Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-10-27
ALEssON OF THE FAIR.

The great fair at Chicago Is almost over.
1t has been a pleasing and a useful show.
1t has been especially pleasing and useful
in its revelation of what Woman is and
can do. 1t is unfortunately true that the
Board of Lady Managers hasn't quite lived
up to its name, but too much was expected
of 1t. 1t is easy to make mistake in sp-
plying names, and when 1t is discovered
that a name isn't properly applied the in
copgruity between the name and the named
Is sometimes rather conspicuous. The
writer once knew q man who had nine
sons. He was a man of some learning,
considerable Imagination and unbounded
faith in his own ability to be the father
of distinguished sons. Therefore as each
of the nine popped into the world and pre-
sented himself to be named the proud and
confident father attached q name to each
which seemed to him to be commensurate
with the paternity and prospects of the
boy. When he had finished the making
and the labelling he found himself sur
rounded by Homer, Virgil, Cicero, q
Newton, Napoleon, a Milton, Horace,
Plato and an Aris tides. The poor
boys did as we'll as they could with
these names and the nicknamen that went
with them, but the load was too heavy.
Homer, Virgil, Horace and Milton were ex-
tremely unpoetio in their youth, and as
they grew up they became more and more
80. 1t wac q shock to be introduced to
their names and then look at them and
| hear them talk. And go with the others
Cicero couldn't even speak at town meeting
Newton. instead of being a picker up of
| shells on the shore of the great ocean of
| truth, was a clam digger, when he did any
ting. Napoleon wouldn't fight sheep,
Plato wasn't vice and Aristides wasn't just
But If the Chicago fair hasn't produced
a Board of Lady Managers such as was
intended and named 1t has ehown the
superiority of Woman In many ways. One
of the most conspicuous illustrations Of
this is the fact that the sex which Is
commonly called the weaker has best stood
| the fatigue of seeing the tremendous and
the firing show. And 1t has been especial
| ly noticeable that women wko at home are
looked upon as delicate have bsen able tc
go to Chicago, stay there as long as pos
sible, see all there was to gee and
come home much improved in health
The explanation of this phenome
non seems to be that Woman likes pleasan
excitement aud can stand any quantity O
it, while her duller and less nervous hus
band or brother is tired by too much ex
citement, and wants TO 60 home just a
Woman is beginning to enjoy herself.
SO let us pass by the incongruity of tn
Board of Lady Managers and rejoice tha
Woman has shown such capacity to see an,
enjoy more of the fair than Man. Her ex
hibition of this capacity contains hin
which may be useful to those who ar
rash enough to take upon themselves tn
responsibility of endesvoring to wal
through Vanity Fair with any member @
the great and general Board of Lady Man
ayers. Give her plenty of pleasant excite
+ ment. Let her go. Don't try to conan
= her to the monotonous routine of homs
She needs rest and change. And th
a more rest and change she has the bette
she will be and feel. If the big show 6
Chicago shall be the means of giving th
women of this country more liberty an
more opportunities for pleasant excite
ment II will have an effect that will /
much appreciated by the women and b
such of the men as know what they ougt
to about Woman's needs.