New-York tribune., 1871-07-26
pI1y HAMILTON on WOMEN As FLASHING
'|'''' T0N CORRESPONDENTS.


..,.o,d A, social laws and individual rights,
. g. iSgur-,ce of women better than that on 9 h,
w go arc women who scTupuous and nor m
s%e p,n The women who do sin, sin WIN a nSn
hand and stretchcdout arm appMSin,ty ~, The occa-
siop for instance of afternoon reception AZ n,i, wv
aen = sOeS W heef AT the end Of the line Of hostesses
.s n sbe we're one of the receiving ladies', "nu ~ ~
berc With paper and pencil ready TO mpe SStaS touc
slowly fitting by And the unhappy mes knoW ~ 'S %
mn nail hv nail before yOur chamber WINDOW lou nou
rdud stand decapaton; bu! the process VI anat
he turned out OF doors. When YOU go 10 an GVehns lug
party, and see woman sanIins& ga IN u itir % %igorosly
IN The most conspicuous place and ATTITUDE, connl"s
with her guns ail egress ana lngress VIII her
notebook and calling one in tones loud enough 70 me
In ccoTrespondent ri Of The NeeZealand Honeyeomb ~
when accosts you in public conveya%hSe' % ad d
informs you that she is spOndent OF this that ana
the other newspaper, and author OF such ana sucn
hooks; when woman constructs irVHi fr Ihe
position personal threat one longs Ior S unS1
good old times when women were secluded anu
did not know the alphabet, and ther, poS poS
hands were allowed TO use moderate CORRECTION ie T
haps when the novelty Of appearing in print worn on
women will cease to brandish their pens IN our iaces
They will feel that Is az HDred 10 oDtruo n ooi a.
thorshp would he 60 Obtrude their lncome, tnen
wealthy relatives their past career OF any o1tr
Of their personal history that not only TINS 0otuse-
unnecessary 10 good work but ~ Is welhgn IN
compatible with Certainly there are none 10 whom ~
is more offensive than TO- inc bettet heInpers oi %
own class But. while the accliInatng process is gong
uinitv i'm one woman the loss of all women, can but
he penetrated with lively regret and shame not un-
mingled with disnay.
So far as the department OF Washington correspond
offered woman field for the display OF intellectual
acuteness and social WISDOM IL had been largely neg
leced Women have apparently restrained Their amDl-
doing defy and as regular business the lnane
work that men did cumsily and incidentally For the
laughter and applause of galleries they have been will
ing to make the judicous grieve In dealing with poll
tcs. they have attempted WELL though circumstances
may have preventeda complete success; hut with few
exceptions in dealing with society they have not even
jewelry, eulOgstic or depreciating descriptions OF
personal appearance, glittering and sounding gen
eratics OF wealth and splendor all that they seem
10 have aspred TO- Given certain reception days. and
public and their wives-whO in the eyes OF
these women equally puec-and unlimited com
and OF silk and satin, and you have ample material fOl
Washington letter. No matter whether the man were
at the reception not. He might have been and in the
letter lie IS Il is generally safe TO presume that the
rural districts will know that everything did not
happen precisely reported Very seldom occurs such
scOHtrCtcBpS last Winter, when minute accounts Oi
s0iday festivities brought TO grief by the uneX
pected OF the festivities the inteuup
tOu of which, however late that the history oi
their happenings out all the same as If they had
actually happened.