Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-12-10
wONRN's ROUND TABLE.
Edited by Andrea Hofer.

A woman's love tor talking II pro-
verbal. Many are the jokes aud
proverbs about women and their
tongues. Some people would al.
most blame them tor being iutelli'
gent beings, by the way they are
constantly prepared To plump down
a rude wittlcism every time IA wo
man opens her mouth. But lin spite
Of it all, wvnI"n AMI l,er words are
rapidly coming W the front, not
only by word of mouth, but her pen
point Is surely and swiftly engraving
on the tablets Of fame u proud record
for women.
The Western Journalist, of Chi
cago, the official organ Of the Coast
Press Association Of women, has re-
Gently been illustrating sketches Of
the lady journalists of the west, and
II is a proud list and a very full one
also. The city dailies, IL II were but
more generally known, are compiled
in great degree by feminine pens.
Woman's Press clubs are quite az
numerous as those composed sfmen.
BY no means an unimpOrtant
body Is the Pacific Coast Woman's
Press Association, combining all
the strong literary workers of the
great West. They are working In
thoroughly organized way, having
canvassed the entire field Of femi-
nine writer's, and those who have
not already joined the ranks must
in time feel the advantage gained
thereby and knock for ndmittance.
Woman AS writer is everywhere
being acknowledged rs having "a
peculiar power and sweet depth
that can never hide its light under
the bushel of any nom de plume or
peculiar style. And why should IL?
That half of the world which has
for centuries had the supreme right
of preserving purity, love, truth and
gentle self sacrifice to the other half,
is able after so long q course Of
training to speak the sweetest, most
ringing sylables of this great CEN
tury.
INTERESTING GACQAINTANCEs.
What a charming thing it IL to
know charming people. We all
love to tell Of some one we know to
be of interest all around, because
they happen to I've connected $50
and 3d." For instance one will say,
"my room. mate who travelled in
Europe with Mrs. Cleveland" my
friend the tea merchant, whose
mother was a great friend Of Hans
Anderson has told me how when he
was little fellow in Denmark, etc."
"why don't you know who Mrs.
Mickey is ? The presidents daughter,
of course; AN acquaintance Of mine
met her /. the mountains last sum-
mer," and no on. II would he y
very poor conversationalist, Indeed
who could not weave into an eve
ning's chat every great name that
he or she had ever dared to Hseoci-
ate with in thought.
Aud all this reminds me OF u very
interesting acquaintance made the
other day (and not at secondhand
either.) 1t was n young lady from
Finland who has come over from
that little un.thawed country to tell
us that her country women are not
one whit behind their American
sisters in progress. Leaving q pro-
fessorship in one of their national in-
stitutes, she is trying to awaken an
interest here in the Slojd work-a
product of the genius of her own
country and q method Of education
that has never been equalled In its
many.sideness. Miss Mcrri Toppe-
Illus has opened an institute in Chi
cago and il lecturing before teach
er's conventions this winter. She
has learned since September, to
handle our language sufficiently 10
make herself very clearly under
stood, and presents her theme with
an enthusiasm that Is very catching.
Miss Toppelius is especially interest
ing to our American autograph-sen.
sation-seekiDg natures, In that she
Is the niece of the celebrated Fin
nish poet and novelist, u. Toppelius,
whose books have had wonder
ful sale In America. Miss Toppelius
has Ia mind some TRANSACTIONS of
children's stories from her uncle's
latest writings. end 1t certainly
would be a great addition to our lit
erature. If they were all fayored ~
swe,tly as some that we have al
ready tasted.
THE wOMEN'S PROBLEM Of TO-DAY.
Mary Lowe Dickinson in Harper's Bazaar;
How to secure good beaIth there
fore is one of the problems for thi.
generation of women. This Ia the
demand their subjects will make OF
those they are crowning as queens OF
the hearth and home. Give US bright
fresh, .kindly-hearted sisters, say
the lads aud the little brothers In
the homes. Give us happy, healthy
faces over our cradles, plead the