The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-02-28
THE NEW WOMAN. -
She IL Free From the vulgas Small viss
Of Curissity.

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/ Of Curissity.
| A friend Of mine applied Tor place
as teacher in an institution managed BY
women. She appeared duly before .
board of old tabbies In high bonneta
They had the air Of being horribly pious
1t was pious institution they were
running. They sat around the direotors'
table aud looked severely at my friend.
a large. kindly, Intelligent, gentle giri.
The first thing they asked her how old
she was, which was none of their bust
ness at all, as they could see she was of
age. Then they asked her II she had
ever had any sickness, if any Of her an
cestors had ever had any sickness, or il
any of them had ever been crazy or con-
victed of crime. They asked what her
fathers occupation had been. Then they
inquired whether she belonged to church
and to what church, how often she at.
tended it, and if she taught in Sunday
school. She replied that she formerly
taught Sunday school class, but that
she had given it up because it was too
much of tax on her to sing twice In
the choir on Sunday at church and
teach class too. Thereupon one old tab
by observed very solemnly, "Don't you
think the Lord would take care of your
health if you were to do his work and
teach a Sunday class?" My friend was
dying to recommend to the old tabby to
try it herself, going to business all the
week, being on her feet from morning
till night, then attending church and
singing in the choir twice ON Sunday
and teaching class in Sunday school
BESIDES but she did not. She held in.
Then the old tabbies looked very severe
and businesslike when one of them
asked If she ever, ever went to the tie
ater Finally, after they had pumped
her entirely dry, found out everything
their vulgar curiosity could possibly
suggest, they dismissed her with the
remark that if they heard of anything
they would let her know. / mention
this incident as an illustration of one
kind of old woman, not of the new.
The most detestable small vice of the
old woman was her itching, vulgar,
vile, petty curiosity concerning other
peoples private, personal affairs. The
new woman knows nothing of this
small vice. She never listens at key
holes, never opens other persons letters
or watches her neighbors' front doors
or windows. She never asks anotl er
any question she herself would not like
to be asked. She has absolutely no curl
osity about the personal matters of 9TH
er people. She respects their privacy as
she would have her own respected.
Miss Cornelia L. Crosby, otherwise
called ely Rod" is the champion
hunter and fisher among the women of |
America. The man fly caster who is as
skillful as she is may well be proud of |
himself. The present winter she has |
her other exploits by shooting |
q caribou in the northern part of Maine.
Miss Crosby is the first woman, so far |
rs heard from, who has shot caribou. |
The ladies who afe going to the Klon.
like will have chance to try their |
skill in this line. In Alaska plenty of !
fresh meat is to be had all winter for |
,killful marksmen.
The Chinese woman is as proud of |
1er deformed feet as some American
girls are Of their little idiotio, deformed J
waists. "The average woman has no
no chest, no waist and no (
sense" growled al old cynic whom
know.
Girl babies have been considered less
welcome than boy babies for economic
1t was supposed the boy could
90 out in the world and work and be-
come producer, even a millionaire.
The girl, on the other hand was sup
posed to be merely consumer, a crea-
ure that had to be taken care of, mere
log on the wheels of industry. Now
hat women are changing all that, are
the industrial world and prov
ng themselves as efficient in business as
men, as good economists, able to amass
ortunes, the old superstition that girls
we're of no account will rapidly die out.
Miss Edith Pond, daughter of Major
Pond of lecture bureau fame, has herself
opened an amusement bureau in New
Yin Citys out Will D6 sole manager. |
She expects to furnish entertainments
specially suited to gentlemens clubs.
Mss Pond has had experience which
will enable her to be very successful in
Ter chosen line. She has theory that
t is business for which women are bet
er adapted than men, and she expects
o prove her faith by her works.
On the list of officers of the Massa-
husetts Woman Suffrage association
here are more names of national and
International fame than in any other
ociety l know Of. Mary A. Livermore
s president, Henry B. Blackwell is cor.
esponding secretary, Francis ID. Garri-
ON is treasurer, while among the vice
are Julia Ward Howe, Score
airy of the Navy John D. Long, Senator
George +. Hoar, Elizabeth Stuart Phelps ,
Ward, Colonel L. w. Higginson and
Ion. Josiah QUINCY