Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-10-31

approach of the woman to WnOm Sne nau JUST
~ listened OF the clubs studio tea-talks this
had been the first to interest her, though she
might have been justified in wondering whether her in
terest was centred in what Mrs PagePrlce mad peen
saving or in the exquisite look of the woman. When
Mrs PagePrice at last came for her tea, Mrs Award
prettily detained her
Pray, let ask you something, she said with
humility which less popular women would have given
much to assume there was she hesitated- some
thing in your paper that do want to know about
Mrs Page Price took the vacant chair beside her
Eyes Mrs Award" she said, sacrificing the face OF
this chance acquaintance to her own scrutiny haot
that beed her easy recollection OF the namea recol-
lection less instinct one would have said, than pro-
Mrs Award sent quick glance to the clubs presi-
dent who, combining the practices OF hostess with
those of bee might be expected at any moment to
come buzzing after her guest of honor loudly making
honey on the way. Whatever was to be SAID must De
said Immediately in conformity with the social IDEA Oh
the Conversational Mosac-that is, the more scraps
the more skiful work =
SAh. I am SO serious" urged Mrs Award hurredy.
"Do YOU recall your about the independence
of women consisting of far suber and more important
things than the franchise1 Will you explain your mean
Mrs. Page-Price's eyes met her in perfect COM
Gladly" she said setting her cup the table in the
delicate hatery of her undivided interest mean that
while thousands of women are begging to be allowed to
be present at the polls their independence really be-
ing restricted in which it never occurs to them TO
Mrs Page-Prce always gave her theories royal BIRTH
so that they left her lips crowned and wearing purple
hailed divine, and when they were lnhrm they sun
won instant homage, does decrep1t royalty. Mrs
Awards "Yes1" was like an affirmation. -.
"The instance" the older woman went on evenly,
(which lest be misunderstood, hesated to cite IN
my talk is apparent It is that woman OF conscience
feels free things ordered for her. to use er
day quite as she peases and to her own Judgment
about relating all its details to her husband FOR she
INDUCES in any innocent diversion OF which she does
not tell him. she has been taught that she has committed
breach of honor But affirm that there is almost no
who does not practise certain IustlhaDle
amount of concealment though this she continues to
regard as unjusthabe And thus she continues to Sub
NIT TO the false belief that she is sacrificing her honor
by so doing, until she really has no honor The standard
is false but long she submits to 1t her departures
are really reprehensble. 1t is against accepting this
false standard, therefore, that l would have women
guard Is it not importantly?
had busted herself the floor and now poised be-
side them in time to sip the last words.
All such towards, dear me, are we notH" she cried
with that ability to without hearing what other
people have said that describes many women without
distinguishing them. .
of her distraction; she wise enough, however, to
know that guest can never put her hostess at ease
without seeming steal her weapons from her and
likeiy-being detected She permitted herself to be
borne away with last dctum to Mrs Award
81 am convinced, she said that individual effort IS
our only salvation Ones husband cannot be expected
TO realize this at The pioneer IN her own house
hold must not only dare to live the truth; she must
dare to teach it-a far harder matter" a., ....u
Driving down the Avenue alone after the meeting,
Mrs Award was conscious of a pleasurable sr less
of emotion than of adventure She was indeed not OF
sort to take pleasure in her emotions or to be con
scious of them Like all women of slight imagination
who attach to only the Importance OF their re-
suits, she lived honestly enough in those results new
belief was not sufficient to stir her. perhaps because
was so easy for her to acquire beliefs but an I'M
dertaking was delight, and Mrs. Page-Prce had re-
Yealed to Mrs Award new undertaking..
Mrs Award had been married the year before after
a brief woong, to well-favored young broker whom
she met abroad He was an American also resting his
nerves after furious fight the Stock Exchange, and
the nerves were the more readily pacied that the
test had been of his winning She having lived twenty
eight carefully guarded years. chiefly in America, had
Just found herself at her mothers death alone in the
world After six months of tasting the discreet JOYS
of being consulted in the details of the estate, she had
This action she innocenty agreed with her friends in
believing to be proof of her grief; in reality it was
largely competence in being her own mistress. .
She was still unconscious OF her keen enjoyment IN
her liberty when, in Italy, she met Martin Award In
the haunted ways about Florence in early spring the
young sockbroker, restless in his exile, threw himself
into the courtship of Bettina Mennis who, in spite of
her freedom yet just lonely enough to be glad OF
his devotion. In few months the restlessness OF the
one and the pallng liberty of the other were wearing
the guse of love- and when she had barely tasted her
independence, Bettina willingly parted with it,
Award was cha6np decatey at restraint forgetting
that the breeding of American women, had 1t been
planned induce rebellion after marriage, could have
been no cunningly conrived, and that therefore,
what she was experiencing was not desire, but so to
speak, disease. Without the skill to find solution in
either compliance or illusion and without the knowl-
edge that She would sorely have missed chatterng out
nightly account of her day, Mrs. Award had &C
cepted the situation without ceasng to resent it. She
was not able feel the matter issue or even an in
Justice indeed it not in the realm OF problems at
all her realm of problems consisting OF things wicked
and forbidden. It was simply discomfort and Mrs;
Page-Price had shown her that to remove she had
not to institute reform, only to point out abuses that
really existed In this natural analysis of matter the
feminine mind will never be tar removed from that OF
the professional reformer.
Leaving the florists presently, Mrs. Award was
greeted BY little woman of exactly her type
that seeing them together one would have believed
that they had sought each other the grounds of
the least restancehe basis of very many warm friend
ships Mrs. Ethan Osgood trife more petulant
than Mrs Award, given to pretty disresses and the
voicng of delightful grievances. She packed her lite
with by elevang moods to the estate OF incidents
She had always something to tell So a village house
wife gives zest to her day by the mystery Of the loss
Of the scissors the prodigy of bat in the restroom
closet