“the lady is almost the only picturesque survival in a social order which tends less and less to tolerate the exceptional. ... In the age-long war between men and women, she is a hostage in the enemy's camp. Her fortunes do not rise and fall with those of women but with those of men.” MenLongWarAgeOrderFallSocialEnemySurvivalMen And WomenFortuneCampsTolerateExceptionalHostageSocial OrderRise And FallPicturesque Author:Emily James Smith Putnam
“The lady is proverbial for her skill in eluding definition ... she may be described merely as the female of the favored social class.” MaySocialClassSkillsFemaleDefinitionsSocial ClassProverbial Author:Emily James Smith Putnam