The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-12-02

/ ~ LIZ eu tia
was originally the cause Of 50 many cali
antilles to the human kind, she will es-
cape none Of her responsibility by join
ing a club.
Secondly, it is from the husbands
not only of the clubsbut the nation, that
we nave learned the principles of demo-
cratic government and Of parliamentary
law. the value Of the franchise and the
inestimable value of representation in the
Legislatures Of our country. It is true
that we have yet to receive some Of the
| greater blessings which the nobier half
of humanity enjoy As a body we are
vet u~nacquainted with treasury deficits;
we have vet to enjoy the excitement OF
q parliamentary deadlock. We are UNI
| educated in the dexterous art of stuffing
ballot-boxes, and ! fear a trile awkward
at campaign lies. But these are ac-
complishments not to be attained in a
day. However natural they come to the
hand of man. with us they take time.
Plain ordinary husbands have from time
immemorial indulged in ordinary little
raekets. which though delightful While
they lasted, were rather painful to look
back upon. other husbands, who belonged
to the bench, the bar and the ministry,
IldS6 dloo lhQulSSO III liz stately eAtt-
erings around a festive board. where wit,
wisdom and song ave been interpreted
with the more earthly pleasures, aaa
where the wives were as if they were not.
Perhaps you will remember some recent
and notable gatherings Of women in
| neighboring and nearby cities where this
ancient rule was reversed. and where the
men were as if they were not.
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ment would be convinced of its truth. I
think, could he have been present on
these occasions, and he would have said
as he looked at the patient husbands in
corridors and ante rooms awaiting their
respective partners. Verify, the long me
of wonaanly martyrs who ave lived and
died without a glimpse of this single sex
paradise, are now most amply reyensed-"
But one thing that we have been slew
to learn calls my attention. Every male
citizen is born with the idea that he Eut
only can, but will some day rule. Perhaps
the very young men harbor some strange
dalGsion that they ma at some DAY be
the masters and rulers of their own
households. should they have any. But all
| too soon they find out what a mistaken
notion that Is. Then they turn their a.
~tention to wider fields. to politics, where
they hope some day to be boss Tor at
least one of his ablest henchmen), or they
join various societies or clubs Where they
I.expect that their ideas win be carried cut
and adopted. AT their meetings eacn IN
dividual member -clamors to be heard.
| Not a man is willing to take a back seat,
and let the other members do the talk
ing. The chair is driven half distracted
by the number who simultaneously CHM
the floor. Gavels are cracked and split
asunder in the vain ~endeavor to bring O.
| der out of chaos. And though there must
be some who cannot win, they carry nome
the conviction thai they at least fought
a good fight. and cherish hope that the
next time they many be more fortunate.
would that his worasn's club would
| emulate these manly virtues. Imagine
/ the thrilling scene should a rival appear
| On this platform row. with paper in
hand, and demand recognition from The
chair, claiming a prior right to be heard.
Were the decision to be against me /
wouldly gladly give that other woman her
due rights, for I feel that every member
| of this club should be heard on this Plat
| form and raise up her voice when the
! spirit moves her.
ssAnd no one would approve this move
ment more thar the husbands, for speak
ing from a long personal experience, /
am quite certain they would much rather
nave all superfluous talking INDUCED III at
| the club rather than in the household.
Mrs. Smaller, President of the House
hold Economics Club. the lady from New
York for whom the programme mad
been hurried, now had her turn. Sne said
that Mrs. Seudder had vetoed encoTes
because of the Lady from New York,
which would make it appear that she
wanted the whole afternoon. This was
not the case, though she informed tbs
club that she could easily utilize The a.
| t~ernoon. and mentioned the time al
ready consumed by previous papers, say
ing. "The clubs are doing super1uous
work. They are getting TOO nauch var
iety in one afternoon without gaining
much. You do not go to the bottom Of
things, She then gave some suggesti9Hs
about having cooking schools in the CLUES
| criticising the Woman's Club for its lack
| of energy in this line. This sort #
threw a damper upon the enthusiasm OF
| the ladies. but Miss Gaines came to tss
rescue. 81 want Mrs. Smaller to ksow
that two years ago this club had a COOK
ing class and gave a series of lectures
said she. eve have done something in
this line.', (Applause.) "Then," said
Mrs. Smaller, you should so back TO two
wears ago. She was conducting a QGes-
tion box. ssshould not this training Ct
servant begin at homer asked Miss
Edge. CERTAINLY Miss Edge then told
Of two servants found darning stockings,
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