The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-03
WOMEN IN PENITENT MOOD.
RAINY ,DAIsIEs CONFESS THAT
- THEIR SEX rs EITRATA6lNT:
Their C1ub Rent Auaounts e Oniy Sass
y Mopth. TheuEh-sins Of Extravaganza.
Rhsstcal, Mental. Neral and Ftsanoini,
That Anntct American No,en, They. SAY.

The Rainy Day C1ub met at the Tuxedo,
Madison avenue and Fifty.ninth street, yestfr-
day afternoon. Mrs. A. NJ. Palmer, who WIS
in the chair. said that they had been scared into
new quarters by the recent fire In the Industrial
building.
W are Just here to try this place." sho
went on. ut rests with the members whether
we shall or shall not make IL our permanent
home. This room will cost Ms 1915 for each
meeting and 80 cents for the elevator boy will
bring it W to SA25 . month"
Who says that women are not given 70 tip.
pingi
Mrs. Palmer then called for the reports OF the
officers and Chai-men Of the many committees.
Mrs. Ida Trafford hell Of the Executive Com-
mittee reported that twenty.sevon new mem
bers had been elected and that 100 copies OF
the revised constitution had been printed and
wero ready for distribution. Mrs. II. Herbert
Knowles, the Treasurer, who never fails to APP
pear In her striking rainy day suit, in fair
weather or foul, said that there was . balance
Of 1925 In tho treasury. Mrs. Lucia Q. Bal
com, the Corresponding Secretary, announced
that she had sent out 12D postal cards ANNOUNCE
ing the meeting, for the printing Of which she
had paid sl.
Mrs. Knowles told you she gave me &c."
continued the Secretary, "and now you can fE-
ure that out and sec how much I have left"
But this mathematical calculation was too
much for the Rainy Daisies, and nobody volun-
teered to give the result.
Mrs. Palmer asked Miss 4. Marguerite Lind
ley, Chairman Of tho Programme Committee.
to announce the subject for discussion and to
introduce the speakers. Miss Lindloy said that
the TOPIC was the Electromagnetic or Prudence
Of American Women. Financial. Mental and
Ply steal" and introduced Mrs. Almon Hensloy
a. thn onaatnr IF fbA dnv addfnH that fhnla
who followed Mrs. Hensley would be allowed
to talk only two minutes.
Are we extravagant as women or are We
notf' began Mrs. Hensley. Il must answer
that question In the Affirmative. Glance briefly
at our physical extravaganza. We restrict our
bodies, rush from club to club and tea to tea,
doing O little shopping in poorly ventilated
shops between times as q recreation; lunch of
Ice cream and oyster pates and make our other
meals about the same and then expect our poor
bodies to do us good service and to be in good
condition when the hour of trial comes. Is 1t
any wonder that nervous prostration is our ma
Mentally, American woman towers. above
her sisters OF other nations. Her broad, toler.
intuitive perception have placed her in the
front rank. With these. qualities. however.
comes lack 81 Of mental men petSse e - We 1 20 cannot annoSsusose
We start out, for example. to regenerate the
world. a thing not at all above the ambition OF
T yns nI ides Of , Momapi ann this this a nP sH Dur
81 must glance at that. twin brother of our
conduct to each other. We are not loyal to
ono another her The opposite ~ sex va are erd lGr more more
we do. On the other hand our prudence is I'M
derrated By, the other sex:
many ways. One manifestation Of this 10 in al.
lowing q woman to have an account at a store
instead OF allowing her to spend her own money.
IT, ia Thought hY MANY woman that single items
will not aggregate much. but II they had to
After talking some time about a disease
MslSh Miss sona di1ndS5SSy 4 sfrI take hn 'tnis piiatfo Mns:
No one has any right to complain or appear de.
tempt to follow friends with larger incomes.
that tbs n makes * , sS SO e ibpt nsan's cd It y ta a f as icy
what we have or do. II you have such a friend
on your list strike her of. Womanhood de-
est, and in 50 doing fssii not FAR short Of he Per.
Mrs. Emily D. Beery was the next speaker.
a aihsT,s sho G safd. SIDE sp sn aP PsniSsloV wo%sn on orr t 0s
the side of pcnuriousness or lavish expendi.
turei We, consult Mrs, ,GrundS,s wants and
Of the opinion Of the world can be relied on;
from Iceland to Cape Horn we are considered
TtCkltBSly c1LTAVAkunl. bO No u lulpl lOOu
or elaborate dishes that take no end of time
and money in preparationi One Of our worst
s5tEaSlss1 asS e Is %ssts 81 flme 10 no matter We o he%
handsome a last seasons gown may be we think
it is a crime almost TO be seen In it. Do we
and entertain our friends for the pleasure of en-
PERTAINING themi Many think that If they do
always puts aside a margin for a rainy day.
rivalry in dress and display is our b%esetting
sin and arises from a craving for SOCIAL distinc.
fiOnl y N aailV obtained for money
American women should adopt as their
motto cSemm9n sense" said Mr. Mrs.. Henry p;
should 90 courage. How Is the American w0-
man to meet the increasing demands maze upon
]estra %ss'f from At the pddih diary Of a friend. a' Woman n@D
who is striving to be. frst. a model wife; sec;
f Gna; E % a model %9 o j woman oman m0ael 'F'oha ana
III ThSs; s., Enets proved SnS t that t the SSiuhS; s% 9sd in ION on
alone to struggle with their lessons. and as for
the poor husband-well. he was barely men.
I'm inclined to think that tho extracts from
that womap's diary hit us pretty hard" spoke
admit felt Witches C. ~ and know YOU ali did
Mrs. Elizabeth Halsey Haynes talked about
SS."An OF ycu.who have been in the Old World"
sho began, know that we have the reputation
I think that this reputation comes from our
ff sSI Sn fsis Of 1nb speech; Inn Il f,I ! sh0H y us sSy al II !
bomb in tho camp. and as we are not yet in q
state of war. l won't. I think our reckless
way of talking was caused by the upheaval at
tending and following the civil war. 1t is a
growing evil, and we did not inherit It.. Not
sufficient attention Is paid.to good.EnRlish and
our method Of speech. Nothing is comparative
d aey mort Il Is E n%erfstlig ter rs IL ] !sG saEsr a%fui'
most beautiful, too sweet, until we must agree
that tho adverb has been so hard worked in this
ago that 1t would be we'll If we left 1t in the
dicfinnnrv tn rAat awhile IanQuaUa dpnra.
ciates to a sort OF 10 &c. / ratio by this extrava-
Rance. That Capt. Sigsbee VI the Maine could
calmly and dispassionately pen such messages
as he sent about the disaster should be a lesson
TO us ALL"
Miss Lindley introduced the next speaker,
Mira; Woodward of New Rochelle, as q model
ITS an extravAgance to ask me to talk" she
began, so ! shall just toll YOU Of a very good
little story DIR. Lyman Abbott told at the Kin
dergarten Association the other day. He said
q very 1mall hoy was asked to say grace. After
thinking hard for a minute the boy said. Help
us. Lord, TO take small mouth fuls and to chow
slowly ] think if the American woman will
only learn TO do that she will he much halter