The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-04-08
If Cbey Were (Vot1lefl.
BY PRUDENCE WZvTERCREEN
By PRUDENCE WlNTERcREEN

..,crising newspaper reporter in
y =, out not long ago to interview
CO. Of leading men about town and
that they would do II they were
~ n they had seriously tried to
y'na .,ves in imagination into the
~ rext,cn, and then told what
.ssrvbt about II, the result OF the
~ - vould have been very inter-
nf In general, they didn't do this
sul rhev seized the opportunity oner-
49, Zach a little about what women
twn Almost every single man Of
~" .,re that If he were a woman
ftn -. - an ideal wife and mother.
exalted, lofty, noble. There
cfSn .roush beautiful adjectives In
4. dictionary to tell what he would be
y ~ Domestic line If only he mad a
tascA
.vs.a exception to this rule was
soovn actor. who said:
20, little know about the sex is
~. "a their credit. II were a wo-
vou,d nbt be as good as a woman;
n MI suffer and ton for someone
~ be as self-sacrificing and pa
- "a KIND when that someone else
-. unrrateful. would not have a
snIls for my husband when ad-
~s.... rams. / would not worry all
!. ,,,.1 about his comforts. ! would not
-. a. forehead when he had a head
". - ! am blamed If l would SYM
-, With him when his collar button
~ suSsr tho bureau"
r + +
/, ~ n this man told the truth. Be-
!. = actor, he had imagination and
q. oovsr OF putting himself into an
49,. piare. He knew, however much
!. .,sht want 10 be a queen among wo-
q. pobls and sweet and OF an exalted
.~Isbllty. he probably wouldn't accom-
- I, Ill when II came to the point Of
4 scsuai experiment. It's so much cas-
rMM 4 few little things like that on
- than II Is in real life.
~ IRE few Of tho things the other
- would DO. One Of them would strive
: uass my home the sweet and ha9py
uslis God meant 1t to be, and to rule
osdn Armly and lovingly"
fArs q lovely IDEAL, but have noticed
- IN which ths woman ruled firmly
~ we're not pocket paradisss.
ipcshsr man said he would never cease
| asisats through the public press. the
| vsit and the rostrum. by speech and by
| wiling, for Justice to women and for
| suSnsy Of rights with men," He would
| ~ vote at every election he could In
| noef 10 testify that women desire the
/ drtvs franchise.
% ny friend" / said to myself when
. ! nad these remarks, "the Lord did well
h put you where you are. II you were
woman and wise one. you wouldn't do
susAhg Of that kind. Your hands and
| ~ nd heart would be 10 fun of other
lst more importantly things that abso-
lhn had TO be done that you would
nnnh heaven you didn't have to 20 to
pnanes and know who was running for
NJ and have opinions on every sub
~ from the qualifications for a coroner
he tariff question and Imperialism.
NJ i enough 10 have TO know how
~ cook and a house-maid and a
niaf.maid and trained-nurse and a
i1uuTovsrness and dressmaker and
enstimss q milliner. and an art -dccor-
s'u M caterer and q club woman and
Seei Power without having to bother
nss hs hallot7 II you had the details
~ 1any Professions as that to master
Aw you could fairly begin TO live, I
WI euevs you'd have much time to
NAw about the ballot. You'd be glad
ben the voting done out OF the house,
@s might geographically as voting
"msf messy work, and II would clut-
w. your mind horribly to have II
rust"
Asssnsr man-and must admit think
w ashly Of his Ideas. after he had
=" hmseh queen In the realm OF
Nes souid Get out 90 become a social
- tof the sake OF the ideal society
@an form. He would sift folks and
Rice ones. whether they were
~~ TOP or bottom of the social pie,
Ne he had found them he would
=" hsm acquainted with each other,
&h they would all play together
@SAu ana have beautiful times. That's
AaA ldeal-that Is. II Is one rational
'e' human soul. and It's one OF
nnG ! should like TO do myself be-
~ An ssxty. II really seems to me
~ shAi man couldn't have been a
- 'sf since he Is at tho head OF one
.~ as business concerns OF the coun-
!" nss. have sufficient executive
49, 70 ssfry out his ideas. and while
rsamne no sketches Is pre-emi-
- : somsnly and delightful one. IL
s does not appeal TO large
y vemen. eaa't remember
4 as'as known mere than four or
4 - falrlled their social obligations
sAa' sAa, way
a ? =
! know who was reading over
symposium put down tho
~'ssnly and observed tina, the mon
w sod general IDEAS upon the sub.