The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1911-04-22
WOman's Suffrage
DiaIOgue--NO.

The time is a few days before Christ
mas; the place little sitting room
bedroom in Baltimore; the persons a
school superintendent, school tea
cher, trained nurse, all young women,
and all sewing industriously on Christ
mas presents
School Teacher-What are you go-
ing to do during the holiday, Ella
Ella, (the SuperintendenD-Have a
blissful time. Just rest. Aren't you
Nell? !
Nell-Yes,-bu | was wonderingj,
you keep house, don't you? [,
Ella-Why, yes. Why do you ask: (
Nell-Well, | was wondering. Your
little sister and brother live with you,
don't they?
Ella-Yo OH know they do
Nel!-And yet you are gong 10 resi-
during the holiday. Isn't keeping
house and looking after children work?
Ella-Wel, | should say not. What
DO you mean? Why | shan't have
school during the holiday. House
keeping work? | have a good maid
who has lived four years with me, and
I'm business woman and my house
keeping is systematized II takes me
just hall an hour day and two hours
on Saturday. OF course there are the
children But Lotty's twelve and Jack
is fourteen, and they're good children.
They aren't work. Why they help me
d lot
Nell Observation-Disclosures, what
do you suppose the women do VINO
don't have to teach school?
Ella interesredly)-l never thought
OF that Oh course you don't mean
the women who can; afford servants,
bun those who can?
Nel!-Yes. and whose children are
old enough to go to school Cunning
10 the trained nurse)-You ought to
know Molly. You live with them.
Tell us how the other hall lives; What
90 they do:
Molly can tell you they're busy.
Why they just hv around, and lots o!
them get so worn out they have nerv-
Gus prostration.
Impassive silence. Nell and Ella
look wonderingly at Molly, who is
triumphant.
Nell (timidly)-But, Molly, dear,
why? Do they make the children's
dresses?
Molly-Oi course not oh. they sew
a little when there's nothing else to
do.
Ella Cfrm'y)-Now see here. Molly,
talk sense. Ii they're busy they must
do something. What is it2
Molly (consideringly)-Well, they
keep house. and they go to market
Ella-Wel', | do all mat too. and
spend five hours in school every day.
Nov what else
Molly Milliners! DressmakersH
Shorping!!
All are silent.
Ella (the first to rally, but ieebly)-
] have to have hats and rocks too. and
so do the children
Molly-Well, Ella! Do YOU suppose
-well-nea.. but they're perfectly e,e-
giant. Going on rapidlvl Oh course
women like us, who have to work,
can't take the time to keep up with
fashions the way they do. And then
there's society bridge parties. ard
ca,ls-ah. | don't know what all Their
duties to society" they call them.
Nell-What do YOU suppose their
great garndmothers did abour their
dresses and their society duties?
Molly (Aippantly)-Wh drag in a
great grandmother?
Nell-Because you see. they did su.n
big useful things. Everything The fam
il yate and wore was made under their
direction.
E,la-Why, so it was They couldn't |
buy canned things or ready maue
clothes the way we do They must
have been ir'ghcully busy.
Nell-But they didn't get nervou!
prostration and yet they spun and
wove and cooked and they were a !
great deal more useful than we are.
Ela-Dear me, j" does seem as if |
women nowadays might find little
spare time.
Ne'l-Do you mean---?
Ella Girmly)-Yes. mean time to |
vote. mean helping make a good, |
clean city. Who have more time
these women or their husbands who |
are in business:
Molly-Tha.'s a iact Perhaps If /!
they had more things to do that were
important and useful fashions mightnt |
change so often. It's perfectly awful |
the way you have to struggle to keep |
up with the hats and sleeves and skirts.
Nel!-Ioo bad, isn't il, that buying !
hobtle skirts is sweet and womanly and |
and voting to make 4 clean city isn't |
Molly-flere's to votes for women!
Hurrah
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