Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-10-19

! did for two months; the club claimed TO
be formed OF writer's, and | don't think
two-thirds of them had ever read the
standard books, let alone writing anything
moro important than how to crochet u
necklace for her sweetheart. One innocu-
Gus young woman told me she joined hop
ing TO learn to write and another one said
she directed the envelopes in an office. Be-
tween you and ME, think her work was
about the most respectable of the lot; but
| had had such beautiful ideals; | expected
10 meet the George Eliots. the feminine
Walter Besnnts, the women who were
strong of brain and big of heart; but
alas they either didn't exist or hadn't
Joined that club. don't think woman is
a clubable creature.
NICE WOMEN ARE NOT CLUB MEMBERS.
NO" added the Colonel, when she is
purely womanly she is not; her life is too
tull OF goodness and sweetness and loving
kindness for her to want to waste her
hours ON mob as that lower animal,
man, does. The very minute you have
women racing to clubs, that very minute
you take her from her higher state and
put her on par with the lower orders. /
don't think the good God will regard her
as club member; think He will take
her quite by herself, and Judge and be
that she has led 1t is in her power to save
the world, but she has got to do it by indi-
vidual effort and not in mass. You see,
am old-fashioned. and believe with Mr..
Walter Besant that the best profession for
woman to enter is that of marriage. Of
course, my dear, l know that there are
many lovely women who have to go out
into the world to-day and earn the bread
and butter for the household, but these
are not the women who are giving their
opinions in clubs; these women are too
busy for that. When the work-day time is
over, their rests and their enjoyment are in
the home. Tell me now. after busy day,
what would you rather do?"
felt as if | were being interviewed. and
yet l can't imagine anybody telling the
Colonel anything else but the truth; so |
said: "Well for while. like to read
pleasant book; then | enjoy the dinner
which have ordered in the morning, and
enjoy it twice as much il | have couple
of friends with me; then like some peo-
pie to drop in that like; like to hear
bit of good music; l like people to talk
things over, but not to argue, and like to
feel, as put my head on pillow, allow
Ing myself five minutes of beauty sleep,
that am at peace with the world"
But" said the Colonel, "how would you
like it If. when the resting hours came,
you were surrounded by women who
talked about the beauty of work; who dis
cIlssed nothing but shop, and who counted
everything but their ambitions, small?"
WOMEN AS TIME-wAsTERs.
II shouldn't like it at all; should be
horribly bored. The beauty of work CON
sists not i'll talking about it, but in doing
y to the best OF ones ability; but, Colonel,
those women think | am frivolousl The
other day out in the park while was Civ
ing the dogs romp, | met club woman,
and she told me was wasting my time. /
didn't think so. Ihad had a good walk: Ihad
gained an appetite for my dinner, and the
dogs were looking at me with eyes full Of
delight and gratitude, because they had
had such good time. In addition to the
pups, had two small boys with me; they
weren't mine; wish they were; and thew
had showed me more odd hooks, and told
me more about the foliage out there than |
had ever dreamed of. After we dined that
night, we had all had SO much fresh air
and such a good tramp, that the Hush-a.
by Lady from Lullaby street only had time
to say good night to us before our eyes
were closed. The next morning the boys
were eager to go to their lessons; the dogs
were willing to sit still, and, in their own
way, discuss the afternoon before, and
felt that life was worth living and work
worth doing. And yet the club woman
thought that ii | had been writing an
article on The Woman of the Future;
What VIII BE Her Aims and Their Re.
suits it would have been enough sight
better than fooling away my time. That
is what she called it. Giving pleasure to
three puppies and two boys, drinking in
no end OF fresh air; looking at the trees in
their red and brown frocks, and having
big mouthfuls of rest-why, the woman
Of the future Bother! 1 have got to
look after the woman Of the present"
The Colonel said; my dear, you put it
little strongly, but think you are right.
The country is getting to be woman-ridden.
and ! am a bit tired Of it,
Tired of it, exclaimed; "you can't be
hall as tired Of it as am, but then am
tired OF SO many things"
WHAT BAB is TIRED OF.
am tired of the coming woman who
never gets there.
am tired of the men who don't take
care of women.
am tired of selfshness, envy and the
worship of the dollar.
am tired OF women who refuse to make
the country. greater by hearing children.
am tired of hearing Providence blamed
for our own stupid plumbers.
am tired of the woman speaker. the
club woman, and the woman whose
mission is apparently to promulgate bad
manners.
am tired of rude children with
diamond rings on their fingers and impu-
dent words on their tongues.
am tired of politicians promises that
are never kept.
| am tired of the belief that saws the
Kitchen amounts to nothing and the club
room to u great deal
am tired of the type of woman who
prides herself on not knowing what she
eats, and who looks it; on not knowing
what she wears, and who is in consequence
a scarecrow; on not knowing what she
calls the smallnesses oflife.
Now these smallnesses include agreeable
men, amiable babies, affectionate dogs
singing canaries, boxes of sweetmeats
good novels, and, most important of ali
good temper. She can have all the biz
things Of life if only may have the little
ones; she hasn't the remotest idea how
absolutely tiresome she is. but am sure II
u vote were taken, all of the men and bali
OF the women would sgree in the opinion
OF her expressed by BAn.
IN GENERdL.
The judges of the United States court of
appeals, in Chicago, have decided that il is
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