ENGLISH WOMEN'S ETHICS

Grey River Argus, 11 April 1911, Page 1

ENGLISH WOMEN'S ETHICS

,V JAPANESE POINT OF VIEW. . "I sneerely contribute much of my estimation towards the John Bulless- ! es who so wisely know how to pass !; their important time ot life. That is ;. why they are pure and sacred. I i must say their gain is very great I both ethically as well as physically. When the- woman is physically strong her nation shall be very virtuous. The- woman is the .backbone of the country. . , "If I see very high moral ' country 1 always credit' it as the result of the. woman's behaviour. For men are fraud all over the world. Almost every man is searching the woman's weak .point, to take his advantage. I wonder how many men in the world are really pure and sacred! It is the women who are controlling the passions, both- of men's as well as of '■ themselves. "It seems to me that in England almost everybody are extremely fond of dancing. I often ask the John Bullesses, 'Do you like dancing?' their eyes start to shine brilliantly "Their mouths begin to break into a sweet smile. Before they give me their verbal answer I read in their face how' fond- of the dance they are. Therefore I shall write about the English dancing ; now. ■"My very first impression on Euro pean dancing was not at all favourable. " When I was about fourteen or fifteen, the society people in Tokio organised the European Ball. 1 The Public Opinion was very noisy. Many loyal Conservative critics attacked the idea, and lamented that the ball is too immoral for' Japanese. "You John Bullesses have gracefully long necks, and your shoulders are much sloping 1 down. You are more like those Greek, goddesses. And' your spirits are not at all so feminine as the French. You are much interested in literature, science and art, or even eager on the high Political question. You are so pure and sacred. Then why don't you create some graceful dresses especially for yourselves to show your own dignity? I frankly tell you, too much' feminine . fashions don't suit you at all. You look rather vulgar, which is not your nature at all." — A! Japanese artist in the English Review.