Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1890-08-02

by party sentiments.
The New York papers are full Of Mrs. Frank
Leslie and her matrimonial affair and her age
principally her age. Every daily paper in New
York has had several editions announcing her age.
Every paper has at last got it off its mind. She
is SO. Not thirty-eght-but in cold type a38''-
and it is to be hoped the New York Press feels
better. London correspondents spared no pains
nor expense to hunt up the records in the great
English city, where she has been sojourning for
few months, and cabled columns over the ocean.
1t costs great deal to cable, but what is expense
when toying with such morsel as woman's love
affairs and her aye, as revealed by the license pu-
reau. She, however, comes manfully to the front
and makes her statement, quite as though she were
Obliged to, to the effect that she is not married,
nor engaged to the Marquis De Louyille. But the
press is not satisfied with her age. 1t sticks IN the
craw and promotes discomfort for some reason. 1t
nsinuates that she falsifes and that she is more
than "38" In truth, suppose she is, what of it?
A woman's age like her ankles is of paramount
Importance. just why, it is difficult to say Every
body has ankles and everybody gets to be "3S,
even So if they live long enough
Mrs. Leslie announces that she is devoted to her
business in America, and has no intention of mat
rimony at present But the papers insist upon
"38"-it seems to have mystic fascination.
This is season OF the year when city people
look up their country relations and in consdera-
ton of MAGENTA toboggan cap and fringed
Christmas card with cord and tassel sent them
at holiday time close their city house and revel
for fox ,~Io JoI.~ - a.
pastoral region.
The beautiful peaceful country. What wonder
city cousins forego the scorching masonry of the
walls called home and turn ongingy and gratefully
to the home of Mother Nature, where hearts beat
III synrstly with her goodness. Wlere golden
grain and fragrant hay, and songbirds and sun
rise-yes, sunrise who ever in the city hears of
sunrise-join to promote kindness and to soften
hearts caoused by attrtion with city substance of
uncharitableness. l think it is in Elizabeth
Stuart Phelps "Hedged In" where the poor un-
fortunate woman with her child in her arms starts
for the country because "God people live there"
Senator Vest has put himself on record as fight
ing nobly for the lost cause-that of keeping the
women OF Wyoming in their sphere. He says in
his speech made in the United States Senate:
''The constitution of Wyoming contains prov-
sions in it, first in regard to suffrage, to which
will never give my consent. l shall never vote TO
admit into the Union any State that adopts woman
suffrage" This was to the point; but Wyoming
went in-women and ADJUST the same as though
the Senator'S ideas had not gone on the congress
sional record. 1t makes me think of an irate gen
tleman who was once wrought up to pitch Of
fury in political discussion over the nomination
of Gen. Grant. In tones Of thunder, with inter-
venlng flashes of temper, he let fly volley of in
vectives, closing with the threatening statement:
Gone thing sure promise you, I'll never vote for
Grant. Never! sir! Never Never!!! A pas
slve listener brought about reaction by suggest
ing quietly, "Wel, don't for the world let Grant
. know about it," Itis rule that always holds
good, that the broad-minded, generous man is in
favor of woman suffrage When you find man
who is opposed to the advancement of woman in