The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-06-23
woMAN's WORLD IN PARAGRAPHS.
a Kind OF aan That Young Ladies' Should
Not Worry About.

Not Worry About.
DO young men think less Of girls who
work or more of those who do notY' A
leading New York newspaper has offered
prize for the best answers to this ques-
ton from man and woman. The idea
was started by young woman who
wrote to the paper saying she knew sew
eral working girls who would not let
their male friends know what they were
doing. My dear girl, don't spend five
minutes narrowing yourself up over
question of this kind. Any young man
from whom you must disguise the fact
that you are honest, brave and industri-
GUS enough to earn your own living is
just the sort of man that you don't want
to be on speaking terms with. I think
I'd climb fence to get away from that
kind of man. There's something rad
ically wrong with his heart or his head
or BOTH
Woman suffrage bills are cropping out
all over the country. The Ontario legis-
lature has just defeated one by vote Of
81 to 16. There's nothing like keeping
at it.
An unusual grist of arabian Nights"
tales of women who are making fabu-
lous wealth in literature are just now CO.
ing the rounds. Not one in hundred are
true. But that wouldn't matter so much
If they did not do vast deal of harm by
firing the ambition of those who could
earn better livings at something else. If
the love of writing, like virtue, is its
own reward, go ahead, but let no wom-
an, except she possesses great and ex-
ceptional talent, expect to get rich at it.
Sir Edwin Arnold is credited with
having said that if he were at liberty to
choose his sex and country he would be
an American woman. He must be the
first man who ever wished he was a
woman. If he isn't, it would be interest
ing to know who the other one is. But
certainly he is right about the proud
position of the American as compared
with other women. Right here it would
be well for all women to remember that
said proud position was not gained by
sitting down and letting men arrange
it for them. Every new advantage that
she enjoys today was obtained through
the grit and courage of some other wom-
an. The men, bless their hearts. don't
mean to be hard hearted and tyrannical,
but how are they to know what woman
wants unless she lets her needs be known?
eff you don't see what you want, ask
for it,"
The blackballing of Lolita in New
4orks most famous woman's club, Soro-
sis, has caused large sensation in liter
airy and artistic circles. What pity it
is that club members cannot remember
their initiation VOWS and keep silent
upon these matters. But women are no
worse than men, as witness the case of
Mr. Seligman's rejection from the Union
League club. Miss Lolita Crabtree, who
is bright, sensible, talented woman,
against whose character there has never
been Il breath of reproach, and who is
withal very wealthy woman, has come
out of the ordeal with flying colors and
added dignity. Her calm acceptance of
the situation, with the remark that she
felt complimented that 21O of such bril-
liant, brainy women should have voted
for her while only Z voted against her,
puts her in a much more dignifed light
than the narrow minority who dropped
al viz citiShOuiios uS HIS uOn6
much more harm to Sorosis than it has
TO Miss Lolita.
General Booth says 'women are the
best rulers and has named his daughter
instead of either of his sons rs his success
sor i'll command of the Salvation Army.
Mr.. Arthur Ralfour has frequently
said that his most valuable political adj
vice comes from his sister and housekeep-
er, Miss Agnes Balfour. Mr.. Balfour is
a gentleman to admit it.
The newest thing is detective agency
for the shadowing of prospective bride
grooms. Just picture the feelings of
George if he should discover that his
photograph which he imagines is being
worn next to Gladys heart, or at least in
a silver frame on her dressing table. is
instead walking around in detectives
pocket. This is actually wringing the
last drop of sentiment out of the wooing.
Still women, especially those without
male relatives, can know very little of
the life of a man outside of their own
drawing rooms They arc continually
being deceived, and why should they not
put themselves i'll possession of the facts
as necessary precaution?
A we'll known physician has said that
catarrh is q very rare disease among
Quakeresses, and he attributes this to the
fact that the Quaker bonnet protects the
back of the head and neck from the cold.
If this is true, the idea deserves careful
consideration. Why could not some
pretty headgear be invented that would
protect this sensitive portion of the anat-
omy? But if it didn't bristle and perk