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Show I Bat rj TO BE OR NOT TO BE A WOMAN. Having a furling of disappointment a woman paid sho was sorry she was not a man. Thla has brought a reply from a woman masazlnp writer who declares a woman has as many oppor tunlUos. pleasures, diversions, hopes, aspirations and satisfactions as B mai and then proceeds to point out real advantages possessed by women, as follows. "In literature, women occupy a very prominent place. Probably the major ity of contributors to our magazines are women. Women have invaded business offices, where their influ ence has been very beneficial And there is nothing to prevent them from becoming physicians, lawyers, artists and public speakers "One's estimate of lite Is often nf fected by one's ability to Influence hla generation. Who is in a stronger position posi-tion effectively to influence the human race than the woman' She is not only the mistress of romantic affec tlon. but she has the supreme throne over childhood and the coming race. "Life is often measured by Its emotional emo-tional values The normal passions and sensations of the modem woman fully equal those of man. ' Some callings seem to be closed to woman still; such as politics, soldier ing and priesthood Tne only answer to this is: What of it? There are some things closed to all of us "The complaint is sometimes made that It is only the men who have the right to propose, and that a woman has to wait for the man to come along with his question. This in undoubtcdl more superficial than real And the truth that Bernard Shaw brings out facetiously in "The Superman" Is a real truth. And that Is, that as a gen eral thing it is the woman who does the choosing, after all. That she doei It by arts of indirection is rather a compliment to her than a criticism of - her "Measured by esteem, the woman is fully man's equal In the days of Lord Byron and the times of Louis XIV women received a deal of adulation and were called divine But It was mostly lip service, and as a matter of fact they were not held nearly so high ly in the esteem of men as they are in these times Men still work for woman's praise And their greatest reward yet Is a woman's smile. "Finally, in the enjoyment of ihu finer and higher things of life, woman's opportunities aro equal to and greater than those of men She is still the most appreciative receiver of the consolations of religion .and mor keenly alive than man as a rule io spiritual satisfactions." |