Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-07
MANY WOMEN OF WIT.
Notable Gathering Of Club Repre-
sentatives at Orange, n. !. =.
A SURPRISE, EVEN TO DELEGATES
The Luncheon Given by Mrs. Edison d Her
Beautiful Residence.
SPEECHES MADE AT THE COUNCIL
rwRrrrrN FOE THE DrsrArcH.1

lwhrTEN FOR THE DIsPATCH.1
Even an angel cannot be expected to know
everything. 1t is true that those who have
cast off the material mold, and whose spirits
are 'clad in virgin white" are popularly
supposed to know everything, past, present
and to come, but even they do not know
how to get back to earth and to communi-
cate with their friends concerning news Of
the heavenly kingdom they inhabit, save, as
Is alleged, by way of the powers of dis
reputable mediums, who claim to be gifted
of heaven for this purpose If, then, the
denizens of the ''blue ethereal vaults" en-
dowed with spiritual prescience, do not
know all things, it is assuredly no disgrace
for us worms of the earth, I" as the preacher
calls us, not to know everything.
Biography is study in the schools,
drummed into the pupils with persistent
and terrific regularity. They are required
to know the latitude and longitude, the up
and down and across of cities and towns
without end. They are forced to commit
and "reel off" the boundaries of the coun-
tries Of Africa and Asia, and heaven only
knows where beside. They are bound to
know all manner of facts as to the people,
customs, means of living and all the tales
told by travellers of these countries of
heathendom, but who in Pittsburg, or for
that matter the "teeming boundless West"
knows much, or anything of Orange? We
felt convicted, with deep humiliation of
spirit, that Orange had been left out Of our
education. Our teachers with strange stu
pidity had failed to impress upon us, or
anybody, anything in the Orange line, save
perhaps as to the fruit so named, and the
Prince Of Orange and his famous followers
who have made the 18th of July (is it the
12th) big day for Orangemen, but black
one for the "wearers of the green" How
ever, we must not 60 back into history, but
tell of the new knowledge that has broken
upon us.
Very Nice Place, After All
When the cards of invitation to the Con-
federation of Woman's Clubs to be held in
Orange came to Pittsburg the query was:
why Orange? The idea was with most
that Grange was plain little country
village among the bogs of New Jersey. We
Law this lack Of knowledge to our teachers
our Youthful minds that Orange was city
of beautiful. homes IN the vicinity of New
York, where amid ali the Injuries of the
city, and the blessed delights of the country,
the magnates of New York N large num-
bers are accustomed to "sink the shop,
and rest their perturbed spirits sitter the
rush and roar of the mighty battle between
the bulls and bears, the sharks and lambs,
the legitimate of commerce and the tricks
of trade, which enter into the whole busi,
ness of making living.
sThe Oranges" are sections of what ap-
pears to be a spacious city of homes.
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tages of water, mail delivery, police and all
quiet, pure air, amusement and recreation;
rural surroundings, verdant lawns, magnif-
cent trees, gorgeous flowers, close-cut lux
uriant hedges, fine houses of every variety
of Queen Anne, colonial, castle and cha
teau abound. There is sharp rivalry as to
beauty and taste, we should Judge, by the
appearance of things, since likeness is not
the rule, but rather the reverse. Every
where there are to be found fools, hence we
infer, from outside appearances, that there
are fools in Orange-it sticks out-still, it is
likely there are no more there than any
where, save that the possession Of money
shows it up perhaps more prominently.
At a Pittsburgers Expense.
A good story is told concerning one Of our
Pittsburg magnates that would apply in
Orange. 1t goes in this fashion: One Of our
homemade kings built himself house of
splendid proportions and at tremendous ex-
pense. After showing it over to one of his
friends, he was bluntly advised to buy a
parrot and teach it to say damned fool"
However, all-in-all, Orange is one of the
most beautiful and delightful places imag-
Unable. In our deplorable ignorance, we
inquired what the people of this charming
place did for living. The answer was that
the citizens of these '1ovely Oranges" were
magnates of New York, who make for
themselves beautiful homes, and aecumu-
lated shekels by virtue of their brains and
smartness
The women of Orange are, as may be sup
posed, uncommonly intelligent. They have
all the advantages of New York within easy
reach. Forty minutes ride will take them
into the maelstrom of trade-the madding
worlds ignoble strife, but their daily lives
are passed in quietude and peace, amid
fowery meads, and under the shade of
spreading trees. We presume they are
hardly exempt from the woes of human
nature We have little doubt that the
three dreadful Ds-dress, domestics, and
disease-form part of their daily walk and
conversation but certain it is that we heard
little of them during our visit. In the days
of old the social gathering of women were
mainly confined to cuttings, apple butter
boilings and funerals and devoted to dis.
cussion of the three DIS, as before mentioned;
now, these in the course of civilization and
the march of intellect have been superseded
by clubs devoted to art, science, literature,
mutual improvement and philanthropy.
Well Up in women's Clubs.
In this matter Orange is not behind by a
long way, but rather ahead by a large ma
jority. We of Pittsburg, with our club 18
years old, are little taken down alongside
the Weman's Club, of Orange; which cele-
brated on this occasion its nineteenth ami
versary with membership of over ITO and
with list eagerly and anxiously waiting
for admission. In this membership is in
cluded the brains, talent; culture and wealth
of Orange.
AS to felicity of living the Orangers dis
agree. Those of East Orange thank their
stars daily that fate has bestowed upon
them the blissfulness of living east; those
north think that they are favored of fortune /
by having the needle turn little in their
direction; those of Orange proper give glory
to the gods that they are planted just where
they are, but all are united In the Woman's
Club, and enjoy its delights together.
By invitation and hospitality of this grand
club, the Confederation of Woman's Clubs
held its first council meeting with Mrs.
Charlotte Emerson Brown as President In
this confederation q States are represented.
Massachusetts sent the largest delegation.
Pennsylvania was represented by eight
clubs At the meeting the delegates were
received with open arms, SO to speak, and
speedily with hospitable hands were dec
Grated BY bouquet of lilies of the valley
set off BY an orange fower-the symbol Of
the club-and bow of white ribbon. The