The Washington times., 1913-05-11
SUFFRAGE FOOLISH,
DECLARES MRS. FISH
Society Leader Says, However,
That She Favors Franchise
"To Stop All Fuss"

NEW YORK, May 11.-Mrs. Stuyvss.
ant Fish declares that the insistent
ami increasing demand of women for
equality in politics, business, and the
professions is creating a sex antagon-
ism which is eliminating sentiment
and the prettiness of romance from
life
Seated in the beautiful Louis VI
drawing room of the Fish mansion, in
East Seventy eighth street, the bril-
liant social leader decried the measures
women are taking today in asserting
their rights"
Mrs. Fish denied emphaticaIly that
she intended following the example o.
Mrs. H. P. Havemeyer, Mrs. Roioit
Ccelet, Mrs. j. De r. Norman White
house. Mrs. Ogden Reid, Mrs. Frances
wealth and social prominence who pub
liely indorsed votes for women ny
marching on May last in the big sun
The proposition is ridiculous" said
Mrs. Fish. However, if / could, l
rould give the vote to women and
stop ali this fuss. 1t wouldn't amount
10 anything il they had it. What good
would 1t do?
Are Hysterical.
sYou know women. AS a rule, they
ere hysterical. They are more or less
Jealous of each other, and what would
they accomplish? Women are good
deal like children; they want thing
6ey haven't got. If they were given
the vote il would satisfy them and stop
ali, of this ridiculous agitation.
..Just how foolish women can be is
chown by the way those screening
f,rhtinr women of England are carry
o1e While fhic
fuss continues some one is certain &c
Euffer. And I think, most Of all, WON
an herself
Men are losing respect for womei
because OF this continual fightng 10
Now, when you start to fight men
women always get the worst Of 1t. Yo'
get better treatment from men by beini
pleasant with them.
Il know scores OF girls crazy !.
marry. But women are losing thei
charm for men who would marry thor
ouEhly wumanly women. Look at tn
masculine clothing women are wearing
They smoke and drink with men an
frsist on enjoying all mans privileges
That doesn't especially endear them t
the other sex, you know.
Get No Flowers.
why, have known young women
the truly K1f1isn, FEMININE type,
course-who used to receive as many a
twenty bouquets from young me
friends on the eve Of a cotilion. Tn
young women now, since they wan
to be men. don't get any flowers. an
they are lucky If they get dancin
partner.
This Ia the reason / think 1t is g
foolish Of women to be crying for tn
same sort Of life that men lead, ocm
pcting with men on their own ground
when women have 90 much In their ow
lives worth while. Why, the days ar
not long enough for a. woman to d
all that she can do In the home, in phil
anthropic work, and in further educat
Ing herself. Isn't it silly then for he
to want to do a mans work too?
"T shouldn't be surprised that after
while women win get tired of all thi
sort of thing and go back to the old
fashioned tastes Of women and the fem
inine pursuits of life-the minuet instea
Of the turkey trot.
II didn't see the parade on May g.
went out OF town because / didn't car
TO see Ii. but I heard the wome
marched very well, and made a good i'm
preston. Parades are silly. but IL VIC
men want to march / suppose nothin
would stop them