The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-02-13
The DOINGS OF WOMEN.
Now for an Organized Revolt Against Anglo
mania.
Special to THE MoRNrNe CALL

NEW YORK, Feb. 3, 1891-Thers is q little
movement in New York which may well be
watched for developments. Miss Jane
Meade Welch. n bright, interesting and in
every way scholarly woman from Buffalo,
is aOoui to begin a series of lectures on
American history under distinguished pat
runage. The announcement seems simple
unburdeued with consequences. Lent is at
hand, and we are all going to fight ennui by
attendance on classes of one description and
another, or by fervid devotion to fashion
able phiianthropies. But hear further.
II iss WEIGH Is the especial protege of Mrs.
Cleveland, who has brought her to the city,
anu who is giving receptions in her honor,
Introducing her widely and lending all the
strength of her influence to get her hear
ing, WHO is making Miss Welck's cause, in
fact, her very own. Does the point begin
10 sharpen itself into distinctness before
your mental vision?
What would you say to the suggestion of
an organized revolt against Anglomania and
deiermined revival of Americanism ?iCould
anything be more popular. could any social
exeitatton have more powerful leader than
the young and beautiful wife of the ex- Pres
ident. ana Is there in the whole range of ac-
ton any movement 20 which Mrs. Cleveland
! could possibly lend herself that would so
nightly increase her popularity?
THIS Is what Lent is to bring us il Mrs
| Cleveland carries the day: breathing into
! viEile aud vigorous life of our dormant Inter
I est 10 oar own country; American history is
20 be studied, American songs to be sung,
American fabrics to be worn, American fur
nitGre to be set upon literally, but by no
means hguratiVely The English language
| IS no longer to be spoken with vile cock
! hey accent, and American girls are TO be dis
suadsd against fiinging their lives and their
I fortunes at the feet of real live profIigate
fius' Inc tline Is ripe for just this, and the
pia4s haVe been laid very quietly They
VIII be carried into effect win tbe ntnost
discretion, without anything suggestive of
the blowing OF trumpets or the marshaIino
Of hosts to battle. We shall feel onIy the
inlldest Citation, but. supposng Mrs. Cleye.
Land TO DC the gentle diplomatic for whom she
IS taken, we shall wake presently to find il
the proper thing TO be patriotic and TO be
proud OF our blrthright in the land of lib
erty Is not this Lent worth looking for
ward to? ~
Mrs, Cleveland is as wise as she is fair to
see. Considering the chances of 1892. is il
not fortunate for Mr.. Cleveland that he has
Vile upon whom dawn such inspirations /?
Woman's Skirts and Her Figure.
Mrs. JeBness Miller and her colaborers.
who nave been teaching us so enthusiastic
any grace oil body and of gowns, may as we'll
remit tneir exertons, for now comes the
lasess ana most learned pbysiculturist to
assure as oil OF his word of honor that the
| possession OF perfect fgurefs well night
perhaps quite. impossible without woman.
nnn eas o ceaF &c that is born of despe
speag to him of undivided com mn use 70
Professor Checkley, 10 whose classes aoci.
fashionable maids and mat rons. and ,. uooh
methods there is the talk of New W Ynr1e
Academy OF Medicines indorsing. was teiiN
| tpg me this morning that the unfelt. uo,,n
tl.sd inilucnce of loag draperies is some
thing to which nobody has ever yet paid ad-
equate attention.
Yen can't get, he says a woman to turn
our her Toes: Women toe in or they set the
feet straight. parallel with the direction in
which they are walking. A woman who