The copper country evening news., 1897-12-31
THE NEW WOMAN.
Thought Movements Which Are Significant
of Her Coming.

cal SUBJECTS, SUCH as clalrvOyance,
thought transference, thought concen-
tration, etc. These are topics in which
mortals are little interested,
the population of New York
city. The lectures, among the ablest
have ever listened TO on these subjects,
were therefore thinly attended. The
classes usually numbered no more than
30 persons. OF these there were each
time from two to four men, the rest all
women. And such womenl They were
very plainly and soberly dressed in dark
clothes. None Of them was very young,
most of them decidedly elderly. Years
ago they had been what the average,
giggling, fresh faced girl of today is,
careless, ignorant creature, caring only |
for gay clothes in the latest fashion and |
for the attentions of young men. Like |
most girls they had captured the men
they wanted or some other man or else
had settled down into singl|life as best
they might They had their experiences.
They had passed through all the aver
age woman encounters. They had loved,
suffered and relied on persons or posses
sions that had in every case disappoint-
ed them. Their faces were the faces Of
those who had trusted to something out
side of themselves for happiness, and
lost. They had tested all and found
there was nothing in it-nothing. Now
they came, weary, almost despairing,
with pathetic, shadowed, lined faces,
looking for something else, something
which would bring them peace. Was it
spiritualism, was it religion, was 1T that
they might study and find out what
was in their own souls, that in them
selves at last they might find rest? l
know not. only read from their faces
that life had not given them what they
| needed. l read further the meaning OF
| the new psychic and spiritual move
ment which sweeps like wave over
the whole earth and carries women more
| than men in its current. Men have con-
trolled civilization from the beginning
Men represent the physical and inter
lectual forces of the soul, and these
forces have carried the race as far as
they can. Women represent the spirit
ual, later developed powers OF the race.
1t is now the turn of these higher. finer
forces, psychic in their nature, to take
hold and lead mankind on. This is why
women are SO restless, so dissatisfied
This is why all the things on which
they have built their life hopes fai
them, that they may be led to the stud,
of the soul forces. Before them lie new
powers, a new religion, a new faith ant
hope.
Women will never amount to any
: thing in business way till they learl
the value of time and of promptness II
keeping engagements. A friend of min
whose living is much dependent on tn
promptness with which others OF he
sex keep engagements with her says
l times she almost hates the sight OF VIC
man because they have made her lose
4 much money. This is on account OF tn
slackness with which they keep thel
promises. A lady will tell her III tn
!, most solemn manner to keep an hour Il
= her at a stated time. The hour WI
y come and go. No woman. Meantim
. others will appear who would pay M
, several dollars for the hour. She los'
IL all the dollars and the precious tin
y too. The same woman makes anoth'
10 engagement. She would be greatly O
10 Tended if the hour were not promised
10 her, yet the second time she deliberate
III commits the same sin of breaking n
er promise Now, l wish to heaven wom'
~ would just brace themselves UP henc
forth and be ON time and keep every e
re paaement they make as if their soul
~ salvation depended on it, 1t does. II
O. lecture or meeting is at O'Clock, tn
10 means 8 o'clock, not lounging in, In
s. bedraggled way, at half past or 4. II
4 right upbuilding and strengthening
ne a complete character does depend on o
at being prompt and keeping engagement
IS Thrilling indeed would appear III
VI public prints the mention that SEQ
Oh tary Sherman wore a black necktie
~ the last cabinet meeting, while Secre
er nv Bliss set the mode by appearing II
TO lavender tie and gray trousers, or II
ne Senator Lodge appeared in suit OF
os Wv blue when he delivered his spec
ON the civil service question, and u
VI he parts his hair in the middle and d
TO it done in papers for the occasion
py IL not fail to be emphasized that nc
on ~ past his first youth.
NO Let me tell you secret. IL is Gas
'ys to he ON time with an engagement ID
ih- to be late. Just get used to 1t and SO
tbs Miss Ella Levin, highly educa
ice and accomplished young business We
Oh an has opened an Office as an ADVERT
yea ment writer in the New York Irio'
are building. She has prospect OF emin
as success. Advertisement writing II
are business constantly growing ana !,
~ which calls for the exercise OF the
'gle literary and artistic talent 1t Is
30 fession in itself.
the Women will be glad to know
Mrs Croly ,Jennie June) has been
osts nointed an Inspector Of the pu
/ is schools of Greater New York. her u
are Of Office will be five years.
ngs. or 90
,atalv seen a woman 20 y