Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-11-18
WOMEN TO PROPOSE.
MILE BLY, ADVANCES ARGUMENTS IN
THE AFFIRMATIVE. -
She Thinks II Is Not Fair for Womsu to Have
to Sit Around and Wal! f,r Proposal
NJ. Depsw Agrees, With His Char
actsris6c Courtesy.
NrV Yo.k World.


other soul-her mate-before midnight of
December 81 will have to wait three weary
years for the right to propose. Il it jus.?
In this day of aim >st equal rights, when
women ill the same positions yes, and
ably too-which were considered mans
and mans alone, is i. Just that women
shall not have the right 10 propose?
Is ii Just that an able won ,D) lawyer
shall bs allowed to plead for everything
except the hand Of the M an she loves? Il
it Ju:t that a skilltul (womsn) surgeon
shall dress sll wounds except those to her
own feelings? o. set all fractures save
those Of her own heart? Is it Just than an
eloquent (wonsD) minister shall teach the
wsy to paradise to others ard yet ros
make way for herself to wnman's heaveL?
Shall a (wOman) dentist I'll your teeth
and 70. ssS TO f ! soms good man home
and lif? Soall a woman artist have no
right to paint her portrait on some mans
heart? Shall woman sculptor not
model Cupid to do her bidding? Shall
womeu) writers only WOO imaginary PEG.
pie in their studies-propose only in
stories?
In TIE days Of blrbarism, when men
stood off and made their selections and
afterwsri contaminated the bargain WITH
thu father; or even in the days { f oar gentle
great and grest-great grandmother, whose
golden chains and rings were but emblems
OF their slayeTy-8hen women were ami
mated dClls, having no will bu. their lords,
having no thoughts of their own-when
they were dressed, curlsd, driven, then it
would have bean sheer folly to ask such 8
question.
Women are not ccnfnei to their tom.s
now, lamen'ab'e or otherwise as different
parsons may deem the fact They are 10
the world-Ee of it. They write, think,
drive and work like men. Should they not,
then, have an equal ght TO lropcss mar
riage?
THE PRESIDENT OF THE HOUSEHOLD.
WHAT givss man the SOLE right to ask
the one he loves to wed him? Does mere
ly being a MAJ make him the more fitted
to ask such a question? When one Sits
the subj c. one finds that the greater re
sp9nsibilities Of home rest on the woman.
Should not this fact alone grant her the
right to do wEat she can to secure the man
of her choice 10 share her Gonesii throne?
She is the hub of the wheel in every home.
She has charge If tie cook, she economies,
she bears TIE children, watches over their
thousaud wants, no. little 1es, either; she
makes her boys credit to her family and
honorable citizens, or otherwise; the future
of her daughters is in her hands; her hus-
band's harp ness, his buttons and his com
fort gener lily aze under her control. She
is the President OF the hDueehold, her hus.
band tie secretlry of the tea Jury. With
all this in mind, who shall say that women
should not have the right 10 proposeH
ESerythirg in life, and some cay after
wards, hinges on love. Love is lifs's
eud; an end, but never ending" LIS the
msinapriug to eve ,ythipg, from tragedy
to a bOare', and it often even fav0rs our
soup. Stall a W oman love and die Of love
and dare not b eathe it, or shall she woo?
Many wonea have died Old maids because
sjlne man c)urted too long, kept 9th
ers away aud did rot propose himself
SCch Casss are freq 1ent and the girl is al
ways the one WAC suffeys therefrOm. II
every woman were as straightforward as
Juliet, and when men began to pay her
Idle compliments bought them up
ID q stlndstill with a IF thou
lowest, p:Ooo1rce it fEthfuly,"
and if he thinks her too quickly won"
ahe'll "frown and he Ierverse, else not for
the world" PEOPLE would be better ard
happier The roles which govern women
They debase all that IS lovely in woman
character for that very reason. Tnesoc'a
rules which govern love teach eirl t.
hide every sincere feeling and TO pretend
what she dots not feel, yet those who
would be first 90 cry Shame" at a wo.
man for deceit would be the first to cry
Bold if she gave evidence Of her true
feelings.
There wOu!d be fewer unhappy mar
Giages, fewer divorces and fewer melan-
choly women if women had the right to
propose. I remember when l attended
Sunday schcOl that | was taught: Ask
and il shall be gwen unto you" but
don't know that it was meant for women.
deded 20 ask the opinion Of several peo-
pie on the subject and then leave the
question open TO the rea 'srs of the World.
WHAT CHAUNCEY DEPEw THINKS.
First went to "a Mr.. Chaunc:y NJ.
Dspew at the Grand Central Gepot. | sent
my card in and in few moments YVES re.
1ested to "step this way" l did so and
found myself in a room furnished com
fortably, but in business like fashion. Not
quite in the centre of the loon, but stand
icg distinct and slcns, was q desk. In a
Oh air before it. swung half facing the door,
st ChaunCey NJ. Depew, whCs. handsome,
genisl face is as fsmilisr to the reading
public as that of any President Of the
United States. OF all the men IN public
life, this noted after-dinner speske- Is rae
Cgu Zsd as the MOTT courteous to newspa-
per people. ! don't think Mr.. Depew
could be rude or unkind if he wished to.
Aud is this MI ia Bly," he ask ed
arts ng from his chair aud taking tosh my
h ,nds in a cordial grasp.
I admitted that was responsible for
that person, and continued:
"Ihavej u ome to 2 your opinion on
&C: t lin subj ect which doubtless Jo1 will
think very silly, 1t is th;s'-I took b
lo0g breath-"sh should wOmsn propose?"
MI Depew gsz d at me a moment With
look OF surpr'sa in which l detected g
faint trace OF alarm, then he burst into a
hearty laugh. He bent over, placing is
hands on his knees, and laughed until his
gold eyeglasses tunbled of. 4 mln sit
ting OF the other side of the room with a
large book on his knee oinei in, and some-
tow | b gan to feel awkward.
81 am not going to propose" | made
haste TO add, but really, now when We
have won IN who do everything as ably as