The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-05-24

The above is not fancy sketch. 1t is an
epitome Of actual occurrences. and needs no
philosopher to eduoe moral.
The women who clog the wheels OK prog
ress are the butterflies of fashion, the
empty-headed, selfish, and heartless Great.
ures who care for nothing but to look pretty
and to attract rich men as husbands. Show
me girl who has 80 much vanity and 30
little native modesty as to dress la Glenn
entina, and will show you girl that will
never be OF any real use In the world until.
perhaps, disappointment and suffering open
her spiritual eyes. Suffering Is great eye
opener, and most Of US have observed its
beneHcient effects on such characters. IL
rarely fails TO do its work, though some
times the process Is a long one.
"Baltimorean" asks II ft is true that
Sorosis never allows its members Co discuss
religion, politics and woman's suffrage. and
IL not why mott IL Ia true. The members
of Sorosis represent all oreeds and no creeds.
There are Presbyterians aud agnostics,
Methodists, Catholics and Jews. There are
women who believe and work for universal
suffrage, and there are those who are DIT
terly opposed to the ballot for women.
There are good democrats 10 the club and
stanoh republicans, as well as ladies who
have no political convictions and ladies
who consider it unwomanly TO know any
thing about affairs Of state. But the MEM
bers are all intelligent and meet on the
common ground of a mental, social and
literary interest. Enough is found outside
of the subjects that would be likely
to develop inharmony to be exceedingly
interesting aud profitable. The papers read
are usually brilliant and the discussions
that follow are always crisp and very much
to the point. IL Is a liberal education TO see
Sorosis ia session. There are young faces.
middle-aged faces, and old faces. but they
are very bright, eager countenances, and
then the Sorosians, as rule, are always
dressed artistically. The toilets are Rener-
ally simple and there Ii no striving after
effect, and what is most noticeable there 10
no blind following Of fashion among its
members The individual taste is recognized
and encouraged with an effect which Is al
gratifying to the eye as 1t 10 wholesome to
| the moral sense.
There are very few cranks who have ever
obtained entrance to this club. Certain
| conditions are scrupulously observed In the
matter Of membership. and the member
who proposes a friend or acquaintance &C.
cepts a serious responsibility.
A friendship Of years 10 said TO have been
interrupted for years by the refusal OF 9
lady 10 propose her most. intimate friend
| for membership. The reasons were ap
parent, but the friend was not large enough
10 understand her own lido synoraoiss and
the others position.
There Ia no more brilliant, capable ant
lovable woman In the whole length ant
breadth OF the land than Mrs. -"
friend of both ladies told ms, but she
exceediDgly argumentative. and her con
victlons are 10 thoroughly matters OF COZ
scisncs that she would not fail 20 express
them ia defiance OF all club governing
principles. She IL possessed Of every possi
BE good quality except the very importAn
ones on logic and respect for law. WIZ
her, intuition Is vastly above logic, ana Z
Gauss" Infinitely higher than tbs rules 9f
society.
Naturally such a woman. admirable a
she 8 ia every relation Of life, u nof a =
person 70 belong 70 . conservative Or9snl
zatlon. u seems that after tnfns q iye
veavs u estrangsmsnt the friends ~
essnsntea their friendship. though psithe