The record-union., 1896-07-19

many a war of argument waged on the
question of literature in reference to
women Does the style of literature
consumed by our women affect their
relations to the home and home life?"
is a question that has been put time
after time by people who have their own
ideas on the subject, and desire to find
the average of public opinion on the
question. Commenting on the tense,
sensational and overwrought novel of
Today, that women devour with such
eagerness, a literary critic gave as his
individual opinion the other day the fol-
lowing summing up of the subject in
hand: Some of these writer's say that
women are too affeclionate and roman
tic; that if they could only get over their
affection they could master the world.
Yes, perhaps; but just exactly as the
devil masters it. One strong character
istic of this style of literature is the an
tipathy to motherhood expressed by the
women who figure in the books. Their
children are bore to them, and they
take no interest in the cares of home.
OF one women about whom I read, the
author said she was one week carried
away by Tolstoi's theories of celibacy,
the next week Ibsens 'Hedda' was her
Tatron, and again a few days later she
had a new cult. II is a good descrip-
ton of the prevalent craving after new
intellectual and emotional experiences.
1t is what produces sheer ennui and
boredom of the old-fashioned duties of
lie; the wandering hunt of a lost soul;
& disgust with the old homely duties
which bind the family together and
which are necessary as bread to our
lives. We can't get on without them any
more than we can do without bread.
/ heard a woman say, lately, I do just
hate healthy food 1t reminded me of
this class Of literature
The heat which has been so intense
for the past two weeks has shown so
little real signs of abating that some of
the churches are talking of closing their
doors for a month or so, until at least
the sun has become a trifle less ardent
in his attentions.
PadereBski's many admirers need not
be at all surprised if he shows a slight
falling ,n in his performance for a
while. one can almost hear the chorus
OF ap<ious why's" Don't be alarmed.
good people, it is nothing serious and
Will probably wear itself out after
while. The fact is he has bought a
bicycle and is as much infatuated with
the sport as any of the rest Of us com
mon mortals. Speaking of Paderewski
reminds me of a funny incident / read
Of him the other day.
In a certain lodging-house a roomer
one day went to the landlord and COM
piained bitterly of the rooner on the
next floor. ''He IS at il all the time"
he said: his incessant practice will
certainly drive me mad, and if 1 stay
in your house you must give that fellow
notice to leave. If he could play /
wouldn't care, but his senseless drum
ming and pounding are wearing me
out"
Il am sorry" answered the landlord,
"but I don't like to say anything to
NJ. Paderewsl1i; he is good tempered and
obhglng and no one else has complained
of HMM fact. nearly every one else
would esteem it e privilege TO be per-
7nitted To be in the same house with so
great a man"
What the fault-fnding lodger said or
did when he found out the identity of
his troublesome neighbor, history say
eth not. but one can imagine that
very small piece of silver could have
bought him just about that time.
The School Of Design closed on the
18th for its long vacation, to reopen
with the fall term in October. The work
that has been accomplished by the pu-
pills in the last year is something Of
which the city and the patrons Of the
school may well be proud. Pupils whose
initiatorv work dates back but three
years are now doing portraits in oil,
and 100 much cannot be said to the cred
1T Of Instructor Jackson, whose untir-
ing efforts have been used to promote
the advancement OF the pupils and the
furthering of school interests. Some of.
the pupils will, as usual, spend their
vacation out of town. combining work
with recreation. Miss Carrie Yoerk,
one of the advanced pupils, has already
gone to Summit Soda Springs, where
she usually spends her vacation. Miss
Theo Genung to Capitola, Santa Cruz,
where she Will spend month or six
weeks with her party. and Others are
making plans for their summer filitting,
as well as laying in material for
sketches to be stolen from tempting bits
of Nature.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Bowling (Myra Da-
vis) Of the Davis-M -Moulton Company
have gone to Oakland 10 join Frank
Bacon at the Oakland Theater. Mrs.
Dowling was not well much of the time
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