, 1890-10-16
THAT CHICAGO CRITIC
Spokane Girls Pass Resolution
Thanking the Review for Its
Timely Defense.
They Resent the Slur Upon Thor
Literary and Artistic
Tastes.

Rt meeting OF the >. *. II. F.
Club, the members having finished
Emerson's essays and polished cer-
tain sentences of Ruskin's until
they sclntlllated with new light,
q short lntermission from the moro
weighty affairs of the club was de-
voted to ordinary conversation.
AS believe your reporter would
like to have been there. l will give
you condensed report of what was
said, also the resolution which was
passed In regard to yourself and the
REVIEW.
SAID Miss f.: "Girls, how do you
feel after that metaphorical kickY"
"It was from u genuine Chicago
size .:F.' and so broad, you know,
that 1t hit every one of US at the
same time" said pert little Miss
III. She has read the would-be
witticlsms In the st. Louis papers
concerning the proverblal Chicago
girls Understandings" and, like
Miss Forsythe, what she "thinks
she generally says"
Just then Miss B. exclaimed:
"Only think of our 'superannuated
gownsv and what waste of her
breath to speak II thousand times'
of them to her friend Lucy"
"But who cares for just n certain
fashion If our gowns are becoming
to us?" said Miss L..
"She said she had tried to inter-
eat Lucy in art and literature" said
Miss p, "but failing In this you sec
how easily Miss Forsythe sinks to
her true and very evident level, TO
become perfect epitome of chit
chat. )"
~ know why she says she has not
an exalted opinion of the literary
talent of the city as she never heard
the girls discuss authors, magazines
or even the general nows;' she oc-
cupicd so much of the time in tell
ing them of Chicago fashions and Of
the wonderful advantages of that
wealthy city with its new veneer of
q culture fad, she gave tho girls no
chance to even mention an author
or magazine, or even the daily RE-
VIEW, which we all read for the
news, of which she says we are ig-
norant.n
This was such long speech for
Miss H., who Is usually very shy
aboutprescnting her views ON sub
ject, and would not even send any
paintings to the exposition because
she distrusts her own talent SO
much, but this time she was fully
aroused and continued: "Will you
ask the lady how long since Chicago
has made this great effort to pose as
n literary center. 1t was
not until many brave men and
women had failed for want OF
home patronage that even one mag
azine was established there or any
thing like the present fine teachers
of art could be induced TO remain
there.
"And wonder II she remembers
what n somew hat noted poet, artist
said of that city but four years ago?
"He mcrcilessly scored the coarse,
uncultured, would-be social leaders
of that city. We thought 1t u shame
then that man whose pictures
were so well paid for In pork-red
gold Dust like Kansas City's) should
turn and give Chicago such u
thurst.
'But so 1t goes; you see our West
ern editor understands just how 1t Is
that we do not talk to her of Rus
kin, or bring out our new books
that have just arrived hey xpress.
We sent for them you know
as soon as we saw they We're out,
fearing Graham nor Knight would
have them soon enough for us.
mo, we can not see that she Is
Interested in anything but-well, L
was trying to decide in what she Is
interested beside the art of looking
beautiful think she may be
student of Delsarte, and L am cer-
tain she reads Shirley's column IN
the magazine to learn new methods
for enhancing her own loveliness.
"Now, girls, that we know she
would like To sound us along literary
lines, | think we may prove to her
that there are girls in Spokane who
know as much of the best writers as
sheiwould like to.
"And that there are some here
who can paint very fair picture,
and Others can daub little on
china. and few Others may DO
found who can even play as well as
one need to make life pleasant for
those around them.
at was too amusing" said Miss
f., ito see the way the editor stood
up for us Spokane girls"
"What do you say To rendering
him vote of thanks? And shall
we not say that we most heartily
indorse his timely editorial?"
n chorus of voices assent ted, and
the following resolution was pre-
pared and passed without dissent
ing voice, and ordered to be pre-
served in the records of the club:
Resolved, That we, young ladies, girls
of Spokane, do most cordially thank We
editor for thus valinntly coming 10 our
rescue when we were under the lash of
| the critic, "The Fair Maid of the Middle
| Athens We also thank him for men,
| tioning our tayorite authors, and most
especially for naming the one who fails
| to arouse our enthusiasm, which Is true.
And we would add that yc editor is q
man OF much discernmcnt to have
| learned so much concerning our lit
erary preferences, and further that we
believe the REVIEW is II better paper
than any other city of twice the size OF
Spokane Falls, East or West, can show.
Long may it wavel
1--WE did not say word, girls,
about the flattering tribute the
editor paid to the beauty of Spokane
ladies or his approval of our fashion
in dress" said Miss l..
THAT is not essential. We do
not ask to be accredited with
beauty, but with brains, and L
happen to know there are girls in
Chicago also with brains, for L