Show woman and HOME TOMEN r WHO V PROPOSE HOW WIH MIR WOMEN SOMETIMES WOO RELUCTANT STAINS SAINS all ha allcot pi ii Is 0 ty cry bood thin thins lut but should ur raw the linc line avile it comes C to love lown goine interesting incident lents fight IM br by american press assoria pa ry I 1 tion AU rights reserved I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 J 1 I 1 41 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 i 1 I 1 k I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 f I 1 recently lias has it f K seemed among the pos jj ties to ino me that a woman of sane mind arild make love to a man nian in any anyway way nive with her eyes and her arts of co Ilu etry winch which aro are as old as time and love bat but daring the last two years some grange case have como come to my iny direct pt attention which I 1 propose to relate in this thi article hoping it may way fall under tho the eyes of those referred to and cause a reformation it JS very well for woman fo b break some of the old fetters forged by ignorance ra 1 lee and tyranny but all right minded people must draw the line when it comes to 10 lovein ion making aking or giving of attention the moi moment nent a 0 woman is is the pursuer add man pursued sentiment becomes grotesque tio and romance ridiculous and the sweetest and dearest illusions of life are ue de destroyed troyed A young man marr of my iny acquaintance met t r very pretty young lady while he was on a bu business ines trip to one of the smaller cities adjacent to new york their acquaintance was but slight when helas he was surprised at receiving alet a letter from her Ilo however wever lie ile regarded her writing the first letter as a mere girlish freak and paid no attention to the matter until she wrote again in a most unmistakably tender manner in fact she told him that it had bean been ccase 8 case of love at first sight on kierpa her part rt and she hoped it was the same with iii him in and asur assured cd him that her parents parente would render them very comfortable in life as the was an only child the young man knew that eho she was a good girl in morally orally that she would inherit money and that she was exceedingly pretty but ho never replied to her letter let tr feeling only disgust at her bold lies tes lie s her iler virtue beauty youth and it l 1 were re all lost upon liim him through W r 11 ll taken the initiatory steps A lan aan resen resents ts a womans comans robbing him hint of iiii rights of pursuit another man mail of my acquaintance was somewhat fascinated by a handsome woman a few fow years bis ilia senior he ile was think w seriously of proposing to lier ter when tilie anticipated his intention by a bold m ebion et ion of wishing they might alwa always be together which drove him instant I 1 v from tier her side the young women who ask men for atten ion and compel them to become escorts escort ure are alarmingly on the increase although the chaperon system is prevalent in the small exclusive circles of our largest cities there are still hundreds of thousands of cultured charming young ladies in new now york and elsewhere who attend theaters and operas and receptions with gentlemen asoo escorts arts accompanied tin by a chaperon it will require another hundred years before this custom ia hi relegated to the gri and aud pe aca wants ants as in other countries young women who come to new york to baudy for a career seldom come chaperoned and depend upon the afforded by gentlemen friends to attend places of amusement one of choso young women brought letters of credit to me and I 1 found her so bright ana charming I 1 invited her to iny honse to my astonishment I 1 heard her ask a young gentleman in my parlors to take her to hear a popular actress then playing in the city the gentleman of course promised to do so and during the nest month lie washer was her escort to half a dozen places of amusement amu amusement semen tl all on oil her invitation this young woman I 1 have heard t of as so enterprising Eing so popular and such an energetic creature by many people b but u t fur for me she silo had is polled herself by b her er methods of obtaining attention another young woman of excellent excell ent family came to new york to study ac she was quite a belle in her own ewaller city and she found it impossible imps ible 10 lo live ive without social life in the metropolis ali 8 she he complained eo so bitterly to me of lier her lonely evenings that I 1 took her out I 1 with roo ino upon two or three occasions giorl I 1 was surprised to find lier her makin a tour of all the theaters and places if f after that in company with tha a gentleman of my acquaintance when rallied upon his devotion lie I 1 seemed uncomfortable and finally confidentially fidentia lly informed me that tho the young I 1 i lady IMY had naked askea him to take her to these I 1 places and ho be could not well refuse he ile I 1 1 ged ino ine to give her some counsel I 1 men are such cowards about these matra berg but it ia is their gallantry to the sex which it renders them cowards they we have not the courage to refuse yet they werely severely criticise criticism critic ise the women who ask for w their attentions ious it is tho the greatest ni take a woman can make inake it is all very well when a fashionable young woman properly chaperoned invites I 1 a gentleman to occupy lier her boz box at toe the theater or opera but it is quite another tr thill thing when a girl with a career als ks a man to devote time and money to her h e entertainment it il eln s to me ine that no woman with a I 1 park k of rc Tel tin ement or good or ciment eti ti ment could do such a thing inn this growing rowing evil is no doubt one of 1 the ne di it attendant upon womans comans i on stale sta te from a useless toy to a he note enlarged sphere she oversteps over steps i I 1 aits nits of ilie the present enlightened age dge wever brer when she attempts to bo be the ailse so adv noble women are pro I 1 ir esing into WI wider fields of usefulness ind wild I 1 alba albirty ty a great crowd of un unbalanced d girls and an women lacking in re refinement fit fi t and re restless t with a at craze for ex excitement tc t nd ind publicity are elbowing their way into public notice and overriding all III ideas leas of propriety in their desire to see lee wery thing and do everything good ind delicate minded women ought it to try down this brood and men ought tto to snub them in their efforts to obtain attention which is not i voluntarily olun given whatever changes occur in the world let the good old custom of men doing the wooing and asking continue hii it thi THE PICTURE OF HEALTH flints for women 11 omen ha desire to earn that title besides the trio fresh air sunshine and exercise which are well known and sparingly used there thero are many other hints and helps ready for those who long for perfect health most women desire it not only because they would be a clog upon the lives of others but also because without it the highest beauty cannot oust exist while with it A the lack of beauty is is scarcely regretted one cardinal rule to remember is never to stand when one can sit nor to sit with tho the feet touching the ground it if one can rest them upon a stool or brace the idea is to remove the weight of the body from the feet as often as may be so eo in any household task it is is not only preferable to eit sit when possible but likewise to use a rather high stool where the rounds may maysele seve as asa 0 brace brice to most women nothing proves more tiresome t alin an shopping I 1 the standing is is the hard hartl part not the walking from store to store if they took pains always to secure any available seats they would find that tired feeling of which w aich patent medicines speak greatly lessened at the days end plenty of nutritious easily digested food is another important factor of a sound body bod women are proverbially careless as to when and what they eat it need not run into the crank ism of health foods but should certainly include beef and mutton and strong IT 1 sound i vegetables and friesh fruits all of which nowadays are readily procurable almost any day in the year 3 ear it seems scarcely necessary to eay bay that light but sufficiently warm warin clot clothing lilg should be worn yet tins this does net mean for instance the still popular fur capes which envelop ones throat and leave the arms and small of the back I 1 absolutely unprotected nor the grat boas which again wrap w rap up tho the neck that grows tender thereby and afford nr no other w warmth the lungs must be I 1 ayat t carefully guarded if in no other NN vvan ay I 1 by a laver layer of flannel underneath the gown back and front during severe winter weather ber in summer quite as much care should be taken to avoid sudden chills after overheating an eternal vigilance is required in the matter of dress another essential is is the striving after what is not a feminine belonging a placid temper those who take things easily who are not soon perturbed perturb ed nor nr annoyed an noved make little drain upon their nervous system and after all the nerves play the greater part in the health of women RUTH HALL A prominent club AVo inan the president of the club of orange N J holds an important position both on account of the age and standing of the club and hud the good work it is doing this office is now held by A 1 4 11 I 1 q I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 0 I 1 d 11 1 1 I 1 I 1 71 7 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 Z 4 I 1 I 1 VI ak I 1 I 1 I 1 11 1 1 1 1 I 1 I 1 1 1 V I 1 ll 11 MRS THEODORE F SEWARD I 1 and mrs theodore F seward silo is the wife mi fe athe man who first introduced the tonic sol fa system of music into this oils country and who is the founder of the great Drother brotherhood liml of christian unity movement the club of orange is i twin tyone ty one yeara years old nearly the age of soro si sn and has included or still includes as members embers in and oft officers leers some distinguished women mrs charlotte emerson brow brown n president of the federation of clubs mrs antoinette blackwell ackwell Dl mrs dr losier now president of and laa my adeline adolino emerson thompson president of the college settlement association mrs seward disclaims any publicity an n connection ion with herself up to the lime time of her election last march but her name has been frequently frequent lyseen seen as the composer of words for her hor husbands music I she wrote as agnes burney for j years ears until so many of her works were pirated that she thought best to use her real name she now signs herself mary C seward the words of 0 one 11 0 christmas hv mn of hers beginning cine ning the bells wis the christmas bells chimo out alio ondrous story seem to have been a IL favorite with w ith rou mu mical composers lier her sav s they have been set to vari various ollIS music and the original herni lias has been published in various count riot abroad ISABEL Ny ayillis iLLIS WORLD IN paragraphs n n the 1 I think and the 1 I reer wo an A famous fin financier ancier was asked how low be lie spent ins his e ev 1 I lie upon PC the sofa and think lie answered his t ta were vero of money making ma L it 19 and they were to such purpose that in ten years v cars he lie had 4 made himself worth as many millions rot lot it in a it comparatively honest hones twity too it may bo be said I 1 hw have attended meetings ings of clubs frequently and likened to their sp speeches eechou when a woman be begins ins a sentence ce with 1 I 1 reel feel that I 1 know what is coming I 1 know slie she will pour out a slosh of unreasoning rea sonin g emotions and prejudices it the 1 I feel is 13 tins this poor creature vi oman woman who is the cause cauto of discord and disruption in cluba clubs when on the contrary the woman who thinks makes lier her speech vou you hear a clear and logical presentation of what she has to eav bay she silo lias has lain upon her sofa and reato ned the aul cioll out to its strait conclusion giolias pul prejudices and her little feelings and used her brains the woman who docs does chatin that in the club or in business is tho the dependable one yon you know where to find her she will never desert yon you if eho sho sets her head to it sho she will mako a fortuno in business or will gain success in literature or art she will not let lot her emotions do duty one moment forcier for her brains the 1 I feel woman on tho the other hand is tho the most dangerous person in tho the woman fe 9 club she is a mere bundle of violent emotions playing upon it 11 set ot hysterical nerves sho is as irresponsible as Is a child carried now hither now thither by lier her foolish feelings surcharged now with violent affections now with equally violent dislikes she is like a weather vane vano before the wind 1 it t is tho 1 I 1 feel mother arlio ruins her children and ono one silly 1 I 1 feel woman will break up a whole club the true club woman ia is ahe who thinks more of the good of tho the club than of her own personal likes and dislikes eleven years ago belva lockwood a member cf of the bar in good standing in ill llie the district of columbia was refused admission to tao bar of prince george county md judge magruder although she had business before its court she was refused because she was a woman and judge magruder in declining to allow her appearance went out of his way to say 1 I pray god tho the time will never come when women are admitted to the bar in maryland A few weeks ago mrs lockwood again applied for admission to the bar of prince george county in order toto to to take up the same case she was compelled to drop eleven years ago this time she was admitted by judge brooks who is now on the bench fore the sun run do move the lord did not bear J judge adge Magg ruders prayer Is it absolutely necessary to have the largest part of a magazine intended for women given up to clothes it is exceedingly gratifying to me to recall the progress women have made in 1 11 daily journalism in new york city half a dozen years ago few of the daily papers employed ladies in any other capacity than that of society or fashion fasli ion reporters midy morgan was live stock reporter for the times and tribune e securing the place through tb rough a whim of horace greeley through perhaps another whim of the same individual mrs lucia gilbert calhoun wrote noble editorials for tho the tribune but outside the realm of society and fashion these beio about the only women omen regularly employed on the daily press now the new york recorder lias has a daily womans comans page edited with signal ability by mrs ilaryon holt cahoon and the world lias has a similar page in charge of that brilliant young journalist elizabeth jordan also assistant editor of the sunday world the sole editor of the sunday recorder is another well known know woman journalist mrs eliza putnam aleaton II eaton the editor of the brooklyn sunday eale eagle is a lady miss celia kenney mits laura has aa an editorial place on oil the brooklyn times these ladies belong to the new york comans frees club there are dozens of other women who now do some of the brightest and most attractive special work on the sunday editions of the daily papers I 1 mrs J C croly jenny june the pioneer woman journalist of new york must not be a little pleased to witness the changes that have taken place in regard to the employment of women on the daily press prom since she bee began an her labors alfr margaret cleaves lias has been unanimously elected secretary of the atia society of new now york being the first woman to hold this office I 1 have before me a dainty little pamphlet advertising a winter hotel in florida to the eloquent description of the advantages to be enjoyed at this hotel is appended the name P A borden proprietor now this is not an all advertisement of the hotel and I 1 will k I 1 not tell you ou ito its name but the interesting point about it is that P A borden is a brilliant and highly accomplished young lady 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