New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-17
WOMAN.
WHAT MAY HE BE PERMITTED TO DoP
From Good Heekeephg

From Good Heekeephg.
The Literary Tub met at the Blossoms last week.
Woman, %hacan she dor Mrs blossom read
an essay on "hinent Women; young Mr: Fox ~,
tenor soioist So "Queen Of til, Earth" with fine
effect Then { chairman suggested that some one
might like to IKE remark, and Judge Goula ross
1--WE been patty edited by lheso exercises he
said. !" 1 tell u, feel proud OF our women, wnen
/ think Of Ii magnificent things they're doing:
WOmans delics hand has knocked at the door OF
every professs and man has CALAMITY %eleo nneo
SSgSt Ssiore tR aoRn fsnt when
whole world Dpen to women, that any should seek
my own hessfon, the ,, law; The law ,s IS
too S% 0. % No IT. NOV gou Let d sm
anything else.t spare them tho degradation OF tae
spoke up Dr. over. For my part, Pm glad to see
women in thew think they can do lots OF good
in that profeOn. So long as the most refined
woman is lab 10 be dragged into the law courts,
on the shGhte proyocaton. can't see for the life
Of me, why 5 shouldn't practise In those courts
| thoroughly approve Of female doctors. Women
haven't the nee and selcontrol for that profession
say it deIbep!y had rather daughter Of mine In;
out shingle ID practise medicine" .
Now, dd believe In being narrow and Old old
van struther, spOrter for "The Leaders "we'yo
always aimed keep right up ARREST Of tho march
and minisicrsnd lawyers. Why, one Of the best
pleas ever lrd IN my life was made by lady ;
I'd Ge 70 sthem vote 'nV Our paper has always
advocated tina We don't take a back scat on the
woman questit And I'm sure don't object TO their
70. didntIppose they wanted TO, that's all.
But there srsome things that have TOO much
And one is jrnalism. 'Twouid lower their moral
natures. Bees this, their constitutions never could
stand the str Of night wo5s rS a. D
into the mirei newspaper work. Why, IT'S the
miriest profesa OF all"
sIlken rusuinen the bay-window, and Mr.. Louis
Fernando Blenbn, a young man who has Just written
sS om he the Wa shadow ne q ss cS 10
a beg TO d. from my friend on = The Leader
he said, strih an artistic Pose and running his
sex make c6slng. Journalists. One Of the most
appreciatiye lcrs / ever received was from lady
sSS would % !. n a9yiG yda h'R Know to r
nothing ideals about IL, and 'twould DO nawsty
work In bad ather. Besides they might fall on
haven't the fcal sequence nor the Imagination
In word thehayent the genius q the author ,S,
began Mr.. Movite, Alderman In the ThlId Ward
rising and thrting one hand IN his pocket while III,
thrown out = NJ. Yam struther, abOn! women,s
thai males mad rs us Internal u talk about
letting yome Into politics. I don't believe in
Great Scott Tho would want TO sec his wife or
mother carrylr a. torch in processlon1 The next
y9 Go know thei be even aspiring to the office Of
day that they sink so low as that! They can be
clerks In stor or doctors, or ministers, or-paint
shall proteckomsn from the ballot, Just as long
as ] have the Ter to do So"
demanded you Mr. Smith, the aGable clerk in Ran.
dalps dry -goodemporum. L think they're prime
n klIf
smoke tobaccoaor whistle Little Tycoon V airs, When
And ike ig ministers. too "S Why, "a 60 oOV to
eRs ase :Vs IN po as TS9h wiling ae .hd saS
with %b Sss bit noS me- g. Nm M mot % os
Just one basirs where Se iSnf lady is ittIs
out OF place suthat Is in dy-goods store. Honest,
now, thinkPs downright dcmoraizing TO any
lady to tell solany lies as We have to tell in our
At this ingesus admlsso, everybody smiled, and
81 was CRIED to hear Brother McKevitte speak
ne ana OF Wen In politics. said the Rey Mr.
any woman Is sn honor not sSSs9sr a. e
OF the acts Of nstice daily committed against women
because she hs no voice 70 her own government.
woman that safuard Of liberty which demand for
myself: But, dear friends, must hero protest
women Into tbmlre-or ra'hor fhe~aSpublIcity o.
the pulpit 1hstrikes the crueest blow TO woman
hoOu- out VIII bhe may net preach In our pillpits,
she can stu he her shan In tho evangelEation
OF the world. oman fulhls her highest destiny as
missionary to,rsgn lands In India and Central
Africa, she cangolk 10 sage souls, and the Lord
viii bless her lars. Many Of us have felt souls
uplifted as we al OF the fardships and privatons
endured by thesnoble women"
81 think thcrare lots OF things women can do"
said young MrRobbins. the tenor singer of tho
Presbyteron chch. They can be good editors
or doctors, or wyers. But there's one thing |
don't believe In, never have, and that IS employing
lady singers In arch choirs. Now, adore woman
n II fKa 10 Laan
her. in pariorpr her own home, but never in a
church choir. 8 IS out OF her sphere there. She
has TOO much tiyiduality. She Is always trying
to show on Ana soprano is liable to attract ali tho
minister pier q male quartette myself, TO
render classical theps. or else good tenor solo.
There H. some Aendid religious music written for
tenor solos,
And Mr.. Robbi sat down.
For my part declared Mrs. Gamble, a divorced
widow, who hadse reputation of being a little too
II they only give this brcahneck chase 10 get mar.
RED I'm sure Gro could 10 nothing more shock
Ing to refined. sinking mature than tho way these
girls throw themsvcs at the lead OF every man that
comes In sight scandalousi5
Mrs, Gamble ccluded with q toss Of the head and
a feeling look AZ y. Smith, Who was sitting on The
sofn beside Ncll Jnson. 7t..
Then Nell Johnn spoke up.
Wefi,' she sal you have Ill proved concluslyely
that there isn't fesson under tie sun thar women
may enter and Ia OF all, Mrs. Gamble has shut them
out Of mstrmony Evidently ee Lord made great
whole EARTH and ere isn't any eft fog the wopen.B
Then there fell silence that could have been heard
for quarter Of ile as Mr. Robbins went forward 20
sing solo. if
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