Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-17

tSNRNN$FS club is dressed up in
UQNS petticoats and tied
with a sash, in other
words, founded, organized and offcered by
women, then its chief dissipation is lunch
con of muslin sandwiches and cambria tea,
its widest revel discussion on some esoteric
problem or transcendental theory.
The oldest and most famous woman's club
now in active operation is the Sorosis, which
was founded by Jennie June, Alice Cary,
Kate Field ana dozen bright literary
women more than 20 years ago. 1t holds
its social meetings on the first Monday IN
each month, in the banqueting ball and
parlors at Delmonico's, and probably there
is no psychological, economic or sclentlhc
problem from the Azoac formation to the
decline and fall of the hustle that has
ESCAPED its investigation and solution. No
complicated social question whose premises
have not been established fearlessly in their
councils.
Most women who join this club have
either a vocation, a mission or HOBBY,
though occasionally sweet, quiet woman
slips inside the mystic pale who is content
to be what God created her, simply
woman. nothing more, and whom the others
regard with superior pity, because she has
no ambition, no Lille work, nc peculiar and
glorious calling.
IN SACRED PRECINCTS.
Any time alter II O'Clock on these famous
Mondays, if you whisper "Soross" in the
ear of Cerberus, who waits in the elevator
to guard the approach to these occult myste-
ries and ceremonies, you will be promptly
elevated to the third floor here the rites
are per .ormed, providing you have the
semblance and guiSe of a woman, for
though the members of Sorosis do not wish
to arrogate anything of superiority to them
selves because they have ha the good for
tune to be women, and are willing to admit
that the accident Of being born man is a
misfortune and not fault, still no man
may gain admittance TO their festivities.
As the elevator slowly ascends a peculiar
sound or succession of sounds arrests your
attention as though sharp stacatto notes
were being picked from the shrilest strings
of a hundred violns; it is only half as
many women talking together of their
hobbies and their husbands, their servants
and their serials, their children aud their
charity, ali talking at once, nobody listen
ing 10 anybody else, and no one minding
the discourtesy.
There are novelists ana journalists, physi-
clans and professors, agitators and re-
formers, presidents of societies, teachers Of
new theories, missionaries and advocates,
each capering wildly about her own pecu-
liar hobby horse, and apparently oblivious
of every other prancing charger. In one
corner of the room under the surveil-
lance of an apostle of physical culture
in dress reform costume without any waist
line and generous breadth of seam are the |
celebrities of the day, looking very much |
subdued and not a little frightened. Thread |
ing her way in and out among the throng,
an elderly woman with a diamond S en-
graved with the word ''Sorosis'' blazing on
her shoulder and peculiar smile on her
lips which beneath its velvet bears a sug-
gestion of claws, greets each newcomer with
q dignifed Salutation. 1t is the president
Mrs Thomas, whose black silk dress is
turned away from folds OF white null that
are caught at the throat with diamond pin,
while the heavy chain and seal OF gold are
suspended from her belt. Her head, unlike |
the others, is uncovered, and has peculiar
fertilization OF shell combs, one above the |
other, with terraces of gravish-brown hair |
between. Her face presents the impene- |
trable passivIty and possibility of gar |
grow for the woman when you determine |
later the slow process that hes crystallized
the features into their granite immobilitv as
YOU watch her gu etly and firmly hold in |
leash hundred women's tongues for full |
ten minutes while another woman speaks,
and then make the speaker stop talking
when her time is up in spite of her efforts to
continue, reinforced by the requests of her
friends.
CACKLE LIKE HENS.
Just outside the banqueting hall is a
smaller room, where heavy wraps are tossed
aside and bangs are coaKed into coquettish-
ness. Few women, however famous and
learned, having souls above the setting OF
their bonnets, the swing of their draperies
and the submission OF their wind-tossed and
rampant tresseS, and continually reinforced
by the new comers from this retirement the
larger room grows more and more crowded,
and bewildering diamonds fash and silks
rustic, sleek tsbbies go purring. about the
room, occasionally stretching their claws
Ominously and iurtively, hens cackle and
gable over the particular addition they
have made to the worlds nest of eggs, and
cackle loudest of all when they
have laid no eggs at all; wise women look
on with smiling faces IRON some secure cor
ner and gather material for new work and
stories, and scheming women are
whispering softly to their unsuspecting sis
ters concerning the new officers presently to
be appointed.
Women have nice instincts and practical
Judgment in household economy, conse-
1uently the luncheon is served the first
thing on the programme. "Never try to do
business or hold consultation on an empty
,.okt 49, Il. /
self at the table, people are ALWAYS unrea-
sonable when they are hungry. ! think if
married women would remember that there
would be fewer Misunderstanding between
them and their husbands. They ought
never to try to tell their husbands any
grievance, present him with any bills or
enter into any arguments until alter dinner
Then be will listen and use little reason"
HUBBIEs DISCUSSED.
Eyes but Mrs. B. has model hus-
band, " interrupted a lady near 81 know
him because he's my husbands brother. He
ism a bit like my husband"
well" =" continued Mrs. B. smiling a |
little, Il will saw that we have lived togeth-
sr 40 years next Thursday, and am Just as
glad to see him now when he comes home as
was 40 wears ago. ] don't mean to say
that we always think alike on all subjects
md never disagree. No. There are many
subjects we never try to discuss. l dor't
bag at him and he never nags at
ne. That's all; and the reason
We get on so nicely together is
because l was not in too much of hurry to
yet married, waited until found the right
me. believe there is a right one Tor every ::
yirl If she only fnds him." And then all !
he unappropriated brides and antiquated !
owl who had tailed to find 3 mate bridled,
UTTERED their feathers, topped their wings !
md cackled harder than ever and took
lew lease Of life.
Il think some girls fail to find the right
NE because be isn't quite tall enough to I