The Topeka state journal., 1900-03-01
LANCTRY'S SNUB.
Women Deprecate the Harsh
Criticism Given.
Lack of Tact Worst Fault
AScribed the Actress.
MRS. LEASE is SORRY.
Says That 1t Is Society That
Makes the Lily Possible.
She Would Take Mrs. Langtry's
Hand Any Time.

New York, Feb. 2S.-The snubbing of
Mrs. Lantry by the society women OF
Philadelphia has caused quite a stir in
Gotham, where the noted English woman
succeeded in giving her war tea in spite
of threats of ostracism.
The Journal of today has a full page
devoted to the Philadelphia episode, in
Guiding the opinions of a number of we'll
known women, on what American wo-
manhood should do for or against the ac-
herewith:
Princess Salm Salm-"Nothing should
be done for Mrs. Lantry in this matter.
She has shown a marvellous lack of tact
IN coming to this country to ask aid Tor
the hospital ship Maine Socially, the
express myself. I am liberal in my ideas
as woman to woman. If Mrs. Lantry
herself socially it would have seemed
better to have asked funds for the Phil
ippines- The first tea for Manila: the
second. if so desired, for the Maine
Elizabeth Cady Stanton-"When women
close their doors upon men of unques-
tionably bad character then 1 shall in
dOrSe a boycott of individual woman
who has erred not before Mrs Lantry
is doubtless quite as good as many society
women. 1 read and care nothing about
the doings of fashionable people. The
time spent IN following their movements
is wasted. Olive Schreiner serves them
very well when she calls society women
parasites who live upon men When
economic conditions are such that all wo-
men have an opportunity to work there
VIII be morality. because women will
marry only for love, and such marriages
are rarely unhappy. 1t was perhaps one
of the marriages of custom that led to
Mrs Langtrys criticised careed. I shall
throw no stone at women until men are
regenerated.'
Mrs. Elizabeth Lease-"Doubtless the
Professional WOmen's League, where
there was a black ball against Mrs. Lang
try, acted logically and after due deliber-
alton The members may have had a
spasm of justice and decided that Mrs.
1angtry was quite as good as the men
of their families, and acted accordingly.
/ am for the single standard, and believe
that men should be quite as good as they
expect women to be I don't think it
matters much what society does. Every
body knows that it is not composed of
the best people-not the best mentally,
physically or morally. They care for
nothing but their poor bodies. 1t is So
ciety that makes Mrs Langtry possible.
/ would not hesitate to receive Mrs. Lang
try into my house. 1 know of no woman
with whom 1 would not be willing to
clasp hands as a sister,.
Clara Barton-.'What should be the at
titude of society and all good women
generally toward Mrs. Langtry when she
asks aid and personal association even
for charity's sake? Women should not
turn against woman. If we can do any
thing to truly help humanity in any way,
the hand should be extended. We should
be certain on this score, then go ahead -
nounced views of the matter, but 1 must
defer discussion of the subject until
have reached the mature age indicated by
gray hairs. It seems to me unbecoming
to younger women to discuss a question
involving gross immortality