The Washington herald., 1909-02-28
Tea Table Talk


TIE wind ratified the windows and dash
ed the snow in hsndfuls against the
paaes. 1T Is good to be inside a warm.
bright home on such a night said the
mar. The steam rising from the little
brass kettle simmering over the fame
hisssd ike = serpent, in this Eden.
Time FOR tea said Eve. and Adam
arose and placed the tea table beside her.
How coy" exclaimed he.
But il were not present. would you
SIT here and think so?"
Not Il know it
Houses were made SIMPLY for shelter
and we found them so comfortable that
We gave up our birthright Of freedom
with the earth and sky and shut our
selves up, adding the swinging door, the
windows, and everything that makes a
shelter an abiding place. Tents ought 20
be sufficient above ground. and a space
dug out below for winters sternest com
mand. Then We could live out by forest
and stream. and help in the fields and
never know introspection or ennui Men
seldom know these bugabOos in the meas
ure that women DO. for the reason that
they are out OF the house so much OF
the tiEne-I mean men who are not
moused Up like clerks, attorneys &c.
These men do suffer ike women. and be-
come somewhat eneminate. too I al
ways feel that they ought TO have lace
about their sleeves"
Give your fancy free rein. little wo-
Ir-- en
Nan has so evolved that every idea has
changed with his change in living He
does not even look the same"
Nor live so long" added Eve
What do you mean by long? To the
consciousness Of some q year may seem
long: by others We are told l.c8o years
are but as day"
You have no right TO the best OF the
argument. proud man That is woman's
prerogative."
Not so in the least Only the last
word is hers by divine right"
I refuse 20 avail myself OF the privi-
lege Of the empty honor" replied Eve
And silence fell. except for the Kissing
steam and the giant wind that hurled the
snow against the window paues
1T IS noticeable" said the friend. ap-
propos Of nothing, who had dropped In
70 spend an hour. that when a man
shows an indifference 10 his wife. some
other man is apt 10 grow attentive 70
her"
what a nice opinion you express OF
women, But I suppose you will admit
there are exceptions TO the rule:" queried
Eve.
.e7-t,o-e 80 so-,o -, ~ -.
nately have ouflived their attractions
They take 70 bridge, matinees. and
womeR's clubs.
At any rate. you viii admit that they
look well sstisfied-these groups Of we'll
groomed women who have been somewhat
emancIpated from home rule 4 woman
pines for woman's society, and often.
when otherwise happily married, she feels,
notwithstanding the absorbing duties OF
home and husband. the need OF close,
warm companionship with her fellow
women May ! say feIlow-women? Many
of Us never know this comfort again after
ouT schoolgirl days. but We always long
for IL. The woman left too much 70 her
self, when she had expected companion
ship and cOmradeship in marriage, suffers,
Of course. and she must readjust her
ideas and habits. She turns 20 her own
sex eight times out Of ten, notEithstsnd-
ing the other cases. made so much OF IN
the newspapers and courts. and she
briChtens mentally and gathers 50 many
new ideas Of culture, dress. &C. which
the absorbing duties had perhaps crowd
ed out a bit that she Is transformed.
Every woman has her powers multiplied
by the right kind OF association with
her own sex-hence the value Of women's
clubs-just as the best Of mems clubs en-
tighten a mans mind and tighten his
heart
Il have observed that man is really
very much Ike woman. only more so.
replied the guest, and you are right
about the clubs
Your approval removes the last shadow
Of doubt that may have lurlSed in my con-
servative mind laughed Eve.
ALICE GARDINER WHIPPLER-