Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-06-18
AMERICAN
WOMAN is HER
HUBBY'S CHUM

The american woman has been pass
ing through an era of foolish frivol-
ity, But believe that she is through
with it and that at present she is a
most excellent citizen, who takes her.
self and her world neither too Aippant-
ly nor to seriously. Moreover, she is
developing real personal originality
and independence
Mrs. William Grant Brown, Presi-
dent of the New York City Federation
OF Women's Clubs and probably one O
the most popular women in New York
gave this favorable verdict on the
American women.
In the first place." began Mrs
Brown, the New York woman is moi
the American woman. The New York
woman is in class by herself. Shs
lis too much devoted to pleasure and
disqualification. She does wear abb
surd clothes, and she does paint and
make up to a ridiculous and indeed re-
voting degree. She is silly and brain
less and selfish, but not for one mo
ment to be confused with the American
woman.
"The latter is first of all a home wo-
man. She is her husbands chum.
Europeans say that she brings up
her children badly, but they overlook
the fact that we are aiming at differ
ent ideal AS a clever woman observ-
ed the other day, the family in the
United States is or ought to be a re-
public, not a despotism, or even an
absolute monarchy.
SShe is only devoted to pleasure in
the sense that she gets pleasure out o.
nearly everything. She has an abiding
interest in the simplest things. Even
her duties and responsibilities are
eagerly grasped. Her mind is clean
and her tastes are simple.
"She enjoys the quiet, homeIy pleas
ures-fOwers, music, books. She is
finding an interest in civic matters, the
housekeeping of the community in
which she lives, even if she avoids the
suffrage issue. 1t seems to me she's a
pretty good citizen.
Education has done wonders for
her, of course" continued Mrs Brown
The you don't agree with the critics
who call US only half-taught, near
cultured?" asked Marguerite Mooers
Marshall
Indeed do not. The average Am
erican woman is really well educated
and we'll read
Moreover, besides her general cul-
ture, the vocational and trade schools
are making it possible for her to know
how to do at least one thing perfectly.
The urgent necessity for self-support
taught many women such exact and
systematic knowledge before the open
ing of the schools.
eve all want to work. Almost every
woman of wealth and leisure is going
in for some tangible, definite labor.
She has at least some pet philanthropy
"The American woman is undoubted-
ly the most adaptable person ON the
face of the globe.
"Most of us in the big cities live on
shelves, for apartments are nothing
else. But somehow or other our wo-
men contrive to give the home feeling
to the few small rooms. That's be
cause We are sensible and know how
to make the most of our opportunities.
"No women in any other country.
have such a servant problem to strug:
gle with. None have to face such
kaleidoscope changes of fortune, We.
solve the one and survive the other,
and l should like to see the men do a
better job.
"And we are becoming original and
independent Take Just the matter of
dress. The womeu's magazines are
nearly all running departments Of
american fashions. A great many wo
men who go abroad every year will
tell you that they buy all their clothes
in America.
"The dressmakers say more and
more women are refusing to wear the
most stylish garments if they are freak
ish and unbecoming. There's independ-
dependence for you
There are people who say that the
American woman is too conceited, "
Miss Marshall suggested. They as
sert that she Graves compliments like
candy and swallows both with equal
readiness"
whenever a man addresses a meet
ing of women and spends his time tell
ing luelH uON peduCIAui IiCJ iOOAJ 'o'
all go home wondering if he is as big a
fool as he thinks they are" Mrs. Brown
asserted holly.
1T would be every bit as sensible
for a woman to address an assemblage
of men and take up the evening in
exclaiming over the beauty of their
mustaohes and the perfection of their
trouser creases.
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