The morning news., 1894-05-27

4 Few Things Of Interest to the Fair
Sex.

Matron's Mistakes-Some Good Sug-
gestions About This Being Woman's
Century - New Employment for
Women in London-What Sarah
Grand Thinks of Men-A Born Flirt
Defned-A Chapter of Errors-other
Matters Worth Reading.
Nine Sarah Grand, the author of 'The
Heavenly Twins" has been graciously
pleased, says the New York World, to
saw that she does not consider all men
bopelessly bad, 1t will doubtless re-
assure that down-trodden and oppressed
sex to learn that the distinguished lady
'likes and respects many men," as she
puts it.
Nothing annoys me more," she said in
the course of an interview the other day,
'than the mistake made by so many in
supposing that took Col. Colquhoun as a
typical man. OF course, I meant him to
be typical only of a particular type, not
of the whole sex"
Her interloeutor went on to ask her if
she did not then think all men very bad.
"Oh, dear, no." exclaimed the novelist
lust as if she had been an ordinary eiacu-
iatory woman. Il am far from being a
man-hater. | like and respect many men.
Moreover, there is not and never can be
any quarrel between the sexes. Women
will always be women and men always
men, and marriage, in my opinion, must
be always the ideal state"
Then Nine. Grand went on to astonish
her listener even more. Any good grand
mother, knitting in her corner and shak-
ing her head over the degeneracy of the
times could not have been much more
conservative in her opinions than the Gre
ator of "1he Heavenly Twins" She
said that she believed in absolute equal
ity between husband and wife, but not on
the same lines. Each should be supreme
in his or her own shere. And woman's
sphere, she said, is the domestic.
That is her Ene,n announced Nine
Grand, as one who settles a subject for
all time. 81, myself, busy as l am, know
all the details of my menage. l love do
mestcity, and sometimes long to throw
down my pen and take up piece of plain
needlewOrk. ! DO not believe in emanci-
patton in the hackneyed use of the ex-
preston; not in the emancipation of
women from womanliness and the natural
ties Of wedlOck, but certainly in emanci-
patton from shallowness and ignorance"
OF course Nine. Grand has views on
wOman's dress And they are also sur
prisng by reason of their conservatism
W. LLleloN uLAutuN VI dbLlIC bIGdoGS nCE.
Il cannot bear,H she said apropos of the
tallor-made gown, Ito see a woman loung-
ing on London drawing-room sofa in
what is almost Highland shooting cos
tune any more than | should admire a
woman riding in the Row in tea gown
Affected masculinity in dress seems to
me foolish, because inappropriate and un-
comfortable"
Of course, a woman with these views.
even though she holds them with rather
masculine decision and clearness, must be
womanly in her own attire and surround
lngs, and Nine Grand is. Her London
drawing-room is pretty little apartment
IN blue and white, her gowns are essen
TALLY feminine. and the tea she makes is
delicious. Praise can go no further.
The wave of agitation about woman
suffrage seems to be flooding England as
well as New York Large conventions
are being held. AT one in Chelsea pre-
sided over by Lady Carlisle, the follow
ing resolution was passed
That this meeting is of opinion that as
the registration bill introduced by the
government alters the qualification for
the parliamentary franchise in respect
poth OF rating and residence, it should
also alter the qualification in respect of
sex and this meeting re oices TO learn
tlaJ an effort will be made to amend the
oAI by including provisions for the en-
Hanchisement of women"
"One of the things that helped my re-
coVery,' said woman, recently, who,
says the New York Times, has Just re-
gained her health after serious Illness.
was pretty bed jacket which my sister
brought me one day in lieu of iellies and
5rWJ. 1W IL was becoming, and | enjoyed it.
Inc doctor, when he first saw me in it,
Salu looked 20per cent. better than the
Jay before; man like, he didn't appre-
CIdJe the reason, and my spirits, and
consequently my condition. Too often
H'aids are wrapped in any old thing
vhat Is handy. / remember laughing
ouce when a friend in robust health
showed me dainty lace-trimmed sick
gown, Tor me- she explained, if | ever
need IT, The notion struck me as absurd
When she was never i'll, but after my ex-
perlence with that bed jacket, | appre-
CIaie the value of attractive environment
under depressing circumstances.
Talk of a Comedy of Errorsr' said
woman of society to the New York Trib-
ule The other day. 81 had an experience
ayely that might have been called by
euaI name, although it was anything but
comedy to poor me. You know that /
auI rather an old-fashioned housekeeper.
anu anu pride myself on my cake, which |
-, my 9ClI from JlIne 10 Jlme, and OF
mnlch, when it turns out particularly
wei, like to send epecimen to some
4IIehd. So the other day, when l had
very GOOD luck with new recipe, l ar
ttauged my best looking cake, all daintily
IIosIed, in cardboard box, and, telling
NY mad to bid the coachman take it TO
.S olrS ,, with my card, l went out to do
some shopping
Did you send the cakef l asked on
IIS. return. oh, ma'am,' exclaimed the
1HolEai, James made such a mistake!
Iolu MN to take the box in the hall and
mGeh l came down stairs l found he had
baeh bbaheh the big case that you brought
nome Yesterday
,i5,NeH, of course it was piece of stu
putty; but did not really mind. for the
G' ueo contained fine copy Of an antique
lug victory and as Mrs. S. is
T1ouIan OF rare appreciation felt really |
f'("seu That she should have it, and that |
ro lor my part should have the credit of |
iGl..IeIADellng her tastes and making what |
H., BntG" =" would be an acceptable present.
~ was not so well pleased when Mary, |
No 5J Cyer-lealous, continued 80, as soon |
Iound out, ma'am, what he had done, !
l. Vutu ,lu ulIn to 60 right back and say that |
IL" vas misktake -and that you would |
'09 .g, the case back, ma'amp
III ou may imagine how | feltl 1t was |
len 100 late to do anything. but all night |
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