New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-11

tects II may not he unfailingy correct L ou' Us ~
g en'sl%s and az 1T to be trusted one case as
least 6 fair rgsg .Sodd m ossaa. Ss
oppose? Opposition auickens Accomplishments n "a
ropn She may seem to you bit inclined to
iconocasm and not quite sullcienoiy en ~ yhv
in espousing your views nut an e"e"'-" w"
II sometimes think that the minds eye OF the
many things that appear OF ample proportions 20
other eyes small to It at the same dls,an nee,
the eye Of the canary bird or the butterhy-,tne me
picture thrown upon It Is TOO minute {, oos sn with
such oycs-takc naturally to reporting ana IL may
n,rn o, PRODUCES In time a condition which bor-
ders astigmatism and may be acconntanus TO-
instance when / am called up by telephone after
midnight by some club woman. VINO pegs me ha 20
mention in glowing terms an address thar ms
soonled maudlin TO me or speak of singer
whose voice has really caused me pam, az aes
of tho afternoon. whev she implores me- me- II III
love her and wish over 70 be atmlte 20 sne
opinion That have taken place that afternoon az
ing meeting o. the year the only nm Wn , s'
has been an ODDortunitv for writing an interesting
repori Ii ia only difference In the point OF view
by tho II any OF you have ever attem lp,ot
10 Interview club woman on any other su ng1,
than that Of her paper. you can more reauIIy
understand my inclination to doubt the genera
good of cluhs
FROM THE REPORTERS STANDPOINT.
"The club reporter Is ap, 70 incline to the belief
that womcn's clubs take themselves TOO seriously
rho difference betwecn wOmens clubs ana men
clrbs IS that mems clubs were meyer intended ~
ho serious. hut have always been taken seriously
bv women while womens clubs are serious but
have never been taken seriously by men Most
y-oren's club meetings are like most American
dinners ana afternoon teas and the other SET pe'rS
Of orr social system absolutely lacking III - IN
tain quality OF say. gocd-humored daring ana iu
of conventional IN thai D. hotn Indt'ii"l gu
dun You ind chaimen Of departments OF sociol-
ql, and municipal government
were serving little cakes ana weak ta M '''.
reporter has 10 DO something every single cay OF
timog seems 10 her thar the clubs satisfied with
infinite nothings-that they miss opportunities that
mo members friter converse ;on and stare super
clliously AT all expressions OF original thought Inc
and youm,nons as II does 70 you; but as said
before. there may be something wrong WIN her
'"To confess tho whole truth. the objects OF won
ems clubs howider me. and their Soienhiy appaIIS
me. and don't know why they want me 10 len
% many hhs about them | have been reporting
club meetings for four years and ! am tlFed oI
hearing reviews Of books | was brought up on. l
am tired Of amateur performers az occasions an
nounced 10 he for purposes ether or enJoyfHhent Ho
improvement. / am tired or SUFFERING 1hu e .Ire
prctencc of acquiring culture. am Urea OF near
Ing tho word culture used 50 layishly h srr
seems 10 me Ike the nut which saeds Us nurit /
am tired Of the essays that let no guilty author
escape quoation have nsen unhapey oyS
into club women while being entertained as guests
Of honor You mus paraG clop sb has to
practice 20 much and she Is often so tired that
She cannot understand how anybody can ever, con-
template the doing % anything that Involves I1Dor
not absolutely necessary 10 the support or ne
Sho may be pardoned Il she sometimes wonders
why you haven't learned the resiulness Oh sile,c.
and paradoxlcal though 1t may seem. why YOU
don't more quickly learn the value OF open discus
sion: II she wonders why you are afral1 OF eaS s
other and why you so seldom gay; II snc
sometimes thinks that you glory In achievement
Without any regard to the value OF the acheVe-
ment. .,o.
.'Rut whether have been able to discover women
bannier honester or more content. or better cooks
or more agreea be companions 10 their families
and friends ! will concede that nave watcnea
tb. c,olutior % tho timid shrinking woman. who
had been snuhbod first by her father and brothers
and later hv her husband. and have rctoced TO see
W. enroad ber wings and soar in the sky of APP
probation: ami I have watched the involution OF
f;,s woman accustomed the fattery OF an over
eord n,othcr and foolish sisters. and have rejoced
10 see her get tho dust rubbed OFF her wings-for
and mink RIt I have not been permitted to tell
ahnn. hor"