Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-19
Why No, women.s cluoss

Why Not women's ciuos7
While It IL conceded with seeming alac-
rIty by most men that women were NOT
born 10 be their slaves aud certainly not
their superiors, il Is not so readily
granted that she is his equal, created 10
walk side by side with him, neither that
the privileges he claims ought 10 he
those of common humanity which
knows no sex distinction. II will be no.
ticed that tae word used Is fought be-
cnuse many of his claimed privileges no
woman cares to share.
The position taken 10 that as man mas
had time to experiment in the long DARK
pe-Ind Of womau's existence, now thai
she has emerged into the light or Nine
tenth century civilization she has right
TO the benefits TO be derived from his ex-
periments, because she IL one win MN
by common humanity.
One OF the first things that she notices
10 the social relation men sustain TO earh
other. They have evidently found that
isolation does not secure the best that IL
in life, and that 10y aggregation men
fud pleasure and profit. glance re-
vtals the number OF societies organized,
and towns elsewhere show handsome
temples erected 10y the various organiza-
lions, and comfortable club rooms where
eurh man may affiliate with those that
suit him. she recognizes that while
many OF these societies are for benevolent
purposes, others for intellectual I'D
vuucement, the element OF pleasure Is
not eliminated, and that men have
good lime socially because they fellow
with one another.
Then when men protest against women
pursuing the sHns method to secure hap
piness, naturally there Is wonder, II it
may not he that the sauce for Que is not
al lust the sane for the other.
Pursuing the reasoning, women have
reached the conclusion that isolation is
no better for them than for men, and
Wcmen's clubs have been the Outgrowth
of this conviction. The rapidly with
which club organizations have spread
shows that the idea WAS 90 nmon TO
women every W here, Us was the felt need.
Scarcely more Than IL quarter of
century ago the SOTOsis sprang into life,
and now this mother of clubs can scarce
enumerate her offspring. From being
merely literary this club hns wrought
into 1t the socinl feature, aud there are
40 reunions mors delightful than those
One of the beet Outgrowths OF the club
ID u has been the establishment OF club
houses for homeless girls, who IRON ne
cesslty or desire of self Improvement
have been compelled TO seek the cities,
and have formed themselves into small
communities where they can by COM
mon fund enjoy comforts and luxuries
their sleuder purses would make unat-
tuinable.
Ii Is u matter of Generalization that
while earnpstness ia woman is an essen
tiai, The "terribly in earnest'' is giving
,.lace TO m idea that recreation is not
the forbidden fruit that grows on the
tree of knowledge. Thai the faculty for
JOY is worthy their care, and The only
caution necessary Is that equilibrium in
all development be well observed. II Is
& good thing that there are clubs for
pleasure alone, rs well a. clubs for
philunthrOpic purposes and for intel
ieCtual progress.
No woman need be neGiectful OF
homely duties because she Is a member
OF club. There Is more time spent in
ldle gossip among vacant minded women
than Is required to discharge the duties
of club membership. 1t Is a cause of
graduation that this city is IN the front
10 women's clubs, and no carpinG fault
Hinder eau truthfully say that their mem
beTship does not comprise noble wives,
mothers, daughters aud sisters as are to
be found in any circle. Now it remains
for the various club. TO unite aud build
house suitable for their purposes. There
IS no reason why such II building should
not be erected. Men make club houses Il
source of profit while they also serve the
purposes OF the clubs, and women eau do
The same. When such Il building is
erected uud furnished with the taste that
women possess, there Will be none who
will point il out to strangers with more
pride than the ones who now are ready
20 deCry women clubs.