New-York tribune., 1900-06-15
GATHERED HERE AND THERE

There are clubs educational clubs political
clubs literary and sociological. in such numbers
that might think that every conceivable sub
Ject and object had been covered, but there yet
remains to be formed the League for the Suppress
sion of the End Seat Nuisance" said woman
yesterday In what way could mankind be served
more practically than by such a league? Weak
women weep and strong men swear over the
end seat nuisance, yet no measures for relief
taken except in few isolated cases where the
victim presses her lips grimy together and with
all her weight. walks the end seat toes
that will to let her pass
We all know hin-and her-the end seat nui-
sance Sometimes he is short and fat and puffy
and seems all feet. Sometimes he is long and thin
and seems all legs. Sometimes he is merely
Character is invariabie He proves Himself duII
selfish and ityrannical; dull because person Of
glances that ne accepts unabashed: selfish because
he sacrifices the comfort of the four other
pants OF the seat who are compelled TO climb over
him, and tyrannical. because he the acci-
vested right in what legitimateIy belongs to
any other ne seems 70 regard II as subject TO the
FR5sS FReatre sy which he may buy an aisle seat in
The end seat nuisance is his worst in the
seats that ones movements impeded in any
case And then. the futile gances Of ire! But ne
pretence of politeness sezing the newcomer, If II
drag her over his boots and umbrella and vari-
that tenpts any well regulated feminine mind 10
1T might be in order TO form league whose
members should be pledged 10 move along when
others enter if occupying the end seat; TO step
heavily possible on the of those who refuse
70 do likewise. and to badge with
spicuous lettering, 'Anti-End Seat League. Lsct-
urers might be engaged, also TO discourse on the
ethics of public travel, and course of instruction
ordinary politeness introduced into the schools
In this way the next generation may find the end
nuisance 'evoluted' Of existence. and con-
tinued exertion the part OF the league might
prevent frequent cases of 'reverson OF type
One ray Of hope glinners through the darkness
surrounding the late sad biennial OF the Fedora
tion Of Women's Clubs From all the hours Of
talk, the bitterness Of election politics" the
venom of class controversy, Just one genuine note
is sounded. One rises TO protest against
turning the strenuous drama of work for humanity
into the farce OF fashion show. Mrs. Kror, the
delegate from the Rainy Day Club comes home
bitterness Of spirit and much perturbat there
OF. because of the valuable time wasted by the
great concourse Of women in idle dressing and
vainglorious costuming. She argues. with much
show Of logic. that women who displayed three or
four gowns every day could not have devoted
much time thought 10 vital quest tons
The protest could not have from a
appropriate than the delegate Of the Rainy
Daisies who stand unfinchingly for suitability in
attire and actually have conquered a peace in
the general adoption Of street skirts OF reasonable
length. Having succeeded thus far. why should not
they enlarge their boundaries and make upon
s the frvolities Of clubdom in the Federation
conventions assembled?