Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-03-17
Girl of the Period,
Alias "the New Woman"

Alias "the New Woman"
Really, she is q dear creature, after
all, the Twentieth century woman.
Don't you think so?
OF course, at this stage of the game
We can hardly speak of her as the new
woman" for the new woman is old
now. or rather she is years young, so, to
distinguish her from the original, sup
pose we say the new ''new woman?"
She is a magnificent improvement or
the original, by the way. and she is the
rule now instead of Il unique, an excep-
ton. freak as once.
The aggreSsiyenesS of the old new
woman has simmered down, and the
meekness of the ''clinging vine" type has
strengthened until the two have met and
formed 4 golden mean which may best
be described in misrepresentation
Not too assertive, though she knows
how TO make herself seen and heard
whenever and wherever she desires. Not
conceit; in this she still humbly bows to
the superiority of man.
Not even too independent is she, this
girl of the period, for although she is
perfectly capable of taking care of her
self when she must, she is equally able
and altogether willing to slip the yoke
on to other shoulders-she's very particu-
lar whose shoulders, understand
She knows her possibilities and her
limitations, and she knows her own
mind. for which latter virtue alone we
should bow to her in worshipful adora-
ton.
The new new woman" isn't a bit the
unconventional sort to whom we were
first introduced. Rubbing against the
world and people has ''womanized" her
She originated in Boston. we believe, a
stiff. straight, bespectacled dame, with a
loud voice which would be heard and Il
long nose which would be seen, with pro-
nOunced views and no husband-that is.
usually she had no husband. Anyhow,
he didn't count She wore clothes in
stead of gowns or frocks; ill-hangng
skirts guiltless of frou-frou, severe bun
nits" and cotton gloves.
If you asked for information she gave
it--like a guidepost-in a few words; if
you offered suggestions. she resented
them. She was entirely sufficient unto
herself
But this latter edition of the new
woman Wells she's different. She,
too, is tall Straight, graceful. athletic,
wholesome. She wears stunning gowns
Stunningly: she fears neither wind nor
weather; and she is apt to be married to
nice man whom he loves.
Jolly good companions they are. too,
this nice man and the new new worn
an" who has married him.
Perhaps the home life isn't modelled
along Colonial lines, and we might wish
there were Il little more of it. and if she
does seem a trihe too broad and too elias
tic at times, why. just let us remember
the narrowness of the other type.
And then she has such fund of good
humor, such a ready laugh, and doesn't
her charity take on the most delightful
form?
Why, | started out with 'one of her
last Sunday to go to church. where she
was to play an obligatO for Nine. s.,
and though the bells were already tolling
she stopped suddenly ut sight of a
ragged little newsboy. poor. pale little
youngster, showed the 10 cents she had
IN her glove into his hand. took him into
restaurant door that was nearby and
waited till the coffee and sandwich were
placed before him. Meanwhile madame
and the fashionable audience waited,
tor their accompanies had to walk in
lieu of having disposed of her car fare,
| slipped in the other day to n recer-
ton i'll her den Such confusion of
tongues. Suffrage" was jumbled up
with discussion of prospective ball
and champagne waters. and the school
question was chopped up between bites
OF dainty sandwiches and sips of hot
chocolate, but they enjoyed it all, the
lear things. indeed they did.
It was all very amusing and very sig
niiicant, for it showed conclusively that
the new new woman" is Il woman for
4 that.-Cora Moore in New York Even
ING Mail.