Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-06

cal Union to devise ways for raising campaign fund
Mrs. Cadwalder Jepson knew New York suffrage
audiences better than her Bible, dictionary tele-
phone directory. No fresh face escaped her. So she
looked searchingly into Mrs. Variants. Then with
raised hand and voice she continued
"No wrong righted victory won
without sacrifice. Sacrifice is the price,
Begin sacrifice today" urged another speaker, in
whom Mrs, Varian recognized conspicuous Horse
price to the fund. You do it! Every woman here
do it, if she apHs to do it. Cut down household
expenses Entertain less. Give up servant two
send them a vacation at their expense Be
your own housekeeper for month six weeks Go
without spring gown wear last seasons hat-there
is radical change in this years modes Cut out
coeur, masseur, manicurist, ETC. Be your own beauty
doctor"
When applause and laughter had subsidized, there
bobbed up imposing woman of varied TINT puff and
curl, much bosom, and voice that seemingly sprang
from the soles of her conspicuous shoes
Mrs. Varian moved uneasiy. 1t was the wife of an
official in the bank of her overdrawn account.
take your market basket she began, "elbow with
the housekeepers of modest income in the marketplace
1t will open your eyes to living conditions, plat
form oratory or tract reading will open them in hun
dred years."
"Hear Hear cried buxom Engishwoman, i'm
ported by the union to conure American dollars for
Hyde Park parades and incidentally kinde local inter
est
"How many will pledge themselves now, now" in
terposed determined little woman, all smiles, hustle,
and despatch. How this audience Will prom
Use to do the family marketing for month. and
tribute telephone calls and servant commissions to the
Cause?'
Like Jacks in box old and young, plain and comely,
popped up on every side. Everybody talked and ges-
ticulated, suggested, moved and seconded, until Mrs.
Varians overweight fairly snapped She found
fascination in it all: it vaguely suggested action OF
some sort on her part
Reluctantly she had allowed CAROLYN Dyas to lead
her through the door lettered "VOTES FOR WOMEN"
to basement papered with suffrage posters English
and American, fanked with suffrage literature and
tongue to her. Here they had tea and listened to
man who was propounding his ideas of how to win
the vote
What contrast to the life that she was living and
had lived during the last months! Echoes of the stuff
rage movement had percolated into Lady Carries world
and bits of its propaganda discussed between bridge
deals back to Dosi Varian she listened to the
Political Union speakers Like many women. she
indifferent to the franchise. She prejudiced
simply ignorant. Besides, she had real fancied
reason for dissatisfaction with her lot She had
earned dollar; she had never wanted for dollar What
could the ballot give that she did not already enjoy?
Was she not luxuriousy housed, decately nourished
elegantly gowned? Still the moment opening up
new train of thought, unreckoned by CAROLYN and
foreseen by herself. She bought suffrage literature
generously and about to subscribe to the fund when
the morning mail like Banquos ghost before her
"You are the woman to help us VIM said Mrs. Dvas
enthusiastically they took their departure ats
duty to put your shoulder to the Wheel you who
have everythlng' She paused thoughtfully "Think
OF the millions of toilers Dosia, who have nothing who
struggle from dawn to dark to keep body and soul to-
gether Consider the thousands who have no work
cannot get it,"
Mrs Varan dropped her eyes, She knew that in the
old days Carolyn Dyas credited her with having
too much mind AT this moment, for very different
reason she did not wish her to see how hard it