El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-01-05
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The present generation of women
has done so much IN the way OF
broadening wOman's field OF study,
work and influence, that as some one
has aptly said. the biggest discovery
of the age is the discovery of woman
She has practically been discovered
for as machinery has lifted from her
shoulders much of the drudgery of
the household tasks. she has taken
upon herself new tasks and interests,
has carried her intelligence and ablll-
ties into new fields and has visibly at
Tered the course of human life. changed
the aspect of cities, and changed the
moulds of mems minds. The house
wife of old planted and titled her gar
den. wove, spun, dyed. sewed and tall
ored made soap and candles, baked.
brewed, MIXED. churned. tended
chickens, knit socks. patched quilts,
dried fruits and vegetables. and to1led
increasingly to procure the physical
welfare of the house and family. In
telIectusl she often was in the sense
of reading good books and thinking
strong thoughts. but she had no time
for intellectual work. no time to think
out many other problems than those
of her kitchen. dairy and garden.
When the factories began to do her
weaving. sewing, knitting. and to
make soap and light for her, and
creameries bought the milk and made
butter for her. she with quick and
eager conscience and effort sought new
outlets for he- abilities and energies.
AS a result organized charities have
come into being. Woman builds and
maintains charity hospitals. asylumS.
and homes. She studies to perfect her
home in beauty and sentiment. She
, has time to go to the schools and to
: be interested in the work of teachers
and to cooperate with them. She
studies the ventilation of schools,
hours of study. the diet of school chill
dren. She looks about the town and
enters into movements to make it
clean and healthful. She helps to
maintain libraries and parks, and
studies hygiene from the beginning
and applies it to her own family, their
house and yard. alley and street.
through the town. Municipal clean
illness is now a part of her housekeep-
ing. She knows that the health of
her town is the health of her family
and consequently her duty was widen
ed to embrace an effort to improve her
town. The woman of today. that is
the conscientious woman, cannot
rightfully close her eyes to a single
one of the evils of the city for she has
the time and sense to see, unless she
willingly chooses not to, that the NOR
her sons and to a lesser extent Of her
daughters. If scarlet fever be preva-
lent and loosely guarded against, her
children may have scralet fever. they
run the risk at least. If the saloons
are the predominating places of
amusement. she must risk it that her
sons become saloon habitues.
The women of Ell Paso have not taken
up town affairs as thoroughly as the
women of many of the other cities
have, though they have every reason
to congratulate themselves on their
success in the two fields of town i'm
provement they have worked in-the
excellent library which is their crea-
ton. and the standard of the towns
entertainments. The club women
have proved themselves perfect hos
tesses and have done much to insure
the towns good name for courtesy and
hospitality. If the women would re-
ally take up the matter of good side
walks and clean streets the improve
ment would be accomplished in five
years or less. Ell Paso sadly needs
Y NJ. G. A. building or some similar
young mems club house where for
nominal sum men could have gymna
SUM, bath, reading room, study course
privileges and games. A pleasant
men of the town could have some COM
Portable and friendly good fellowship
atmosphere. would rob the devil of
many of his victims. The town also
needs a refuge for women and some
work and interest to help the stranded,
friendleSs young women.
The new century opens up with in
creased interest in the "city beautiful"
idea. There is a talk of a national So
ciety of architects and artists devoted
to increasing the art and beauty Of
cities and of helping town improve
ment associations by advice, organiza-
ton, literature. and other means.
Washington. the national capital, has
been the center of this movement,
which has crystalized around the talk
of enlarging the white house. The
white house as it now stands is mani
testify inadequate for the official and
social needs of the president and some
change has become absolutely neces
sary. But the white house as it stands
is also a very fine and beautiful struc-
ture INTELLECTUALLY and beauty lovers
are afraid that if it were changed in
anyway it's lines would be married. Ar
chitects and artists have met to pro-
test that no tampering with its beauty |
be allowed.
Washington today has the nucleus
for fine system of public buildings
and parks and If the new buildings
that will be erected within the next
few years are built and situated ac- |
cording to some scheme and harmony |
of lines, masses, and vistas, the city's
beauty will be vastly enhanced, wher9- /