Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-05-02
WHEREWoMEN REIGN
THE GENTLE SEX tiAs 49,
POWER IN WAsH,NaToS.o, As

nuhareds OF Women Hold vo.,.,
ions In the Various Deaa,,r 70
inc National Capital wIthoa. sa'' Of
Their Social Standing. Losing
Washington is getting b !.
ans J, paradise. There ia ne ottii,s, Won 20
In the wide, wide world wbs ,,e : Pine
earn as much monay. are h ;sa solaea
en- ana are as dcfcrentially tres M, l's1a
men as they are in washingson' 'sa y
influence OF women in de atr,, Sva. lhe
mighty nation has been q snh ms q thiS
quent comment. Many nter ssssoi ire-
higniy imaginative stories have s taas' and
OF the woman lobbyist uutil tSa ' Ss tod
wives OF most Of our iuiora w a'scsrest
men have taken to traynlin. s'a'es-
with them, and never under 40, aFotnd
stances let them remain - y circutl.
temptations Of tie capital qlaia The
paipaoie injustice to the lag;eiva - . .
involves an unnecessary harI Il,s,s' and
the anxious matrons. ''i'p upon
l
In the place of an itpa,,;,.x
mamie influence upon ihe l,s,' aaa y
OF this FREQ for Ill eoyeru,ra y a'aGlng
mas mus grown up the real ana es, .asrs
tlai influence exercised l;y fbe ~, vSus'aa-
ent and zealous guardian of -, pres
bands morals. Meanwbila 9 ''er ms.
the member Of her lords socks ana 0slns
trousers, the wife Of the statesm nv '9ra
come to realize that elo can oc ,.au las
other and higher sphere IN liss w 40.
ing her power has begun ~ ,ra ~ W
around her feel it, who in tn,n ,''.s az
iate her independence. So Il o euiu'
tnat from combination OF nol;.;s s0'iss
clety bobbing and female ~; .os, 90
the women of Washington bava 4 l.,
hsned a status for themselves. S''p
should all the men be suddenly c.,,,
away from the capital for a ;a sa.isa
across the Styx there is M las ssalaeJJ
business that would be left w; 'is.l.ia's
votary and no profession would fslI ALL
decline. Beyond the closing a. -, = ,''o
Charitable institutions things woula -
main as they are. Lawsuits n,s SaN' r.
no FEWER or less skillfully condna.. ~
doctors and druggists would st;l rla .s...
their daily work; butchers and h st.m
and candlestick makers would ssir MS i
snfilclently numerous; preachers .ss
merchants would equal the dama a4a
BARRIERS would be more nlenfv ~.
boards; real estate agents would st;l 1' -
forming pools and combiDations .as
specializing in city and suburban rra ns
erty. An undertaken is about fba p aois
thing of Importance which Womb !,
be found. Thus far the men bava tbs, .
business to themselves,
When Spinner opened the denart,n.r..
for the employment of women he cow
them an opportunity for advancement
The thing has worked itself ont now srs
the female clerk is an established ma
tuition, so to speak, in good STANDING
with fair income-and sometimes"
fair face as well--recoanized and an.
proved of by good society, and h !
measure fashionable. Her social stand.
ing as class comes perhaps from The
fact that she is more often the friend n
the wives of statesmen than Of ttA
Statesmen themselves, those watnhful
guardians exercising some discretion in
the matter of fayors to their own seq.
Out OF this has come the recognition
of woman as self supporting creature.
without loss of standing, and not all
being able to get into the departments
or to always hold places once secured
they have invaded other occupations and
professions once sacred to the wearersof
trousers. OF course female teachers.
doctors and lawyers are no longer nov.
city, and great many have gone intoa
small private brokerage business. One
woman has gone regularly into the real
estate, loan, trust and insurance bust
ness, and has turned out to be one Of the
best "business men" of the thousand and
one who keep their eyes ON every foot Of
ground IN and about Washington. She
has opened up new subdivisions, formed
syndicates and done booming with the
best of them. The girls have almost
driven young men out of the stenogra,
ply and typewriting business, and even
around the political headquarters, where
men only used to be employed, women
now outnumber men two to one.
The best Of it all is that with all this
the social status of the women remains
unchanged; they are still treated with
the greatest Difference and courtesy, and
a "strong minded" woman is a rarity
What would you think to see shop
girl in a tailor made riding habit gallop
ing through Central park on stylish
horse? 1t would not be II common sight
1t is not at all uncommon to see parties
of Observation-Disclosures dressed
and we'll mounted, riding along themoA
fashionable drives, looking as styIsA
and pretty and enjoying themselves as
much as the richest daughter OF fasnlon
whom they may pass on the road. 4ns
girls in some of the larger stores belong
to riding clubs and have riding masters
who take them out two or three tlnesa
week. -Baltimor News.
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