Show Womans Woman's Sphere Clearly Defined The Influence of a Worthy Woman I By Sophie SOphi Irene Irene Loeb L e I Copyright 1912 11 by the Press Publish Publishing In company WISE VISE soul has said The Maker lInker A could not bo ho er c everywhere where therefore Ho lie made a a. good woman When hen I talked In London with Mr lr Bramwell Booth the new general of ot the theS Salvation S Army In ln answer to my question ques ques- I tion To what do you attribute your r fathers father's great at such suc suc- s success c- c h cess in his great z-reat work work he answered Very largely to the Influence of ot my mother She was a 4 woman of Ideals and f regarded certain qualifications as In Indispensable Indispensable indispensable In- In dispensable to happy hapl marriage Her lIer husband husband hus hus- band she determined determined deter deter- mined must hold views agreeing with her own and there must be bo tastes In common Needless to say m my father filled tilled these the e requirements His great loss of her was felt until the tho end Perhaps the cry Cr of ot his soul was better expressed In his own words To me she was a source of ot never falling sympathy reliable wisdom and unvarnished truths truths- In short all that Is noble and good and consequently a tower to of strength a mine of wealth and an overflowing fountain of comfort and Joy Oh what a loss Ismine Is Js mine Words are utter utterly unable to express It It cannot be bo measured No words more true Indeed It cannot be measured While suffragettes In Ireland Ireland Ire Ire- land are undergoing forcible fee feeding for tor forthe forthe the good of ot tho the cause and other sisters on the tho outside are sma smashing windows and throwing hatchets the little woman noman called WIFE In thousands of homes is creating stuff citizen by well directed Influence inthe in inthe inthe the homo home precinct that Is ls ever cyer constructive Constructive tive rather than destructive Man Many a man If It he would but acknowledge acknowledge ledge l edge It ft not unlike General Booth o owes es his success and standing in the world to the tho unobtrusive little woman whose wisdom and strength at the moment when It Is most needed In truth a tower of ot strength n l mine of ot wealth and an overflowing fountain of ot comfort comfort com com- fort tort and jO Joy Now her ber son Bon the new general under tho the same ame Influence is able to take his place at the head 0 of that Important Institution that has ha to deal with Ith the flotsam and floating about throughout the Jetsam world The same Influence that gul guided ed the founder his 1118 father ather Is now present resent with him and ana and he Is ready and fitted to continue the good work Thus it comes about th that t the Influence of ot a good woman goes on Indefinitely I d I is Tx ergs a s a t a s infinite as the tho stars stats an lUlU 1 p 1 p So that men ma may come and men nay may go but an influence goes on forever r In smaller smaller smaller smal smal- ler measure perchance the the- everyday woman woman woman wom wom- an of ot everyday means oven though she she- shelOa Sah Salvation world wide lOa may not o ha a Army to Influence is Ie an army of ot salvation in herself within her own immediate circle Perchance unconsciously she ehe Is the maker of ot man many destinies be bo she in the hovel ho of ot the pauper or the palace of the tho peer And often orten no doubt this little woman woman wom wom- thinks she little HUla corner an n in her O own n of ot does not count In the great f at scheme things s. Yet if It ach each could be bc allotted her share hare Indeed d would ouM her number loom of ot In ln the tho summing up large e an and strong stron the worlds world's work I Imen that there are many Do suppose men In you YO this city who need your our services situation situation situation situa situa- nn and and 1 yet ct v not read your our tion wanted ad the New ew York Yer World such an excuse I most certainly do smoke when I I feel c l like it sho she declares declare I would smoke as a mn matter ter of or fact whether I really lilted liked JIl ed edIt It or not Just as as- asa a protest pretest st against ag the tho ridiculous prejudIce against tobacco as asIt asIt asIt It concerns women In Europe a 3 ao woman woman wo- wo oman man ma may smoke without occasioning comment not alono alone th the aristocracy either cither but the tho women of the middle and lower classes If It t they hc wish No Noone o ono one cares or notices In In America a n woman may ma drink a cocktail and nobody murmurs And Anil a acock cock cocktail tall really hurts one When hen she ho lights a n harmless Innocent arct there is 1 n storm of clatter Pah It is most ridiculous ridiculous' I 11 limiter Smoke Do Do you agree with Mrs Ir Atherton I r asked Mrs Ills Wilson Woodrow the theauthor theauthor theauthor author of Sally SaIl Salt Sali and an several other popular novels She smilingly exhibited three boxes I piled lIed in n the corner o of her hei desk all but one empty empt Why Wh shouldn't a woman smoke If It Why W h by she sho enjoys It 7 she queried hasn't she as much right to n a as a 0 man Certainly I agree ree with Mrs Atherton that an any existing prejudice prejudice prejudice dice against as women's smoking is to the last degree silly an and absurd Smoking Is ls a n. question Que of ot manners not of or morals Good manners man man- ners In the tho last analysis simply means menns not doing what offends the sensibilities of ot the persons with whom ono one Is ls BurI surrounded sur Bur rounded Consideration for or others op- op I crates to prevent both men and women from smoking at nt certain times limes and pc- pc oc Hut nUL for or both alike the only law a against the cl aret should be tho the law of or courtesy law Invited to For or Instance c. c If It I were In New England household or orto orto orto supper to a family a n dinner party down South I 1 should not think of or lighting lg d dIt a n It would not be treating my hosts with the politeness thc they deserved On the theother theother theother both other hand are passed to men and women after most luncheons and dinners In this city This is true alike of the so called smart set the bohemian crowd and the respectable suburban circle Even at the tho hen luncheon parties the custom obtains rh Why should an any woman feel It necessary necessary necessary sary to refrain from smoking hero here Some Think It Smart Of or course Mrs Woodrow added I feel with a laugh no woman should feel obliged to form torm tho the habit Some of them do They rhey think I Its It's ts t's so smart and continental and Just the least bit devilish dollish They're There The re eo so rummy self belf- conscious about It It and of ot Bourse course tho they look rather silly Furthermore if It any woman honestly thinks it Is wrong to smoke c. c then for her It lt is ls wron wrong As Ive I've said I 1 cant can't see that It has hasan an anything to do with morals but different different differ differ- ent people look at things differently Nevertheless many a n. wom woman n enjoys enjo's enjosa a good Just as her husband enJoys en- en enjO enjoys jO Joys 8 It Jt The Tho lure seems especially strong for tor tho the woman who does mental work worl Of Ot course she has hns more freedom free ree freedom dom than tho the woman In a store or office office of ot- fice fico where oven even men are aro often forbidden forbidden forbid forbid- den to smoke during business hours Some Somo women feel that a calms their nerves neres and helps their brains into working order Personally I smoking diffuses my thoughts Instead of ot concentrating them I enjoy it as I enjoy after dinner cote coffee Both are pleasant ways ays of ending ending- and finishing off both add to conviviality and goo good fellowship to Date 31 tIeD Men en Like It Do you ou think men mon object to women's omens smoking I asked I 1 think tho the up to man likes a woman to smoke Mrs Irs Woodrow as as- as lIe He can light his own cigar with a cl clear ar conscience Instead of feeling feelIng feelIng feel- feel Ing that an nn unselfish angel permits him to do so at ot the expense of ot her own com comfort tort And then the tho conversation Is Isso isso isso so much easier easler Neither feels compelled com oom- compelled to talk every even minute smoking comfortably fills the gaps traps How about Its effect on a. a womans woman's health heal th 7 I suggested I dont don't think a moderate number of ot dO does 9 an anybody body any harm any mature person at least I believe physicians physicians physicians phy phy- are agreed that Its It's best for growing young people to leave tobacco alone Of Ot course one bears bean weird tales about fiends and some of ot them are said to be women The answer to that is that anything will hurt you ou t it if you ou carry It Jt to excess Plenty of at people peo pee people pie suffer from dyspepsia but eating isn't considered a sin Women are aze less apt to overdo things thing's than men For that I reason would seem to bo be especially safe sate In our fingers Personally I have bave never known a eo woman who smoked more than she ought that is 2 who did herself herel physical Injury through the habit It is unquestionably true that more moro American women smoke toda today than ever before But that Is not because because we are degenerating It Is Js because we weare weare are are- acquiring a broader point of ot view which must In every way wey make for tor a a no greater measure of ot 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