San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-06-26

evenings, and of striking the first man who
dared to accost them They persevered for
long while, and finally succeeded in accom-
plishing the disinfectpn Of the main streets
Vice still exists, but it keeps within doors,
and hides instead of parading itself. If you
are able to go out at night with your wife,
or even your young daughters; if a lady can
60 TO the theatre alone, and, if it please her,
return home on foot, it is to us that thanks
are due. And do you not think that women,
young, good looking and well bred, who
could master their disgust so far as to do that
which the authorities were too cowardly TO
undertake, are not worthy to have DELHI
crate voice in the councils of the nation!'
could not answer this
am going to launch a rather dangerous
assertion.
1t seems to me that the American woman
does not render to man hundredth part of
the alteration he renders to her. If love
could spring from gratitude, Jonathan would
be the most beloved of men.
But does love ever spring from gratitudel
In the eyes of the American woman man
has his good points. He insures her a good
position when he marries her, he works hard
to satisfy her smallest wishes and so long as
his signature has any value at the foot Of a
check this will be an extenuating circum-
stance in his favor.
This spirit of independence in woman pro
duces excellent results it must be confessed
N \
talents have won for themselves positions
which numbers of men might envy. And do
not imagine that | am speaking of blue
stockings, spectacleG spinsters, disdained of
Cupid Not at all. The American woman
has always tact enough to remain womanly.
Even among the heroines of the platform
have always noticed little touch of coquetry.
which proves to me that man is not in immi-
nent danger of being suppressed in America,
Only few days after set foot in New
York, friend took me to visit the offices of
the principal newspapers of the city. Pass
ing along a corridor in The Worlds Offices,
remarked lady writing in one of the rooms.
My friend led the way in, and presented me
to her found her to be pretty brunette
of about twenty or twenty two, delightfully."-
piquante, and with most distinguished man
ners. | was struck with her simple bearing
and her intelligent expression, and, on leav-
ing the room, naturally wanted to know to
whom had had the pleasure Of being intro
duced then learned that this young Ameri-
can girl did all the literary reviewing and
gossip for The New York World. and took up
as large a salary as one of the best writers on
the staff of The Paris Figaro.
The st. Nicholas Magazine is conducted by
lady. Mrs. Dodge.
Since her husbands death, Mrs Frank Les
lie has carried on, under her own manage
ment, the numerous magazines which issue
from the house founded by that gentleman.
The largest newspapers, and all the prin-
cipal reviews, have ladies on their stats.
Mrs. Mary Louise Booth, who directs The
Harper's Bazaar, receives a salary Of $1,000.
The two editors of The Critic are Misc
Jeanette l. Glider and Mr.. Joseph B. Gil
der, sister and brother of Mr.. Richard Wat
son Glider, poet, and chief editor of The Cen
fury Magazine, who himself has for colleagues
Mr.. Buel and talented lady.
might name many more.
The education of the women being in
America very much the same as that of the
men, ladies naturally may aspire to many em
Payments which, in Europe, are looked upon
as being the monopoly Of man.