New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-17
"HALO-MAEERS" IND THEIR WAYS
MRS. THEODORE ROBERTS TELLS THE PRoFH1.
sIoNAI, woMAN's LEAGUE SOME THINGS
ABOUT SELF. RIGHTEOUSNESS

MRS. THEODORE ROBERTS TELLS THE PROFBos
SIGNAL woMAN's LEAGUE SOME THINGS
ABOUT SELF. RIGHTEOUSNESS
AND EGoTisM
Could self-consttuted purists and critics OF Al
character have heard the paper read by Mrs Theo-
dore Roberts. before the Professional Womans
League yesterday afternoon they might have felt
inclined to forever after hold their peace" Mrs.
Roberts named her paper The Halo Makers, whicn
title reused much curiosity among her audience IL
was soon explained that the particular halo re-
ferred to was external circlet which IL SEX
placed upon the brows OF class OF people iargeiy
represented by women who in the sublime self
righteousness Of their egotism. believe that they
have the divine mission to set this crazy world
Alright In an age OF general corruption they arc
the only pursts; in an epoch OF treason they alone
are patriots" The speaker continued; our Social
our political literary our dramatic ana our
religious fields each has vast establishment
which FORCES these Respondent aureoles. Not
single aspect Of our life but has its fungus growth
slf-constltuted self-laudatory and selfssuffciene
Every way we turn find Matchmaker. and' In
fact the world IS suffering from halo-mania"
1t was said that when women now meet. the gen.
eral outcry was not as formerly: us my hat all
rght?" but. lis my halo on straight reference
was made to political halosts. and Mrs Roberts
continued: For a long time 1t was source or
wonder TO me that Judas Iscarot. who loved his
Master so we'll, should have betrayed nim' out
when I learned that Judas held political Office
under the Roman Government. a great deal OF
light was thrown the subject The society
haloist was described woman VINO IL Q
church member and active In all charitable works
which are publicly mentioned The sociaiisuo
haloist was declared to be the worst because the
most dangerous. and. the speaker added: III peo-
ple didn't write. II wouldn't be 80 bad, but WORDS
live and sensational titles have been known TO seu
books" To substantiate her statement she 70
rerred to several recently published books. name
iy: III Christ Came to Chicago Caesars COR
,imn" and THE Heavenly Twins" IL also was
said that II a religious haoist was intoeSnt
there was no word with which to describe the Big
otry OF the opposite party a., ,,n. ., D.
ligions at the Worlds Fair" continued Mrs Hoo-
erts was the fact that II gave the dnerent creeds
a chance explain away the fogs which preJu-
dice had created about them other statement9
were made regarding the girl OF the period .es.
who 'dvested OF her big sleeves and divideo
skirts is he same old girl as before. the up g
date Hymen,' who now carries an electric lght
instead OF a torch and who wears bicycle suit
and tn. END Of the century cupid who has cast
aside his arrow. donned the boxing glove. ana
pinned the chrysanthemum I'm his "Wiliy-boy
coat but who gets there just the same. Con-
siderable notice given To marriage, which
was declared by the Church 10 have been made .
sacrament" but by experience to have been
proved Sacrifice"