The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-02-03
Modern Woman
A Notice, by Request" Of the
Anti-Woman Sufragists Mrs,
Parhngton Sweeping Out the
Atlantic With Her Broom. :: :;

Opposed to the Extension Of the Suf-
frage to Women has been placed in
my hands. Upon the cover is stamped
conspicuously, Please notice" Oh,
YES. I'll notice. No fear Of that. Let
us see. The thing begins with II list of
officers and committees. glance over
the list. Some | know personally. 9th
ers ! know Of Here is the name If Il
clubwoman who has used clubs to get
herself into "sassiety." Here is one
noted for being the most mannish look
ing, mannish acting, mannish dressed
woman in certain city. | think OF
her in comparison with gentle. refined
Anna Shaw, beautiful, womanly Mrs.
Potter Palmer, that motherly Old saint
of Quaker preacher. Lucretia Mott.
and-pardon me if smile-hefe is the
name of another conspicuous woman
who never would have been heard of
only for the desperate, unceasing
struggle through storm, suffering and
opposition of those pioneers i'll the
woman movement who persisted in
their agitation for higher education
for their sex till the doors of colleges
and universities were at length opened
to woman. Then this one goes in and
comfortably takes her university de
grees and deliberately turns and rends
those who made it possible for her to
do So Oh. you migrate, Go way back
and sit down and hide your head in
shame. 4 majority of the other ants
10 l,n, nod
a nickel in their lives, who could not
do so if they tried. If they were
thrown ont on the world suddenly ev-
cry one of them would have either TO
subSiSt on the cold charity of rela
tiveS or go to an old woman's home or
the poorhouse These antisuffragists
are like Mrs Darlington trying to
sweep out the Atlantic ocean with her
broom. Will this notice" do. | won
der?
In the cases of brain fag." now so
common. there is apt to he more fag
than brains.
Never perhaps" says a musical crit
ic, has there been more exi-ent de
mand for the poetic, the ndetinable
the unattainable." SO glad to know it..
Once more the American Federation
of Labor has passed its annual resolu
ton fayoring woman suffrage.
Rose Pastor Stokes, the cigar girl.
who is the wife Of Millionaire J. G
Phelps Stokes. has obtained deep in
sight into the present industrial sys-
TEN. She objects to any pauperiZinG
system of charity-tbe kind now prev
alent in civilization. In Il recent speech
she said: 1T is not love of man to
take from him what is his and then
when lie is lying robbed and wounde !
upon the Jericho road. to put him npoL
Il beast and take him to a soup kich
Ell. There is little use in trying to re
lieve poverty while we are creating it. :"
Mrs Stokes pronounceS the system
which robs the laborer and gives mil
lions to public institutions Il sham.
Nine. Nordica's latest picture shows
her to have finer. handsomer face
than she had twenty years ago.
The highest. shrillest soprano that
ever did sopran has been discovered in
an Australian girl who can compass
FIVE C's. Let us be glad there is only
one.
Dorothy Dix says married life Is dull
because 1t is shorn of illusions. She
pronounces it champagne without the
tizz and the circus without the hoopla
TO give it thrill and fascinate.
Anna Strunsky. the vigorous Socialist
worker and writer. declined to take her
husbands name when she was married
to Mr.. Walling I've often wondered
what was the sense in a womans Civ.
ing up her individual name when she
was married.
Miss Annie Kicker of Lancaster, Pa,
is Il member OF the Pennsylvania Inter
state Association of Gunners and one
of the best marksmen in her own
state.
The sun at last do move even in
Turkey. There comes word of a big
revolt among women and girls of the
harem. They would dwell no more i'll
seclusion, would no more go about
yelled or remain ignorant animals.
They begin to demand the same rights
and privileges as western women have.
which perhaps is not saying much, but
at any rate Turkish women want this
liberty, such as it is. The much mar
ried Turk has trouble on his hands
Some of the younger men who have
been educated in European universities
favor the women and have allowed
their wives to walk in the streets I'M
yelled For this these generous nus
bands have been heavily disciplined
by the court authorities. Meantime
women of the higher classes are run
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