Show N REIGN THE GENTLE SEX HAS BECOME A POWER IN washington or of women hold working ro fo luond la in the alio various VEI departments of the national Nat lonal capital caditz without losing their social standing nc washington is sitting getting to be wom ans paradise there is no other plaza pla za in the wide wide world where wom women e 11 earn as aa much money are as independent and are as deferentially treated b it men as aa th ey are in washington tb 4 influence of women in the affairs of tins thit mighty in nation has been a subject of frequent comment many interesting ani an i highly imaginative stories have been told of the woman lobbyist until the discreet wives of most of our migratory statesmen have taken to traveling ar around und with them and never under any circumstances circum let them remain alone amid the temptations of the capital this I 1 is i s a palpable injustice to the lawgivers and involves an unnecessary hardship upon the anxious matrons matrona mat rons in the place of an imaginary and romantic influence upon the of this free for all government there has thus grown up the real and substantial influence exercised by the ever present and zealous guardian 0 of her hus bus baude bande morals meanwhile from beng being the mender of her lords socks and torn trousers the wife of the statesman has hag c come 0 a to realize that she can occupy oc cupy another Lu and higher sphere in life and feeling her power has begun by malang all around her foel feel it who in turn emulate her independence so it cornea that from a combination of politics society bobbing and female domination c the women of washington wahington have established a status for themselves should all the men be ba suddenly called away from the capital for a journey across the styx theio is no legitimate business that would be ba left without a votary and no profession would fall into decline beyond the closing of a few charitable institutions things would remain m ain as they are lawsuits would be no fewer or less skillfully conducted doctors and druggists would still get in their daily work butchers and bakers baker and candlestick makers would still be sufficiently numerous preachers and merchants would equal the demand barbers would be more plenty tha than 1 beards real estate agents would still be forming pools and combinations eions and speculating in city and suburban s property an undertaker is about the only thing of importance which would not be found thus far the men have that business to themselves when Spinner opened the departments for the employment of women he gave them ahlem an opportunity for advancement a the thing has haa worked itself out now and the female clerk is an established ansti ins iti aution so BO to speak in good standing sta tiding with a fair income and sometimes sometime 0 s a fair face as well recognized abdali abd ali proved P of by good society ety and iua ut a measure fashionable her social standing as a class comes perhaps from the fact that she is more often the friend of the wives of statesmen tha than n of the statesmen themselves those wafe watchful ahful guardians 02 some discretion in the matter of favors to their own sex ot of this has come recognition of woman as a self supporting creature without loss of standing and not all being able to get into tho the departments orto or to always hold places once secured they have invaded other occupations and professions once onca sacred to the wearers bearers of trousers of course female teachers doctors and lawyers are no longer a novelty and a great marty many have gone into a smale private brol brokerage business one woman has gone regularly into the real estate loan trust and insurance business and has turned out to be one of tha best I 1 businessmen of the thousand and one who keep their eyes on every foot of ground in and about washington Waa hington she has opened up new subdivisions formed syndicates and done booming with the best of them the girls have almost almo st driven young men out of the afen stenography 0 gra and typewriting business and even around the political headquarters where men only used to be employed women now outnumber men two to one the best of it all is that with all t this the social status of the women remains unchanged they are still treated with the greatest i deference and courtesy and a strong m minded m woman is a rarity what would you think to see eee a in a tailor made riding habit galloping through central park on a stylish horse it would not be a common sight it is not atall at all uncommon common nn to see pax parties ates of shop eirls salesladies sales ladies well dresse dressea and well mounted riding along the most fashionable drives looking as styli stylish sil and pretty and enjoying themselves as much as the richest daughter of fashion whom they may pass on the road the girls in some of the larger stores belong to riding clubs and have riding masters who take them out two or three 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