The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-02-02
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WOMAN'S WORLD.
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A friend writes that Paris is wildly in
terested in the problem play. l pity the
Parisians. Americans have certainty
sickened of them. The three plays whleh
are exciting Paris all deal with a swom-
ans way of keeping her husband, says
Anna Rittenhouse, in the Philadelphia
sPreSs." 4.
What a silly subject
If it gives good advice it may strength
en- a woman into doing wiser things than.
she is doing. but if it gives bad advice a
sympathetic listener may make a fool of
herself.
But that seems to be the new problem;
novelists are discussing it as wen as The
playwrights-
But it is silly; for who can tell any
woman how to keep her husband? she
has to act alone, for the moment she ac-
cepts too much advice she has alreaoy
lost him. All dignided, true women know
this. No woman but a hopeless one makes
~confdants in so private and vital ana ter
rible an issue. The moment she does
parade it, the sympathy is all Tor the man
the jeers for the woman.
No woman can own to being Tilted WIN
out ridicule. The world only respects 81
lent grief.
Yet this subject is becoming the liter
airy fad.
1t seems as if the clouds are beginning
TO heap up to pour a deluge of this PROB
lem upon us, for it is about time Tor an
other fad in the writing world
Let us trust that the majority will give
Us as Industrious examples as the VIE IN
Cables .'Entomologist," who not only
would commit suicide before she would
declare unfaith@ in her husband, put par
ries with skill and dignity the condolences
of anybody who wants to tell her ABOUT
him.
And the delicious woman in one Oh the
PLAYS Paris is wild over wherein she
doesn't for the world CIV the olhei
woman the flattering knowledge that she
is a powerful rival. but calmly goes nome
TO her mother and makes herself SO mucn
more attractive and charming than the
other woman that the delinquent nus.
hand finds he has made a fool of himself
and sues for her favor.
Writing of marriage and divorce, what a
fine work that is Mrs. Converse is deyot-
ing energy to in the training of house
wives; not only in teaching them the buy
ing of good food, but in preparing it
dalntlly ana SetllHS IL -
beauty and seductiveness.
l do not know that such training VIII
tend to make a woman keep her hus-
band any better. for, as an eminent
man said in my hearing, recently. 1T
was one of the most unfortunate things
In the relation of the sexes that the solid
merits of the domestic virtues were
never interesting in women, by them
selves. One was always glad to have
them as an appendix to fascination
But. Mrs. Converse's project will do a
splendid work. 1t will make many a
women helpful to others and of great
pecuniary value to herself.
AS American families grow more
wealthy and idle, there is a constant
demand by the rich or the i'll for some
one to take charge of The house, for a
woman as housewife. 1 know of cases
where women are paid $4,000 a year for
lust such work. Many a woman VINO
needs money has this usewife tai
emit. but no exact line where she may
systematic and develop 1t.
Here comes her chance. If the new
building which is in project goes up the
system should take in a comprehensive
course of the executive ability needed
to become your own and someone's else
housewife.
I believe there is going to be a great
field here for the INDECENT women of the
great cities. Many women of gentle birth
would be gladly taken in such positions
by women with wealth and heavy social
duties, but in SO many cases that nave
come under my own observation these
women were incompetent.
Nothing is more amazing in the execu-
ton world than to hear hundreds OF
wonderland unexpectedly ready to
take a position for which they have
neither training nor qualification.
When / think of my own hard hgnt
In learning a profession and the strenu-
ous endeavor to sacrifice on the part OF
others to qualify themselves for a money
earning opening. L gasp at the entire
confidence of some who wonder why they
have studied out nothing; also the wom-
en- who shift from pillar to post kin
anything that comes along.
A women doesn't make success that
way.
The real meaning of a crest seems
quite obscure to many people, says an
exchange. The crest is, in fact, simply
the ornament on the top of the helmet
worn DIV a COIlIDdIuGf, did 10 " o9
tinguish him in the confusion of battle.
The mantle is the covering of the he'll
met. and is as inappropriate as the crest
for ladies' use, excepting only persons
who use it as a robe of estate. Helmets
are of five kinds, varying according to
rank. The crest is always %(unless es-
pecially stated otherwise) placed upon
a wreath upon the top of the helmet
and is always painted thus. The crest
was in use long before armorial bearings
were and is the true mark of chivalry
and nobility.
Achievements, shield or arms, escut-
cheon and coat of arms are one and the
same, although achievements is usually
applied to ''those funereal~ escutcheons
which. being placed upon the fronts of
houses or elsewhere. set forth the rank
and circumstances of the deceased" A
mans coat-of-arms is always painted
upon a shield with supporters and crest,
if entitled to a crest. A coat-of-arms was
"a habit worn by the ancient knights
over their armor, both in battles and
tournaments, upon which was applied
the armories of the knights, embroidered
in gold and silver, and enameled with
beaten tin, co1ored black green, red and
blue, whence the rule never to apply
color on color or metal on metal.