| Show I 1 dont do ill it Is stated that when boadicea led her army to battle she wore a mans armor but was always careful to leave her golden hair floating over the steel links that all men might know that she was not dot a only warrior but a woman queen elizabeth the most shrewd and prudent sovereign ot of her day when she held important councils with ambassadors bass adors from other countries rot not only we are told brought all her learning and sagacity to bear against them but tricked herself in her most splendid apparel and rarest jewels using all little female arts to win them to her service victoria has laid deep the foundation of her empire over her subjects in their affections it is not the hereditary queen that they reverence so much as the modest young girl the faithful wife the good kindly woman on the throne the first lady in our own land has I 1 endeared herself to the nation not as aa a politician or social leader but as a most gracious Eia clous gentlewoman I 1 it is a singular fact that no woman has ever long influenced the world as ruler writer or even reformer who brew aside her feminine weapons the charm of a womanly woman Is a real her gentleness her dellacy her modesty are real forces tho the girl who dresses like a man who swag gers gem who talks loudly discusses rib risque qu books and smokes cigarettes Is like 1 a I soldier who has thrown away his weapons on before he goes into battle her bicycle for example may be a good useful thing but she will not induce the public to approve of bicycles tor for women by appearing on it as an offensive caricature of a man she will not win the world to her cause however just by dis disgusting it with herself why should any or of our girls throw in bittay ay the weapons which god bas given them thein youths companion |
