Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-03-26
PETTlCOATS IN CLUBS.
Bah " Relates Her Experience as
Member of Woman's Club.

Before You and Behind Your BncE--
Some Spring Styles.
Special Correspondence Of Gazette and Journal
New YoRK, March 2l.--Are you be-
lever in woman's clubsp ] am not.
Woman is not parliamentary creature.
She sees no reason why she should not
Sass back" and grow personal any time
she wants, and she has no hesitation what
ever in telling of her committee work, of
whispering around of who has and who
has not been blackballed, and of showing
that she herself is very leaky vessel.
WOMAN ON woaAN's CLUB.
was talking with a woman the other
tempted and fell-fell into being a member
Of the 'Woman's Press Club ] had been
duly warned by the men of my family that
would bitterly regret this, but believed that
men knew nothing, / thought, Here, at
last, is the ideal club, It will be composed
one who needs lift, the helping hand in
the way of giving her the name of an
editor who wants work, or the kindly
voice in the way Of Offering her a sugges-
ton, will be found. They will be bright
women. they will be7business-like women.
shall find meeting them once a month
pleasure, while as for the business meet
ings, of course, women who earn their
own living will know how to conduct these
properly
now WOMEN RUN CLUB.
1.-THE original officers were elected NV ac-
clamation. Then. for several months, the
club worked along without a constitution
honed against hone tbat II would event.
ually prove Of some value. Last autumn cir
culars were sent ont announcing that there
would be an election for vice-prcsidents,
treasurer, secretary and some other officers
No mention in this circular was made
about the election OF president and YET
when we got there we round there was 70
p PC one, ana we haan sense enough og 70
know That the whole thlng was illegal, be-
cause no notice had been given OF it.
NOT ALL GuIIELEss WOMEN.
Zone woman, who was energetic in her
desire to see some good officers put in was |
ask ed to be a teller of votes-I think that's |
what YOU call it-and she took the posi- |
ton, though she said she didn't want TO,
and never realized until the next day' |
when her husband told her, that the thing |
was done to get her off the floor, so she |
couldn't work for her candidate, and that |
she Ought 20 nave refused 70 do IT,. lie |
lauSheu at her Eooh blt, ana tallnted her |
Win ~ because sne WAS the daughter OF Il |
polltlclan Anothet time, letter came
from some woman N me west asking for
tLe address @ some syndlcates-a perfectly
proper question 10 put 10 such CLUB. The
president read u OUT ID 4 derlslve manner,
hho seemed 70 MINK ~ great Joke, ana
Mnlie lle nioou IN my VEINS was Doillng az
TINS southern woman said she would
aKe ~ ana SEND the woman the addresses
desired.
women IN the club
WERE SUPPOSED TO be WRITERS
of something. Now, | have nothing TO
say against people who write advertise
ments. IT Is n monev-mnkinp b,,sinass
and one that undoubtedly calls for n vivid
Imagination but still / do not thing il Is
journalism. have nothing to say against
dear little soul who. wrote her first article
after she joined the club; still, don't see
W. ~ . game her clam ior admission;
nut 40 ihlhk y funny that women who
nave only written cheeks, or who are
anxious t. get in with a literary set save
The mark.-are eligible for membership.
tired to DO my best in that station in
which had been placed by vote. wanted
neither dncats nor kudos from such club,
Dut | got an immense knowledge from
various types OF women.
WOMEN MET IN 4 CLUB.
aFor thc first time in NV life mot tba
woman who was determined To Mia IN ~
her position like n leech who doesn't w in.
tend to do any work, and who can't Ali
anvtbine ia clnh bv lar rar' W IN M , aha
ciinps md clings and even death wont y r,t
her oilt-tleath doesn't want her. she IL the
woman who II ruled by The last idia ros .ii
she has heard ana VIA i will, ~,
bv mnking new arouaintances II taire tbn
snoupe ~ fnrretfulness and vino oaf t ti,o
marks IN the Slate If her life r ~, t ti,o
woman Who Is cat clotbed 4, cagb NV .rie
She looks m Won inai,iringiv wandnrs
What SIC o,,sbtto H. H. 49, moiaei5
writes Won n letter. aid teIs y1n What S S,,u
oriaht r. do Sic Il wilI;n ~ ~ w,iaS 49,, sui
body advice about their work, and she
does her own very poorly. Then i met the
other type,
THE WOMAN WHO FLATrERs
and flatters and tlatters-wbo writes va, a
lette, and telis va, tbat ,,r,, ,,,i;',, ~
vreat Won oligbf not he Iastin55' Il = 70
gork that voiI are doing, LATER 3n ~, AZ liz
royer she has made an anni;cation fnr +hnt
very WORT Ia d;scdIarod ~, - t snae
women following tbn fashion ~ ~ n,G Tow
nell. will drive fourth hand thronesb
without n wink AftsS III
his Won will do az / did-cnme bnna al
m down Nv vour consolation H. ,' a.,n
who advised yau not 70 10 Il IN, i Nm
Of the envy. hatred malice and ali
Observation-Disclosures that exists in woman's !
,lub, and find he is too much of a
man, and his manners are too gentle
ior him to say, i told you SOL But
you will have a small weep and an
lounce to him that You have done with :
/. Any advantages? Yes, there were {
hree. ] got acquainted with dear little |
loctor who was as loyal as giant and 7
wasn't afraid to speak the truth; with 6
western woman whose heart is true whose '
words are honest, and who is as big Of Y
'rain as she is of heart. With another l
woman whose great dark eyes saw all the :
ll ',ui aiiI VINO ielt as did, that i
onLe s.ids pi'o'i siie nav peeii eeiiied. Il
a WOMAN TOLD ME THIS. +
N H. was III WAS that familiar friepd Nybo !,