Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-06-25
MRS. JULIA ". Howe.
MAKES few Comments ABOUT
MODERN SOCIETY WAYS.
Has Just Had Her 91st Birthday, and
Discussed American Womanhood-
Cocktails for Women Shock Her
Curse of Fast Life-Five O'Clock
Teas Have Lost Old-Time Charm.

Mrs. Julia Ward Howe, the grand old
woman of America, authoress of "The
Battle Hymn of the American Repub-
lie, " who has just passed her 91st birth
day at Boston, Mass, today discussed
the part American womanhood is play
ing in the goth century life.
Mrs. Howe believes that other women
could live to be 81 easily if they shun
the fast life Of society and look with
old-fashioned horror on the insiduous
and invidious cocktail. Mrs. Howe Is
ideas are not so old-fashioned as her
precepts for living. For instance, she
has lived long enough to see the en-
franchisement Of the women throughout
the United States.
Insofar as the rights Of equality 60
Mrs. Howe believes that American
women are just beginning to attain
their rightful plane.
''Times and conditions have certainly
changed since l was a girl" said Mrs.
Howe; "some changes have been for
good, others for the worse. We were
all shut in and / can 60 back in my
memory and see myself, like damsel
Of olden times, shut up in the castle Of
my home.
Il have been shocked to hear Of the
prevalence Of drinking among society
women Of today. The cocktail habit.
as / believe it is called, is the curse
Of modern society. That is one Of the
leading phases Of fast life in society
1t is alarming.
" Imagine the regret with which
have heard that some women have even
acquired the breakfast cocktail habit,
and am j right Ia thatl i am told IT Ii
habit Of drinking before breakfast
IN the morning IN order to acquire IA
, appetite ] shudder to think Of tho
harm which Is done to women, not oni.
physically but morally, by this custom
Even the o clock teas, which Wer
once SO staid and decorous, hav
changed, and liquor is associated will
: the delicious and delightful tea whicl
= gave the name TO the fashionable repasi
Idleuess Leads TO Mischief.
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- frauclisement of women. ln recen
b yeais the wealthy matron and giri haY
3 had no way in which 10 spend thel
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