Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-02-26
FEMALE mFSRAGE.


.~fal Gsassaaesees st the Ezalist
A. wsman's Hands An EsittsF who
a.~.nr vast 90 Marry aseea Rliza.
"a ss . ''fswa CsanciIissess''--
tsx,<s, Take WarainG.
pus Mnody tiazs.te; The enfran-
.SiNmsaf az uDiiasn is q very old story;
:. Ard eaosts 10 permit them 10 hav0 a
= 4, pahlie matters was made at q
- sssiy perioa In the worlds history,
- osfiodseallg ever since. some strong
-is3sd female took up the theme, until
Z. .rsumsnta i'm its favor hsvs become
- and unpruftabls. without ahy
Rsreepect 70 the ladies, We doubt ~hettsr
,hsE sxs, on the average, endowed With
- poser OF intellectual digestion
xbjsh sould enable them ~ assimilate
ssrd fagis. They, however. triumph
sstly rsins 10 our gracious Queen God
- bsFl a. the greatest sovereign of
nodsFn times, ind 80 she is; hut We
soala ssk, hov mush does the power
"a elafy 81 Great Britain owe 10 hswf
nv slao point 10 Queen Elizabeth AZ
/ sifopa minded weman. so she wAs,
- Q strong armed one, too. We
Aeula not have liked 10 be her husband
Dui a. for governing. We don't think
~ knss the first thing about il. EIsr
ministsrs gave her all the beefstssks
ssd beer abe could dispose Of and did
ihs governing without her. As Tor
Ksss, OF RnAia, the less sAid about her
Dc bester. She used TO make her Ia
serils for the tirns, Prime Minister. and
In, when her coarsiefs found her
ssesher good looking fellow, she used
hhass tbe Premier in Office bsheadad.
xswishsd she reiRned In this province
sua there would soon be = Smitbe the
- The strong minded, then, remind
. thaf Ferdinand and isabella. and
siliian and Mary. reiRned happily In
iss joint exercise of government. We
iskr that Isabella and Mary we're wsTy
Ats pessnps OF Q tender age, when
neanted ON q rocking horse. The ani-
nal Tor its representation appears 10
b "a full Rallot3, and she motion is no
szkiiarating, that the fact OF the rider
Fsnaining In statH 9Ho never oceure TO
him OF her. Iiabella. Mary, and Anne
sese very we'll oontent IN believe they
sera doing the governing. and left the
nal work 10 their oonsorts, II Ia q very
~ political trick, that Of oourting The
Siy6s for the votes Of the husband.
Real live lords In the old country chuck
he girls under the chin, kiss tho babies.
md make love 10 the hshxtves. all tor
be sake Of the mems votes. What
zoald 10 be II the women bad votts
fksze wonld be n embers can't kiss The
nsnl But theEl, IL We gave the women
ths vote. We must give them Office. Say
% eonane the female eligibility 10 niu-
si1iDAi honoFs, and make q mayor Of
souss old lady. The councillors Or
eeancillofesses would require 10 30
lhroagh all the well known tricks Of the
anvazA Let ne imagine q female
aampinR into town In gufnboots and
tifi1sa skirs the eleetisn takes place
= January. and going into liar
''shuutar for tha boys. on e1nrse, thsre
d possibility of meeting some disa-
Rssesbla fellow, Who has his own notion
4 shat should be done In tie eounsal !;
sosds run high and blows may ensue.
Dsee any one suppose thai the MEN
senld step in and save the female can
diaa.a from q thrashing. Not nuoh |;
As would have stspped out ~ hsr own
psopsF sphsge. and wonld have TO stand
10 eosasQuencaa. Thus. she would re-
gaife 10 train In sparring school, ilnd
dsselsp her muscles Wall, supposs
he d well prepared 10 take care
e herself. vhere would the
nAn BE- found vho wosld have the
sAssaas 10 marry hsFf We think we
hAss spzne courage, but the idea Of uar-
ring vsll developed Town Councillor-
- ,jast eat Of training. appals us. Then,
efies could no; be found for oil Of tAsin,
and The ieaioniy and heaFsburnins In
e1nRQuehee wsIuld b. aosethinQ awful.
1h<p. thals would be snch Q number OF
e1AAopansAhle issues 10 be reckosaed
s1th 10 sneh elections; thu brin1 OF q
hak he si1s Of hustle. or the eoiel Of
dfsss might have much % do in De-
eidlnR contest. and the hsndsoalest
e4s5 might carry the dAy. II the la'
Nssw!ii pesfnit us % make saaisea'
lann thsy will oppose any atssmpi 10
inssss sham with all the RESPONSIBILITIES
ttAs Suffrage. In their own proper
sreer--at home -,hey rule supsene,
~ ihs paep hnv down % them and
Eofskip then. Bot iet thea step eut of
eis charmed circle, and they are lsst.
he men will deny them al the privi-.
s1Rs u w se3 aaa viii tcest theui shthI
ssassulpt tcf shrif inability 10 perfssm
- duties which thsy had taken upon
.ssassslves. vitbeai looking Al the con
eqneH8sl