The sun., 1898-03-27
THE NEW WOMAN.

THE NEW WOMAN.
She IL . Brave Worker and Helper Of
the Race.
A woman's ideals Of herself at differ.
ent ages are interesting. The ideal Of
the sentimental, old time girl was to be
the center Of group Of admiring men,
all signing for her favor, all ready to
fight for her or commit suicide, accord
ing to temperament. A little later in
life, when the old woman was married,
her ideal of life was to have husband
worshiping at her feet, providing her
with every luxury and carrying her
through life on bed Of roses, she never
even having an anxious thought or lift
ing finger. She, she herself, was still
the center Of the universe. When the
old woman became really aged, her ideal
changed once more She was to sit in q
corner and have her children and grand
children wait on her and make every
thing easy for her. Still she herself was
the center Of everything, and all must
skip about to take care Of her and make
things soft for her. This was her ideal,
still having her own foolish vanity fed.
None of the sex ever attained it, but it
fingered always in their imagination.
Idleness, luxury and having their
vanity pandered to was their idea Of
earthly felicity. Many an ignorant, ro-
mantle girl Of 16 to 18 cherishes the
sloppy, sentimental ideal of lovers still,
being dead sure to have it dispelled by
a lightning stroke before long Men are
not around worshiping girls and flying
at each others threats for then1in these
days when women are 80 plenty. and
quite right they are too. Now, the new
woman's ideal of life is totally different
from that of the old woman. Instead Of
being waited on and petted through life
and fattered she considers herself as one
born to help with the worlds work.
Life to her means serious business. She
is born for some useful purpose. She is
here for what she can give to the world
of good, not for what she can get out Of
it. She is here not to be ministered to,
but to minister. If she is poor or if she
is rich, she does not sit with folded
hands and whine about what she would
do if she were a man. She just gees on
and does it anyhow. man or woman,
She knows that for the courageous and
the industrious of either sex there are
rich prizes to be won. Women who sit
still and tell about what they would do
if they were men are only making ex
cuses for their own laziness. They could
do just what they liked anyhow if they
had any pluck. The woman who plays
the part of being helpless and dependent
and waited on ought to die and leave
the space she occupies for one who is of
some use.
Mrs. c. H. Rosenfeld of New York
city is editor of a useful paper just
started 1t is in magazine form, is is
sued weekly and is called The Universe.
Its object is to give the news of each
week in condensed form, but also in
form which makes it attractive and
easy reading. Its news embraces events
happening all over the world, and Mrs.
Rosenfe!d's easy, simple literary style
especially fits her to be its editor.
Miss Martha Partington is assistant
clerk Of the court of special sessions,
Brooklyn. She is al accomplished
stenographer, and this fact, in addition
to her knowledge of court usages and
documents, secured the place for her.
You man, how do you know what is
or is Lot suitable fer a woman to do?
Were ycu ever woman:
Mrs. Helen Campbell is dean Of the
Kansas State Agricultural college and
professor of household economics and
hygiene in that institution.
Miss G. Mead of Mcdonald, Pa, took
very thorough course Of instruction
in architecture and housebuilding some
time since. She is now manager and
chief estimator Of the Mead Construc-
tion company. III this capacity she late
ly closed contract for the entire work
of building the new Christ church, La
CFUhSe, is. Nf6S heGu uIu AOU s1V
down and wish she were a man SO she
could become an architect. She just
went Oh aud .became an architect.
Miss Lillian Small, only l9years old.
is the government observer OH Cape
Cod. She must watch the ships that
pass in the day, make out their names
through her telescope and telegraph
news of them to the chamber of COM
merce of Boston. She also sends news
to the Boston papers.
Here is an editorial remark from Miss
Helen M. Winslows handsome paper,
the Boston Clubwoman, which is par
ticularly to the point, "Why is it that
D spirited, not to say rancorous, debate
in a woman's club or organization
causes SO much astonished newspaper
whereas free fight in the
French chamber Of deputies, the Aus
trian reiehsrath. the English house Or
or our own august senate is
looked Oh as something to he expected
and not at all worthy Of aninihdyer,
Ion?'' ELIZA ARCHARD CoNlER.