Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-07-05
Boston News.

Journey IS not very long, and yet consider
able human nature manifcsts itself in a ride
Of few blocks To begin with the driver,
his place IS one that voman's rights advo-
Gates have never coveted, and grumble and
grow as passengers will do, his position is
not sinecure, neither is his lot enviable
J. the main he IS pretty clever fellow,
although he does sometimes overlook Il per
spring woman, VINO, by her sex, s debar-
led from shouting, whistling or running,
Dul then she has her satisfaction in berat
ing him, and he is debarred by the rules of
the company, if not by innate manliness,
from having back" Then, TOO, there is
fun in watching the barefoot urchin, who
.@ill run six blocks 10 ride two, and dodge
Ike vigilance Of the man who holds the
brake. Every passenger Knows there is
danger, but not one viii be q tell-tale Old
and young know that element and the
slight defiance Of authority give keen edge
10 plea,ure-who OF US IS guiit}css of enjoy
laent in forbidden pleasure because of the
prohibition!
The ways Of women on TIC street car are
N+ NUS 1. Has i4A'Ntl tf-f-h IlNt NLCClA
why - womau's nickel buys more space
than does a mans. aad Vet quiet observer
often sars that women seem 10 BE- of that
opinion ard rarely move M TO make room
Tor those whom they seem to regard as in
rgIdcr-. The children, too, everyone knows
IL the eyes of fond mothers they are privi-
Iced dcms but why should they be allowed
10 gel ON the seats with their feet, or
when on nejr knee use the clothes of their
neiahborS ae a foot-mat. is not evident.
Perhaps Mr. Adams in writing The
Nauclrs~ Soy" derived his views from
street car ethics, q least it is mortifying to
admit thar there IS too much reason for his
charges. As rulc in this city men on the
ears are very kind in passing up the fare,
getting change and stopping the car for
women, and the graceful recognition of such
service IS not as prevalent rs it ought TO be.
Only few days AGO a gentleman came the
full length of Inc car to take = young lady's
fare, and she dropped it into his hand as
uonchalantIv as If he had been an elnploye
Of the company. \ node acknowledgment
or simple thank YOU for the courtesy
would have spared the slight flush that
mounted ms flee. and would have been
placed 10 tue credit Of women and have in
gured similar acts of kindness TO other
women Her neglect may have been the
result Of timidity or -mindedness,
bat whatever the cause the effect was un-
fortunate ''Suayiter in modo' Is desira-
BE change even in the purse that holds
street car fare.
On some OF the lines where summer ears
are used passengers are informed that a
certain number of the rear seats are re-
served fol. smokers, and 1t IS evident that
their comfort is seriously intcrfered with
by the presence uf ladies'. In this part Of
1.e car man las The right 10 smoke, but
he thereby causes discomfort to ladies \
Ht,le respect On the part Of the ladies TO
'his right would gain them favor, aud the
seats where no such right is accorded are
certainly mora pleasant
The summer car Is responsible for an
other act Of thoughtlcssuess. Watch if you
please The ugruteful and dangerous habit
Of most women in disemJarking. Three
cut Of four IN leaving the ear will manage
70 face the rear, and are in imminent dan
GER of being pulled over backward IL the
car starts unexpectedly. If women would
bear this simple rule in mind there would
be less cause for apprehension: On which
ever side You may be sitting, keen the in-
ware hand free, hold everything in the
other hand. with the free hand take hold of
The upright Of the seat in front and hold on
until firmly on the ground facing the way
the car j. going. If 4 stronger argument
han safety is needed, there IS the fact that
= woman thus descending IS more graceful.
and there IS no suggestion of clumsiness.
Among the many bright women contrib
uting 10 current literature there are few
more charming writers than Kate Cannett
Wells; and among her articles not many
have been better written than Middle
Aged Women" in the July number of the
North American Review. The paper
rboQnds in texts that might serve admir-
ably for many sermons TO class that in
many cases fail 10 realize their privileges,
or 10 not make full use of opportunities
this period in their lives offers. How
many, for example, realize that middle
age is the ideally delightful years of life,
midway between the chaotic fervors of
youth and the calm decline of ages" Do
not the majority appear 30 grant TO youth |
all charm, and utterly to ignore the fact
that it is largely woman's fault if at forty
she is not attractive in broader sense
than she is at twenty In order to be thus |
attractive no woman can stand still: she |
must ever bear in mind what Mrs. Wells |
declares: 'All women need constant edu- |
cation Without growth and develop |
ment she is like fruit that has failed to
shriveled in appearance and bitter
10 the taste. y woman who cultivates her |
intellectual powers and social gifts |
Until she arrives at middle age |
Will make most delightful |
to husband, children |
and friends; youth with beauty ana accom-
panying immaturity would find dangerous
rival in such woman. History abounds |
liz records of the triumphs of woman, even |
after she had passed middle age.
Mrs. Wells point of view is not so much |