The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-03-29
WomAN'S WORLD IN PARAGRAPHS.
Let Us Have a Walking Dress-Caroline
Donovan's Chair.

Let Us Have a Walking Dress-Caroline
Donovan's Chair.
Copyright, 1891
The Johns Hopkins university at Bal
timore has celebrated its foEteenth an
niversary. In his address on the occa-
sion, President Remsen announced the
establishment of new professorship,
the Caroline Donovan Chair" Now, l
don't know who Caroline Donovan was,
but she would have been in much better
business if she had given her money TO
some college that admits her own sex.
Women have been for years knocking
at the doors of Johns Hopkins, begging
for admission, but they have invariably
been refused, and that not always cour-
teously. a brilliant young girl friend
of mine some years ago used all her
efforts to be allowed TO take the course
in chemistry, which at that time was a
superior one. She was a college gradu-
ate, and admirably fitted to do honor to
Johns Hopkins. But there was no chance
at all for her, and my young friend was
obliged, at much expense, to cross the
ocean to monarchicai England and enter
the scientific classes of the University Of
London, whose trustees do not consider
it too high and mighty to admit women
students. In her own free country there
was no high class chemical school that
would admit this talented American girl.
Jennie June, in The Woman's Cycle,
calls for suggestions, plans and inven-
tions that will help on the cooperative
housekeeping idea.
Denver, Col. has an incorporated stock
company of women who have under
taken the development of a summer re-
sort at Diana Park, forty miles from that
city. 1t is designed especially for the
comfort Of women, children and fami-
lies. Ground suitable for tents or cot
tages may be leased or bought of the
managers. Adjoining the resort Will
also be for sale ground in plots of from
three to five acres. These are designed
for gardening, fruits, bee keeping. poul-
try raising, etc. These small farms Will
be sold to women who desire to earn
their living at outdoor employmeuts.
There is an opening here for health,
prosperity and no end of good times.
Mrs. Clara Simpson, of Vancouver, is
writing botany especially adapted to
the flora of the state of Washington.
The idea is good one. Our country is
so large that each state ought to have
botany of its own.
Mark Twain's story of "Prince and
Pauper' was dramatized By Abby Sage
Richardson. This is said 10 be the only
one of Mark Twains writings in which
he exhibits the quality of pathos neces-
sary for the complete humorist.
The annual Lenten spectacle of learned
doctors of divinity laundering away Al
the poor women sinners is on again in
full blast. Why can they not give us a
rest and thunder at the men awhile, for
once?
What a delightful world to live in it
will be when We women cease 70 criticise
each other and learn instead to correct
our own faults. Let US try it a while.
1t is pleasant to notice how many
names Of women newspaper correspond
ents appear in the work of the many
syndicates that now control so much of
journalism. IN proportion to numbers
engaged in writing there are quite as
many women employed In these syndi-
Gates as men. Women seem to make es-
pecially good correspondents, for their
contributions are sprighily and readable.
If they penetrated more thoroughly the
heart Of leading topics Of the time and
acquired more fullness Of information
their work, much Of it, would stand for
a model Of journalistic correspondence.
I have heard Of a pretty and fashion
able girl who Is so rigid in church OBJ
servances that during Lent she viii only
hirt with the pastor.
Itwould De both interesting and instruc-
tive if ladies' parliamentary classes al
literary clubs would take up the points at
issue between Speaker Reed and ex-
Speaker Carlisle Of the United States
house Of representative, study both /
sides OF the question carefully and dis /
cUss it az their meetings. Such dis I
cussion would give them much inforua-
ton about parliamentary usage.
One thing must he devised ere long. !
and that is q comfortable and onyenieut !
walking dress. Women of our tine are
workers. and must Be our IN ali weathers /
Besides that. many who do not earn their /
own living have found what health and
Joy there are in a five or ten mile walk I
Men have business suits-why mar Rot !.
women? Our pioneer mothers. who led /
active lives III the earfv dav. wore gowns +
reaching 10 tae ankle Women IN trades /
and professions have now 70 do as much 4
outdoor walking a. The pioneer mother
did. VET have % wear the long trailing I
dress adapted 20 the pz-lor or carziAEe. I
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