The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-01-13

and when their opportunities for usefulness
III the world are increased women viii make
life happier for men. The reason why the
women Of the poorer classes are treated as
they are by their men is because they are
less useful t an they should be, or would
like to be. really think that our present
civilization is peculiarly hard on
women and chlldrel and 1T will
be the effort Of the educated classes
to ameliorate the condition OF women by
humane measures until the world advances
sufficiently to put them in possession of the
liberty that each human being must have
to be happy ard useful III this life.n
DO you think, Mrs. Gladstone, that the
ballot will be given to women your day"
u is theirs now to some extent, aud there
will be no retrograde steps taken, but can
not foretell when or how the advance step
Will be taken. Meantime the duty | find
nearest at the hand to do, is to help those
who cannot help themselves
children first and then sick and the desti-
tute, and the lest service is rendered through
Observation-Disclosures work in them. In
London the poor are always with US, and
their condition is SO miserable that they
need al that is done for them
what do you think could be done for
tho outcast women of East London, for in
stance, by the charitable ~ l asked
we reach them through the hospitals
and convalescent homes, and wherever we
can get them to leave London we do it, In
dividual cases are saved in that way, but
the rank and file must die as they are living
| fear The awful burden ofignorance and
vice in London is borne by the hard
working, law abiding people, and the tax
payers cannot do more than maintain or
der and compel the Observance of such
sanitary rules as will prevent epidemics
The reformatcry work must be done by
women, and the real need of the hour are
recruits from the fashionable and the idle
classes. More teachers and leaders to cope
with the mighty work of Tescuing the lower
grades Of society are wanted, and these are
| to come after while, when other higher
classes among women are educated to q
right knowle lee Of their duty to them
selves and the race. But, my dear, | am
giving you a sermon, when you wanted to
ask me questions. am sorry, but let me
ask you if your countrywomen are fully
cognizant of the demand existing for the
higher education of womenl Have your
schools and colleges for women increased as
rapidly as they ought, in comparison to
your populationF
Certainly not, dear lady, but bear in
mind that We Americans are. after all Eng
lish, German, French, Italian, and. in
word, European stock, and we are advanc-
ing there no faster than the liberalitv of the
schools are training free girls, who. in time
VIII demand more than the present genera
ton expects to achieve
Mrs. Gladstone was interrupted by a note
from some member Of the household, and
she sent word back that she would come
presently. | therefore reluctantly rose
to go.
81 came to ask you many things now too
late TO be discussed, MIS- Gladstone, but |
thank you for your reception and kindness"
But not for my h spitality, for you
have not enjoyed it. VIII you not take a
cup of tea with me" The invitation was
not declined, and she immediately rang a
bell and ordere tea to be brought US. One
servant put before each of Us a small round
table, and another brought a tea tray with
bread arranged in thin layers with butter
carefully spread between, and soon | had a
cup of tea in my hand, and a portion of
bread on the table beside me. The repast
lasted not ten minutes, but it was the pleas
antss5 lunch | ever ate, because it was so
simple, and was served with such ease and
dispatch. | hops | looked the feeling | Ell
tertalned for this noble woman who, with
so many duties on her hands and such
important ones, took the time to receive
aud entertain a stranger who could be moth
ing bnt stranger to her.
l wish American women may have all
the reforms taey want to secure, but l more
desire to see them have the high breeding,
fine culture, aud repose of manner that
this noble English dame possesses. They
would soon improve society, and maze
their children familiar with code of man
ners to which they are well-nigh strangers
now. AGNES MERLE.