Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-03-05

An I.nsvarss.--cis r.lssrs In Nee Ysrh
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An Tnnsv afion-Cisi rshers In Nee York
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One Of the ,heaters IN New York city
has made noteworthy departure ia It's
method II seating auiiences IL has
placed IS neat, modest and comeiy girl
ushsrs in charge Of that business. Tho
girls were quiet and graceful in their
manner and won approval at once.
They are uniformed. wearing black
dresses. snow white cuffs and collars and
white aprons tied at the back Of the
waist by wide strings with large bows
Bat why apronss Is II . relic Of tho old
world caste fooashuess that insists on
girl ushers wearing both caps and
aprons. The young men ushers IN the
most fashionable New YORK thes.ers
wear agent.efnan' regular evening dress
and are usually rather more swell in APP
pearanee than tho majority Of the men
thsy conduct 10 seats. Why should the
girls DO forced 10 appear in aprons. like
waters in beer garden AL the rest Is
very well-she neat black uniforms with
white cuffs and collars-but We draw
the limo on those aprons. MessrA
Theater Managers. am glad that this
new employment has thus been hravely
and successfully opened 10 women !
rejoice every time that some new bread
winning occupation is accessible 10 our
sex. II Is not because men are crowded
out and their places taken by women, rs
some narrow minded economists argue.
But il il because step Is gained to-
ward liberty and equality. It is to be
hoped the widening circuit will go on aud
on TIL it completely engulfs the old pref
rdice that certain employmenfs belong
distinctively 10 men, and that women
are .'unsexing' themselves when they set
foot in the sacred masculine fields. This
world is big enough for everybody, and
there is paying work enough in it for all.
The more workers there are the more
work there will be. We want all occu-
pations open To both men and women, SO
that each individual may choose what he
or she likes best without fear Of either
Mrs. or Mr.. Grundy. Then the survival
never fear. There has sprung up among
men ushers dishonest habit of taking o
quarter or 30 cents ON the sly and allow
ing D man who has paid a general admis-
sion price TO occupy one Of the best seats,
without any corresponding increase at
the box Office. Perhaps that Is one Of the
bad practices aimed at by this new stroke.
Women employees are honester than men.
Then. too. women do not get drunk.
Before asking young lady to marry
him. let young man ask himself, What
inducements have l 10 offer to q good
and lovely girif"
There is one club that does not discuss
woman as a wife and mother That is
the Pro Re Nata of Washington, num-
herring among its members some Of the
most brilliant. brainy ladies in this coun-
try. At one Of their meetings some time
ago the women treated the subject OF
the United States merchant marine and
criticised the government severely for
not allowing the American flag to float
over foreign built ships. Perhaps the
righteous Indignation OF the Pro Re Nata
la.iies had its effect. for the discussion
WIS shortly before the Inman line re-
ceiyed the permission which enabled il
to sail some of Us finest ships beneath
the stars and stripes. Another acnira-
bic question brought before the Pro Re
Natas for debate was that Of wornan's
influence In municipal reform.
Mrs. Emma Beckwith Of Brooklyn has
read the bill introduced in the New York
Legislature prohibiting the wearing Of
hcopskirfs by women. and she thinks
that on tho whole tho members would
be ia better business II they were TO take
some measures TO stop the spread Of ty-
phus fever IN New York city.
Aren's We glad we don't live in Japan?
Tho press regulations promulgated re-
Gently by tho ''iiberal' government there
forbid women 10 publish newspapers
Tie reason must b that the Jap govern
rnent fears women viii make SO much
better and livelier papers than the mef.
do that the men viii be made ashamed.
Music ofTers to women with exception.
al voice o. ear . fine prospect for inda.
perdence. The Lady who Is said 10 be It's,
best choir singer IA this country WIS
Miss Clemeniine o. We're. now Mrs.
Sario Ia the y cst Presbyterian church
a New York CITY she receives si.5oO a
y,aT FIR eight months service. She has
Keen allowed besides FIVE weeks for an
annual concert tour. In every city II
any fiza az 81 women with sweet, well
trained voices can ret gpol paying en-
pioymert in choir singing.
Ia four townships n tho state az Wash
i5lgton women hare honaest.ased and ss-
fatlishe3 their ciaims te 1900 acres cf
land The brave women farmers have
already Ia several instances rot enough
Issnd under cultivation 70 make them q
rnfortsbie living
Mrs = T. Eiibacr. of Washington
wishes women - he invited to become
men tsrs II the National League fer
Coed Eoads she says. The women (
Trains sni property AL over this fair
ifnd vii unite ~ = cafes 40 beneficsElt
and beautsfpiT Mrs Hihbert's suSge.s-
ton i "a excellent one.
From the inaugural address o. Gov
error Renft q Colorado. About eight
years ago a law wss PACED giving the
wsueu = Colorado the right n vote At
e,LasI district elections. ani inssruucs
A. SINCE that time ~ hsaFens have put
fsiIn al the efficiency - the p1hiic
s'hst has greatly improved recon
not i law extending 70 The woraen e
ts.essdo the right g suffrees At All mr-
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