Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-05-20

the National halls of legislation. She grew
up amid the political life Of Washington,
knows many OF the men who are making the
the political history Of the nation, and is ca
pablo Of discussing intelligenuy and with in
terest the most important political measures
OF the day.
Another woman whose friends declare
would be sIgnally successful at the head OF
salon Is Miss Elizabeth Marbury, herself an
authorizes, playwright and popular and
successful translator and adnpter Of the works
and plays OF foreign writer's. Miss Marbury
Is a very interesting conyersatlonalist, full OF
tact, and tho fact that sho has travelled OK
tenslyely abroad and participated in the re-
ceptions OF tho women Of London and Paris,
who have made themselves famous az the
mistresses Of the salons OF those great capi-
tails, only adds to the reasons advanced by her
friends why she should become the success
ful mistress Of the American salon.
The great difficulty In the way OF these two
clever aud interesting women is the fact that
each OF them is dependent on her own efforts
for livelihood, and both Miss Banks and Miss
Marbury declare that liberal pocketbook is
one OF the essential elements necessary TO the
successful establishment ola salon and while
both would gladly see themselves the head OF
the first recognized American salon, both have
doubts OF their reaching that coveted
| position.
Miss Maud Banks perhaps has drawn more
attention to herself by the bold declaration
she made u fortnight or so ago in an address
before the woman's Professional League, in
which she declared that "women had borne
long enough the burden Of creation" than by
anything else she has done. This declara-
| ton has been discussed at women's meetings
and In womens assemblages all over the land,
and many and severe have been the criticisms
hurled at the head OF this bold and interest,"
ing young woman. Miss Banks, despite her
critics, sticks to her declaration, however, and
| boldly asserts, II mean Just what l said.
| Women have borne the burden Of creation
long enough. The time has come for her to
assert her independence" and when asked,
how she is to shift that burden, she answers,
archly, AZ am not thirty years Of age yet you
Gun hardly ask me at this time to !attack the
order OF nature as it has existed from the
beginning and suggest new law for natures
work all in the same breath"
Miss Banks believes that the American
salon is due, and sho believes that a few more
winters will see the salon permanently and
successfully established in this city. "a
salon." said Miss Banks, twill, l think, do
more for the furtherance OF the cause of
woman than any other one thing that could
be done in her behalf. 1t is almosta mystery
to me why successful salon has not already
been established. The women OF America
have played less conspicuous part in the
political history Of their country than have
the women Of almost any other nation under
the sun. And yet they are noted the world
over for their ceyerness, originality, indie
pendence and beauty. Look at tho great
things the women Of France, suchas Madame
Recamier, Madame Necker, Madame de Stael,
Madame de Remusat aud others have accom-.
plshed through the medium OF the salon.
They have made for themselves place in the
history OF France more deserving Of atten.
ton and study even than that made by the
men OF France for tho latter have been the
recognized rulers, and Frances great women
have been forced to accomplish their ends
through their own unaided energy, tact and
genius. The truth otthe matter ls We womer
here in America have been too much promo L
begging. Instead OF commanding that whiel
We sought through our own adroitness tao
and skill, we have pettIoned and petihoned
begged and begged for 1t. do not believe ii
this, and believe that a successful salon with
q clever woman at its head would do mucl
toward doing away with It. Ineyer knew
beggar in my life who ever got anything but
u nights lodging, a crust OF bread few
pennies or some bad whiskey, and they usual,
get kick with that. II 1t IL not literally
administered It is metaphorically."
, "a salon TO be success should be an ox
! elusive affair. II should be confined to small
numbers and every ono Of its members SHOULD
be intrinsleally interesting. SO that should {
stranger, say man prominent in the pollti
/, cal world, be invited there, his interest will
AZ once be aroused. Our American womor
are too fond Of advertisement, they reyel toe
much In notoriety. 1t seems to me that the,
sock to proclaim their cleyerness abroad
I, rather than let It make its own way for them
When they arrange u social gathering and
p, speak now especially Of those who have mad,
names for themselves as clever women and
who have not boon in society strictly speak
ing, 1t par,akes too much ofthe character Of ,
mob Bees when they are swarming nevel
= make honey. l have attended reception.
= given by some OF the cleyerest women il
> America at which there was hardly room
enough for all present to sit down. III,
> hostess had sent her invitations broadcast
The result can be compared 10 swarm o
y bees and nothing else. believe the time 4
:, now ripe for the establishment OF success
" ful salon in New York, and l believe the com
= ing season will see one well on the road /,
success. 1t should have decidedly cleve
I. woman as its mistress, one who has plent,
/, oil money at her command and who know
:, thoroughly how TO discriminate In tho selec
y ton Of her guests.
: "How would like TO be ut the head Of a salon
u to be the first American woman to make
salon succossl Oh. would like 1t i'm
mensely. Nothing would please me bette
u and believe could make salon a success
would do 1t, but there are reasons why m,
II ambition will lead me in other directions. an,
70 the principal one is money. must worl,
I have my own way to make in the world an,
u It Will take fortune. at least a moderate one
~ to make salon a success"
., Miss Elizabeth Marbury is like Miss Banks
u OF the opinion That the American salon
/ likely soon to be established, but she think
y her friends are over-zeaious in selecting he
u as the head OF such an institution. MIS-
! hnrbury is the flrst woman OF America I
J, establish playwrlghts' exchange and burea