The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-01-20

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Wrong-What the Pattern Is t
Commerce the Ideal Is to the MIND
BY KATE UPSON CLARK.
>Tresloent The Wheaton Club" Ney
York City.)
copyright, 1905. by Joseph y. Bowles)
rerhaps the women's clubs of which
"en approve are the fashionaLI
oheS, where there is considerable d.;
play all Is conventional, and the mem
GERS are not likely to do fanatica
things.
ms point will be disputed by many;
L Investigate for yourself. and ses
II 1t is not Sc. With all that is said
regarding the fear among women OF
breaking social canons, men are more
tllnld tnan they. The sheep-like uni
lorhlty OF men regarding their ap-
pdrel extends to other matters. The
lcar OF the average nan that either be
or his wife or children will queer,
themselves, amounts to panic. Any-
one who knows both mems and wom-
ems colleges will testify that. anx-
lou though the girls are to walk on
Certain accepted lines. their brothers
are even stricter, and heap upon those
who dare to be different a heavier
penalty of ridicule or scorn.
therefore, it is easy t. see why most
men are willing to have their wives
co the regular" the fashionable
thing. To venture off the beaten
tracks Is to be talked about"-very
likely made fun of, or hardly criti-
clsed-and this, for the women of
their households. is something few
men can contemplate calmly.
The kin of a woman's club next in
popularity is the philanthropic. 1.
mas long been recognized among
The best people" that women are ne
cullariy adapted to work among the
SICK and the afflicted. Hospitals. asy-
lums, kindergartens, restaurants for
working girls, and homes for the agel
these are universally considered
proper objects for the interest and
efforts of society Everybody
see the results of such work. No
argument is needed to defend 1t. The
social position is strengthened of every
who goes into it. or who
Joins a club which has for it's object
my form of charitable endeavor.
The musical and art clubs for wom-
IN are considered by most men-the
great mass of the business and pro-
everyday" men-as really
lily, bu comparatively harmless. In
cities they have great social
Prestige, and become highly desir-
lb!e.
The women's reform clubs are those
Which are regarded with most suspf-
ION. Society demands an e~xplana-
ION from everybody who dares to I'M
ertake its reconstruction. Like in
" iduals, it resents blame. In a GEN
raj way, as with all of us. it admits
aults-but does not like to have them
p~ecihcally pointed out; and it be-
ONES enraged when attempts arc
lade to uproOt them. The woman
is the especial butt of the
ARTIST and the %cartconist. The wom- s
n who joins a club Of this sort knows ]
lat she takes. as 1t we're, her social
fe N her hand. !
The w~ell-knOwn story of Mrs. Lydia ,
Milo, one of the noblest and mos. +,
fted of American women. illustrates l
lis phase of the club movement bet :
r than perhaps any other. She had :
zen immensely popular-the pet of '
'clety-until she joined an anti r
avery society and began to write :.
arm pleas for the freedom of the =
acks. Then old friends turned !,
'ainst her, her literary vogue waned =
ID she was treated with scorn and :.
suits where she had once been ap- =
auded. )
You may think and say that the -
for that sort of thing has passed, :
t it has not. The woman who dares =
name and denounce the sins of So =
'ty to-day is often subjected to as p
thering contempt as that which was :,
upon Mrs. Child. e
W
It Is the literary club, however. tina. ST
most enjoys exploiting, and TO
: men of the family most love to 81
sr at. W
Well, what are they gushing over
the club now" a merry husband OF
led his wife M evening. upon her OF
Urn from a meeting of THE Fort ed
tn
If you will ask respectfully, / will
you the subject of the essays and
cussions, if that is what you mean"
responded, with mock dignity. h;
Oh. come now! You know that all mr.
y do is to exchange compliments re
look each other Overland talk a mr.
lie about Browning and the language :
stars, and all that sort of thing mn
sn't it?" 90
We discussed the matter of ideals. no
there was nothing gushing about on
1t was most practical"
Ideals, practical! Then what is as
difference between the real and
ideal?" he laughed. sai
is just what was explained gr
is to-day" she said, good-humored- thu
"And. want to tell you some thu