The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-29
Mrs. Julia Ward Howe, Grand
Old Woman of America,
Talks Freely.
WOMEN SHOULD NOT GET
THE COCKTAIL HABIT"
Modern Hotel Life That De.
stroys Domestic Obligations
She Regards Harmful.
BY Leased Wire to The Tribune.

by Leased Wire TO The Tribune
BOSTON. May 2S.-Julia Ward
Howe. the grand old woman of America.
authoress of the Battle Hymn of the
Republic who. has Just passed her
ninety y-hrst birthday, today discussed
the part American womanhood is play.
ing in twentieth century life.
Mrs. Howe believes that other WON
en- could live TO be 81 easily if they
shun the fast life of society and look
with old-fashioncd horror on cocktails.
Mrs. Howe s ideas are not so old-fasb.
loned as are her preccpts for living.
For instance, she hopes To 1.-Two long
enough to sec the cnfranchsement Of
women throughout tho United States.
In so FAR as the rights Of equality
90, Mrs Howe believes that American
women are Just beginning to attain
their rightful plane.
Times and conditions have certainly
changed since ! was girl,' said Mrs
Howe. Some changes have been for
the good; others for the worse We
arc all shut in and ! can go back in
my memory and see myself like dam.
sci of olden times, shut up in the cas-
tie of my home,
Cocktail Is Curse.
~ have been shocked to hear of
the prevalence Of drinking among so.
ciety women of today. The cocktail
habit, as / believe il is called, is the
curse of modern society. That is one
of the phases OF fast life in society
1t is alarming.
''Imagine tho regret with which ]
have heard that some women have ac-
quired the breakfast cocktail habit
Am / right in that phrase2 ] am told
it is habit of drinking before break
fast in the morning in order to acquire
an appetite. / shudder TO think of
the harm which is done to women not
only physically but morally. Even the
) o'clock tea which was once so staid
and decorous has changed and liquor
is associated with the delightful, de
licious tea which gave the name to the
fashionable repast.
"Society will change with the equal
eufranchisement Of women. In recent
years the wealthy matrons and girls
have had no way in which to spend
time except In frivolity. Their idle
ness led to mischief The ballot will
impose n duty on women which will
give them something TO occupy their
thoughts. They will not have so much
time for silly and harmful pleasure and
will pass from smart society.
"Happy old age comes only from
health and a clear conscience. Health
can only be kept by simple and quiet
living | do not dccry society at all,
only some of the phases of it which
have grown up in the past twenty or
twenty-five years.
Old Ways Are the Best
"The old-fashioned ideas are best.
Every woman who attains a certain age
comes TO realize this and breaches its
doctrine. Give us a.good old home,
with its cosy comforts and its tranquil
air of perfect peace and domestic
TRANQUILITY No divorces, no sudden
VOYAGES TO Europe on the merest whim.
'sPerhaps great wealth has done
much harm to American society. Wealth
has done some harm in tho manner IN
which IL has caused American men and
women 10 become dissatisfied with
their homes. 1t makes them seek the
pnilded hotels. where one can have ms
bidding done by merely pushing but
.tThe hotel life of today is very
harmful. 1t makes people lazy. 1t re-
moves domestic obligations,
nSome day it viii all be changed
Some day all people, rich and poor
alike, will realize that old-iasmoneu
IDEAS are best after all.''