Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-02-26
THIS Is THE CENTURY OF THE
WOMEN.
SOEE MEETINGS IN FEBRUARY.
Boys-A ParadoxfcaI sfatement-The
Bad Boy Better Than the Good Boy.
The Daughters-soIved the Mystery.
Notes.
(Correspondence OF the Dlspatoh)

ludIy was sacred 70 the fe4sL8 OF Juno,
and that from this month the pagan
deity derived her additional name Of
Februalis- All the women. Of course.
know that Juno was ever their s;eadfast
friend.
She has been called the first strong
minded" female on record. but this may
be a SANDER. II not. there Wa reason
for this early and aggressive assertion OF
Juno's rights since she was the wife Of
Jupiter. than whom. according 10 my
thology. more aggravatiug Old sinner
never lived.
Jupiter. we are told. vas not only
enough to tTy the patience Of an angel,
but would have broken the heart Of any
/ modern. sp-to-datr woman-somsthing
not 80 easy 20 accomplish.
However since that remote and gallant
/ period. February has belonged syiely 90
/ the women.
Imperial Caesar. or some other envicus
mortal turned 20 clay" cut the month
l short by two or three days. seeing that
! its feminine charm would cut.ast bis
/ little while, and this has tendency 20
/ somewhat crowd events au1 giv3 the
daily press a scoop. Woman nas been
equal - the emergency. She ever rises
/ superior % tee occasion. and ln this short
/ month u February crowds the work Of
/ eleven months and three days into
! twenty days five hours and fifty
nine minutes This has been one Of her
very busiest years.
During this month several ~ the most
important Orgauizati0rs OF women in ID
United States are holding their national
conventions IN Washington city. People
VINO DO not believe that women are im-
/ portant factors in the patriotic. bercNo
/ lent. and sduca tiOnal Interests ~ this
/ nation would best find out. like the Old
/ man Of DarbytOWn. and "Jus. 40 down
, and See as well ds J. or these me
/ largest was the National Council OF Woo
| men comprising twenty five aiiiiaied
[ councils. with repre- sentative from
I Maine 10 Omaha. Handsome women. ele-
/ ganty and mOdishly goWned-carlcatur
/ 90 the contrary. They were "a sight 20
/ make one proud OF American women,
/ and, moreover. 10 make one wonder why
/ American men cannot let the outside
/ world alone and stay here. conteuted
. with such women as mothers and wives
I and sisters.
During d session 81 the National wo-
/ mans Christian Temperance Union, its
l president. Mrs Stevens Of Maine, read
/ "A telegram from the Illinois state begis-
[ laturo. conveying the Intelligence tnat an
/ appropriation had just been voted Tor A
statue % Frances willard. us distinguish
% daughter" w..
CfpnOgrapaors" was Of especial intDre-'
It's delegate was Mrs David j. CARRIER OF
The National Council Of Jewish ,Wo-
men" was also ably represented b' Mls'
Sadie American, u Illinois. .
woman" said Miss American. rs
waking from her lcthargy. The three rs B
are no longer sufficient IN our euuca Ii"N-
We now need the three is as wch-an
Of hand and u.IU fNHNN ~ T
leading up Co proper development OIL TIC
heart"
MOTHERS CONGRESS.
The Mothers Congress scored a nv.
They had "a chid-a real. I've chnh-lo
spelk from the platform, ana give
practical test Of, perhaps. 700 mnch 'l, ,',,
retical teaching. This was li,e. ny
belonging 20 the Junior Republic on
New York. a kind Of Kndergaften ON a
big scale. who told IN clear ana pa
thetic wav how the boys ran the ne
public" which aims 20 be soli-supporuns
mo boys ar. gathered from The slums oi
New york city and kept with an interest,"
IN lie that develops the good IN Them. u
10 ~ there. and II usually u III V"' SUI
/ the right way 20 ma IT, .
The Junior Republic" which has IN
It's government every officer from pfe1l-
dent 10 a street cleaner, sent down ms
! little chap. aged l0 years. who was an
/ alderman 10 tell an about ~. lie WIS A
tvuicai how iust such a boy az one lEes
49, fer "a real true. hearty happy
boy is about the best thing } know on
/ unless 10 is a real girl. ana ihere ~ NOT
much TO choose between them.
cone az the best things in the world
g. 20 he "A boy"-at least so Charles DUO
lev Warner says. and he ought 70 KNOW.
take IL that Mr. warner doesn't mean
| Ia nhonograuhic doll with a hllkcn rA-h
v,o,,1d around his waist. either. lie means
genuine. honest frecklcd. Whl-uiit.
American boy. just one Of the grubus
/ sort who haunts the creek banhs "H'N
me fsh begin 20 bite in spring n ne pr
cnS,rtry bov or N ha Is a city boy drops
I Ana he mud and plays marbles untl 'he
shades az nieht have rather more thah
fallen. and thinks ~ best 20 MAKE ni.
homo coming as qulet as
means OF the back door. love .o' \
and have always my boy friends ii
u touch N natural deprayity that J love
the bad boys bestf
A TYPICAL BOY.
call 90 mind a boy knew-not h'.
, tie Lord Fauutieroy. with Ions curls ana
velvet clothes who never tli ihlnb ~
p said "a word in his life but what was
ex1ctIv right This was no sucn boy
~ vas only "a little everyday rebel boy
} ike We have up here. with close req
Z hair and saucy freckcs on DIS pert n'. =
, ne wasn't one biz handsomgl though W'
i'e,G him sol. ana his ciothes wer,
: ro,rh blue cheViot with hair ine bni
tons on most of the time. No one u,
J ] keen the buttons on YOU Sue A"i t",
we're fences 10 be- dashed over. ana noic.
thst had 10 be squeezed iuio uth TT TT
me Tunnel 90 Ennis Mountain Ani p.
: wasn't eood-wel. not always TINS D-'
, believe that many a bad boy Is bet
! - tban the good boy. and that ms poo
ii,ts heart goes hungry Tor ihe l'fe .N
800 nov thinks ls his BY right. ana taht
~, tborghf 10 deserve. by tnls boy. '
, ~ mean the goOdy goody sort n
80 mo fe 100 quiet and solemn 20 u'
- 'rufne article and keeps his be-
,outSnsss for company. ] hate n9lly
La and I don't think 10 possible 10
? nov IN be- a boy and be sissy az u
D IL - onlv the mlk-snd-water boys ths'
! when the pinch comes, are aIIala I'd u
! right. n nth ,bsfr de-
5 uftfe boy. had come ana 81 -"
"Dauehters" met. by this. OF -, 80,
I, ,-ean the -. A r.. who have mace SID
! history during the pasl yea. y 80. 20
/ been the thing 10 call the 'ausuteli
.'Sggb .ciess fashion plates" and 20 guam.
,bsir dfress from long lineage ana th
cantsnts Of musty chests IN l0ns-tol sOt'1'
garrets. and all that. 49,. .sr,s
Tba .Daughters" when the uine ealhs
a,d their work In this last year on W
with the same sympathy anu pi.aa Se'' b. :
Ssin Tor the soldier as was ever ~ -, =.
/ ~ daughters Of Revolutionary 49,
srbav have added stars 10 their hist s. y
? nesf. and what rs more, they nave -" =
Z fsrs 10 their glittering medals. Anl'
mis- I heard q story going me Iol.-.. n
me long blue ribbon o. the - -.
y ters' badge Is crossed ~ 1910 M,