Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-06-10

| Ell Paso have no greater evils 10 couI-
teraot than that Of sewing woman
skirt In two pieces or In one. hnppy -
that city. Just why there ~ indecehcy
In this style OF skirt II not easily seen,
when plain-ftting skirts have never
been prohibited IS not easily explained
unless It be that any feminine costume
which does not follow the contour Oh
the human form IL improper. on
curious. slmple-mindc1, helpless, nun
derlng government is It that under
takes TO regulate womans dress.
Miss Clara Hoffman, in her short
talk, spoke wisely to her co-workers,
and not the least wisely when she
urged them TO be temperate In their
utterances. That woman does not now
possesg much that she Graves is per-
haps more chargeable TO herself than
to man She must achieve her own
elevation and this Is not Identical Win
that OF man. Women must show theh
fitness and qualification for the places
they seek and then the places Will open
to them. Men, as n rule, are not plac-
Ing obstacles in the way of women; 10
the truth of this most women in busi-
ness will testify. But, on the contrary
they are helpful and pleased to see o
plucky little woman who clings 10 hef
femininity as tehaciously as she does
10 the means by which she earns her
living.
Woman's work is broadening. and
she ia more and more meeting with
appreciation and encouragement. but
because this Is true II docs not follow
that amy training. however broad and
thorough. will nake her mans equal on
bis plane.
The housekeeper who reads the
woman's pag, in almost any Of the
Sunday popers must read a good
deal about the value of system. She
is told of the immense amount OF labor
and worry she will save herself by
systematic arrangement of the various
departments of the household. This
is sound counsel and worth heading,
for there IL no disputlng the fact that
in following 1t so fur as she is indie
pad mt OF others motions, she Will
save herself years Of discomfort, but
what good does running by clock and
bells II the members Of the family do
not heed her rules nor answer the
summons The meals may be to the
minute. but how many men consider
dinner engagement with their wives
binding. or how many OF the members
of the family arrange their occupa-
home regulations. Until women train
their boys in promptness and punctu-
allty, the systematic young house
Keeper has no small discomfort from
being systematically disposed.
Said lady, who had been out call
ing, I'm so sorry Mrs. -- was not at
home; I lave wanted to call on her
for 50 long. and then when went clear
over there she was not at home" Why
every woman who pretends to be In
society does not have a day at home
and name It ON her visiting card. Is
not easily explained. 1t is somewhat
eNaspcrating to busy woman to start
out making calls and find half the
women she really wants to see "out."
Friends who are privileged to come
any day have no right to complain IL
the lady is out, but It Is due ones ac-
quaintunces that there be one I'm
which they can call with the assurance
of finding the lady I'm"
It Is the conviction Of those who
have looked deep into the subject of
college life, that it teaches women TO
be thoughtful, and to be public spirited
and punctual.
FOR one, I was sorry to see that a
woman In It woman's convention COM
mended some of the extremely realis-
TIC fiction Of this day as reading profit
uole 10 young women. IL may be
mossbackism. but the opinion IS
formed after years OF careful observa-
tlon' that there is no better basis for a
me literary taste than that laid by
reading old English classics. 1 very
much doubt whether the modern novel
and playthe current ami magazine lit
erature benefit the young mind. Even
when II Is not OF harmful nature II
Is desnltory and does not give steadi-