The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-11-18
A Feminine Hun1OriSf
BHSterS Her Own Sex
By EdRard E. CahiH.

NM IOMEN are harder on their own
sex than men. The other day
w attention was drawn in this
column 10 the bitter wit Of
John oliver Hobbies CMrs. Craigiel,
who delighted to exploit with nimble
touch the inconsequential gable OF
one feminine variety. 1t is in the rec
objection of san Francisco how that de-
lightful humorist. Mistress Alice Xix.
was pleased as Punch when she
could find some calculated fun at the
expense Of her sisters. The same dis
position finds example in the work of
Mrs Everard Cotes (Sara jeanette
Duncanl how these ladies love to
multiply naTnes-who is pleased to en-
phssize the humor Of the feminine non
sequitur. Her latest book. Set in Au-
thority." has the same light touch that
marked her past work. The story deals
with the notable adventures Of states
manship and social life that came to a
British nobleman appointed TO high
station as Viceroy OF India. Here is
an example of the inconsecutive, wo-
manly prattle 7 have described as meat
for the feminine humorist:
Anthony comes honestly by his ex-
traordinary interest in India" contin-
ued Lady Thame. My father spent
wears there looking into the religions
of the people--he translated some Of
the Vedas and wrote q book called
The Law Of God in the East which
gave great offense in some quarters.
have ii still-shall 7 lend il to you?
Much pleasure. knowing the natives
as you do you will appreciate it. My
husband. too. was always wildly in
terested in the Orientals. Anything
black Adored them. He made a great
collection-of books. I mean. not East
orners; though. positively. Leighton
was simply Observation-Disclosures they
were well enough in their way, and Of
course II is duty , encourage their
coming TO oxford to absorb our civiIi-
zation, as my husband used TO say at
its fountain head"
Is that caTicature?
Perhaps, but II is amusing enough.
Listen TO Lady Thame again on the
attitude that the British matron holds
toward hat she describes as native"
although She means they are foreign
ers:
How touching" said Lady Thame
Poor creature, Oh. I am sure they are
= responsive people. If that can be
said Of a poor What-do- you-caH- him
what may we not expect among the
better classes? I shall be glad to see
Anthony take hold Of that problem OF
race antagonism. He is very well fitted
IS nothing like example. nothing. And
I am confident that the natives will
look up 10 Anthony"
Lady hame is asked TO accompany
her son to India TO assist and promote
the social side of A proconsurs duty
20 entertain. but Lady Thame is mod
ern feminine busybody of a familiar
type troubled about all outdoors She
objects like this:
And. pray, what would my poor set
Element do2 And how would my
Daughters of the State get on2 And
my Political Purity Lacquer No, if
necessary, one Of his sisters may go
out later on, but his mother finds
enough 10 do in England
Here is description of another type
81 the feminine busybody:
When she was not disposing of
Herbert and Victoria, Mrs Irving full
filled the law Of her being to which she
so often said that maternity was an
accident. She absorbed London and the
time, consumed much social philosophy
became a Fabian as strenuously as she
might have become a Mohamme dan.
threw of her convictions in essays
and her Impressions IN poems rode
in the very van of progress. was, L
have no doubt. the first woman who
smoked a cigarette in a public restau-
rant
she could do with or without Gig
arettes. however: the one stimulant
that she required was the evening pa
per She called IL the Tyre of London
Mrs. Irving always wanted Ito write
something round real psssion-some-
thing human and throbbing and cruel''
Is this satire Of her extravsgant and
erring sisters true. or is IL gross Carl
csture2 Perhapb the safest way will
be to let the women settle il among
themselves. This is not q free fight
for men.
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