| Show WHERE WOMEN REIGN THE GENTLE SEX HAS BECOME A POWER IN washington hundreds of women bold 11 id working ro po various actions la in the departments ut f the national capital without losing their social standing andine St washington is getting gelting to be wom ans paradise there is no other place placa in the wide wide world ahert women 1 eaman I 11 much money are as independent ent and are as deferentially treated b bl men as they are in washington abs tbs th influence of women in the affairs of this Ls t mighty nation has been a subject of frequent comment many interesting ani highly imaginative stories have been told of the woman lobbyist until the dis discreet cratt wives of most of our migratory statesmen have taken to traveling around with them the I 1 and never under any circumstances let them remain alone amid tho the temptations of the capital this is 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 lawmaking of this free for all government there has thus grown up tho the real and substantial influence exercised by the ever present and zealous guardian an of hei husbands morals meanwhile from being the mender of her lords socks and torn trousers the wife of the statesman has ill 9 come to realize that she c can an occupy another and higher sphere in life and feeling her power has beg begun gun by making all around ar aund her feel it who in tarn tam emu dmn late her independence so it cornea comes that from a combination of politics society bobbing and female domin domination a lion the women of washington have established a status for themselves should all tho the men be suddenly called away from the capital for a journey across the styx there is no legitimate business that would be left without a va votary and no profession would fall into decline beyond the closing of a few charitable institutions th things ings would re main as they are taw lawsuits suits would bo be no fewer or less lesi skillfully conducted doctors and druggists would still get in their daily work butchers and baker a and candlestick makers would still b ie e sufficiently numerous preachers and merchants would equal tho the demand barbers would be more plenty tb than an beards real estate agents would still be forming pools and combinations and speculating in city and suburban property an undertaker is about the on only ay thing thin 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 an opportunity for advancement the thing has worked itself out now an and d the female clerk is an established d in institution s ti so to speak in angood st standing an dai ing with a fair income and some sometimes tim es n fair face as well recognized and approved of by good society and in a measure fashionable her social standing as a class comes come s perhaps from the tha fact that she is more often the friend of the wives of statesmen than of the aba statesmen themselves th einsel ives those watchful guardians some discretion in tw tin matter of favors to their own som sex out oat of this has come the recognition of woman as ag a self belf eup supporting porting creature without loss of standing and not all being able to got get into the departments or to always hold places once secured they have invaded other occupations and professions once sacred to the wearers bearers cf trousers of course female teachers doctors and lawyers are no longer a novelty and a great many have gone into a email private brokerage business one woman has gone regularly into the real estate loan trust and insurance business and has turned out to be one of best business businessmen mena of the thousand and one who keep their eyes on every foot of ground in and about washington she has opened up new subdivisions formed syndicates and done booming with tho the best of them the girls have almost driven young men out of the stenography 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 th that atwith with all this thia the social status 0 of the w women omen remains unchanged they are ar still estill treated with the greatest deference and courtesy and a strong minded woman is a rarity what would you think to see a ina in a tailor made riding habit galloping through central park on a stylish horse it would not be a common e ight eight it is not at all uncommon to see parties of shop eirls girls salesladies sales ladies well dresser dresse and well mounted riding along the most fashionable drives looking as stylish and prett and enjoying themselves as much as the richest daughter of fashion ishom they may pass on the road the girls irla in some of the larger stores belong to riding clubs and have riding masters who 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