The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-04-17
WOMEN OF WASHINGTON
AMONG FEMININE TYPES AT
TIE NATIONS CAPITAL.

NV in Washington-To Be the Wife
:, Public Man-eab Puts Herself
= +he Place of a Man-Scaring Chill
4rsn With Future What
- Tsscn the YounR-God In the
,,ras of Children-Whet Is q Good
friend
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v,sErNGroN, April 16-When the sun
.srss down here in these early spring days
nd the trees are sending forth little green
-,,;cas that they intend to blossom during
tr.,rmrner, it does seem as if one had got
80 into God Almghtv's land. The air is
t,I If fragrance, and oddly enough, every
~ Won meet, black or white, that belongs
- Washington, greets you with a smile
/ IN. there are other peoDle-people who be-
,,u,, 70 what they call the official sex, and
- yon will Just take a stroll with me you
oil hear a small boy yelling out: Tin
,vres OF all varieties for sale" Then you
iii oct a good idea Of the politician and
ii. wife Ny friend, they are tin
.,nas-they can't stand q strong acid, and
,15sv wesh out or bend up. as the
s4iictlon NAV be that comes to them. Quite
L
Sss ever asked me to be his wife, but
,rondn't accept that somewhat doubtful
cation and give my femininlty for it for a
rraet deal more money than is paid the
PRESIDENT of the United States.
TIE oFFICE-sEEKING WOMAN.
In the faces Of men life will often bring a
hard tired, weary look. Some men it
Tnoses look like bulldogs, some men it gives
a csreworn looR, just such as you see on the
face of some stray puppy trotting listlessly
sround the street wondering where his home
il and if anybody will be glad when he
Gets there. This is bad enough when
Il comes in the faces OF men, but,
when il comes in the faces of women,
!, makes me think of something
have seen in a picture Of Dante's Inferno"
that never recognized b efore. The femi-
nine Jaw hardens, the eyes are never still,
the very curves of the body themselve s do
not impress you with that beautiful rest
which q real artist knows should describe
womsn's form. They have such an air OF
being afraid that they are not going to get
some place They are so eager to impress
YOU with their invitations. and the fact
thai they are greatly sought for. And occa-
sIonally they are more than anxious to give
Won az idea that they help along their nus
bands in practical way.
Now, Just for minute or two am going
to put myself
IN THE PLACE OF A MAN.
Well say that have been elected by the
PEOPLE who have good taste, and that as l
lave come to Washington l brought my
wife. Remember, she is my wife. l love
Der. and because of this love want to feel
that she is mine and mine alone. l want
Ter to be the courteous and hospitable gentle
woman always, ready to give OF her good
4 blindness a hayQar ar
yates. but don't want to see her talking to
arroom politicians and don't want her iu-
reduced to foul-mouthed men, simply be-
cause they may bring vote to me. My
friend, | didn't marry her for that. l mar
red her to love, honor and protect her, and
lam not doing this when l throw her out
among crowd of men g and
TOO, while at first it may be done in funny
little way, while at first her womanly little
speeches and her delightful ignorance may
win people to your side, the very contact
with these people hardens her, and she be>
gins to look on every man as representing
so much influence, and very often she isn't
quite as particular as she might be as to
low she gains that influence. provided she
gets ahead Of her rival.
SHE GOES HOME A PURE WIFE.
That is in the way of thinking of most peo~
pie, but she doesn't 60 home the same
woman she isn't as pei fectly satisfied with
you, and she is restless; doesn't find taking
care of the nest looking after the little love
birds quite as delightful as it used to be,
and the result is-that you have spoiled a
good wife, good mother, made q wretched
politician and a brazen woman. The
remedy for this2 OF course there is one.
Only in your case you have got to give the
remedy before the disease. Don't you know
low you take dose Of quinine, at the first
prem1nition Of cold? Well. that Is the wav
lwants to be with your wife; when she
comes here have her understand well that
she IS mistress of your home, that she bears
your name, and that she must do you
nOnor that she will do the best in the home
that you have prepared for her, and that
you are man enough TO manage your own
political affairs without having O woman
totting around and doing your wire-
pulling for you. If you are not this
much Of a man the wis'st thing for
y01 to do will be to throw yourself into the
Potomac river and down into its dirty
Water have the utmost contempt for the
man who doesn't know how Co take care of
Of bis wife. Not just to love her and pro-
vide her with everything she requires. but
10 manage her. and to manage her so thor
oughly and so we'll, that, like perfectly
bred horse, she comes at his call, eats the
sugar out Of his hand, rubs her smooth
head against him, and is satisfied. This
sounds weak. Perhaps it is, but IL you
would look with my eyes at
THE WIVES OF MOST POLITICIANS
you would agree with me, and think most
politicians know that l am right. or course,
tnere are women in Washington who are
Clean, sweet, pure and lovely; whose pres
ence Is delight, and who, if they help their
husbands at all. do it in such a way that
'ney scarcely know it themselves, and the
world loves them better for their unselfsh-
Iess. Foremost among these ia Mrs Car
use, whose warm, cordial shake of the hand
swomanly and full of that delightful some
uIng we call heart; it says, ~ am glad you
@ne, hope | can make you happy; Pm
we wife OF MIR. Carlisle" Not as heard
new~made senator's wife say
ne other day, "Mr. Blank is my
Jus and" No, she is the wife of Mr. Car
NIe and she feels that an honor. Then
we're Is the wife of Senator Hiscock-quiet,
curing, refined. a gentlewoman in every
loVement, and certainly one who would
Nv 90 out In the by-ways seeking whom she
%%-Ent devour in the shape of politicians.
aueSe are only two women, but there are
.oIe more. Not TOO many, I am afraid,
auu between you and me, my friend, if we
ere showing a stranger this country l
Iuoulon't ask him to see the best type of
a.lerlcan women in official circles. Too
S1Veh she ceases to be a woman and becomes
aoyrI OF hybrid, cross between vote
sua dinner party.
HOW WE SCARE CHILDREN.
~ somebody said not long ago that we were
in fuvn ha- 20