The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-04-20
Another Woman,a Advocate

Celebrating the Tooth anniversary Of the
great American patent has so aroused the
enthusiasm of Washington woman as to
inspire her to publish q paper called the
Woman InUentor, with the announced OBJ.
ject in view of stimulating women to invent
something.
Still the publication does not show any
strlkingly inventive genius in any way. Not
withstanding that its name is suggestive Of
all sorts Of cute contrivances neither the
methods nor matter of the little print are
marked by any noticeable degree of orig
inality.
Instead ofintroducing some novel method,
as the public has every reason to expect
from sucn journal, the editor of the
Woman huentor actually resorts to the
same hackneyed old way of squaring her
little outstanding accounts that has been in
vogue among the country newspapers for
hundreds of years. One ELUSIVE paragraph
unreservedly states that the Washington
Post is independent in politics, faultless in
style, newsy and bright in every particular,
and is one of the best morning papers pub
lished." Hasn't that rather a familiar
sound! Nearly every one has heard some
thing like that before in the rural week.-Mrs.
except that the 'faultless" part of it is Just
trifle more overdrawn than the obligation
involved seems to call for.
Quite reasonably something fresh and
novel might very naturally be expected from
the editor of print bearing such name.
Nevertheless she proceeds in the same time
worn old way to say that ''We are under OBJ
legation to Mr.. Du Bots, editor of the Inven.
tire Age, for courtesies extended to US. Mr..
Du Bols is a sincere friend Of women inven-
tors as we'll as the industrial women. Sue
cess attend the TnUentiue AGE, saws the
Woman Hlrentor" Nothing new about
that. Orthodox mutua admiration societies
all over the country would accept that with
out complaint. Still If Mr. Du Bots has ever
done anything to establish his position as "a
sincere friend of women inventors as we'll
as industrial women" except the said "cour.
tesies extended" then he has not been given
full credit.
Simple caudor compels the conclusion that
there is no palpable evidence of invention
about Editor Smiths publication, except one
paragraph wherein she discovers that 'the
New York Tribune is the most advanced
and reliable daily paper published in the
United States" That must certainly be
admitted to be a strong indication of in
ventive talent, and Editor Smith is here
and now accorded all the credit that may
be due to such discovery.
And she has also invented pretext for
printing paper that would otherwise be
| inexcusable.
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advanced" have always yearned for some
| form of patronymical designation which
| shall indicate what the lawyers call their
civil condition" Why doesn't Editor
| Smith invent something suitable for that
potential purposel Then would the said
advanced women" TO man rise to their
full hight and solemnly pronouucs her
blessed or words 30 that effect With be-
coming meekness end the gracious permits
sion of Editor Smith, the MORNING NEWS
| would venture to offer suggestion to help
along the crusade. Give to the girls but one
Christian name. Then when they eventu-
ally marry let them add to their Christian
and surname the name of the acquired hus~
band. By way of illustration let us prac-
tice upon the name of Editor Smith. AS
Stunning that Charlotte Smith is her maiden
name the name of Brown might be added
to that in case she should conclude such an
arrangement with Mr.. Brown. Then she
would be Charlotte Smith Brown. That
would indicate state of matrimony, with
all the implied ecstasy thereof, in case she
did not care to write "Mrs." before her
name
Even this dead smooth" system has its
fault, however. In case a young woman
thus named should decide not to be lad.
vanced" nor to hustle around and undertake
to make name for herself she might con-
slider herself somewhat short Of names. That
would also be source of distress.