The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-10-26

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Mrs. E. B. Grannis, Of New York. has
done a clever thing. She has discov-
cred q New Man. His newness con-
sists OF the fact that he ls palpably dif-
ferent from the conventional male
homo, as this incident, told by Mrs.
Grannis in the Sun. will Illustrate: "I
went to call on B. the other evening.
and what do YOU suppose I found him
doing" q young man said to me last
week, in reference to this New Man. I
inquired what, and learned that b.
was discovered with big white apron
pinned about his neck, wiping the din
ner dishes, while his wife washed them.
He didn't seem one whit discOncerted,'
explained the invader Of this domestic
scene. He simply said that the hired
girl had not shown up and he was help.
ing Jessie get through with the work. !.
Now am quite convinced" Mrs. Gran
mis- went on, 'that the Old Man would
have taken himself Off into the sitting
room, where the noise OF the clattering
dishes could not reach him, and there
would have read and smoked while his
wife performed the irksome task Of
cleaning up. Ten chances to one he
might even have gone of to the club or
theater and left her altogether in the
lurch. i am not any more fond Of that
kind Of thing than other men, this New
Man told me once, 'but II there's any
sweeping to be done, and It lies be-
tween me and Jessie as to which shall
do 1t, think / am much more able to
sweep than she Is. Sweeping Is hard
work In Justice to the New Man In
this case, must state that he Is like
~ young fellow. six feet tall. and that
he Is possessed of more than the aver
q era q nf hvSaI Iv1o a n.
quirements."
CHARITY" AS SOME SEE IT:
What charitable woman Mrs. Gabber-
isn't she? Why when the Hinkley fall:
ure came on she sent for Miss Hinkley and
gave her all her summer sewing to do and
nice of her. think" :,
Very; she'll get her reward some time"
"Yes; she's had some reward already.
She saved IS cents a day on all the work
Miss Hinkley did; d;"'7Harrpers Bazaar
Mrs. Grannis, by way of rubbing It in
on the Old Man, of whom 1t Is plain to
be seen that she is by, no means over
fond, asks US to consider. for mo-
ment, the other side Of the question.
"a minister. lawyer or physician" she
said, by way of Illustration, 'marries
a well-educated country girl, and they
start out on an even footing. AS time
goes on he spends the major part Of his
time in his study, deep In books and
absorbed in everything that tends to
broaden his ideas and elevate him ment-
ally, and she looks after the house and
the servants, II they have any; makes
the children's clothes, which means un-
remitting labor; worries and contrives
to make a small income fit large de-
mand, and daily gets further and fur
ther away from him in ideas and senti-
ments. The age of forty or fifty finds
him seeking intellectual companionship
among other women. and finds her old
before her time, still grovelling in the
commonplace, making the boys trous-
ers, which a seamstress of no particular
mental ability could as easily do. plan
ming for the girls winter Jackets. and
otherwise pursuing the unrelieved mo-
notony of her way. The children Of q
woman so cramped and sordid are not
overd bright, one may have a harelip,
another q defective palate. The New
Man would, in this husbands place,
have thought occasionally that his wife
needed recreation, change of ideas. and,
last but not least, some money in her
pocket. There Is always an attitude of
embarrassment between husband and
wife when the husband is the exclusive
guardian Of the exchequer and the wife
q petitioner. If the husbands salary Is
| not sufficient ITO comfortably supply his
wife with raiment and appurtenances
such as she desires. he should have no
objections to her making money on her
own account with which to supplement
the family purse. The old-tirne chival-
rous idea that a man should support
his wife entirely is all nonsense. Men
and women are equal In ability and re-
spons.biflty, and see no reason why
the burden Of life should not be shared
equally between them when they agree
to live together after Gods ordinance"
JUST A FIT:
Jagsley-Why are you in such a rush to
get your bathing suit out OF your trunk
You can't us 1t this fall.
Jagsley's Wife-I want to send 1t up to
Maud-she's Just putting her baby In short
clothes.-Truth.
"The New Man." adds Mrs. Grannis,
"is, first and last, far more generous
in heart and sentiment, toward the wo-
men Of his own family, and to his femi-
| nine acquaintances as we'll, than the
chivalrOus gentleman of the past, who
placed all women on a pedestal to be
the ornaments and playthings Of the
home. and to be supported and provided
for by the head of the household. The
New Man desires that every avenue to
progress should be thrown wide to wo.
men and every line of employment be
opened to them. A real conservative
Democrat from the south, an ultra-ex-
ponent Of old-time chivalry. who
brought up his family in New York,
has given evidence of this in his own
household. One Of his daughters was
recently graduated at the Normal COL
lege, bright. spirited girl, alive to all
the questions of the day. She was
speaking of woman's rights one day at
the table. when her brother, two years
older than she. said enthusiasticallv: |:
We'll! Why shouldn't Ida vote? she
Is better fitted to do SO than am. She
has devoted more time to the subject
| and gone into It's why's and wherefOres
| more thoroughly, has been regularly
trained for 1t. This is my first time
to cast a ballot. and would be glad if
she had the same privilege The Old
Man under the same circumstances
would say, It makes no difference
what she knows. or how studious she is,
or how thoughtful and capable of judg-
| Ing wisely; she is woman, and con-
sequently 1t IL htghly improper that she
should vote AS 1t Is in politics and
public affairs, 30 is the New Mans atti-
tude toward women in religion. He
| recognizes her power and her Influence
for good. and Is ready TO welcome her
to all ecclesiastical councils and con.
ventions, realizing that she Is po.
tent factor. AS an offset to him is the
narrow-manded individual ever ready
to prate about woman's true sphert,
and assert that when she, according to
his interpretations, steps outside Of
that sphere he will no longer take off
his hat to her, or give up his car seat
to her. or rise when she enters the room,
or make any concessions Of that sort.
The New Man will bow to the New
Woman with additional reverence be-
cause he will recognize her Increased d
capacity for usefulness to the race"
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