Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-11-21
wONAN'S ROUND TABLE.
Edited by Andrea Hofer.

rived. She Is being dubbed with
every day and her
round tables of council are growing
more and more numerous. From
every field of service woman comes
with her reports of work done and
to be done. She is rearing temples
to her cause, and building a power
for good that will ultimately go out
and meet the dragon yictoriously.
1t is impossible to obtain correct
statistics of the progressive aud
refnrmatory work of women, but
there is no condition of life that is
not feeling its wholesome influence,
The voice of her opinion always
rings clearly on the side of virtue
and right. And the press can do no
greater thing than hold warm
place in Its heart for her words, her
projects and her d.ings.
Our Ground Table" welcomes all
to partake Of its discussions.
Woman's life and work, whether IN
in the home or in society, whether
for philanthropy or self-support,
will be considered here. We believe
that every woman's life, whether
lived In the sweet privacy of home
or on the highways, will tell in the
grand ultimate, if stimulated aud
directed by high thought aud broad
sympathies.
THE LABoRING WOMAN RECoG-
NIZED.
The women and men that did the
work are coming in for their share
of recognition as we'll as the capi-
talist who poses as exhibitor, In the
coming Worlds Fair. And further
more, congress suggests that the
work of women, whether produced
in whole or in part by them should
receive special recognition. Only
those women gifted with genius or
special skill can enter articles for
competition produced wholly by
themselves, and thousands of WON.
ell are excluded from any recogni'
ton whatever because of the rapid
industrial developement by reason
of the division of labor. Tie Queen
Isabella association. Representing
woman's interests in the World:
Columbian exhibition, has taker
hold of this suggestion and viii
push it to a complete success, having
sent the following suggestions Il
the commissioners.
First. Enter no exhibit compel
ing for a reward of merit which il
not accompanied by an affidavit o
the number of women employed il
Its production.
Second. That each woman EN-
ployed in producing such exhibit
shall receive photographic fac sim
lie of the prize which is AWARDED
to the exhibitor.
Third. The lady board of mar
ayers should aequaint themseive
with all the forms Of industry i
which women are engaged, an
should ascertain the proportional
part which women perform in tn
production of all articles entered fu
exhibition, for without this know
edge the duty assigned them by cor
gress in Sec. 6 cannot be compile
with.
Every producer is entitled to q
much recognition for his or he
labor as the exhibitor Is for his ell
terprise, and the Worlds Columbia
exposition affords the grandest or
portunity to place itself on record u
the first to recognize this great fac
and do equal justice to man an
woman, laborer and capitalist.
HOLIDAY GIFTS.
1t takes q certain genius to he
good gift maker. The indiscrim
nate buying of present all aroun
is positively indelicate, especially il
commemoratiOn of a sacred time. /
savors Of the "give and take" ordt
of things to give an inappropriate
present.
In the first place, If Caristma
does not mean anything to you ea
cept season Of gifts and feasting,
might as we'll not be observed. 1t
really a harmful time, especially t
the children; il the original sense {
II Is lost, the keen edge of their er
joyment is blunted by an overdos
of toys and food, leaving them Sc
fish and discontented for a Ion
time after. How little the rea
spirit of the day is mixed in wit
its observance, In the home as we
as outside! The festivities are tn
emphatic features and the little chill
too often catches that and only that
and 1t is IA severe comment upon tn
parent thought.
Gifts are beautiful only when the
arc given with a beautiful though
behind them. A useless, thought
less present, If 1t is not wholesal,
begging, is In the true sense OF tn
word an insult to the receiver.
Plain Facts in the Case.
ED. JOURNAL: Is 1t not strang,
that men can be found to swear I,