The San Francisco call., 1895-05-23

to the chief thought in the foregoing paper.
we do not want to take the homes away
from the world, but we want to take the
WORKSHOP away from the home. The man
leaves his workshop at night and goes
nome to rest. The woman works in the
WORKSHOP all day and sleeps in it all night.
Mrs. SteIson said what we want is the
woman OF the home, and not the woman
OF the workshop. We need the woman of
nnance and business, who can eliminate
the workshop from the home.
paper was read by Miss Bertha Mon
roe Kickoff.
Inc closing paper of the afternoon ses-
sion, '.'Does Home Life Forbid World Ser
vlce2" was read by Miss Millie E. Con-
nors of Oakland. 1--WE are making history
and very fast these days." said she.
Strange, indeed, would it be if among all
OF Gods creatures there should be no
change for woman. In the general process
OF evolution woman has developed, and
she is fitting herself for world service.
But to all women in the home life should
be taught self-support. She must be a
strong woman who will do definite work
In the world. Educate the woman for
self-support and world service and the
home life will feel the impulse throughout
the civilized world.
1.-The time is coming when woman will
not be compelled to marry man for sup
port. Men and women will not marry ex-
cept for love. The kingly man will marry
a queenly woman for love only. What
shall one say of those homes supported en-
tirely by women, mothers, wives and sis
ters? Do these women on whom the bur-
den has fallen grumble? No, do not let us
call it burden. 1t is a pleasant duty.
1.-The woman who has been in the
world's service is better able to sympathize
and assist her husband. She knows Just
what he is passing through. She under
stands his business cares and troubles and
can, therefore, give him that sympathy
which to have is balm, and which would
be impossible without the experience in
the worlds service.
The newspaper has formative effect
on the home, and the paper OF the future
Will mean much to women, for it will be
the paper of true liberty. Worlds service
Is needed to broaden the woman's world.
Woman on the school board would be in a
position to look after the welfare of her
own and her sisters children, and in other
plish much good.
The argument is made that much of the
worlds service takes women from the home
too much. But that is a question to be
settled by the individual. We cannot tell
how her household may be arranged or
what she may require from each individual
member. The men say that women are
crowding them out of their places. What
an argument. Is great strong man afraid
OF weak little woman? No; there can be
no jealousy between the men and women" I"
The last paper was considered most in
terestlng. The discussion which followed
was unusually spirited.
Mrs. Charlotte Perkins Stetson opened
the discussion and was followed by Mr..
Fairchild, who, during the course of his
remarks on woman's possible usefulness in
her new fields of lador, took occasion to
refer to her "outlandish headgear.''
This reference to womans fashion in the
way of her dress and style of hats and bon
| nets brought the Rev. Miss Shaw to her
feet. She said she had visited many peni-
tentlarles during the course of her profess
slonal career, and had inquired closely
into the causes which led to the incarcera-
ton OF the men in those institutions, but
she had never found case where man
mad been imprisoned on account of a bon
net. She then went on to say that women
were slaves TO fashion, not as much through
matter OF choice as because of the opin-
lens of men. The greatest milliners and
dressmakers have been and are men and
men themselves would be the first to criti-
else any woman who would fail to comply
with the mandates of fashion and follow
her own ideas of comfort and convenience
IN the matter of dress.
Miss Anthony made few remarks to
the subject of the paper. She argued the
world service, instead OF uniting woman
for the home. made her better qualified to
become good wife and mother. She said
she had been wandering up and down the
face of the country for the last half CEN
tury, but that there had always been a
home in the background. Her experience
had led her to believe that worlds service
broadened a woman's ideas, not only of
life and its philosophy, but of the nome
and its essential requirements. The
broader the woman in any sense the better
wife and mother is she. And why not :?
If woman does not neglect the duties of
home devoiving on her. why should she
not be better for iberalizing her education
and widening her intellectual scope2
Before adjourning Mrs. Cooper an
nounced that the evening session would be
held in the First Congregational Church,
at the corner of Post and Mason streets.
A vote was taken of the audience during
the afternoon which resulted in a unani-
nous verdict in favor of the church for all
the succeeding sessions Of the convention.