand men letter. and il has its
effect also in making women under
Etand women better.
II there has been gulf betw cen
the sexes productive of much mis-
understanding and mischief. there
has been almost an equal and wide
gulf between different classes OF
women.
Two Women Contrasted.
A few days since I was waiting
IN o depot at Richmond. Va; the
other occupants Of the room were
a woman and L LADY and gentleman
I make this distinction adV:sedly,
The lady was eXquisiteiy cowned
with evcTy marx of refinement and
uealth from ,he tip Of her French
Lid gaiter TO her becoming hat
Everything was in harmony, and de'
noted taste and unlimited money.