The evening world., 1894-04-14
THE LADY AND THE FEMALE.
Both Working for Equal Rights,
but They Don't Pull Together.
"Unpleasant Women, You Know"
Not Wanted in Society's Parlors.

There are tN kinds OF women In New
York politics Just now-ladies and fe-
males. The ladies belong to society; the
females belong to the Suffrage League.
The females do not enjoy being patron
ICED even little bit, but the gay world
Is dead. the fashionables want some
thing to do: thirty of them have taken
up the amendment to the Consutu-
ton" offered their drawing-rooms for
political meetings. the sale of political
literature and the circulation of the
petition for equal rights" and the pro-
fcssionais, who have the greatest diff
Guilty getting admission cards to these
exclusive meetings. are biting their FIN
ger-nails to the quick and doing their
very best to hold their peace, hoping
that this Illuminating influence may
bring about the coveted 'woman's
rights"
The situation is delicious
Two-story tea-tables OF mahogany.
been cleared Of the old china and silver
and stacked with copies OF George Will
lam Curtiss speech Of 1861, price cents.
and leaflets from Wyoming. The Suf-
tlonal Convention Campaign Committee.
price 81 per hundred.
The Conmittee, on meetings, OF which
Mr. Mr. SGHsF' srs Ben s5s A NIs Haesn satSs Dn snd
Mrs. Henry NJ. Sanders are mem
bers. has more drawing rooms thrust
r,o npon It than speakers can be provided:
Rainsford, DR.. Macarthur, pr. Charles
Eaton, Rev, Arthur Brooks, Rabbi
GOttheil, Walter Danrosch and Lawyer
Coudert-all OF whom are listed among
the patrons of the female suffragists.
Not word Is said about the sister
hood. This sort of entertainment is at
trouble. AS many as 500 have been pres
ent at time. carriage people, too, to
these meetings are not made. public for
he wife Of Of a New York minister, put Il:
I'VE, can't have unpleasant women In
When the. suffrage sisters ask for
Certainly. | will send your name to
MIS- Mrs Able or Mrs. Sanders, and she will
And that. ends the matter. Women
who are dying TO extend their social cir
ee Ga on the Leaders, to the
which they have % no Intention t of W using ns'or or
even reading, and volunteer to get sig
natures to the petition
The history of these petitions would
make interesting reading
one woman, who lives in an apart
ment-house In West Ninth street, gave
ing him dollar for fifty-two names
but voi1ntesred 10 dil any number Of t
he ay 'Rs Wha dnsbes BIT he mead S
himself, borrowed the petition. and had
one of his clerks look up few of the
SIGNATURES, or the twenty selected, eight
were fictitious. four belonged to school
children and three were infants in arms.
A gentleman, who dislikes without OBJ
jecting to- the active interest OF his wife,
To the best OF his knowledge. his name
appears on seven. One woman. who
found hsr It Impossible to get either
asked ask F'fves asssfanas se"as hep sfa
back. the add esses We're e'''i so Very very
unfashionablc that she DESTROYED the
| document, rather than apologize for her
constituency.
At all the drawng-room meetings.
petition and help secure the desired mill
! Ion signatures. When the excuse that
friends are out of town is offered, the
fair enthusiast produces a list of resi-
dents in the Assembly district and the
new convert is urged to canvass 1t.
What! l go from house to house
with that paper and ask people / never
Nothing could induce me to do such a
thing"
campaign work, will ask imploringly:
My dear, what are you afraid OFF,
Afraid of lots of things-small-pox
for one thing. / am quite sure I should
catch something disagreeable. should
be afraid Of being ROBBED. or kidnapped
or-or insulted. Oh, my husband would
never allow me to do such a thing"
And this Is the substance of the op-
position the Rev. Henry NJ Sanders's
wife has heard ever since she went Into
politics.
So far, not one lady has canvassed her
own district. The programme provides
that the work can be done by proxy.
Some hired women from the Y. w. C.
A, or the Women's Exchange, at 81. %
day. to go round. and others begule
the grocer, butcher. milkman, or news
dealer into getting names.
Another thing that does credit to the
society women is their determination
to keep out OF the papers. Reporters
are not welcomed. speeches are not
intended for publication. and advertising
Is Stunned as plague
You must not confound us with the
female suffragists." one OF the ladies'
remarked. who had charge OF the round
table IN Sherry's last Saturday 1--WE
are not public characters; we are not
strong minded, and we don't want ad-
vertising. We want the word male as
q, qualification for voters, stricken from
the Constitution"
Of the month, and considerable work
Will be attempted during the next two
weeks
Mrs. Russell Sage has offered her
house for Saturday afternoon, and Mrs.
Dr. Guernsey for meeting Tuesday
evening Mr.. Howells has promised to
speak 'as soon MS he can prepare him
self" he saws, and n dozen parlors at
least are at his disposal