Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-01
IN BRIEF.


Whatever privileges may have been de-
MED woman in the centuries gone by, it is
evident that the Nineteenth, already the
woman ) age viii not close without her
attaining almost all that which has hereto
fore been considered as belonging solely 10
men The latest agitation is 10 secure a
wedding out in the marriage service where
4 promise is required from the woman 20
obey the man she has chosen rs her hus-
band When ii is remembered that the
majority Of brides pcrjure themselves at
tho altar, and amid the most sacred sur
roundiues, and in many instances this per-
jury is committed Intentionally, and that
there is little prospect of the sex ever laps
img into condition of serfdOm, it seems
reasonable to ask that the church. moved by
spirit of progressiveuess,e Xpunge from its
ritual clause that compels that compels Il
woman to swear falsely or create scene at
the rhance -
lonors are being heaped upon women,
and 10 become worthy of them should be
the aim of every woman. That she is not
Indifferent to them is shown by the cata-
logues Of educational institutions. II is as
serted on good authority that more than
10000 women are receiving Il collegiate
course. and of those in high schools there
Is no computation. Less than Il half century
ago the trustees of the nigh school i'll Bos-
ton objected to the admission of girls, be-
cause there would not be enough of them to
Justify the additional trouble and expense.
Now in every city the girl graduates largely
outnumber the boys, and fathers no longer
consider il Il waste of money to educate
their daughters.
Ann ArDur was the first of the great
universities Ia open its doors. and in the
twenty years that have followed, this eX-
ample has mol been lost, and there are now
few educational institutions in this country
nr in Europe where women can not avail
themselves of the advantages they afford.
So rapid has been the advance that
women are successfully contestinE for col
lege honols, and recently the Golden club
prize for the best essay on pOlitica! economy
was won by woman. The civil service
records in the United States for the past
five years show that nearly fom-tifths Of
the women passed, and that their work has
been satisfactory is well attested. Aside
from advantage accruing TO the individual
In intellectual culture and consequent re
inemeni, there IS Il practical side that
ought not to be overlooked; the opening of
many new avenues for sclfmaintenauce is
boon the fun value of which women
themselves can estimate best.
At the beginning of this century women
were either fine ladies or drudges working
beyond their strength for miserable liv-
ing Now with 4 growing belief III the
principle that the laborer is worthy of
hire regardless of sex, women meet men
pn the same plane, and it is only a ques-
tiou of short time when the demand for
equal wage will be universally conceded.
1t was the writer's privilege a few days
ago to be in one of the largest railroad
offices in the Northwest at the hour when
the employees came 10 their days work,
and with feelings of deep qualification it
was seen that Us they filed in large
number were women, neatly and suitably
dressed for business, quiet in their man
ner and thoroughly ladylike in appearance.
In that city there is now building one of
the most substantial evidences of the rec
oguiton now given to women. Let any
one stand on the ground where prepare
tions are making for the Columbian expo
sition and view the grand building designed
by woman and to be devoted to an eX-
hibit of woman : work in all departments,
and there will be no question in the mind
OF the beholder that woman's work is rec
ognizcd ami that her work has a prominent
place in the minds of men.
Here, amid the lovelieSt surroundings, is
a space set apart TO be used by the state of
Texas in the exhibition of her industries, if
a suitable building can be erected. 1t de-
ponds largely upon the women of Texas
whether when people from all parts of the
world congregate for the grand opening
there will be Lone Star banner gI.in".
telling of one of the grandest st;-es Of 4
grand Union, the resources of which are
ulimitable and of infinite variety, and her
industries manifold. Said our state COM
missioner, Mr.. Dickinson: Success in this
matter depends upon the women. If they
Will put forth their energies and work with
enthusiasm it is sure. 4 very small contri-
button from each woman in the state and
little time devoted TO soliciting aid would
result in the requirement of 4 fund suf-
ficient to erect suitable building and Sc
cure an exposition worthy of the state to
which all its citizens are loyal.
Agencies are already at work throughout
the state, and the appeal is made through
the columns of this paper, that has reason
to be proud of It's influence in arousing pub
lie enthusiasm, that the women of Texas
be not Indifferent to the success nor lag
gard in the efforts 20 secure building
and creditable exhibit there, enabling
Texas to show the world in 1893 that we
appreciate and are worthy of the promi-
nonce given the sex in this great exposition.
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