The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-07-06
FOR FEMININE READERS
woNEN AIR MORE OR LESS PRO-
Fousp VIEWS ON CERTAIN TOPICS.
A Contrast Between Two Types OF
women-CooI Drinks for Warm
D~nys-Fnds and Fashion Notes.

or TWO o. tnCm nhtQ III III
Others had drifted in from the neisborhood-
A man was in the background. lie sat
inside the house at the open window, but
there was no light and he called no stten-
tion TO himself, perhaps because he was IN
mis- shirt-sleeves. perhaps because he pre-
ferred 10 listen rather than TO join in the
conversation. Men sometimes feel that
vav Won know. Two of the women were
married. the others were not, but not
because Of their extreme youth. for -
well. none OF them would have needed
the consent OF parent OF guardian before
a marriage license could be legally issued.
The married women were doing the talk
ing. 1t often happens that way, you VIII
notice. with a group OF women
Mrs.-Iet US cali her Jones, because that
Is not her name-Mrs. Jones was saying:
IL should so like TO have a whole lot of
money this summer-oh. a millioni 1 tell
Henry that In these days. when we hear
about great fortunes being made in a min
ute and about banks being so full OF
money that they don't know what to do
with Il. and about this being such an age
of prosperity. that now is the time for him
TO 20 right in and make a big fortune in
stead of being contentec with the Titles
I'm sure he could, lie has such u fine mind.
and so lar d. l CIl SEC luCcc Lhch WIZ
have made the big fortunes arc not partic-
ularly brilliant. There's nothing really 10
the men, or IL there is it doesn't get into
the papers. Why. believe ! could go into
business and make a fortune myself. No,
don't know exactly how Id do 1t; buy
stock-or is IL stocks Ones cattle, L
know. and the other isn't. but I'm never
sure which is which. Buy stocks low and
sell them when they're away up, | suppose.
oh. there's no end Of ways OF making
money. and / hate TO see a man with
Henry's talents ~plodding along on a salary
To be sure. It's a good salary. and they
think a lot Of him al the office. but l don't
consider that they really appreciate him,
after all. or realize what he Is worth TO
them"
Here Mrs.-welI, Mrs. Tompkins-broke
in:
II think il the men would listen TO their
wives more when IL comes 10 business mat
tiers IL would be better for them. Women
are so practical. Now, / want Charles TO
buy that beautiful lot up on Delaware
street and build. but he says he can't
spare the money out Of his business. I'm
sure / don't see why. when. some days his
bank account is more than the place would
cost. Other days IL isn't as big. but l tell
him. mat II ne VIII z Ht ave Jtce Ohc
DAYS balance-balance, that's what he
calls it-one days balance. he'll never miss
IL. I'll look after the building and we'll
have a perfectly lovely home"
Men are very stubborn" sighed Mrs.
Jones. They don't seem TO understand
how important IL is that women should
have money while they're young. Now l
should like to go TO Europe this
oh. I'd want him to go too. He says we'll
go some time, but some time I'll be old
maybe, and won't care about IL. By the
way. girls. what's this 1 hear about your
going abroad?'
yves. we're going. all four of us. to be
gone three months"
well. of all things, 1t will be lovely.
though. but you ought TO get married first.
each OF you and go on your wedding trips.
oughtn't they. Mrs. Tompkins? You'd en-
Joy the sights so much more with a man,
say. like Henry. TO 30 about with. though
/ don't mean TO say that there are four
men as nice as Henry i'm town"
Charles was a perfect JOY when we went
on our trip abroad" said Mrs. Tompkins.
81 relied on him so. I shouldn't feel as If ]
could go without him on such a tour. And
besides. a married woman receives more
consideration, ] think; she has a sort OF
background. you know, that unmarried
sones don't have. But 1 mustn't stay here
talking. He will wonder what has become
of me. I'll see you again before you co.
AS she and Mrs. Tompkins went down the
street. still prattling. the public school
principal groaned softly. the music teacher
hummed q rag-time song. the artist
laughed. the doctor laughed; presently the
four were indulging in such peals OF laugh.
ter that the groups in the neighboring
yards wished that they could share the
joke.
NOW. really" said the principal, AL
married women are not as big fools as those
two. 1 know several who are quite sensi-
BILE"
But these are thoroughly womanly WON
en-" said the doctor-"the kind we read
about. l know their kind. And the notice.
able thing about 1t is that their husbands
are apparently perfectly satisfied with
them"
" Satisfied Why shouldn't they be?'
asked the artist. Take Henry Jones, he Of
the fine mind No one but his wife evei
dreamed that he had a fine mind. And oil
course he's grateful and faithful and sat
ished.'
Well. blindness Is one of the blessings o.
aAN' IA - iAQdiiNu ne QOCtOi
1.-The binder the pair. the happier. Blu
think of Henry Jones or chumpy Charley
Tompkins as a back ground.
Blind or not. what makes me 'spise q
married woman" laughed the music
teacher, rs her patronizing manner TO tn,
unmarried She has the manner of havins
achieved something far beyond us, and OF
being sorry for Us. whereas 1 may regard
the achievement In question as a stick and
congratulate myself that / am not the ON,
who Is tied TO him-or it,"
"Oh. half the time il is not the husband,
that the married women are so proud Of
declared the doctor who is rather a cynical
person. "Matrimony. not the man. they
consider the achievement. They are glad
simply because they are married. not be.
cause they are married TO any particula,
Individual"
well. for my part" asserted the princi.
pal with emphasis. II don't so much minc
the married woman's condescending air:
and matrimonial complacency as her calm
assumption that every unattached woman
Is envying her the possession OF her par
ticuiar stick I've no objection TO hel
idealization OF him. but why expect me tC