The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-31
NOTES IF THE WEEK IN WORLD IF SOCIETY
American Women Contrasted
 With Her English Sister
NOTES HERE AND THERE
Social Birmingham Interested In the Passage of Greater Birmingham Bill-Midsummer
 Weddings.

All or social Birmingham was as much interested in the passage of the Greater Birmingham bill were the business interests back of the bill. The fate of the bill was awaited with eagerness and the first news which reached Birmingham created much enthusiasm. People having tea at the club paused "between two Jumps, please when something was said about the favorable passage of the bill and society, that is the remnant of it stil in town discussed 1t as people here and there settled down to the after din- ner game of bridge.
 It is quite noticeable that many women, despite what is said to the contrary, take vital interest in politics, the passage of bills and they are able to talk as f1uently upon the issue at stake as they discuss subjects supposed to be more "womanly." Women have grown accustomed to being told what there sph-re is and in certain noted organ izatlon composed exclusively of "brainy" women, men have been admitted as hon orary or associate members and on the prompt payment of dues they have the privilege of repeating the well-worn and sweet sounding maxim about home te- ing the proper sphere for woman and that there she reigns as queen.
 American women have not. however taken so active a part in politics as the foreign woman. who deplores what they consider the ignoble status of the Amer l ican woman. Several years ago delega- tion of women from the aristocracies of England, Russia, Sweden and Norway ap- peared before Congress to implore it to l pass a national enactment which would force the states of the union to cease i chasing women politically with their criminals and lunatcs. A noted Swedish woman representing a country where women have voted ever since the seven teenth century, urged the legislative DOW CTS of the republic to pass more liberal laws to women. Even in Russia pleaded a woman from that country far greater Justice was shown women than in Amer | lca An English woman boasted of muni- cipal suffrage in England for women upon the same qualifications as men. Mrs. Cornwalls- West, one of the most beau titul women in English society, contract ed the part played by the English woman Tn politics to that of the American. English women, she said, have much ! greater opportunity than their American sisters to engage In public and political anairs The English woman occupies nearly all of her working hours with meetings and functions of various kinds, many or them of a sem-public nature Tn politics the influence of English women IS direct, whereas 1t is so limited among American women as to be inappreciable
 Tt is too late by thirty centuries" :" wrote Mrs. Woolse, in her "Republics versus Woman" for republics to put in thelr plea of Woman's incompetency in political affairs The jealous Jewish ina ocracy was judged by Deborah who lead armies to victory. The mighty Semiramis who founded Babylond, led armies in person and after her death her people reckoned her among the gods. The Roman empire hated and feared the Elm press Zenebia, to whose sway nearly the i whole of the eastern provinces submitted. There was Isabella of Castile No other Spanish ruler equalled her In intelligence or was a greater protector of science art and literature. There is Elizabeth Of England-what Tudor was her equal or who but Elizabeth made England the
 
 personal force of Catherine of Russia the discernment of Maria Theresa. the Austrian. Think of the glory of the Vic torean reign, under whose rule England gained such foothold that the sun never sets upon her possessions. It seems A Tar cry to this republic where women are classed with persons convicted of crimes of treason, as they are in Ala bama, and with idiots and lunatics.
 The numerous friends of Mrs Martha $. Gielow will be glad to hear that her young son. MT. Roland Gielow, who has been Ill for several weeks in Wash | ington, D. C., is now convalescent Mrs Gielow has been detained there on ac- count of his illness and has been q | daily visitor at the hospital.
 Mrs. Chiffon Brown of Marion is the guest of MT. and Mrs. Algernon Smith,
 Mrs. John l.. Parker will leave later in | the season for the mountains.
 At the Shades Mountain hotel a num- | Der of Birmingham people are regis | tered, the convenience of the hotel to the | city being one of it's chief attractions
 Mrs. Allan Harvey Woodward left yes | terday for Ashevle. N. c. The Manor | there is in great favor with Birmingham | people ana While It Is not as tpically gas | as some of the other mountain hotels it | is so perfectly charming that the same | coteries go there almost every season. |
 Miss Orlean Lowery of Meridian anl | MT. George Franklin Yopp of Jasper | were quietly married yesterday morn | ing, the event being of wide interest ow- 1 ing to the prominence of the young | couple. Miss Lowery is a granddaughter | of ex-Governor Lowery of Mississippi and | Is niece of Dr. and Mrs. w. D. Taylor | of Bessemer.
 A luncheon followed the ceremony. the l following party being entertained att the | Florence: Miss Lucille Davidson MT. Ben | iamin Roberts, MT. Edward Bragg, and | MT. K. H. Smith. who accompanied MT. | Yopp and his bride to Birmingham MT. Yopp represents prominent firm of | Baltimore
 Mir. and Mrs. Griffin Lamkn have named their little daughter Margaret Elizabeth.