The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-06
THE WORLD OF W0hAEKIND
Topics of Interest to All Members OF
the Gentle Sex.
HEALTH AND HOUSEHOLD HINTS
Carefully Selected Recipes. Suggestions
- to the Care Of the Home and
Other Matters Entering Into
Womau's Widening sphere.

NOmou'S NIosuiuS SP"s's
Idiots! IDIOTS! Damme. II I were their
father / would spank 'em and put 'em
to bed" 1t was, says the Cleveland
World, an Englishman who said 1t. but
MANY an American father will agree
with him in regard to the proper pen
atty for the behavior of a lot of silly
girls at the dock when Paderewski
sailed the other day. They Chartered
like a lot of English sparrOws; cor
nered the object Of all this fuss in
the saloon when he came out OF his
stateruom ON the steamer: begged him
for an autograph; begged to shake
hands with him; hoped he wouldn't be
seasick: told him his hair looked just
lovely: begged him not TO cut II OF;
and when they were forced to leave
the boat threw flowers at him, waved
their handkerchiefs wet with the tears
they had shed and then Dragged to
each other Of the number of autographs
they had secured. OF the number OF ex-
ira handshakes they had got out OF
him: how they were not going to WASH
their hands until they were absolutely
obliged to- in order to keep the touch.
wished they had taken passage with
him, and engaged in other like follies
as the littletingdonwheelski sailed
away.
II Is difficult to believe. the World
continues. that any American girl could
indulge in this sort of hysterta and
not be ashamed Of II afterwards. But
they somehow contrive to. Other ma
tionalities are supposed to be more DEM
onstrative and go into ecstacies over
rifles, But they would have hard work
.oeating the record in the Paderewski
craze. Probably when they are older
they will look back upon II as grown
men do upon their foolish hoy tricks
and monkey and donkey work, and ask
themselves how they could have been
such fools? Fer in explanation 1t ought
to lie said that these wild and silly
creatures are, for the most part. OF the
schoolgirl tyre who in other countries
would be shut up in boarding school
or convent: not allowed at concerts un-
attended, or be found on the dock in
great metropolis seeing off a big
wigged piano FOUNDER. AS the Eng
lishman said. II they had been his
daughters they would have been
spanked and put to bed" for escap-
ing from the restraint of parents or
guardians and behaving with such i'm
propriety.
The notorious freedom of the An,erl-
.an grill gives her opportunities OF this
ind Of display her hoydenish and more
n less youthful spirits In silly In
stead of In a tombOy manner 1t Is due
In a great measure to the Indulgence
VI those high spirits which In the coun-
try, where there would be plenty OF
room for 1t. would find vent In romping
and mischief. For this reason it Is not
as serious as 1t seems. OF course all
who have indulged In the foolery over
the piano player were not schoolgirls
in age or condition: but they were OF
the schoolgirl type that has not learned
self-control. Perhars some of them
never will. but will stay schoolgirls oil
their lives. Tha. these silly creatures
are not the victims Of their admiration
for the musician and the artist Is proved
by what he said recently in regard tn
the heat ard his long hair. When he
talked of cutting it off his managers
protested that 1t would he In the nature
Of q breach OF faith with those women
who came to see him more than they
did TO hear him. and who. like unto
those, as he took his departure, begged
him not to shear those renowned locks.
In other words, his managers were
afraid that If shorn of his locks ne
would be like Samson weak as other
man and unable to fill big halls full
If women. 1t Is passing phenomenon.
however. and will soon give place to
something else to furnish the pretty
silly things topic for their matinee
Mysteries, For It Is to be noticed that
nothing Of the kind occurs when men
are around at the evening concerts.
"A Woman" writes as follows to the
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle: a
la knk
speaking of the woman's paper, said:
Il think the place for women Is In the
house, and if more of them would stay
there there would be better chance
for men to get work. The shops are
full Of girls and when they get mar
ried what does man get? A doctors $
bill" Is this the opinion of only one
man, or does II represent the sentiment
of many? Is here not growing con-
viction that the industrial movement
among women has been carried too far
and that some Of the evils which al
Tiict society now are the result OF 1t!
Should women be encouraged to be-
come wage-e earners when there Is no
necessity for 1t? In normal condition
Of society the woman's place Is In the
home and every effort should be made
to keep her there; to try to force her
out of 1t is a blow aimed at the home,
the foundation Of society.
i Il Il
Mans normal condition Is that OF
wage-earner: the best interests of So
ciety are conserved by aiding him In
every way possible to maintain that
position. Experience has proved that
the employment Of women and children
has not been real help to men. Rich
ard T. Ely in his Political Economy
says: "As rule It seems to fail 10
benefit the laboring populations on the
whole and for any length OF time fol-
the wife and children to earn money,
even apart from all other considera-
tions than inoney-getting." u. w. Be-
mis- has called attention to the fact that
in the textile industries Of Rhode Island
and Eastern Connecticut, where the
women and children work, the earnings
OF the entire family are no larger than
In other industries like those in metal
In western Connecticut, where only the
man works. A reduction in wages
means lower standard of living. Thi:
10 the meaning Of the terrible struggle
now going on among the laborins
classes. They are simply trying Il
maintain their present standard OF liv.
ing. This they know they cannot do II
they have to compete with cheap la.
Dor, and thus be compelled to submit tc
reduction OF wages. Many elements
enter into the question OF wages, but
the chief one Is the law Of supply ant
demand. Other things being equal
those who work cheapest will receive
employment. Women work cheaper
than men, hence they have the prefer
ence in all kinds of work which they
can do as we'll as men. Girls can ge
work much easier than boys. Employ
ers prefer them because they expect Il
retain them longer. Boys, when they
arrive at manhood, are not willing tt
work for the same wages as younl
women. They want to earn enough t.
support two. 1t Is no use for BOY Il
learn any kind Of work tina women are
employed at, for they work SO muci
cheaper than he can afford to when HI