Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-01-31

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itself opinions? Don't you think she
would vote Just as her husband, her
lover or somebody In whom she is 10. |
terested, had persuaded Der? OF course |
she would. don't believe Anyone has |
a distinct notion of the platform ION |
which woman means TO stand after she |
does come in for her rights, as she calls |
them. And | think it is time for |
women In general, cub women aud
progressive women, to make a clear
and reasonable statement OF her aims
and principles which shall give her own
sex and men the opportunity to know
precisely what she Ia driving at, The
atmosphere of these women's clubs ia,
of course, very mysterious. and mayhap
serious, but think most Of the people
who don't belong to them feel inclined
to murmur they are clever but we
don't know what they mean ,"
No" answered, 81 don't see why
women want to usurp men sphere.
What vision of life is more exquisite
than Q complete marital happiness and
to ind 1t complete you must admit that
1t needs man and woman to fill the
bill. III these very advanced women
sweep men off the face of the. earth,
what are they going to Put in his place
at the head OF their dinner table or
back of a newspaper at the breakfast
tablef suppose any old dummy would
do, but / prefer -.---''
"Ah! do intrude? I'm beastly cold
and have come in for you aud Beth TO
give me cup of tea. y
l don't know why 1t was that Beth
looked bit confused, and / think |
saw the face that Beth pictured back
of the newspaper.
"You may sit by the fire aud listen
my dear Jack, - said, land when you
go out you will have found you nave
gained deal in worldly wisdom, = and
started the water boiling for our even
ing tea.
Well, you were saying, Beth''-but
! saw she was not willing to 20 on.
| 1--WE were talking about marriage,
Jack, and the independence of women
at the present day; the atmosphere of
our cosy home has just been disturbed
by an element we disapproye Oft these
women who hate men, these women
whose life Is made up of ideas of pro-
| gress, fiat. heeled shoes, medicated
fannels, the study of Browning, and a
host OF things that do not leave any
room for loses, indigestible sweetmeats
and your lordshlp's sex. Don't let
these women, bother you, Beth. They
live their little lives but / doubt il
they leave much impression. They
can't alter the ways Of the world. The
old-fashioned ways are best as long as
the world revolves on It's axis and the
stars shine down on its darkness, there
will be women old fashioned enough to
love their homes and their husbands
and to even rejoice in being mastered
little After making due allowance
for the power that man has over woman,
there is no power comparable TO the
influence of woman over man; so If she
wants little kingdom and wants to
run 1t all by herself she will have to
make herself queen and make one man
her court. What do you think about
1t, Jackf Have you anything to say
on the subjectP You are a bit late,
but"
1.-THE solution of the whole subject
10, l think finding Jack would not
talk, 1.-THE dependence Of each sex on
the other, and the loving sympathy
between them which is born of dis
similarity"
Yes" said Jack, "ths eternal
feminine is what we prize in woman,
and whenever she defects from this
there does her power wane. There IS
no more beautiful and refined influence
in the world than that of a refined
woman. Unselfishness, tenderness, long
suffering devotion and tact are her ere
negatives. A lovers passion. hus-
bands devotion, and son 9 reyerential
affection are inspired by her. And
don't think these so.called new women
and progressive women have materially
deviated from this path in life, but she
is quickly reaching stage where she
will soon have to decide whether the
hearth and the home or the down
town 10 to be the principle theatre of
her activity"
"You ask anyone of these women,
these pretenders, I" said Beth, ..if thew
are truly indifferent to men. oh, it is
all nonsense. The mystic orioles of the
women's clubs do not give straight.
forward answer to all these questions.
To use slang, | think women are
very much struck on themselves at
present, and naturally their heads are
bit turned; but il they are going to
sell stocks, manage corporations, sit 10
Congress, become bank presidents, and
merchants. who Is going to keep houseY
Someone to dust, wash, sweep and look
after the children, scoid the cook, and
in general grease the wheels of domestic
activity
but il is extremely probable" in.
terrupted Jack, "that the laws of the
civilized States will eventually be
amended 80 as to give women the same
voice 10 the affairs of government as
men, but don't think there ia any
pressing haste for action. There Is
really long bank account to settle, for
women have been slaves 10 the past.
Of course woman's attitude at present
is wrong. Woman can no more live
wholly Independent of man than he of
her-and you know what a helpless
being he would be without her thank
you, yes, IPortIa, two Jumps in my tea
land the modern woman ia bound to
recognize, sooner or later, that the
sympathetic companionship Of women
with men is the basis of true and social
progress.
Yes" interrupted, .'the loves Of
the sexes is stronger than all the con .
stitutions OF the women's clubs COM
bined; these strong minded, serious
women put themselves in citadel with
a big stone wall about them, but sooner
or later some brute OF a man breaks in,
and before she knows it she has put
aside her Browning, and the odor of
orange blossoms fills the air. Indeed,
there is a good deal of the old Eve left
in the heart OF woman today, aud |
doubt Adam is. in haste 10 have it
otherwise. +"
| In the fire see picture of
A woman fair - for it is woman's
province to be fair,