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Show CARDINAL GIBBONS ON WOMEN. His Eminence, the Cardinal, has recently re-cently given forth his views on - the "Woman's Rights Woman." which have brought down upon him the anathemas of the sterner members of the gentler sex all over the country. That portion of the Cardinal's address which seams to have stirred up the hornet's hor-net's nest, is the following: "I 'regard woman's rights women and society leaders in the higher walks of life as the worst enemies of the female sex. They rob woman of all that is j amiable and gentle), tender and attractive; attrac-tive; they rob her of her innate grace of character and give her nothing in return but masculine boldness and brazen effrontery. "Under the influence of such teachers, wa find woman, especially in higher circles cir-cles neglecting the household duties, gadding about, never at peace unless she is in perpetual motion, never at ease unless she is in a state of morbid jxcitement. She never feels at home except when siie is abroad. "When she is at home the home is irkmme to her. She chafes and frets under the restraint and responsibility of domestic life. Her heart is abroad. It is exulting in ' imagination, of some social triumph, or revelling in some scene of gayely and dissipation. "I speak in sober truth when I affirm af-firm that for the wrecks of families in our country woman has a large share of the responsibility." For these words the Cardinal has been berated from Maine to California. We have no doubt that His Eminence is quite able to take care of himself in the controversy which he has precipitated, precipi-tated, although we confess we are considerably con-siderably amused at the whole situation. situ-ation. It is seldom the genial Cardinal runs counter to so many positive opinion.". opin-ion.". ' |