New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-21
TERMS HUSBAND 1T
That's How Miss La Toilette
Refers to Her Spouse.
98 WOMEN APPLAUD
And Two Men at Political Union
Meeting Wink ALI
Must March.

Shall Miss Fola La Toilette have the
benefit Of the doubt? Certain it is she
called her husband 1T" Now the ques-
ton that arises is not whether she meant
"it" (of course being a suffragette. she
naturally thinks Of her husband I'm terms
OF nonenity). but whether II was slip
Of the tongue. a skidding OF the lingual
cchtrol or was done with malice afore-
thought. The facts are these
Miss Fola La Toilette. whose name in
private life is Mrs George Middleton,
was speaking ut the Woman's Political
Union yesterday afternoon on the sub
jet Of. er-oh. yes. Woman Suffrage
How stupid to forget,
"a good husband is no substitute for a
vote" she began. amid applause from the
ninoty-eight women present and furtive
wlnks from the men.
IT." said she. els a fine thing TO have
i have one mysclf-hut it In no way re-
lievcs women from the responsibility OF
lawmakng.
Women who say. oh. I have a good
husband. so / don't need to vote think
they are purchasing immunity from po-
litical life by the service that husband
does. They can't do it any more than
the women can purchase immunity by the
lavishmcnt OF wcalthe The troubles and
dangers Of the whole city come into your
home and mine We cannot b. immune.
You remember that story about the
sweatshop dolls last winter. \ friend OF
mine was the investigator who went into
a tenement hong, where five persons.
all in one room, were making dolls.
1.-THE Httlest child. three years old. was
turning the arms right side out after
they had been sewn. Every few minutes
his mother proddcd him with stick to
keep him from falling asleep. The father
ana oldest girl. working on these dolls.
too were ina the last stages of conspmp-
ton.
oh. yes YOU say. That is terrible
terrihlc-but ii doesn't concern u.s. be-
cause those dolls are sold in the push
carts and cheap little stores Of the East
Side Not al all. The investigator traced
those dolls. and found them being sold in
one Of the finest toy shops I'm New York
The trouble with the poor old world,
Miss Ia Toilette said. WAS not that men
weren't doing the best they knew how,
poor things. but that the women hy shirk-
ing their responsibilities were obliging the
men 10 do double duty. II was all a mere
man ought 10 be expected 10 do 10 looi,
after the financcs-bring home a pay en-
vclope every week. IL was tine part Of
the better half To spend that money wise
" I'm order TO maintain the nome and TO
look out for those elements Of the civic
life which affected that home.
Everybody at the meeting was COM
PEELED TO sign pledge 60 march in the
suffrage parade. after which they were
rewarded by the news that the millinery
contest" would follow the reception for
Mrs. Rheta Childe DOrr next Sunday.
No. that was "a mistake about trimming
the hats on Sunday. The creation OF the
prize corrections will take place In the
privacy of the nome. On Sunday after
noon. when the ABS Of refractory needles
and the pervcrslty Of ribbon has been for
gotten. the suffragists. In properly sancti-
monious mood will adjust the work Of
their hands to the work OF their hair
dressers and sally forth to the contest.
The terms of the contest are these:
/. All entries must be parade hats
costing - cents each. . All must be
home trimmed. 3. All must cost 9S
cents COR less). 4. All must display
some suffrage color.
The limit Of % cents has been set IN
order TO establish an example in econ
omy to those who look to sulfragists as
their guides i'm worldly as well as spirit
ual things. Any woman who can dig Jp
out Of her bandboxes some good as
new" trimmings Will receive so much
extra credit from the judges. All other
things being equal. the cheaper the hat
the more likely IL Is to win the prize.
Up To date Mrs. Lee French. of the
Equal Franchise League. is the one best
bet Her hat is extremely nifty, trimmed
with a smashing chou of brilliant yell
low. Across the street IL looks like a
Futurist sunrise. At arms length the
trimming seems to be frill of yellow
creme paper 1t cost three cents, maxi
inc the total cost of the creation 10
cents Ready now Who'll make it 49,?
The prize IL the portrait OF the winner IN
her hat
STORK LEFT BISON AND FAWN