The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-08-15
ACTRESSES IN DEBATE.
They Talk About the New and tn
Old fEInmca

Old Times.
The Professional Woman's League,
at New York City. believes in the pres
ent, and is convinced that modern
times are better han the good old
days" That was the almost unanimous
opinion expressed at a. meeting held
recently.
The weekly entertainment of the
league took the form of a debate. the
resplution before it being Resolved,
That modern times are in all ways su-
perior to olden times"
There was only one thing that might
seem unfair in the debate, and that was
that, by some strange coincidence.
all those announced to speak on the
negative side We're absent. Consequently
the arguments were a little one-sided.
Miss Ella Starr in the debate. said
there. was one thing in which the women
of to-day are behind their mothers
and sisters of the olden times. and she
suggested the formation of a society for
the suppression of ignorant mothers.
In this she had the support of the
league.
Il should like" said Miss Starr, "to
form a club for the suppression of
ignorant mothers. There ought to be
laws. I think, to govern mothers in
bringing up their children. When I came
across the ferry and see a woman hold
ing her baby so that the bright glare
of the light is shining directly in its
eyes, 1 want to. be able to go to her
and tell her to change its position. Then
if she objects, l want to have a badge
to show that l have I right to speak.
81 was down on Fourteenth street the
nfbn,. 1oxr orl 80 Nr,So fro-a ann of
the stores 1 saw beside me a woman with
a little child. The child became sepa-
rated from the mother. and the mother
l suppose, was frightened. She was a
a big, stout woman, and she was evil
IDENTIFY so angry with the hild at having
caused her the fright that as soon as she
found it she pounded the poor little thing
with such force that the blows could be
heard for some distance around.
81 could not help spanking to her. [
did not speak as gently as l am speak
ing now, and in five seconds | was sur
rounded by an admiring crowd. The wo-
man did not stop to apologize, but
hurried off.
There is something being lone for the
haps the girls of today will do better as
mothers than those who gave them birth,
but we still have mothers on our hands
Miss La Lucille La Verne. Miss Clara
Fhropp and Miss Sumner also spoke on
the affirmative side.
-iASo iot ' y 4 ~, SPOohtiS VI TX lAooCI IL
push-the-button and nickle-in-the-slo ma
chimes. told of their ~forerunners, a
Roman MACHINE in existence before the
time of Christ. When toll was paid,
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strlment moved around an arm and held
Firth adds a Of small bucket G containing q fey fey
kind. it ma be said. Were first known
IN Egyptian temples, and gave forth
holy Waer when the proper coin was
Miss Thropp believes the world is pro-
crossing SO rapidly that at no far dis
tant period methods of travel will be
greatly revolutionized.
81 believe that in the future she said.
1t VIII only be necessary for us to clasp
Wish and, presto. be whatever We please.
whether it is Boston or some worse
place"
Miss Sumner talked about labor, capt.
tai, wars, pies, coffee and the bicycle, all
Of which she considered modern bless
ings.
George is Jones' spef the stage stage Veteran n''i Who
her early historical Experiences.
= am with you in the present with all
But she thinks there were more COM
oetent actors on the stage in the days
Still" she ADDED. 81 think the act
resses of today may be better suited to
the parts they play than we were when
we went on irrespective of appearance
or ability
Speaking of pies, Mrs. Jones told of
cacies. in which she was not so sue
ossful as in her regular profession. Miss
STAIRS suggestion for a society for the
suppression of ignorant mothers was gen
orally approved.
Miss Muldener expressed her hatred of
the new woman" although she does
also expressed her adherence of type
writing in all forms, and her unap-
peased longing for good, old-fashioned
outside blinds.
Miss Fitz Allen made a hit when she
spoke of the acting of the old times.
when the personality of the actor was
not the feature of the play, and his
acting was the embodiment of charac-
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