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THE NEW WOMAN ON
THE TRUE WOMAN

The aspirations Of the new womaI."
are 10 antagonistic that.it might be
well for us To consider which Is the
greater aid In forming the destiny OF
the coming generation for better citi-
zenship. The new woman is a creature
Of dissatisfaction always clamoring for
the things of the world that was not
intended by the Creator for the more
gentle sex.
She aspires 10 take the rein OF gov
ernment. claiming thereby TO cleanse
the whole system Of political machln-
ery-how Is this to be brought about?
Surely not by the enfranchisement Of
the woman.
The enfranchisement OF the woman
would only add confusion and only
those who are restless and dissatisfied
With life and the world IN general are
demanding this great scheme. Then
there Is a class of women whose great
desire is to be conspicuous and claim
r2toriety.
Public opinion is fast abandoning
the idea that all women are angels and
that because of the fact that she is
woman. merits gallentry and respect
from the sterner sex. The time has
been In the time of true womanhoOd
when woman would not he permitted
TO remain standing In rail road car
or public place and the man that would
permit II would he considered very m-
gallant indeed. hut today she enters
public places ON the seme footing with
the man, II he occupies a seat he keeps
| II nd 10 "A of.af fnr
To give up his seat to woman. Why
this change in the attitude of men To-
ward woman? because there Is feel
ing manifesting itself In the era OF the
new women which says plainly, II you
are our equal in the struggle for fame
aud position. in politics and finance; IL
you are strong enough To take upon
yourself all these responsibilities why
should we sacrifice our comfort, when
YOU say by your actions you are as
strong aud able as we, Of course gen
tleman will willingly make any sacri-
flee for the women who show that
modest, retiring. dignified bearing so
characteristic of real lady. but I'm
only speaking Of the general feeling eN.
listing today all because of 80 many
women showing that independent, over
bearing self-centered manner So dis
gusting to gentleman Of u refined ma
ture.
But one woman says we have to he
! Self-reliant. Our husbands demand Of
us to perform the duty OF wife, moth
er, housekeeper, milk maid, laundress,
kitchen girl and then To make and save
enough from the little products of the
dairy and poultry house 10 keep the
family I'm groceries aud the wife and
children In clothes:
Well | suppose these men made II
necessary To create the new woman
and they should not murmur or pause
here for necessity Is the mother of in
ventiOn you know. and you could not
expect much else from the overburden-
ed women. than To be dissatisfied with
life and longing for something bet
ter hut we will not spend more time on
the new woman but we come now to
the true woman. she spends her whole
life and energy In building the home
morale forming the character of her
loved ones, teaching her son the true
principles Of noble manhood; her
daughter those pertaining to wife and
motherhood teaching them that II vir-
tuous woman Is more To be priced than
rubies and as the wise Solomon said
the heart of her husband doth safely
trust In her So that he shall have no
need Of shall. She teaches her chill
rem both by precept and example to be
God loving and God fearing; teaching
them that the true principles of man
hood and womanhood are embodied In
truth, courage and honesty; to love
truth for truths sake; TO be cOurag-
eous and honest because these are the
highest attributes of a great manhood.
Teaching her daughter TO he home
makers and that from the home is
formed the destiny Of the nltion. The
generations Of Washington, Lincoln.
Grant. Garfield, Wilson and all our
great men must had women Of
this class and il in their sons who have
preserved this great nation of ours and
made II the greatest nation ON earth.
| do not think the sons of the new
women will ever attain to such great
renown as those just mentioned
these women are more To be honOred
than the women who teach political
reform to the public at the expense Of
the home. do not want To he un-
derstOod as teaching disregard for
the advancement and higher education
al demands Of the age as | know II
calls for advanced ideas pertaining TO
the age in which we live but the |
principles Of true wOmanhood are just
the same and always will remain so
so ct us not waiver In our duties or
step aside for the new woman II you /
do woe be to our home and the great
nations that has cost 80 many precious
lives of the sons Of the home. Mothers
we who have homes and the com
forts Of life and every privilege that
nation can bestow ought 10 he sat
isfied and 90 to work with will in
building up the morals of our homes
and the community in which we live.
II we do the duties that lay before
us and do them well we will have
neither time or strength to take up the
duties that by right belong to men.
A true woman prides herself in the