The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-28
BIG HATS AND
TIGHT GOWNS
Father Michael Gives Talk Which
Must Have Made Some In
Audience, Vince.

Suf1ra8ett0S, SuffraglSLS, and Otncr
varieties OF women aspiring to activ-
ity outside the home, were dealt with
in terms of whitening scorn by Rev.
Father Michael OF the Passionist Aca-
demic Institute of Norwood Park in
Chicago Sunday in an address at the
Illinois theater. Women were declar-
ed to be by nature absolutely untitled
FOR the right Of suffrage.
Father Michael drew a sad picture
OF the suffragists' neglected husband,
who remains at home caring for the
lap dog which takes the place OF chill
dren in his wife's affections, while
wife is out complaining, lecturing and
voting"
The reverend father turned his at
tention to fashions in dress and assert
ed that light-fitting gowns are deserv-
ing OF rebuke because of their unwom-
anly appearance.
Father Michael said If he had his
way flowing garments would be worn
by both sexes. Tight-fitting male at
tire, according to his notion, is neither
natural, comfortable, healthy nor ar
tistic.
Women who parade about in large
hats,apparently with tneir souls in the
hat feathers, Father Michael class
ed as worm eaten leaveS of the TO-
liage of the social cree.
Father Michaers subject was "The
Ideal Woman" The address was CIV
en- under the auspices of the Daugh-
tiers OF Isabella.
"The GROWING height of woman's
elevation can only be attained within
her own sphere, and never in that Of
man" said Father Michael amy at
tempt, therefore, on the part of woman
to overlap the boundaries of her sex
and to become mannish is as absurd
as an attempt by man to become girl
ish or womanish
"Woman's ability and usefulness
does not consist in turning politician
nor working for equal suffrage nor
seeking office. The logic of these peo-
pie who are called suffragettes is ut
terly untenable.
Women know nothing of political
life and the depths of its intrigues.
Apparently also they know nothing of
their own nature and care less about
virtue and nobility.
Anyone can readily conceive tha.
woman was never intended by the Di-
vine Master to cast herself into the
rude turmoil of the political arena.
Neither woman's body nor her mind
are adapted for masculine occupa-
tions. Her feet were never made for
the march of soldier or policeman
Her voice, symphonic and melodious,
was never meant to pronounce stern
sentence. Much less are her mental
faculties adapted to administer gov
eminent.
Is there a woman in all the world
without the circle of suffragists who
would be willing to pronounce death
sentence? If there is, would any OF
you be willing to call her mother?
Some of these women are seeking
political honor, but they will end in
inglorious defeat and disgrace
Father Michael then turned to the
husbands side of it.
What will become Of the honest
husband of the suffragist?' asked
Father Michael while she divides
her time between shopping and poll
tics and is complaining and lecturing
and voting he is at home tending the
baby. Or. rather, it will be Teddy
Bear or lap dog, for this sort of
woman will have little love for do
nestle virtue, less for wifehood and
none for motherhood. 1t will be the
husbands duty to disrobe the lap dog,
his wife's dear little Rexie."
Father Michael protested against