The evening world., 1911-05-02

her recently published play, The Do
a certain numerically impressive type
to her etern Indictment
cirs. Meyer presents the type OF
woman she nnds 30 Objectionable as
Rose Malone. telephone girl, wnom uhe
author describes as foilows'
ENTER Rose Malone. overdressed and
vu,rsr; dyed hair arranged IN tre-
snendous pompadour; arunoi0 Sun
curls behind, big, unsteady picture M.
p~retentious but OF cheapest s'ao0,
coarse, purple motoring vel Arranged
over hat; everything about her . poor
imitation Of fashionable woman' every
thing - unsuited a. possible 70 ths
needs Of q wnge Garner. Looks uhoer-
fed and unhealthy. she chews gum
and regards Mason cher employer) with
q bold stare"
Mrs. Meyer, who II famous as tho
founder OF Barnard College, has been
thus described b. another woman.
"shs In cultivated. she II very In
tslligent but she does not m;nos her
words"
Welcomes Flight In Open
In The Dominant Sex n has not
only refused TO mince her words. but
she has neglected even to cut them up
fine enough for tho average intellectual
digestion. and as a result OF this out
e~pokenness Mrs. Meyer declares that
she has been denounced in the secret
sess.ons Of the sufrragists and attacked
elsewhere a. . foe to tho WORKING
woman.
II want an these people who ars At
lacking my book to como out IN the
OPEN" Mrs. Meyer exclaimed when ]
saw her yesterday afternoon IN her
home at No. 75 Madison avenue.
~ am going to tell you exactly
, what Z think about the problem OF
the o~vsr.drssssd, Incompetent
WORKING woman n thsn let her
friends answer me hut I believe
you viii not ana . single suitably
dressed, sfaotens wags-sarnins
!. woman who will NOT subscribe to
! svery word Z say"
. But frst the readcr must Judge thu
paragraph IN The Dominant Sex tina
stirred UP the row.
! John Mason, a nnanodcr. - disoharg
, ing the Respondent Rose Malone. tele
> phone girl. and in the process tells ne
h what he thinks OF the working girl.
Q zone moment, Miss Malone" he call
out, as the discharged girl is leav!n;
his office. II wonder II you have eve
reflected that IL a machine were a
z poorly equipped for its days work a
r you are Il would be Mt only for tn
= junk shop. and yet do YOU never thin
a OF yourself as q machine equipped Z
- A. .. ,YN~AD NJ sEnst try N III
$ your days work with the least posslol
friction9
you clog, you hamper yourself Il
every conceivable way and yet 20
want 10 be considered an effective bit o
mechanism IN the serious world o
9 business.
" Calls Her "Silly."
n Look here, a. best Il isn't an cas-
d proposition. with your efficiency at II
8, highest point, there will be days whe
4. the grind becomes too much for yoi
!. and you wish you never were born.
"Ve. you put In more time wrtg-
Cling into q waist that buttons
hindside foremost than In eating
es your breakfast, you spend more
70 money on Al utterly prsposterous
~ hat than on . months luncheons.
-. you literally night your way alon
A. tho windy canons OF our streets. tr!r
n ping, stumbling. with bedraggled skirt
and soaked shoes and unsteady ma
at while the cold eats into your marro'
10 because you change the cut OF you
"a coat 80 often you can't AFFORD a war;
one. In one sense you are as undei
dressed as in another sense you al
overdressed.
Therefore, I tell o the averaS
/. working girl, for all the wonders OF
hears OF her, is about the sill'est prop
a slt!on the world has struck yet. Eve
" the woman who frankly lives TO pleas
! has her place. At least she Isn't 81
gagged In q hand TO hand. life and dea,
struggle with nature.
Al, Never Forgets Her Sex.
he There's only one end possible. N
loo ture is never defeated. She Is infinite
he patient. Sometimes you think you're {
top. But she's only waiting; why. o
cry squirrel, every dog can tell ~
70. that-they know It's follow the rules
IT. her game or 90 TO the wall. Obed!en'
or death, there's no choice. That's ".
nd I SAY there's nothing on Coos ear
he 80 defantly preposterous az the was
he earning woman"
Here the astounded girl interpos
To- with the plea. Just forget I'm
woman. I've got a right same as al
ed man TO earn my living"
ar "Y'orgst that you're woman
Tx. thunders hsr d%enouncsr. D you
us forget II for q single momentP "
iss you want us 70 forget II on pay ia
he but at no othor time.
MS Have YOU forgotten your sex, e
zen Not for a little bit-brousht It IN
working ~hours-thats all you've dor
va Why you're not honest, I tell YOU
the isn't fair TO tho CIR! who stays at hon
You alam thu door on her ace Al Y