The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-07-02
Yes, It is going out, said Lady Bet

Only very small percentage Of our
women marry" observed Miss Peck;
. II mean the Girton and Newman Wo-
men. s :1, El
Does their education make them too
fastidious?" inquired the hostess. #
n Perhaps it makes the men fastidi-
ous!" said Lady Betty. "I never knew
man yet who would make love to- a
woman because she held a diploma.
They like nice little ignoramus who
doesn't know enough to see through
them r i. = s5 5;s5 . :.
~One can see why you are SO popular
with the men," snapped Miss Peck.
For my part, should like to see the
male population Of this and every other.
country swept off the face of the globe
but come to the meeting of our Hy-
gignic Clothing association at St.
Georges Hall next Thursday, and then
you will understand better than you
do now why" - ... = ,t1s' =. s-...
&"Whyrso many learned women pre-
fer spinsterhood?' interposed Lady
Betty. ~. - = ':=. =
"Let us say rather independence, %
said the hostess, genially. "Pass me
your cup, Miss Peck-one lump?''s p
Il never take sugar, the glucose ele-
ment is not wholesome" -s-.- !
But talking of independence" con
tinued the hostess, .'is independence at
| the price of spinsterhood the best state
for woman? Isn't it after all rather
| a nitv RI ho oduoo+od co for q ho1,o t1,o
head of the average man? For tAc
average man is the best we can get as
a rule, isn't he?"
@'Yes," answered Mrs. Van Tassyl
Hussey, fand I always think an un-
married woman is such a hopelessly
| incomplete specimen of humanity
mean, of course, the woman of a cer-
tain age.'' E.. -.
"Quite an exploded prejudice snap
| ped Miss Peck. r.
NOW a female factory inspector" :"
observed the hostess, II do not really
think I could stand. She would give
me the creeps, I'm sure"
| 1T is to careers like this that we
look for relief in the female labor mar
ket," remarked Miss Peck, severely. 1T
is this way that the brilliant future
of the emancipated woman lies. We
have our foot On. the ladder. we are
mounting"
Eyes, but when you have climbed to
the top, where do you think the ladder
will land your queried the hostess.
1T will land u.s. answered Miss PECK,
with a CLEAN like cold steel IN her
eyes, "at the glorious goal where the
7 present degradation of women will not
exist, where they will take their prop
er position in the world, and where
man will be shown himself as he
really isl
] 'Dear mel" calculated Mrs. Van
Tassyl Hussey.
WELL" said the hostess, <*emanci-
patton and the moralizing influence ot
Girton and Newman may be all very
we'll; but for my part I think that
education misses it's mark when it
does not promote the welfare and hap
plness OF it's devotees. And to con-
demn women to an eternal spinster-
hood is surely not promoting their
chances of happiness in the genera;
scheme of things" ~.
For my part, "interposed Lady Bet
ty, with an irresponsible shrug OF her
shoulders, ''call it degrading if you
like, but I would rather purr on The
hearthrug of the merest Of men than
l would go prowling about factories
and shifting down peoples sinks in the
glories of emancipation"
II will wish you good afternoon
said Miss Peck, swapping the clasp Of
her serViceable golf cape severely. Il
am due on the Regeneration of Man
at 5:15."
isn't she funny" laughed LAZY
Betty, as the door closed behind her.