Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-12-16
W0MAN'S WORLD.
soRosIs ON The AERolnss or
MEN AND WOMEN NovELIsTs.

The Pink Dinner Pretty Dresses for
bridesmaids One womas.s sboott,,r
VIM Marry a Bayarian Count Hints for
honseksepers and Mothers.
sorosis vas in all her glory. She filed
the parlers OF DelmonicD and smiled
sweetly and benignly on all. She wore
her Easter garments and Easter flowers
adorned her. She had numerous guests.
VINO had come from the cast ard west IN
DO her honor, and she was happy.
Preceded by one Of Delnonico's lunch
cons, the programme was opened with a
contralto solo by Miss Roselle. of Wash
ington, which was followed by EASTER
Song" recitation by Miss Anna F.
Shields.
"A Boy Composition on Necks," hu-
morously rendered by Mrs. Lydia Wood.
preceded "lhe Departure Of Maria Nit
chell, poen- read and written BY Mrs.
Ciymer, the beautiful president of the
society, who afterward presented gold
pen TO drs. Clarke, one Of the retiring
officers.
Every one had been. Of course, delight
ed with what they had heard, but the
song and reeitations were merely the
/ prelude to the great question Of the day:
Are the women given us By women
novelists more true to life than the wo-
men drawn by fnen?'
Mrs. Mary E. Bryan presented the sub
Ject. For a successful novelist. Mrs.
I aaf1 fLs. 4
pathy, self knowledge and comprehen-
sion. Self knowledge was rarest of all in
women. Courage was also lacking. for
women would rather portray sins than
weakness. Her good characters. on the
other hand, were too good-not live, no.
bic women. Thackeray, Dickens and
Hawthorne had given them well rounded
women.
Mrs. Croly was on the affirmative. and
protested that Dickens characters were
not all around men and women. Thack-
cray was more human, and his women
not so disagreeable as those Of Dickens.
George Eliot was the greatest novelist,
/ although her characters lacked sunshine
Mrs. Evelyn Haryier said, on the other
hand, that Bret Harte's, Reade's and
( Besant's women We're such as were found
in daily life. Women set up high stan
/ dards in their characters, but the woman
/ does not reach it.
To man woman is mystery" said
/ Mrs. Poole. ''She has faculties that
I transcend man. By no means can he
J drop plummet into her nature and
! sound its depths" She compared Scott.
+ Dickens and Thackeray with George
! Eliot, Mrs. Oliphant, Miss Mulock and
+ others, always to the disadvantage of the
men.
! Mrs. Emma w. Higley closed the de-
bate on the negative side. and she was
{ severe on her sex. Nothing. she said,
R that had been learned about woman was
+ true. She was not even created last as
I the best, and the Bible story was ali a
mistake.
She was the stone the builder rejected.
She was lifted up high. then suddenly
came disclosure which made her fall
down. never to rise again.
I In response toa call Mrs. Kate Tanuett
Woods, of Boston, told an anecdote. She
was once at q gathering Of literary poo
pie with Mrs. Stowe. The author of
Uncle TOMS Cabin" was called upon
( for some remarks. When she hesitated.
Mr.. Howells, who sat beside her, said:
Get up; say what comes first"
She arose and said:
Ladies and gentlemen, am afraid to
speak, but Mr. Howells tells me 10 say
what comes first. I would like to ask
Mr.. Howells where he gets the moiel
for the auocious women in his novels. -
New York Press.