New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-02

people frequently write wondering how can posi-
Il have always understood" | suggested. mat mat
your true View OF the position OF women.y',uii
PHILOSOPHY. II may use the w1rH,s repasse S,ers
more fuzzy in Ideala tnan oy any OF the e'afae'e''
I'm IN. Heavenly Twins $780,,
j" You ar, quite right said Sarah Grand. and
| shall always be glad that the success OF ne ~
Twins gave fresh lease OF ne 70 I@eAs AK King
is my own favorlte among my books. opeAHh'us
Of the nisrepresenta lions which have appeared IN
We nf.Ir 70 authors bS generazing upon the
slightest grounds one very clever writer aycuS Se
cause | had said ana not care for Tom Jones
the person. not the book, ,...r - ,,,o do YOU
think there are any SPECIAL reasons WHEN ao'o'"'
Tor the success OF !he enygmy sowv that the
time was ripe FOR such book had the stronger IN
tho present state OF society. and In the heavenly
Twins / did what could TO snsges. a te''i suy
land and America. had been running IN ne SAM
direction was shown by the welcome when M, my
fren entire strangers thanking me for spe sii
o% so ffnTes accuracy Of the parts
OF the book. one reviewer ! may nien ~ .al a
course in physclosy The fact is ,ha, for Aye
years | made close s!udy OF 'he suo'e0' ""N''
Madame Sarsh Grand went on to talk Of her er
forthcoming work. the name OF whch l u,eu !"
vain Z, tod GsToy Own fa KSfP She SAID Tor directly
speak about II NY interest oss ms 10 riar and
yer y bi Of his work is hammered out in CONVEX
sah character each scene even the slightest in
Sds"s AND dq Ts 9a,a Ny de%s
when Pased dny from up tE M tnIN but
reau, have to keep the whole delicate process OF
creation concealed from any outside critiGsmh
Few neople know how warmly Sarah Grand mas
interested herself in the poor girls OF London , sne
goes every Thursday evening Wnen III ,an ~ Hall
Fetter Lane and there she joins Ike sister In the
amusemens ana sne ,oIJ me we have provided
our girls with pretty uniforms for gymnastics. and
many OF them look charming IN 'hemySu n wSuS
London work-grl.'
Servants too have long attracted Madame s sraS
OF the character OF a little servant girl from the
county, waS es a Of "e'
hopeful feature OF the fiction Of our tiR pch
~ aims NJ giving true views OF life. lola set
assn example in s ss i and aS%Sn In
n ans w syen hateful that does not obscure the
service he Sas dUSS in s as nsas
not merely as we fancy It. ought sr to ns ba, noble
purity ought to mark ali good fiction no matter
with what subjects IL may have ave- to deal. The
myself mysef in writing The Heavenly Twins for which:
by the way. 1 have had to suffer considerably for
directly or indirectly. with the marriage question
has been nsnee sar S sa
prove OF them. find that the public s very indis-
hn the psrec married lie and have
not the faintest sympathy with those women sas sd
happiness. In some respects my Views of marriage
mirht be considered even old-fashioned. for |
would do nothing 10 facilitate divorce. except 10
eoualize the law for both sexes. l think the woman
has everything to lose by any sackening or the
ma rriage bond Society would sink into a more
terrible state than can easily imagine II the Old
'hiNdfasting' OF the Borders-under which a
Julian Avenel could take to himself wife for
wear and q day--were In "A more or less modified
form to become a common practice. Some people
seem TO Imagine that | advocate a kind OF free
and-easy Bohemanism for women The exact con-
trary Is the case. l should greatly deprecate any
change that would tend to make women less wont
anly NV theory OF the relations OF the sexes Is
not 10 lower the woman. but to raise the man.
what do you think OF the fashion or women
dressing In imitation of menY'
II think 1t detestable The best taste In dress Is
to wear things appropriate to the occasion In
mountaineering. for instance. or on the moors, an
afternoon visiting costume would look as ridiculous
as n cycling costume would look I'm a London draw
ing room When women's work takes them about
a great DEAL IL seems pity That convention
Will not allow OF their adopting a more con-
venient walking dress. Surely daily .governess;
for instance would be much more suitably attred
In "A short tweed suit with gaiters than IN a long
limp skirt short In front and dragging behind. with
mud all round the hem. After all. there IL great
deal OF cant talked about womens dress. The peo-
pie who boot at the new bicycle costume for women
the stage especially tights. | must confess that
dearly like. 10 see a woman well dressed. Dress Is
a part OF art. and Is well worth careful study. No
woman, whether young DID, plain or handsome.
clever or stupid. afford be Indifferent 10 her
dress. Why should they? We think no better OF ..
man for being slovenly In his appearance y