The Nonpartisan Leader Newspaper, December 16, 1915, Page 15

Progressive and Practical ldeas for Womefl BRAINS VS. BEAUTY. Nature with fine impartiality has distributed brains to man and woman alike. Society has given all its time, thought and effort to develop man’s brain, but until recent years has re- fused even to recognize that woman possesses one. . . With equal impartiality though : with less lavish hand has nature be- stowed the gift of physical beauty. Society accords man the right to be homely, but demands beauty of wom- | an. A man will be described, as bril- - liant, efficient, a good husiness man)| or a fine fellow. If we note his per- sonal appearance at all it is in no wise to his discredit if he be not comely, but the physique of a Greek : god will not redeem. him if he be a ‘cad:’ . "Pretty— Or Very Plain. We say a womna is beautiful, is fascinating, pretty—os very * plain. We “may ‘add that she is a ‘bright woman but that ‘is in apology-for her plainness. 'With the personal ‘interest that the public manifests in the private life of a prominent official, the na- tion is now rejoicing in the engage- ment of the president. The public is ‘delighted with his choice because she is a beautiful woman. She may 5 have talent, intelligenc2, and char- acter equal to her beauty but of that they do not inquire, it is the beauty that counts. That serves as an example of the general attitude of society. Change in Psychology. Iy And this attitude is serving a uni- que purpose. Psycologists are point- ing out that women, in their fight for | With satin tabs down the front._ equal rights, are changing their tac- slmde becoming to the girl fortunate enough to get it. i tics and instead of appealing alone 4 to man’s sense of justice they are R featuring woman’s beauty to appeal to his sympathy. And. so we have the strange para- e * dox of feminine beauty being used as a weapon to gain woman’s right to be homely. The grain combine may control all our channels to the world market but they will soon be brought to bay. MISS MARY NAGEL THE NONPARTISAN LEADER Edited By Audrey A. Harris A I)e]ectable l)ressmg Giown For a Christmas Gift FOR INTIMATE OFF HOURS. LESH colored chiffon cloth, val lace and insertion and much patience go into the modeling of this dainty sack, which has a capelike back and many insertions of lace as to front. Dressy as need be, it is loose enough for comfort, hanging in folds from the shoulder and fastening It may -be developed in crepe de chine of nny HOLLAND PROGRESSING SUFFRAGE MAKES GAINS On November 1st, the government its constitutional law. This bill pro-|the - International chise of its male citizens and for the|HMinn., women members abolition of the disqualification of [cqual suffrage with men. women. The passage of this bill will| fore women members women, as anothker bill will be neces- sary to stipulate just how far the right will be extended. But the suf- rage workers are confident of win- ning aqual suffrage with men. JAPANESE EDUCATOR HERE thor and magazine writer. Baron Ei Ichi Shibusawa, recently a visitor to the United States, is the X il founder of the first cicational in- prativg wplan-and i we Another suffrage victory was gain- of Holland introduced a bill to revise |ed when in a recent convention of Brotherhood, of vides for an extension of the fran-|Electrical Workers, held at St. Paul, were give Here to- of the union not bring immediate suffrage to all|lave only had only half a vote apieve. A LCDEING HOUSE FOR WOMEN A ten-cent lodging house for wom- cn was orened last week in St. Louis by lirs. Lillian Clarkson West, au- The Gos- pel Rest Room, is the name of this home which will be run on the coop- accomodate FIFTEEN WOREN'S WALKING DELEGATE, By Mrs. G. P. Belmont. A woman, I suppose, to some of you ceems out of place at a gathering of this kind. If T were the owner of the Bethle- hem Steel factory, you would say: ‘Let us pay close attention. This person” manufactures cannon and sharpnel.” If I were the walking delegate of a union of merchanics employed by the Remington Arms company, you would say: Here is an individual worthy of respect. He rep- resents those that manufacture the rifiles. Let us hear what he has to say.” - A Prominent Person. If I were the head of a big bank, you ‘would ‘say: This person supphes the money that -buys - the* machmery * that inflicts ‘death. Let us‘be" pohte to-him, ” "I 'am here-to.advance. the proposi- | tion .that. merely . .|machine, a woman has her place here .as: a war-making the same.as, a, manufacturer of sharp- nel on a wholesale scale, or a maker, of armor plate, or a mechanic turning out riflies, " Chief Tool Used in War. Woman, is the manufacturer of. the chief tool used- in war, namely, man. For every rifle thare must be a man manufactured by some woman to pull the trigger and push the shells into the magazine. For every cannon theré must e a man of keen sight, born of some healthy woman who gave him good nerves, the power to aim straight amid noise, smoke and death. More important than cannon, powder, dynamite or warships is the war material that the women supply ——the soldiers, the sailors, the officers, those that have their statues built in the market place when war is over. and those that lie bleeding to death on the ground when the battle ends. Women’s Walking Delegate If you would listen patiently here to the walking delegate of riflle manufacturing mechanics, you should also listen patiently, if only for a few minutes, to one who may call herself a sort of walking delegate for the women who manufacture the men that carry the riflles. Ours is the hard work, the painful work, and the slow work. You can give an order to Schwab and he will give you a million rifles in three months. - A good mechanic may produce a death-dealing wearon in a few hours of work. stitution for women in Japan, and |he has given gensrourly of his for- tune in furthering the cducation of his country women. Ha established the first and only university for wom- en, which now numsbrs 1,200 stu- dents and is a brilliant success. DR. SHAW TO LECTURE Dr. Anna Howard Shaw has an- fifty girls. Shoyy girls, house girls and others w.cco calarics are nct more tkan 87 a week will bs the regular lodgers ard girls who are out of work tem- porarily or those who have come to St. Louis recently to find work will be housed free. Regular charges are ten cents a night and ten cents addi- tional for dinner in theé evening. Instructions will be given in sew- But it takes a woman many months to produce the son who is sent to be kilied with the rifle on his shculder. And it takes her many years of pa- tient care and anxi:ty to bring him up to the age where he is fit to kill or be -killed. Your factories have hastened the pons that men produce. But there is no hastening of the process that process of manufacturing the wea-"' -Miss . Mary. Nagel, .daughter.. ] ‘Charles Nagel, secretary of commerce and labor under President Tatt, has 1eader for the hard work of a hospital rurse. 7, ? -Louis, has entered a St. Louis- -hospl- SRS Rl a g At first-aid nurse, where she works in apron ‘and cap in the emen ] raflng mm. : o1 | S b id eschewed the pleasures of a* society Miss Nagel, who was promi- || nent, socially in Washington and St. || rwesidency of the National Awxerican|their szarch for. work. this administration. or less. '? 'EQUITABLE AUDIT €O, Inc. “’ i Farmers Elevator Companies’ Home of Auditing and . % ‘Systems for Accountmg Write for References. A J OSHEA _ CARCHITECT AND ENG!NEER FARGO NORTH DAKOTA SRRt A - ing and cooking,- housework and oth- nounced her retirement {rom the|er work that will help the girls in There will Suffrage As:ociation at the end of bz a library which they can also use. Her decision is|Tke ‘idea "is to funish a home for inspired by thke belief that she can|girls under 21 years of age who are - | best.‘'serve the cause of suffrage in|supporting themselves on $7 a ‘week .| the lecture field. .im mm-l--l-emmz $ —— 1 ( 1 Nature lays upon woman. Kill and Are Killed. We are the manufacturers of alk time, and it is time for some atten- tion to be paid, ‘when you discuss preparation for war and wholesale slaughter, to the women, who must |xroduce the-real machinery of wWar— tha men that klll and are JULIUS TUTTLE, N. D. Automobile Repairs, Vulcaniz- _ing, Acetylene Welding, “and Blacksmnbmg ; Will Ayptecn;te the Farmers Patronage KLEMIN § § Al Kindsof - ; SR i ERYEIRE: