The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-02-02
WORLDS CONGRESS Of REPRE-
SENTATIVE WOMEN.

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speeches their most eloquent and pol
ished periods to eulogize the ladies'
present. These eulogies mean nothing
and are delivered to exhibit the aoll-
ity of the speaker to construct DO
auet of words and sentences or IL Is
kind Of enlargement of the phylac-
teries to bis robe of argument.
Until very lately it has not peen
consided necessary to arouse the ac-
ton and the enegy of the women OF
the country and they have been given
this kind e tafTy to sOotle their van
ity into the idea that they were lm'
portant factors in the affairs OF the
county. Latterly the women OF the
cLuntry have rebelled against the
general idea of their insignlncance
that such things intimated and While
not going to the extent of Anna Dick
eli son and her ilk in claiming politi-
cal rights, they have asserted their
sex individuality in many
ways. AS great moral reformers
they have formed in line and forced
recognition and acknowledgment
of the importance of their alliance
from the male leaders in the contest
betw the good and the bad. They
have broken down those barriers
that have fenced them out
of competition in the business af,
fairs of life, and have proved that
they were experts in all they under
took, not only in their business meth
DDS, but in their honesty and relia'
bility, and while they have not yet
Eeen accorded the right to demand
the same salaries as men in the same
occupation, they are rapidly making
characters that will eventually en-
title them to more on account of theil
superior workmanship.
THEY have also entered that @ Y
elusive literary field, that was so long
in cleaning, the monopoly of the
steamer sex, and by swift intuition
they have struck the key note of the
popular heart and word pictured ma
ture with so much truth and Patio!
that publishers are ready and eagel
to become their patrons.
1t is true they lack the ruggeC
power to pillow deep into the soil o
literary art, but they possess the su
perior skill and taste to fashion the
surface of the ground into parterre,
of beauty with flowers of sentiment
that delight the traveller over this
waste of commonplace. In music anc
art they are fast becoming distin
guished. 1t is not alone the power o.
execution that charms the ear, but
the taste of touch appeals 70 all the
finer sensibilties. This they have
superior to their masculine comptitor
In art they are following rapidly in
the steps of Rosa ,Bonheul
and in scenery they are
setting the copy for their rivals Sc
successful have they been in all they
have attempted, it were vain to try to
enumerate their triumphs.
What has been said of them in this
article is not so much to speak merited
praise, but rather for the purpose OF
exciting their emulation to prepare for
the worlds congress of representative
women at Chicago thi' summer. 1t
will be congress in which women
will be invited to display their &C.
complishments in all departments
of literature, art, science and
industry, and as it is the firm
belief of The STATESMAN that
there is great and versatile talent in
the women of Texas, we beg them
tv prepare to show it at this congress.
There is no particular way OF doing
it. The peculiar talent of each OF
them will suggest the line of work in
which they are equipped and in which
they can best teach their sisters OF
this congress.