The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-18
GIVEN Up TO WOMEN
LAST NUMBER OF GOLFERS is
FOR THE WEAKER SEX.
Contains Much Wisdom, Yet Most OF
1t Would Apply Quite as Well to
Men-Question of Whether or Not
David CopperfeId Was Gentleman
Views of George AIDE.


Views of George AIDE.
The last number of Golfers Weekly
was an unusually interesting one and
called the woman'S number, although
one wonders why, as there is not much
in it to interest women especially.
There is, however, an article by La
Vinia Hart, called "Don'ts for Women
which contains much wisdom which
would be equally valuable for men.
The writer says that 1t is necessary
not only to be good, but good for some
thing. To find what you can do the
best and do that one thing, If possible
to do it at all, as well as you can, and
that is genius. Persons can be divid-
ed, according to the writer, into two
classes, the leaders and the led. The
former comprise those who have found
their work, taken advantage Of their
opportunities, and made something of
themselves, while those who are led are
the dwadlers, those who are always
going to do something wonderful the
day after tomorrow or next week When
they find time. The woman says truly
that the present is all we have; we
talk vaguely about the future and what
we are going to do presently, while all
the time our lives are slipping by and
worked belong to the dead past. To-
day is our only future. for it is yes
terday's future, and tomorrow it will
be gone beyond control. Miss Hart
seems to think that women are great
er dwadiers and have more to answer
for in the way of wasted time than
men. This she thinks is due to the
fact that men expect an active career
and better appreciate that the days
Of
have for work. This may be accounted
for in other ways also, as man goes
down to his Office and works steadily
every day with his mind fixed on that
one thing, while Womens work is so
diversified that they are expected to
do many things well. In the natural
order of things women do not concen-
trate their minds on one object as men
are more or less obliged to do unless
they take up business career so COM
mon today. Then frequently they make
a great success of themselves and
evince an astonishing aptitude for
work. A genius, says the writer, is
an ordinary human being who has dis
covered his talent and made the most Of
it; who has found his work, persevered
in 1t and loved it. She makes no al
lowance for those born under fortu-
nate star, and though she does not
luck. Is there, indeed, such thing
as luck? If one has not that something
known by the name persevering, hard
work is good substitute for it,
Woman's Exposition.
In the same Golfers is a most en-
tertaining account of the woman's eX-
position which has been opened in
Madison Square Garden, New York,
under the auspices of the Professional
Woman's League. This is, indeed, an
Adamless Eden, for not sign Of man
is there about the affair except those
curious ones who come to view what
women have done. AS the masculine
visitor drives up to the entrance his
carriage door is thrown open by six
foot negro women dressed in a royal
purple coat, with brass buttons, tight
trousers and shiny boots, and a high
hat with cockade upon it. He goes to
the box Office to purchase his ticket and
is greeted by half dozen charming
young women who are extremely bust
ness-like; further on is a feminine tick
et-taker in gorgeous uniform of green
and gold. "Move on" says soft voice,
and he looks up in aStOniShment to
find himself confronted by a truly mag
niflcent policeman, fully six feet high,
who carries a formidable-lookin Oil
ly" and regards him with an icy stare.
After this he is prepared for anything
and nothing else makes the impression
that has been made upon him by the
doorkeepers and the policeman. Once
inside, the most wonderful things greet
him on every hand; indeed, it is the
Chicago worlds fair on a small scale,
even to the streets of Cairo. Here and
there are bands of. music, the players
all women and in uniform; then the
visitor goes to the industrial section
and here he finds everything under
the sun which women have made and
can do, from completely equipped
newspaper Office making up and print
ing daily paper right under your eyes,
to Red Cross hospital on the field of
battle where everyone from surgeons
down to soldiers are women. Then the
visitor goes to the Midway, and here
he finds the most enhancing Japanese,
Swedish, Dutch, italian and Spanish
girls. Here are old Dutch kitchens,
spotlessly clean; Viennese restaurants,
sidewalk cafes and Cairo bazaars, end
ing up with the street of all nations.
Another section represents Venice in
carnival time facsimile of the gay
scenes, with ST. Marks, the Grand
Canal and the Palace of the Doges in
the background. The balconies are
crowded with pretty Italian girls who
pelt the visitor with confetti, while
fallirs on every hand rob him of his
last penny.
This immense and unique show takes
the place Of the annual entertainment
or fair given by the league each year;
those who arrange it and take part
are almost all actresses, which ac-
counts for their ability to carry out
their various parts with such success.
The proceeds of this affair go to the
support of INDECENT and invalid act
ors and actresses, and the league this
year hopes to make much larger sum
than ever before.
The New Edition of Dickens.
A new edition of Dickens works is
being put out in London, and a cor
respondent in a weekly review speaks
of the immense popularity of these
books after SO long lapse of years,
popularity far exceeding Thackery,
Bulwer, or even George Eliot. Pickwick
Papers comes first in the hearts of
most Dickens lovers, with David Cop
perfield a close second. Some one has
written letter to literary paper ask
ing whether David Copperfield was a
gentleman, the question occurring to the
writer after a passage in the book in
which Dora tells David that she should
not have married him as she was not
fit to be wife; and David replies:
"Oh, Dora, love, as fit as I am to be
a husband" From this the writer ar
CUES that David was somewhat of a
cad, because he seemed to assent to
Dora's structures upon herself AS an
individual he seems to think that Da-
vid, our beloved David, was a snob,
and he proceeds to say some very I'M
pleasant things of him. The writer
says: II know, of course, that the
great majority who can never admit
the slightest fault in a favorite will
disagree with me; but I should be
pleased to know If any agree" 1t is
not likely that he will find many lovers
Of Dickens who agree with him, not
possibly because he Is not right-per-