The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-06-08
A ROYAL ROAD TO KNOWLEDGE.

1t Il Used by Clever Society women-Thsy
Appear tn Better Advantage Than the MsD.
New York Mail and Express.
The question whether or not the men or the
women who move IN coed society are the better
educated is discussed casually from year TO
year. and has always elected q good deal OF IN
tsresting information, and has been attended in
the discussion of it by the submission of a num-
Der of interesting facts. The statement g Jsu(
ally made that the greater amount OF knowledge
and cultivation is to be found among the repre-
sentatives of the gentler sex. Naturally the
women themselves make this claim, and it
il supported by their own arguments and
tho q OF admirers and champions OF the sex
who consider themselves - well educa Sd that
they cannot Z, particularly interested In any
determination of the question. The young man
of society is commonly described. and perhaps
not entirely without reason a. . sort ct Ameri-
can Captain Crawley. Big, eood-nstursd. SIM
pie and thoroughly ignorant of everything per-
but well up in sporting matters.
learned ga to the psdig--s Of
horses and the breed Of famous dogs, and
thoroughly competent to analyze aud criticize Q
pugilistic encounter from q strictly scientific
point Of view. These who take this position in
the matter triumphantly refer TO the fact that
foreigners who come to America and who visit
the larger cities through the country usually
bear testimony to the brightness not TO cay
brilliancy, of American women Ia conversation,
and express polite astonishment over the variety
and profundity of their information on all sub
jects OF human interest and the facility with
which they refer to authorities.
It is perhaps not generally known that New
York women, at least, are possessed Of an I'M
fair advantage 10 any contest OF this kind over
their male competitors. 1t 10 not commonly
understood that the young woman is Afforded
especial facilities after she has made her debut
in the fashionable world for following up her
studies. There several clever women in
New York who. in winter, make circuit OF the
houses OF prominent society people during the
week, and in the drawing room meet class or
club Of women belonging 10 society and lecture
TO them for hour and q half on tho topics Of
the day. The method OF the teacher or
lecturer 10 TO take up the subjects which are
occupying attention IN the newspapers and
elucidAte them in such . way that the facts in
voved and their relations to each other srs
readily apprehended even by the most careless
mind Home rule. Glsdstone's policy. the Mills
tariff bill. the interatatscommerce Law. the
Boulanqer movement In France. Matthew Ar
nolds Ninesesnth Century article on ''Amsri-
ca" the opening of the Salon in Paris and SINH
lar subjects relating to ART TO literature soeis-
ty politics, are taken mp one after another
and the exact situation and significance briefly
| and clearly explained. In short. these teach
| e.s give . practical answer to the kind Of
eager applicants who, in less favored circura-
stances in life. apply 20 such newspapers a.
| publish . column headed ''Auswsrs TO Core
| spondsnts" and who want 10 learn how 70 talk