The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-05-17

and trailed In the back. She dragged
her feet along list1essly. and one hand.
thrust into an unbuttoned glove, swung
aimlessly by her side.
"And she thinks she can go on the
stage" sighed Successful Woman
"the stage. where not only neatness.
but chic in persona. appearance, is re-
quired; the stage. VIII ere one has to
hustle from morning till night, where
alertness is needed, If in no other pro-
fession. l tried to dissuade her from
it," she went ON. II encouraged her
drawing. She does that fairly well.
But she said it was useless. there was
SO much competition nowadays. ask
ed her if she had ever tried to sell any
Of her sketches. And she actually said:
No How would you go about it? ]
would like to draw for the Fashion
Frills Magazine. but | don't know the
woman or man who accepts the draw
ings. Couldn't you give me letter of
introduction? 4 don't know them. and
j can't l answered. Anyway /
wouldn't. Why. goodness alive! II
your drawings are good. they'll take
them. and If they're not no amount of
letters of introduction will persuade
them. Just walk in and leave your
drawings there. and then if they re-
fuse them try to find out what is the
matter with them. and then go on and
try again."
women are certainly fond of having
some one else do their thinking for
Them" remarked Old Bachelor some
what cynicaly. Il should think you
would find that to be the case in that
column of questions and answers you
run in the Daily Screamer."
"Humph! Do f?' returned Successful
Woman. They are all the time ask
ing me: How would you go about it to
write successful novel? What should
do in order to become schoolteach-
err? Trained nurseY Anything that
can be answered Immediately by ap-
plying to the school or the hospital or
the proper place. even the spelling OF
words and historical facts which in
volve only the opening of book on a
shelf in the very room where they sit
"a multitude of foolish. inane, perfect
ly obvious questions which they could
answer themselves il they stopped to
think two minutesw
II have always thought 1t one of the
reasons why women do not progress
more rapidly that they are forever
wanting to lean on each other. They
won't stand up straight and use the
brains that God gave them
"Oh. they'll improve after awhile"
answered Successful Woman. land aft
er all 1t isn't the woman who asks
questions who is the worst. The very
fact that she asks questions shows that
she is anxious to change her condition,
to improve. The woman simply can't
stand is she who allows herself to be
showed under by circumstances. the
woman who lets things stay just as
they are because ooh, what's the use?
They can't be changed" The woman
who when things go wrong takes
refuge in those eternal tears-that
woman drives me wild. Why. there
isn't anything which can't be changed
If a bright, persevering woman puts
her mind to it,"
"After all, the helpless women are
godsend." put in Old Bachelor with
his little smile. IF they were all clev-
er, what would you clever women do?'
''Fm not selfish enough to take your
viewpoint" answered Successful Wo-
man. There's no woman I'm more
sorry for. Put the self reliant woman
in any position. in poverty. in disgrace
even, and she will work her way out
but the helpless woman. she is fail
ure even with the best of starts. and
she is lucky indeed if she does not
transmit to her unfortunate children a
heritage of weak wills and vacillating
minds. MAUD ROBINSON.