The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-02
Women Neglect Men Here Says
 Danish Author

"Dr. Lee DeForest should not blame the suffragists alone for treating their husbands with indifference. The American husband is neglected he is not appreciated"
 Madame Karin Michaelis, the Dan ish authoress, who is resting from the storm of suffrage criticism which broke over her European lecture tour this Spring, because of sentiments ex- pressed in her latest novel, The Dangerous Age" flung back this answer to Dr. DeForest's charge, which has stirred the suffragists of the country.
 Madame Michaeiis is visiting at the home of her sister, the Baroness Dahlerup, in New Rochelle. Observe the multitude of women following their own selfish pursuits" she continued, "the suffragists shout ing for equal rights and the pleas ure-loving wife and daughter of the American husband, who spend con- sidera ble time enjoying life on the other side without him. And look at the great army of young women who prefer "a career to a husband and home, and you see neglected and unappreciated man."
 Women Ruining Health
 Madame Michaelis won the disap- proval of the European suffra gisrs by reference in her book to woman's many weaknesses, and lays particular emphasis on her physical ones.
 'I have talked with Europe's lead ing scientists and physiciahs,' said the Danish novelist, "and many of them are agreed with me that wom en are ruining their own health and that of unborn generations by labor ing long hours in trades and profes- sions at work that has always been done by man and which men do easily.
 This is proved by the fact that men after a days work will go to the theatre, will visit club. will gain some sort of recreation and diver sion from their work. Women who work for a living are tired when their days labors are done, much too tir-. ed even to feel the desire to get a lit tie enjoyment out of life.
 T have made study of the work ing woman for some time,'' said Madame Michaelis, both here and in Europe, where the number of wo- men who are entering industrial life is largely increasing, and I fail to see that it has brought her anything be- sides her independence.
 At Uncongenial Tasks.
 Women hate work outside the home; it is unnatural work; men like their work. Men give themselves to their work; women only give part of themselves. The other part they do not give is that part of her mind which dwells, perhaps, unconsciously at times. on the home and her part in it.
 'I believe that sort of satisfaction which woman feels from having her independence is about all she derives from leading an industrial existence.
 She has no time nor strength to enjoy the pleasures of life, and her life, as a rule, is loveless and lonely.
 '"The average woman who works for her living cannot save anything for old age. What will become of all these women when industrial life wears away their former usefulness at the age of forty-f1ve or fifty?
 1T think even now it would be a splendid thing for a Carnegie or a Rockefeller to endow a home where such women could be cared for.
 'I can always tell a home woman from woman who is devoting her self to the, industrial life,'' asserted Madame Michaelis. .NThe home Wom- an at forty is much younger look ing woman and holds a contented look. The working woman is a tir- ed, discontented looking woman.
 1T believe if women were pensioned tomorrow so. their living would be provided for them that we should see the ranks of industrial and pro- fessional feminine laborers almost de- serted.'