The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-07
ARE THESE
WOMEN RIGHT /?
A "Man's Woman" Must Be a
Sort of Fool
According to Their Description
of Her.
Mem Don't Like Women With
Too Many Ideas-Or Any.
SO THESE WOMEN SAY
Must Always Show a Sense of
Mans Superiority
And Do Nothing But "Minister
to His Comfort"
SO THESE WOMEN SAY
Must Always Show a Sense of
Mans Superiority
And Do Nothing But "Minister
to His Comfort"

New York April It's there any diff
ference between a mans woman and
woman's woman, and. if so, what?" was
the question discussed today by the Ec-
lectic club meeting, in Delmonico's. The
verdict was that there is, but what the
difference is was told in papers and dis
in the class of wits. The name of the
club, Eclectic is defined in the diction-
to or following any one model or system,
but selecting and appropr1ating what is
The club JUSTIFIED its name, for in its
limited membership of 80 it showed today
that it included some of the brightest OF
Mrs Richard H stearns had the task
man Z am to depict She began. that
power behind the throne which, through
W vat9 an Eve was the f1rst Lacking our
modern entertainments of dress, she man
aged still to keep for herself the whole
attention of the only man present. I'm
PEELED by the feminine instinct to minister
to his comfort, she gave him something
to eat and established a precedent which
has been followed ever since by wise wo-
she might have gone on holding him i'm
Garden of Eden palled on her restless
splr1lit the topics OF coh9ersatdon were nat
vironment-perhaps of the one man.
ened is shown bv What thew require now.
They want a woman, not the wholly femi-
Who Who Wept With deIiSRf when he he gave her
a smile. Nowadays it is the man who
feels a proper gratitude for women's
The nineteenth century mans woman
deep sense Of mems ems superiority@a harm
which David Dudley Field described as
the ability to place yourself and others at
the best. Intelligence she Should have.
but not too much of it; not enough to
Possibly the following recipe will briefly
epitomize the mans woman: Wit. mildly
Favored wisdom
in equal quantities, and sympa thy; the es-
gence according to taste; admiration for
men ad hbitum; flavor sparingly with
mix well with the milk of human Kindness.
mold into a graceful shape and serve with
IF woman could realize that her mis-
sion in the world is very different from
son, who undertook to. define the woman's
woman, there would be less jealousy and
discomfort. Woman is more subtle, more
fine than man; her feelings are better de-
yeloped- She is more keen to see Hfe's
The discussion which followed the pa
pers brought out some strong and lively
When a woman wants to please the
her common sense in the background. 1t
does not pay to be substantial for men,
:, The typical opposite is the woman who
attractive to men" Mrs. George Winkier
''That's often because they don't want to
pc asked questions ABOUT what they don't
know, Mrs. Joseph B. Reed, the presi-
dent, retorted.
Mrs George F'inck kindly explained for
the men that when they come home after
day of business they like to take up
lighter subjects.
Wen. notice that the men I know are
not TOO tired to stop al a cafe on the way
uptown and spend two hours discussing
over long, cold drinks the timely topics
they are too tired to discuss with US. And
then they come home and say, Little girl
what games have you played with your
dolls today?
And what woman when she's told
all she has done, finds out in return any
thing her husband has been up tor came
a weary wall from a corner.
Men don't believe in knowledge for wo-
men, was Mrs Clarence Kip's bright way
of settling the subject. According to
Adam, apple sauce was the source Of all
evil
The club discussed plans for its lunch
con, to be given May 3, in Delmonicos,
and then the members hurried off home to
prepare dinner for their liege lords.