Evening journal., 1893-12-30
- WOMEN kEEp AWAY.

IT. WOWhN MEET fNNhNf
The women of Chicago who went into
the sooisl evil and universal reform
business are grumpy and excited. In
fact they are mad and hurt in conss-
quence Of the remarks Of Editor Stead.
When the women, who would have
been better employed with their babies
at home, were all comfortably seated. 80
as to display their diamond ornaments
and silk gowns TO the best advantage,
Editor Stead said
chiefly welcome this opportunity to
speak, because sitting side by sido with
those active workers before me are some
Of the most diareputable people in
Chicago.
The meeting broke The women
hocked together and tried to compose
and pass resolutions. But they could
not compose themselves and the time
passed, the resolutions didn't
Some Of the opinions Of the women are
better indices Of the feelings Of the as,
tonished and rufled femininity than the
resolutions will oe even II the women
ever become calm enough to pass them.
Mrs John Ella, referring TO Editor
Stead, says:
He is highly soclalistic and full of ex-
travagances of speech and exaggerations.
l should hardly want to invite such q
man TO an afternoon tea In my house.
1t should be mentioned that this is the
same man who stirred such seething
pot Of social scandal in London a few
years ago, known all over the world
except, perhaps, to those women Of Chi
cago-as the Cleveland House scandal,
He Is not a person for an afternoon tea
neither is he "A person who should have
been invited, or allowed to speak on his
favorite topic before Woman's Club
Mrs Charlotte Holt declared Stead was
no gentleman, that he lacked culture and
that he would have Jared far better had
he remained at home She added
have no desire to appear as a harsh
/ critic but / do say, and say with ON
phasis, that his remarks were uncalled
for, were in exceedingly bad taste anc
were such as TO taboo him In decent
company forever. His Ignorance of the
/ great force Of the Chicago Women's Club
in character and philanthropistism Is nc
excuse.
Mrs. w. J. Chalmers, the president Of
the West Emo Women's Club. wa.
thoroughly incensed toward Mr.. Stead
She would like 70 see him driven out OF
town. Continuing she said:
His stories Of the manner Of life amonp
the higher class Of English society. told
IN his brutal English way. NAV or NAV
not be true, but his assumption that
Americans I'm parallel circles are given to
depths Of degradation is entirely uniusti
fed. Those who were at the meetinn
| represented the leading element ia Chi
cago In every line Of charity work. and
they have given uustintedly Of theh
time and money to the suffering amonp
the poor. IL Is small announcement tc
them that a man would dare to insult
them in the most horrible terms anc
publicly accuse them Of the foulesi
crimes.
All Of this, In acertain sense, is sad
but We admit we do not feel sorry fol-
those women who are pesky and fdgetl
and who run after novelty, sprurl-
enee, nastlness and the social evil.
Women cannot cure or even relieve
the nastiness Of the great cities by wad
ing into it. The further a woman keep
away from it the bstter for her and non
the worse for the solled dove, or vulture
she cannot save.
Let the good women of the worl,
exert their influence TO prevent men an,
women from going astray. Those VIII
have gone; have gone. They are IRE
deemable, except they redeem themselves