Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-04-29
nered visitor

@i - threw down her paper
with vehemence.
"what asser.ion?'' inquired her mild-man.
nered visitor.
"Why. that women never thank men for Civ.
ing them their seats in street cars.
81 am champion Of MY own SEX" she went
on, 'as every woman should be- indeed, and
whenever hear the sisterhood accused of any
weakness Immediately set to work to try and
discover how much truth there is in the
charge"
"And what luck have you had?" questioned
the visitor
THE same luck that the sun has when il
bursts on fog she affirmed, with vigor.
Totally dissipating it?" Intercepted the
visitor.
Totally dissipating it," repeated she with
the strong mind.
"And as for this particular tale of thankless
women and street cars" she went on. ''whv
1t is so Palpably false. any one who can see
even as little as mole can testify, that it really
seems absurd to refute it, except that on,
brother man keeps on iterating and reiterat.
ing it.
THE MEN RESPONSIBLE.
ut is the men themselves, too, ;" she pursued,
think sometimes. indeed. that they are banded
office Is that they shall rssolutely refuse to
meet the eye of any woman to whom they
proffer a seat, that they thus may not perceive
any expression of thanks on her part in either
word or look
Just watch the next man you sec give the
next woman his seat, she suggested. ''and if il
Is on average instance he will not even glance
at her, but will recognize her presence in the
humanity-sated car only by shooting from his
own place, the inference thus being that it is
thereby rendered her. Then as be secures a
strap and cllngs to it his eyes will assume far
away expression, as if no object short Of the
uttermost limit of the horizon had the faintest
interest for him.
"Of course 1t Is unpleasant to have anything
to say to such a sphinxlike individual, even il
ones communication is a patent duty, but
women are conscientious creatures and they in
variably send mild thank you in his direc-
ton, which quite naturally is unrecognized be-
cause unheard, and then when the subject of
women and street cars next comes up this
martyr is armed and fortified with another in
stance of woman's ingratitude to man.
But you should hear me" she continued,
when nan gives me a seat, for 1 utter my
thanks SO loud that people in the other end OF
the car stop their conversations and gaze al
me. don't of course. enjoy being SO en-
phatic, for it isl't pleasant to arouse SO much
wonder, but it Is my only way Of contributing
my little all toward the adjustment OF an erro-
neous idea
NOT GUILTY.
ayes, there are a lot Of things with which
men tax US of which We are notwithstanding
quite innocent" went on the strong minded
young woman, '.all of which confirms me in
the belief that women. after all that Is said to
;2e contrary, are less narrow minded than men,
for we are not necessarily attrIbuting them
with this or that small pecadillo and unpleasant
peculiarly as thew are u.s.
why, believe you have turned man hater"
said the visitor in a grieved tone. which seemed
to indicate that she herself did not partake of
the opinion.
II am only an analyst Men very well in
deed in their way, but they shouldn't insist that
women are the only beings possessing foibles.
HOW THEY LOVE ONE ANOTHER.
zone Of the meanest things with which they
charge Us" she went on, with an animation
born Of sudden recollection, sis that of not ad
miriug each other"
That is, Of course, an awful story" admitted
the visitor, ''for you know, Gertrude, l think
you are as lovely as you can be, and tell every
body so. and if my gowns only looked like
yours, why, I'd"
LAS far as am concerned" pursued Ger
trude, Il see more women that it seems to me
men would like to marry than men that women
would like to marry"
How very impersonal you are" remarked
the visitor. "One wouldn't think you were on
earth Yourself at ALL
"An idea" continued the orator unheedingly.
(which leads me to look leniently on the So
called fckleness Of man, for since it Is possible
for him to see in different women so many diff
ferent admirable qualities it Is perfectly rea-
sonable to believe that he might love each pos
SCISSOR of these qualities, love being of many
kinds rather than different degrees Of one kind
Ne do n-a 10 hat no
We love them differently" she explained. 80
a man might very easily be fascinated by the
brightness and charm Of manner of the woman
he called on Tuesday, with the beauty Of the
one he visited Wednesday and with the grace
and sweetness of the one he escorted to the
theater Thursday"
What perfectly awful man you describer'
exclaimed the blonde visitor in horror. as she
reflected fearfully to some possible brunette
| rival, Just as if any girl would look at q
wretch who would fancy three women in al
many days! And l wouldn't mention such an
idea again to any one. People might think you
would just as soon have been Mormon il
you'd been born little earlier in the century
''lou take too Iowa view," responded the
strong minded young woman. "This Is only
deserved tribute pay my sex.
no SENSE OF HUMoR, INDEED!
'And then again." she continued, indig
nantly, as the realization Of her wrongs grew
upon her, 1--WE are declared by men to posses,
no sense of humor."
"And there are, let me see." cogitated the
visitor, "xhat women writer's that correspond
to the masculine humorists?''
Women" returned the strong minded one
| with dignity, "are far too sensible to make it
| life business to be funny. Womans wit ant
humor is integrated If her entire life like deli
| cate seasoning in some dainty. thus making
| every day palatable; mans is In badly distrib
uted Jumps, rendering him at one time very
| funny and at another very stupid. Woman
| as usual has the right of it," conc iuded tni
| dispenser of wisdom, ''for humor should be a
| the sparkle on the stream. not the current it
| self.
'.Seme Of their jokes about US. too, are q,
| foolish +" said the visitor, after momentar,
ransa cking Of her memory, ''such as Taste
bonnets, the summer girl and ice cream, and al
| the rest Of that ancient family"
They call US pa rsimonious, too, in the mat
| ter of tipping servants while travelling aut
| when staying in hotels" continued the hostess
Zone can say, and say, and say thAt the accu
saiion is false. but, nevertheless, they 60 Oh
making it. However, 1t is something to know
| that 1t Is not so," she added virtuOusly, 80
| with that. as with the assertion that we do no
| thank men for seats in cars, have taken par
| ticular and personal pains to investigate an,
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