The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1914-03-27
WOMEN OF POLAND.
@0re Ardent Than the Men In
Their Love For Their Country.
TpIl AGES PEASANT GIRLS.
-sSard and Rough taborins Work
Makes Them Appear Old and Has.
gard Before They Reach Thirty.
Charms Of the Women Of the Upper
Glasses

uard Before They Reach Thirty.
Charms Of the Women Of the Upper
Glasses
Woman occupies a position Of un-
.sssnnI prominence In Poland. Some
ss;sce her as superior to man in nearly
s-Uery way In the various conspiracies
Spj in the revolutions against Russia
Polish women have had an important
pact Many have given up all their
-pO5Sdly goods IN the cause of their
s-ynEfry. while others have fought on
dse Geld of battle and lost their lives In
IRE same cause. Still others have gone
TOTE exile without Il murmur. They
me capable Of any sacrifice for patriot
ism. aod they prove their sincerity by
. q beir actions. The women are still the
zssost Jealous patriots. and it is due to
sl}rm more than the other sex that
sPssrsotic feeling is still so intense
"s7sus writes Nevin o. Winter in his
~poiand of Today and Yesterday"
The Polish women. he continues.
rave always been noted for their beau
;soc feet They take part in all the So
cal affairs. and no festival is complete
vySfbcut their presence. They are ex-
rressely good linguists. and nearly all
syosk two or three languages. In War
xzw 1 met one young woman OF nine
Tsep or twenty summers. just out Of
sscaeel. who spoke Russian. German.
Tsepch and English almost as auently
81 her native Polish. This is not an
arssemnion accomplishments.
1Ne women do not enjoy the social
Tsss-fOm of the American girls. rs the
rasperen is still necessity to protect
fse good name of girl. They are
as-ser left unprotected. Marriages are
~a,se 10 much the same manner as in
FrSaee, and the contracting parties
frequently know little about each other
sN9ore they are joined for better or
ueasse.
The will Of my honored parents has
-r-rer 1een sacred law to me-" says
-fifse Polish girl. with resignation. When
a ssessenger came with proposal of
oaarri4ge IL goose was served with
rsssk gravy ut dinner or pumpkin
WISE put in the carriage as he was leav-
i,SS this meant that the offer was POSI-
rs$siy refused. He was treated to
ss~Se fricassee" was an expression
frequently heard in the olden days.
%tse Polish women of the upper class
or are undoubtedly charming and pos
spsspgai OF the graces of true wOmanli-
ss'--S. Perhaps it is the possession of
7Aese womanly qualities and the abb
sSaxsse Of the masculine elements
r.Serein lies their real charm. A pen
~ or brush is certainly better me-
'3Tgaa than n pen to portray such at
1g4s1ive types of womanhOod
WE lot OF the peasant woman. how
SsV~~. is especially hard. as it is with
az. STAY races. and this is noticeable
Throughout all the Polish provinces.
they do more than their full share of
slA2 family work. Sometimes one will
>sars Oore women in the fields than men.
:ag.ss Kaleidoscope effect of color is
ss1s, sdsl.AA s:s@ Oss% S~. G
aS& silver are minglea IN various COM
ts7IsassDA TAey pin ~ The svesskt-A
s,-&ica seevss Q bright petaScszt eEpssea
J nov.
ysToman y valued chie1y for the
-segSn she can do and she is expected
IA bear large family of children as
'gp-esi. For a man to say that his wife
,oses more work than horse or two
isprses IS considered the acme of
FS=Sssf. D.. 1t is 40 wonder that a girl
ssass,raiiy attractive soon grows old
saSS Aaggard Hard work. with little
gs.sSsace, the care Of numerous fam
~ and oo regard for personal attrac.
TsS@ MAJ inevitably leave their mark
ia,-fste DiaAP years: hence 1t is that
;Sl.asy OF thee Polish women look bag
-ssss.sSs a,ad "'a even before they have
zs-oed the third decade Of life.
TSiere arc. Indeed. few bright spots
N Poli-h peasant girls life after
NSa.griage. dheir youth some of the
-;zSyss are Very attractive. and they
ass oni'' .rarming in their pictur-
sss,ae national costumes that are still
4|u,slsr ~ tialicia. They generally
- barefootci ia summer. for boots
(s@g money. Sometimes they vii; |
rsirry their boots when going To church |
szua SIT. pat them Oh just betorc en-
" riEg thr sanctuary.
-iAa Vouru work on the railroads H.
- c1iAr baru,: asked n fellow pas. |
ss-las,eg Vn &c railway in Gai,cin I |
Nd 500" s.-ups OF women along the /,
cGsek wit nick and shovel ~ hand. |
/. "a c0u'd scarcely believe that ,hcy ,
V3jS 1be bard work of that uccuIHlinH.
Yes aud they DO the work hcIicr
14ti IN" u"'t" he replied
az crac"W | have seen them carry /
-lsg n9r;uc go the mnsoIlS AMI pia.ieq' !
rgs wtcr. NV buildings are being !
snsH-sl l'ney were slmdlng The Row
or bed il ne parks and were doing !
Inv. ~1T~ IL Well as the masculine
ggrsyse-f rdiId have done II. ihcy /,
.rNlg laprr .r paint house. II did
"a, GOak Difference whether there
'Hrss sbre" e - dozen women Nurling
-ogsahsr there was always one man /
gbc did 't'iing bui act as o7srscer