, 1874-07-12

and want to come up to town for a days shop
ping or IN oyaning's amusement, und who
therefore, want place where they can dine
rest, Dress and have their parcels sent; and TN
! married ladies' who live Ill London, ,-singl.
women with nc homo nightly 30 called, who ar'
alone aud want companlonehip+ who are poo
and want better accommodation than they CAT
| afford without the cooperation OF society
| And, ~ it has been proved by experience that
women's club,-or something like it,-Thcse th'
| male element was excluded. was horribly dul
| and unsatisfactory, and the very hot-bed O
strife they wish now to try one which Hlll adml
| men, aud so give the homeless fair ones societ.
| without the need of chaperons or dra"{ng-1oon
| obserya1ces As for the ladies' living in the
t countrT who want place for their parcels, thei
| cage is simple enough. Whether it is WORTH
| while to try such an experiment as an Epicenc
| Club in order to supply their demand and fulfill
| their decd. iB another matter.
! These. then, arc the two claases Of women fol-
| whose advantage the new club ia mainly pro-
| posed. It soctns hard to say word OF denial tc
either and vet VIC would be cruel enough to deny
both. If women want club aud q clubhouse,
let them arrange the matter for themselves, ~
men have done. But place where flirting CHI
be carried on under cover Of 4'going to my club II
is not thing that we wish to see established as
among tic recognized conditions OF modern 3d.
ciety. 1t is tho thin edge Of the wedge; and the
wedge when driven home, will destroy all thar
we bold to be valuable and beautiful in our Eng
lish lfo Tha truth IL, this desire for an ericene
club is only one among many manifestations
showing the
REVOLT AGAINST FR1TAcT AND DoMEsTIc1T1
in which sonlo OF our women are Engaged. For
some reason tho economic root Of which il ct
present hidden. many modern women find hotne
the most til esonle place, and hume-dutles the
most irksnme occupations, i'll the world. They
prefer almost anything 70 domestic life % it used
to bo in silnpler t!iuea-that life 50 fall OF ton
der associations OF strong affections, Of powerful
ties, OF honorable activities, Aftor having helped
to ruin the old-fashoned servant and to de-
htroy the oll-faslioned system, they turn
round On their own york, and plead the
servants and the trateBpoDple re the re:laCn why
they hate housekeeping, and why they prefer
club-life t4i-life, any kind Of life shat Gun be
named, to horne-1Ife. Bat It l6 neither tho cook
nor she crocef that makes home-lilo unpleasant
to the dssco4ten.od woman; it s her own fail
ing III domestic qualities and domestic alec
tions it is the love Of dress. the pnselon sor
amusement tue frenzy for notoviety, for excite
nient. for chbns,c. which have possessed her OF
late. This prbposed epicene club is only fur
thor devcI"Whent Of tho new phaso under which
she il passing, fartller and stronger protest
against tho natural order Of her being. We call
not say that WD wish it success fur nc regard 1t
as (. dangerous experiment. in Which more IS in
volved than appears OIL the surface.
xEo3nezl:s Rights In 1eie Inst Century.
From the Lo7atoa -iccdcmy.
papers, We Aase o"en burFtlsea 10 notloe that
the question as to the proprie.y OF women taking
= mora uro1nnent part in public afrairs was orite
-, ,,l;,on+1,. a,,o,,.,aS , ,n,+rr a,xo >. = -.
a-:!.ys. i few extracts which we have made will
futnish E:'1noNta. curious illustrations Of this.
The No,7sing Post of Arrii II, 1850, contains
the following announcement:
c@s1no' w. ~ ,f1ea' -1atAoorooen strect
1ii
r1s' eoeestoaa " e'1 l0I'a'1 l ~ 'ilas2ent. liz
D1paso ~ 10 eaai1s.1 oi by 1aaien oI4l, anu
iaoy 70 pfssae ~ Inc cn1ls. Queslloa-ls taat
asser1loa OF III. Aopos lounoed III justice
which ha}s livery "o'nAn 10 st nesft TsAe
IN 1ho ouGua' eFei.os tucuioeica1 quea11oa
to 10 discussed. In succeeding issnes Of tue
paper. 1ofhla fefoE-s ol tno proceedings OF tslis
raslisment n lpat:lconts are published. such
Ny. rrn'Al, Af1al -. me speaGeF having
taAen Inc chall. !. "ab tosol'ea nenl. con. tnat
tho ASSERTION o. ar. rope ;, "nlch eavs Every
woman 'o at heart rako, IS not fon:ded III just
lce- ~ menDof preaahlta 10 TIC llo:1se beveIAl
petitions from men m'il!Eers. MGR Iilal.t max
elb. DC, &C, hGalEtL Oil eNtltlen AN acI 10
prevent nen 1ron iaonopoltzlng Wcu.en's pro-
fasalons. Rceo1vsd LAas SAID bill and said petit
tions pe conb!dcretl"
*s S3uch is tle universal rRge for public speak
inr Writes the .NQrHin7 Post, Of lIay 20, 1850,
~ that tue honorable AIRS T. p3sseesed OF
no ess Than two thouyaul nounils wear. co,,-
6tlutlr speaks at the Casino Rooms the nIrGt6
of the latfies' dcba.os.''
In the MORNING Post of March Q. 1871. va
meet With this report: - I4aDelie Assemblies
Budget. The opening OF the Budsot, and tho
de1ate which ensuud upon the taxes that were
proposed BY the female Premier. as tho W.vs ard
Means for procuring the supplies for tho present
year, afforded such high sud uncommon atnuse-
ment to the numerous and splendid company in
the Rooms that a general request WAS made that
on tho subsequent Fr,day the ladies should re-
slime the consideration OF the Budget, n prefer
enco to the question given out from tite chair. In
obedience therefore, To the desire OF the public,
butte on the following tA1e.' VIZ:
90 ~ ,,;,,;nors ,,ax, ,,,.x,r+a -,.1.,..
=. ~ 1neA ,,' I.t'11Ao' 1AA A'AA AA44"eA''
tdsu taAfS!t16-utoheI'. "
y. Oa feMn1e 1o1e5. 1ennlo dragons, female
playvrghts, and females Of Sill descriptions Tho
usurp tie OCCUPATIONS OF tho men.
ami nunnies. inclrd;nr thnsc of tho Iurnnn ancs