New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-06
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A funny story is told by the Rev. 5. Barring
Gould concerning Catherine OF Berain. welsh.
woman. who was known as the mother Of Wales.
because she founded mary families. she was
first married John Salisbury. Of Iieveni. and
became the mother Of Sir John Salisbury. who
was born with two thumbs 20 each hand. and was
noted for his prodisious strength Az the funeral
arm Outside the churchyard stood Maurice Wynn.
posing to her. As she issued from The gate he did
this VERY so ~ replied SSthGr'ne 5Tt have
vve him. I will marry YOU Size was as good rs
her word and married yet a fourth before she
so here's to woman. May size ever remain rs
she IS II she must change. let her change more Ia
the direction Of what she Is than in the direction
CT what she wants 10 be- IS the way In which
kansas City paper concludes a toast to woman.
After almost a column devoted the inserfori;y OF
women to nrsn IN the professions the aad
business. the Western writer owns up handsome
ly. The truth Is that basis OF fair comparison
be established between the sexes-that IN her
distinctive characteristics woman Is almost
other being. Morally considered. is dend
when compared to woman In the domestic viz
tues she is star-eyed goddess. moving above the
masculine sex in planes and orbits TO which II
can make a good swalowtaled coat we ought 20
be answered IN Yankee fashion by the counter de,
mother And here we core 10 what is really the
ali the learning al the skill all the muscle. ali
the steadfsstness boasted by the masculine
might be thrown to the dogs without seriously I'm
pairing the happiness OF life so long as women re-
main possessed Of those distinctive virtues upon
foundation rock"
This kind Of talk can be counted on 10 make the
professional woman suffragists very tired. But It
Is in line with what Dr. G. Stanley Hail. President
Eliot Professor Earl Barnes and other thinkers
and educators saying. The trend OF opinion IL
toward making women more So and people are
coming TO distrust systems OF education. occupa-
tons and ideals that divert women from their own
true course into mannsh channels.
Eureka Lake. a Kansas summer resort had a
funny strike recently The chamoermaids In the
chief hotel struck The guests. to the number OF
about hundred. arose one morning to find that
their beds must remain un1nade and their rooms
within an hour a number Of fashionable girls from
Topeka. who were among the hundred. organized
themselves into a volunteer chambermaid force.
They went TO work with a will and tidied I'D all
the rooms before Not only the work
done with greater thorouEhness and neatness than
before but with less clatter and fuss The origf-
nal chambermaids soon returned 20 their duties.
~ tAc iilu tils1l-
trips and boxes OF candy and other acceptable at
tentions that find their way In their direction is
limited.
International marriages common IN these
days and the complications resulting therefrom are
unhappily. numerous also that words Of warn
ing TO those contemplating such marriages are
never superfuous. The laws regarding the matrf-
monial contract widely different IN different
countries and II behooves the prospective bride
OF a foreigner to acquaint herself with all these
technicalities and see that they are scrupuIously
complied with. In France the consent Of parents
and various nOttfcations are necessary 10 render
military circles the permission Of the authorities
has to be secured, and the income OF the contract
ing parties must be in strict conformity 70 the
OF the bride and her family must also be taken into
consideration In Austria marriages between Chris