Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-04-09

many wires comes In contact with the
electric current there o. danger from gn
ovcrcharge of this subtitle fluid llerpto-
fore the only danger NJ encuunteriug
electric sparks aud flashes was in d ven
ture within The range of The battery u
woman's eyes, aud now poor craven man,
always her victim. pleads Tor Immunity
from this new tLrcuteued danger. As
women have not as vet been allowed 90
shift the trolley nor adjust misplaced
wires, and for their cnmWe1ious sake
they avoid whenever 10 is possible
proximity GO electric lights for them this
newly discovered danger has little ter
rors. Doctors may preach and men %
science warn bat women viii continue
90 fasten their stcels and buckle on the
hUopskirf Haunting IT, ancient ampli-
tuIr iu the feHr Of modern science,
medical or electrical
In the eight larger cities OF Kansas
previous 20 the late election. nearly
1G0oO women registered as ,oiersh The
concurrent testimony IN these cities is
that At no time 10 that state have elec-
tons passed oG more quietly, aud at the
dhlreat polls nothing truu-pircd which
was calculated 20 shock q woman sense
Of propriety The fear vich So many
men have honestly cherished that 60
grant suffrage OBJ women was 90 impcrl
their mUlesy and t1 destroy their wo-
mauliuesA thus flr hIs bad uo fouudn.
ton bon fact II may be- that while the
exercise OF woman suffrage IS iu an eN-
pprImrutM stage there may br some
serious objections, sin ~ men will puri-
ty The ballot and eliminate from the pres
s.H Nfa ohio
tiouIblr features there seems little rea-
son WHY women should not cast the
ballot 100 1s much security % her better
self us if Is possible for q good man o.
DO. a representative government ought
20 represent Che Intelligence. morality
and the property interests uf a people
and noe 90 be representative merely of
numbers. the majority in England being
fools according to Carlyle, u C'asshCl-
ton which misb, BE- extended u other
countries
II may Boz that SOME of the readers Of
this column have 90 somc time claimed
the reward Of a pair OF gloves Tor steal
ing q Kiss from sleeping man. but fsw
know how ancient is thc custom IL Is
as old as the time Oi Gay who wrote
boz the latter part OF the seventeenth
century, and who thu, describes the mode
of attack:
"Cicrly, brisk maid. steps forth before
the r0ut.
Aud kissed with smackiug lips the snor-
Ing lout
For custom says 'vhoc'ct ,his venture
For sqa 3 kiss dcmaa5. pair Of
gloves
Gt- Vr.rt.. g.. H. u.r al
CUSTOM ia THE rri7 Maid OF Psrth d"
whom Catherine ou ST. Valentine day
huls Hclry Smith asleep aud gives him
a Hiss
10 most women there Is nothing par.
uc1iarly new n doe assertion that o. ma-
iority % men are nmenahle 20 the soften
ing Influences OF q good meal but there Il
Ing influence. of good meal. but there Ia
school tld women On their zestful search
after the new wil become unmiudful
81 tho importance u having the men Of
the house well fed The 3 O'Clock tea.
with Us 0eribboned bread aud salad on !
lettuce leaf, has uu charms Tor q man.
and this is well illustrated IA the reply
Of q gentleman 10 bis friend. On his ask.
| Ing him II he were going to a tea az a
| ccrlalu ia1y's house. he said NO" and
| continued with q smile "Shr asked mt
/ one evening tp meet some minds az tea
| but 1 had an engagement 20 meet some
/ siomHehs az q ciab dinncr, aud 80
| bad 90 f0regO the pleasure
However frm Q believer one may b,
In higher education Tor women and what
ever the amour, Of learning woman
Of ordinary Intelligence can master. 4
h only AN extraordinarily gifted woman
who can afford TO De eccentric IN mnnne
or dress. That Is TO say. the world oyer
! looks POI n geuius almost any social short
/ coming Womcu are Oftcncr social lead
| ers than misiresses of arts. and Ina orde
| 60 be- Que of the latter SHE must cultivnt
| some things whether or not She hns An
| trinity. wealth, hriins and social nOsitiDi
which Mrs Burton Harrison designate
or essential 90 social success Alm0s
any woman with g fair degree Of cultur
can be Quick, responsive interesting am,
ylyacious she can az least listen wiu
STIMULATED interest when She can no
tax ON the subject under discussion, cil
hide oil her little social modification
under an amiahlc smile, ana can MS
memory and tact IN doing the thin
which - most agreeable 20 the one Sd
Ladies' who intend going 70 Chieag
during the exposition viii do well 10 :,
member that he fair grounds are bar
trceless exparse aud that Chicago Is
city where high winds and intense hea
prevail Also that crowded steam An
street cars win be the principal CONVEX
ances TO and fro from tie ground,
lhese iggls teach that The proper gOwr
ing for the trip win De- a neat substai
ugl drcss of unwrinkahle dust-sheddin
fabric, with bodices Tor either cool 4
HOT days, end despite fashion yolutnineu
sklr's be reiterated 20 the house. No on
Mhe remembers the crush on "dedicatio
day Z seems that only tailor.n,et
epWn having tue skirt OF c0mparativei
Snort length and close fitting Is the oni
suitable costume for this trip