The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-07


suit reference books Of this kind.
II II II
MRS. ROMNEY. BY Rosa Nouchette
Carey. Philadelphia; ]. b. Lippincott
Co.
A skillfully plotted novel along con-
ventional lines. forming number rs in
the Lippincotts Select Novel series.
FOR PLAIN WOMEN ONLY. BY George
Fleming. Cloth, IL mo, forming one OF
the Mayfair set. Sl.25. New York: the
Merriam Co.; London: John Lane, the
Bodley Head.
These dozen and one papers are re-
printed from the Pail Mall Gazette,
where they did service as contributions
to an Anglicized style of ''woman's
page They purport to be dialouges
between a fine old aristocrat, Aunt
Lavinig, and her modern nephew, and
from the formers lips fail the volumes
pearls. We shall hazard just one quo
tation. from the chapter "On Mirrers.
1t is the aunt who sDeaks:
My mind is full Of the Average woman,
Sc is the world. 50 are the evening pa
pers. SO are the buses. Wher you come
to think of 1t, the newspapers ana ths
buses generally are full o: Inc same sort
OF thing" my aunt repeated thouShtilly.
Just now ii Is the Plain NSra'c N"'
man who preoccupies me. For the Aver
age Woman is plain. I be!!cv2 that no
Woman under 4o. uudisgu.sei 10y man
uai labor: no women, } say, ha5 thi
moral right 10 look .rrenievlb'y PLAN.
no woman is plain. rightly cunsiderou,
ami those who submit BASEL and hope
lcssly to such a fate should be punished
Tor doing So ! would have women az
restei-m the church. In the street, al
tea PARTIES. in tram cars. wherever l
roct them--ani hauled before a Judge oi
good and appropriate dressing.
"Ihsir punishment" coniinual my
aurt. SHOULD be solitary confinement q.
the pleasure of the court In room vim
a long mirror II l had my way. | would
make il penal for woman To live in
house unprovidcd with pier slasses.,
- For consider my dearm1da H.. should
say, in turn 10 ca IA astate' ana con-
ViCted sinner, consider your duty rs an
Average Woman. You are the person
who goes to dances; to the park; 10 shop'
To the theater. on are everywhere
can you not out of mere public feeling,
out of deconcy, out of silnp' good cii-
ZcEshlp--can you not ascc;:iia what 70 ir
general effect may be u2o1 the sensltir..
passing eye before leaving the shelter of
your house, your club. or your wigwam?
Lock at yours ELF. my dear madam.
Contemplate yourself, my pretty miss.
Have a long glass hung in the room you
must frequent and look Au.orr ventlr-
ing cut among he haunts Of sGffering,
impressionabe men. Reflect that you,
too. are u member Of thu community
Il NnitH IbTONiueS you Ntln bO-
liccmen. with gaS lamps, with the Iiiii
for the Protection of Married Women's
Rights.
"'You are sheltered. ilumina ted. half
promised "a vote and Il stake in your
country to play with And under such
circumstances-ofi your honor now,
ma dam. can anything in this world or
in the next justify the gross public out
rage of an inconsrlous skirt. coat of
clashing colocs,a ha bit Of impersonai unbc-
cOmingness Il bow OF SnDtriiuouS ribbon
at the wrong angle, IL wreath of flowers
over tired eyes?
But" said /
Theodore said my aunt solemnly,
"in the merciful scheme of natup.a there
are no plain women. There are women
who dress badly. women who are dull
natured, women who take too much
medicine, women Who take too little food.
But given fresh air. exercise and the sane,
contented mind which follows-giveu
enough looking glasses Theodore--aboVc
all. large looking glasses--and the most
rudimentary instruction in form and
cOlOr--'