The Lincoln County herald., 1870-06-09
Women,

Our Saxon grandinothers called 81 hat
is now known as ,gartsrs, shdakGan,b.
A French paper says the proiaised
novelties for seaside and travelling cos =
tunes will make young LADIES' look. like
school. boys out for holiday.
The lady principal experiment in the
Dayton, O., schools is SO successful that
it is determined to appoint, next year
ladies to all the principalships.
Pittsburgh has real nice, pious old
lady under arrest for stealing large H.
lustrated bible. She said hers was too
fine print, and she couldn't get any con.
ISOLATION out Of it. '..' ''''I'- .' ''a'
A lady in Boutetourt, Virginia, on
leaving her husband to visit her sister the
other day, said playfully THAT maybe
she wouldn't come back" And she
didn't. She ran away with her sisters
husband.
A young lady of Montgomery county,
Md Of the most respectable family and
possessed Of consi Ierable means, has Just
eloped with and married negro in order
to revenge herself upon her parents, who
refused to permit her to have the mao of
her choice.
The annual meeting Of the Kansas asso.
ciation for friendless women was held in
Leavenworth recently. The report shows
that many young girls have been saved
from ruin through the hel p aud advice
Of the society. Needy respectable wo-
men also recoixe assistance
The Quincy illinois, Wing Of the 10th
inst. thus chronicles another defeat Of
aspiring females 'Secor, little village
in this state, was the scene Of spicy
contest u few days since. A ticket com
posed Of five women for town trustees was
brought out, but the ungallant gentlemen
of the town voted it downby twenty three
majority. Since then it is said suu1ry
and divers men have not been spoken to
by former fair acquaintanccs. ''
A Chinese lady Of rank, who has found
her way to San francisco, is described as
follows: when out walking she is at
tended by three maids Of honor, bearing
lighted sticks OF punk, highly perlumed.
Her face is painted with reckless dis
regard Of expense, aud her hair is satura
ted with oil. Running through the knot
Of the back Of her head is an ivory dumb
bell. On her head, gracefully waving in
the wind, is flower, which, from the
iertilizing effects oil is supposed to have,
! is judged to be indigenous. Her short,
highly colored silk dress is beautifully
embroidered, and her feet are encased in
the customary canoe shaped sandals"
The Senate has done wise and JUS,
thing in adding to the general appropria-
ton bill O clause providing, that from
and after the 30th Of June, the salaries
paid female clerks in the various depart.
ments shall be tie same Us th0se paid to
males doing the same quontity and quality
of labor. Heretofore u most ungcncrouS
distinction has been made BY which wo
men were virtually required to work as
hard aud as long as men, aud Set receive
less remuneration simply because Of theil
sex. The action the Senate, which VIC
presume will meet with no opposition
does away with this abuse and establishes
principle that will not only hereafter
hold among government employees every
where, but eventually control all busines:
operations. The best and most substan.
tial fruit Of the woman's reform move
mcnt is the greatly enlarged sphere o
active effort during the last few year.
thrown open to females but in very many
cases the pay Of women has been less
than that of men. There should be ont
rule and only one to govern in this mat
ter; where the woman does q man. . wofl
give her mans wages; put the sexe
squarely on their merits, but if iavoritisu
must be shown, the dictates of ga'lantr,
demand that it should inurc to tho ben
eft of the weaker rather than the stronge
vessels. .--Republican.