Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-09-09
an EXHIBITION EPISODE.


world. .;.o -
i,,5--,sr7 ance N our respective compost
lions. So cur boJh happening 70 Joii
r,7is club was nothing 50 very lmpI0Oa
Die. af.er all. Are you living IN town
eyes. ms husband is at ths par, yC'
know"
"Ahl / was very interested 10 read IN
announcement Of your marriage IN tn
PAPERS. You always used TO say ina
Won would never marry-G you remSm
ber."
so did YOU land yet you lost no I'm
in following my example, IL seems.
True: l was like the man IN th'
Honeymoon. my dear
Il made very silly vow,
Blu, was no, quite SO foolish as to Keel
H." -.
DO you find marimony agree witt
oh. YES: capitally. ! go my own way
a 5i. Of course. I'm not an absolute
slave to my husband.
No more am /. put down my fooi
from the first. ROber, was inclined &c
be absurdly eXacling.
Did he make a fuss about you join
ing elis clue:
"Rather. Bat I INSISTED on having
INV own way. Did your husband raise
O0jsccous? ~, -,
PLENTY. However. / Cyerruled them.
.-Thars right In fact, il strikes me-
GLADYS that though NE are BON mar
ried we are. nevertheless, doing full
credit TO our early principles.
Just so AtJer all, the BENG married
or not married is a mere de,ai. Ii Is
the being free, or not free, that reallE
And If one was not married, one
couli net belong TO tlis very eXcellsh'
club?' ..,,,o,
NO. AID what a miss that would be!
Oh. thank goodness, here comes our
luncheon .,.,,.,
dialogue were seated at small table IA
-he iining-salon Of the Aspasia cluD'
Everybody has heard Of this INSTITUTION
which is one of the newest and most
successful of la lies clubs in London. II
was esDeciailv founded 20 encourage
and foster freedom of married women;
and so matrOns are only eligible for cleo
lion. It's motto is descriptive and char
acteris.is:" Liberty, Equality, Ma
tarnity." And the principles which Ii
uphold are the most advanced prln-
cipes of wissly emanclFadCh'
Nor are these principles a
moro matter Of wC"dS "a simple
question of theory. The conditions O.
membership are stringent, and are rig
i1lv enforced. The founders OF the club
had no belize whatever in faih without
works. They required the members OF
the Aspasia TO show -hsir faith by tnell
works--o. act nOy merely 10 subscribe
10. In fir creed Of emancipation.
Pursuant TO this requirement, eacn
member agreed TO perform, at least once
I'm The month. some decided &C, OF wifely
iudeDeuience: and such ac- she was
Obliged to- record in book Of blank
forms-pr0vided by the club for the pur-
pose-anj 90 the months end 70 send IN
her form I'd the secretary. duly signed
and filled i'm with particulars. II tbs
crn-arv dii not consider he act or acts
recorded were sufficiently assertlVe o.
wifely liberty. she submitted the form tC
the committee. who. If no, satisfied
would call upon the de,aul,ing member
for an explanation I, will mus be seer
that a very strict eve was kept by The
AsDasia U1ol lis n em5ars.
"How long nav YOU been a member
of the club, Gladys?' her friend in
quired. as they discussed their luncheon
"Only o fortnight, dear How Ions
have yCu?"
"Rah her less than a month"
AMI have you done your first task
as eniJined by the regulations?
w n. yes; I aid IL only last evening.
"And what form did it take, dear?"
81 went alone TO the Indian ENlibi-
ton after dinner
by the piper, Gladys" (eUple,ive'
were rather encouraged than otherwise
In the Aspas.a Club; what a very ex-
tra0riinary thing" Amy exclaimed
with a half laugh. ut just shows what
kindred spirits YOU and are. l did my
task only three nights ago. and l went
alone 10 the Indian exhibition after
dinner"
You don't say so. And how did you
get cn?"
Amy hesi,a.ed a minute and looked
rather embarrassed.
"I-I-" she began. AT least
well. [ may as we'll confess TO YOU
Gladys. my-visit resulted in d
rather unfortunate occurrence
What was JhGJ?' her friend inquired
lOoking interested
'Why why" said Amy lowering
her voice. Il was quite alone you see,
snd-and-'
Eyes. yes?"
"I-I-jidn't know my way about
very well and-and-I happened to ask
gentleman if he would kindly di-
direct me 10 Elysium. He said that he
was going in that direction himself
and that ne would act as my guide He
--he-was quite a gentleman. and seem
ed very agreeable ani-3nj-nice icck-
Ing. And-Ild-I could not very wei
refuse his civil offer
GO on-go on" INTERCEPTED Gladys,
eagerly.
"W-w-well. he walked by my side as
for as Elys.um and was most polite and
pleasant. I-I-cOuldn't very we'll help
talking 20 him. YOU know. and-and-"
OF course not. But what happened?
I'm dying 20 hear
He he-kep- with me for quite a
long time and he was really very nice
looking and amusing. and l had found
iJ rather slow by myself. and-ani-al-
together. I saw no harm"
"WAy should you, my dear? But
how d.d 70 end?"
We've s,ro,led about Elysium for
r,s-1v- ,v hour av1 ,.-,U +Ior ro -,;1