The evening world., 1911-02-07

kNtl tloND FtTTtsooN "NyN'
"'spreadhenism' - one Of our
most dangerous modern mani
fsstations," said Mrs. Meyer,
thsn-probably because I looked
. little blank" 'sprsadhenism' II
the feminine Of sprsadsaglsism.
coined ths word myself, ana I
think IL 10 rather good. One sees
IL on all sides, among he women
Of to-day, that clueking content,
whore content 10 perfectly ~unjusti-
liable. What . women done
that they consider themselves
better thar msn7 How have they
used thsir opportunitiss7 women
have convinced themselves they
are superior beings, ana I would
Ike to know the grounds for their
belief. In The Dominant seq
have shown hat men ere not 90
bad as the modern women paint
them-nor women 20 good"
you are not a very firm believer In
the possibilities OF women" i sus-
gested.
Yet She Is Optimistic.
~ am always an op,imist," replied
Mrs. Meyer. But let ME remind you Of
this. am speaking Of women now as
a sex. | am not speaking of this par
;icular one or hat particular one For
myself, 7 have many good friends among
m ! Ike women. I like them TOO
vel no; 10 want taem TO bring out the
Best in themselves. But there are GER
tain truths about the modern woman
which a large majority OF the sex do not
care to hear. The thinking women; the
women who see clearly. know that l do
not exaggerate the things say
Mrs. Never rose from her chair and
strobe the length OF the room and back
For an antl-suffragist she Is militant
20 the point of paradox. We were IN
The library OF her home or Madison
avenue, with the snow swirllng against
the windows, and a fire hickered on the
hearth. I had sunk into q very low
and comfortable chair from which at IN
tervals | ventured a mild remark. Mrs.
Meyer sat on the edge OF her chair, or
,ook a tlrn or two on the rug. She
had Just come IN from a walk and her
cheeks .,ere red beneath her fur toque.
Her hands were thrust in the pockets
of her sweater and her chin was thrust
In tn, air. Occasionally she glanced at
ne and smiled her quick. businesslike
smile. which lifts her upper lip over
the even white teeth. But mostly Mrs.
Meyer Kept her eyes fixed on something
over my head, which I humbly assume
was n projected vision Of her "
thoughts.
THE trouble Ia that women were for
merry sheltered" she said. Now they
have found out a certain class of evils
unquestionably do exist, The result IL a
tremendous cry raised against that
w~retch-that low Creaturs-man,
"If women stopped to think they
would In reality marvel that men
are a. good as they are with the
temptations they have. They would
realise that IN many cases Of
wrong-doing tho III IL equally
to blame with the . Tie
woman tsmpts ths man quite as
often as the nan tempts the
oma
Always Emphasizes Sex.
Look at the way women dress to-
day. Could anything lay greater stress
upon their sex? The modern women
claim they leave their sex behind them
when they enter the business world.
DO they? II you think they do go down
on the east side and look at any group
Of striking working girls. Look AT the
imitation turs and big hats AMI the
powder on their faces. Can you cali
that leaving their sex out of the busI-
ness world"
But" l began feehly.
"Ah, I know what you are going TO
say Interrupted Mrs. Meyer. land |
will concede that point, 1t is unques-
tlonably true that the high = ade busl-
ness woman does dress as Simply as
she can. Women OF good taste always
dress appropriately. But ! mean to say.
I cannot take seriously the plea OF the
woman who would have her sex forgot
ten for her mentality When women
demonstrate that they wish their in
~tellect to dominate their sex by dressing
a. simply rs men do, by cutting their
hair and AEsr!ng derby hats. then l Will