Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-20

LONDON. February l9.--On the ,ln y
that the f'alaba was sunk off tho coas,
OF ireland. the American steamship
Philadelphia passed through the waters
Of danger. ON the Philadelphia were
women passengers OF many nations
'hcfc were also men passengers of
nearly every race. The women rose
to the occasion Of danger more quickly
than the men.
In like ready manner. tho spirit
OF the women of London has risen 10
the occasion OF war. II has been said
that womanhoou is much the same the
world over. Faced with "A situation
and with knowledge inbcarinr upon
them that 1t is their part to meet IL
women respond quickly. or so runs
the record OF history. The English
woman has met situation sauarcly.
Search the Island and one cannot find
a woman Stacker" Tie old song i'm
effect had il that men must work and
women must weep for so rams the world
AVA. The women Of England. like
thc men. are working. while weeping.
except IN the quiet of the home and
over som" tragedy Of war which has
reached the hcarthstonc, is nowhere in
cVid"nc".
The spirit OF the English woman is
hlSh. Her work in many Instances is
l"wly. hut tho highborn have taken to
l"wly work in behalf of country not
only with willing spiri, bat with a
seeming sense Of gratitude that they
can q" something /" aid tire cause OF
ih' land IN which they live
f"ard q bus which is to take YOU
from Nudes To the Baul, and i, +,
" wonan'S voice who tells YOU ,h..
destination Of the bus. and i, is a w-ou-
ans hand who moment later takes
your penny fare. y woman conductor
OF q "!s 1870 years ago in England
w"u!" nave been - sight to set lords
ladies commences and Whit. ,h,ra-
lers !" rubbing their eyes. and perhaps
I" thinking that the country ana cs-
pccI"llE tho laboriuE- man uar, of II,
was GA the road TO tho bromide dem.
milton bow-wows. Now the woman CON
dn"t"rS seem 10 be glad that II is SO
rhes" women conductors uf buses
IA tn. London streets wear short skirts
and boots tina, are not quite top boots
ih"i" i a bit Of humor in a war sit
G;t'i"r thai compcls women To work
Th' short skirt aud the not-nuii..,o,,-
boot allowed AN occasional glimpse 81
stocking. Whercat the british bus
AGAINST the wearing OF silk stockings
and ordained that women conductors
SHOULD wear nothing but the h0mclv
solid and subs,anti"liy comfortable
wooden stockings Of their anccstrcSScs
at TIA" day "f the spinning wheel
hnd~ the French I.nuSh.
Thi~ order Of the bus chiert.in found
It's way TO Paris and the French people.
"i.d even Of an avross-,hc- channel
chance I" laugh ia The dark wal time
mad" much fun "f il. hut history zoos
not record that tn" French .lutho-i-
ties had III" ""uraG" 10 order i'reucu
women 10 don their beloved silk
"ncth,s.'
pni% N".r as" In London the Eng
lsh'"~n eel. the stranger cntcrta: til,
door II hotel was met by . man.
ia" doo:m"n "f tho establishment
\'~ u is do"r-wonan who meets
The guests. II was said women never
would Il" for such places that ON oc-
'.sN'"n tn" rough services only possible
Tor man 20 perform were needed for
-" place. TN" women d" The work
- We'll as TIA" men did. aud moreover.
~" man thinks OF doing that which
80 :ht rcTulr" from q dourkccpcr Of the
"t,h sex the stronE-nrIn treatment
TAX" l'i"adilly bus bound for HYDE
iarh corner carly IN tn" day and look
On ihc shops ny the way. Women are
i work III ovcralis AMI st"u, boots
" iih upper garments III Scrvt-c.iIc
kc"pin2. cleaning windows. "uulishi-,E
NJ Tho handles on tho big from, doors"
hoSiu. the sidewalks and doiu. other
things which before tho trenches were
dug in tho Sonm" Valley wcrc solely
The work OF men Their" have been
''''7' y i'i''l -'N hI'JHrt'T WHO nave
h"cn wiling 20 say that tllc windows
ar" cleaner, the door knobs brighter
;,nd til" sidewalks more prcscnt,hlc
than they were before man droppcd
"!ran"r. polishing rag and hose 10
shoulder tho rin"
hni"inIs I'nr High Trlbm.-.
i"Ncrumcnt officials ia England
mon VIII" perhaps iwo ycars az" would
iiaN" hold that such change or "piit-
ion IN them would hc ituposSihlo. arc
saying to-day tina, without TN, 20.
operation OF 'hc women OF EuEland
the war could not have been continued
This IS tn" highest tribute not only
{" tn" English woman's work hut la
her Willingness and efficiency She is
cheerful under the new conditions and
sii" iak"s bride IN What she docs,
Tn" English woman OF position b..
S"u" I" work with her sisters If little
or u" position and has madc no al.
tempt !" choose hcr work Her dcgir.
has hccn to do that which she is able
4" do. provided only that il Will nc
h".piu! in some way 10 tho Coun:rv
Women OF tn" upper middle classes ana
"i tn" classes above. arc working In
Tn" muriii"n factories. arc driving
automobiles and arc doing other -th!ii.,
for which they have tn" physical en-
dGEancc ana what might he called tn.
ma nNai equipment. So far a. .hr ,.orl;