Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-01-20
HOW WOMEN Do 1T.
THEY CONDUCT A BUSINESS MEETING AC-
CORDING TO HOYLR.
Parliamentary Practices as It IS Prlctesd by Our
Better Halves The Sort q Thing We Shall
Fave When Women Go 70 Congress-


pa1er-veight. Audible silence
The Presilent-Ladies, the programme
for TIE club to-day is q discussion of the
question. "Why are Women Net More
Busiaess-like - with an endesvor 10 p1t
in practice some Of the simpler rules and
method b which proper habits Of accu-
racy may be induced o. beg yOur par
don Tae subject is not for discussion; it
is treated in paper watch Mlss Page has
kindly cOnse tied TO prepare. ard which we
are first 70 hear read. 1 hope you vii pay
the closest attention.
Miss Pt2e ,rising) -Alrs. PIE
Mrs. Ford ,aiso ri~ng)-O, please msy
! gay q word 6rSi2 I $ anon
Miss Shallow (pulling her by ne dress
-T1at's no rgat You Ough. 70 rise 10
ont Of or5e-, or 20 make S. motion, or
something.
Mrs. Fo-d-8Is Peesde1t rise
TIE Preaide1, Mrs. F,rd.
Sire Ford-To gay tha, there is q
charc ju.t now Cor woman % b. gut
upoo TIE town boa,i VI overs e1s, and my
husband ssy5-
bliss Ql.cbly-I ro5't think mans
say has sny right ID bs b,ough. IN here
Tii3 Is q wCme1's meet ting.
Mrs. FoT0-Bnt he's real Woman's
rights, and Re feels ilst as Va do n this,
AID ie SAYS we ought TO have a Tepresan ta-
tive iue- a. much as
The Pies ide1t-3lrs. Fo,d. I'm rot ex
acily sure. bat think yOa'fe out cf order
or something, and
Mrs F,rd Well. I'm sure this copeerrs
women, and this club is for women, end l
6on't ses vby We CAME talk GA the suo-
ieets We wsrs form fJr-that is, as 2
cl0b, mean.
Th- Pse>i leat Cioubt,ollyl-Wen, GO
o.; out
Mrs.. F rl-PsrhaBs I ought tc ask Mis-
Psg5's pcrion to- sqe liking "a her time,
but this Is so important
(dss Page b0gs politely
Mrs FJ,d-Aud ny husband thought
it mad better he brought up Low, and so 1
put the motion.
Two or thres speakers iogs her-But
what's tlemotion2 Wat DO you want Us
20 dC?l
Mrs. F.rd-Wby, I'm sure I spoke
plainly enough; to nave UcnTR pat on
Several yoices-O, that all Tighi? W0m-
en- ought 20 be pnJ GA yerywhsIe. Wen
move that.
Mrs SLENDER second the motion.
There. I'm sure that's parliamentary.
The PfesideEt-But 1 don't quite sre-I
Mrs Slsnler-Why, dear Mrs ?. esi-
dent, goa don't have 20 sse! You just
have to $50. Contrary minded t a
vote You are tae executive officer.
"Irs T rd-Yes, and an awlu.ly sweet
one. Blows kiss nom her ing r tips
Miss pa ckly-I doa't think this thinR's
been done Iisht 81 all. There ought 10
be s. committee AID sn inv, 'igatiou, and
some one ought TO say something about
Mrs. Ford-About what? Hasn't a
woman brains enough 10 be an Ove-seer if
she wants 70. and doesn't she know more
than hslt che men, and
The President-Lsdies, really this must
stop. We must go on IN order. 1t has
been moved aud seconded that-why I've
forgotten ,ciqt hes besn moved and sac
onded
All in chcrus-That a woman should
be
The Preldeot-O yes, Wen now that
Hqfs etled, VIII Miss Page please 90 on?
Hiss Plge-Mrs President, iadi-
Mis- Shallow ust one instant Miss
Page, OF 8Jiss President, or whoever /
ought 20 address
The p5e.ilent looks towards Miss P5ge,
who bows Tesigue lly.)
Miss Shall-Ol Nou'ra both so GOOD.
I lust wanted 90 gay word ABOUT a sub
i.ct that appeals 20 erTy woman. lis
about q drsss-a t.0nai dress Want
20 ask why We cane have something
orig,na. and striking, some eng at once
elegans md refined that would 10 every
lady and shat every lsdy would look low
lv in without having to potter So much
around smolg dressmakers aud
Mrs Slender ltcstatclliy lie would be
the loveliest idea! Some hing Ja2aoe-y,
OF Spanish. OF Greek, like those Jahrmarkt
people, where every one looks SO pictur-
esqus aad Whsrs-
Sire. Ford-But we don't want to copy
other countries. ii we're SONG 20 90 at
all lets have @ costume of our own, with
lorg angel slssv5s aud soft clcging train
Birs Slender (Nb9 has pretty feet)-We
don't want Trains IL woman isev-r to be
emanc ua.ed from her present helpless con-
dition al osgl, % wear short skirts
real short. Don g0u 'hjnk So Ms Pres
i6cn,?
TIE Prssjdeut-RsaIy, I haven't made
no NY
Miss OuicSly-I dent think the Presi.
den, has d right to have any mind, /
don't megn chat Bat size ant express
an opinion while she's in the
Cbrous D. lst Ler come cut Of tbs
chair then Sc ta5 Is much rigct 10 her
opinion ss any OF u.s.
Miss Slender o. coarse she hes, and
she knows iI woDlc be better lor her sex 10
wear sho-t shirts TRAIT won't pail or the
hips. a-1 TO corscts, but Just lovely loose
folds that wonld Tsp over the breast, ard
one Of those great, telutiul scft sashes.
They have some no at FIELDS, and
The Pre.idsut-Arsn't we forgetting the
debate. OK rather the paper that we pro-
posed
Several voices-O bother proposing
Man proposes. but woman dispOsesi and
this is our meeting.
MISS Page sits down
Niss Shallow We'll, then let's take a
vote on this I'm sure there could be no
better beg nn rs o.. business training .Or a
women thsu Co give her proper dress, 60
we ora hegiuuiog just in tbs right way
Mrs Ford -Dln you think We ought
10 decide what she Or So should be first
some of us mightn't ike it,
Mis- Sls'llw-It must be made so that
we'd an have TO ike IL. And, besides,
hk'n- isn't TIE point We must keep to
the subject, for that's Just what men say
we eau never do Now the point here is
Miss GA ckly-I dol't think there's any
need of z Jog over al that again. We all
know lhat point; only l think we ought to
be sure that every one could do just as she
pleased about il. Ny dressmaker won
DO anything that isn't right, and 1 can
give up my oressmaker.
Mrs Fod-Bnt you must if you want
purely American dress.
NJ O,;.l,lv 7 shcn'f If thst's what