The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1907-12-20
WIVES WIVES, Be 81: F9IaE FREE!
Says Prof. Thomas OF the Uni
versIty of Chicago.
WRONG FOR HUSBAND

hood We're Shaving 1t in Thci,
Pursuit Of Fashion to tho Lower
and Defective Classes.
Suggestions for declaration %
Independence among wives were
made Friday by Prof. William r.
Thomas Of the University of Chicaeo
socialogist and author Of Sex and
Society,""
he would have the women put
away the old fashioned ideal OF com
pieto devotion and intellectual sur
render to their husbands interests
think for themselves, and have some
Klnd or q clearing In the jungle OF
cohJugc' responsibilities in which
they could stand on their own feet
and be mistresses Of all they snr-
veyed.
Prof. Thomas expressed his idea
pefore the Chicago Woman's club. In
an address upon "The Future of
Marriage" The members listened
with Obvious delight, and when tho
professor had finished, one woman
arose to declare that it was "the
most gratifying paper ever read at
the club" while Rev. Celia Parker
"oodley, thanked the speaker by re-
marking that here was q specimen
OF mere man" who was doing more
10 emancipate women that the women
themselves.
After touching upon race suicide.
woman's slavery to fashion, and the
ike, Prof. homas sounded the liberty
oell for wives by saying: "Still an
other ldeai OF marriage is more
varied set Of interests for the wife
with the household as it is now made
up 1t is not psychologically a good
Ihihg Tor one person to be dependent
upon the will Of another and solely
attached to his interests. No matter
now perfectly a woman Is educated |
N the schools, she will not keep pace
with men unless she have some con
Germs for which she is primarily re-
'ponsible.
Ihis does not amount to SAYING
NAT she must be financially indenen-
lent, or bread winner, though
mere Is no objection to that. But
ler life demands some first hand re-
'ctioh 10 the world, for the sake of
ler character and Intelligence.
Under the pressure Of national
'eiectlon man made a tardy alliance
with woman and the home in primi-
I've times. He has used woman as
| lady figure on which to hang his
wealth; has bought her cheap and
)ought her dear, but he has really
lever associated with her"
Prof. Thomas declared that the
tlhd or wives men liked were of the
lonse dog type. domestic animals,
'docile affectionate, friendly, un-
luestioning." And in lending her
self to this disposition" he said
woman has been plant.
Woman likes leisure and luxury
md to be grander than other women
she Is eager to be the best of her
Kind according to prevailing notions.
The smallest foot, the smallest
waist. the pinkest skin. the greatest
modcsty, the greatest timidity, the
greatest helplessness; womans atti-
,ude has been that if this is to be the
game. she will play it, both to be
petted by men and to excel other
Prof. Thomas declared many Of |
me women best equipped for mother
hood were leaving it, in their pursuit |
Of fashion, to the lower and defective |
classes.
IF the fashionable women of Chi |
cago, who are not at homo to your
ring upon their door" he said, could |
be located, whore would they be
found? In the Libraries? At the Art
institute? AT the Chicago Woman's
Club? Even engaged in entertaining
conversation, No, they would be
found in the department stores, the
milliners' shops, at the silent sacra
ment OF bridge whist, in the beauty
bath; at the massage parlor, in the
apothecary's.
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VERY EAST TIME