New Britain Herald Newspaper, July 29, 1915, Page 4

News for : eatre ers and V n’ éar ' ‘ E .| irrelevant., Women Are Sacrificing Too Much in Forcing Issue of Suffrage, Says Charlotte Rudyard Methods Employed Costing Too Much—Believes It Is Too Soon for Weaker Sex of Country to Have the Vote. ({By Sarah Addington ' in New York Tribune.) y All really thoughtful suffragists want to know why the other womien in the world “are not suffragists. -But rarely, through the-outcries of the antis and the feeble murmurings of the woman who isn't comes the grateful sound of a voice strong with the sort of conviction that ifue thinking breeds. e Charlotte Rudyard s she is not a suffragist-—yet, And, being an editor "of a new and lively wekly, for some vears an editor of ‘‘Harper's Maga- 7zine”’—in short, a woman who does things—all her friends storm and tear-their hair at her “disloyalty”— and then hope for her conversion. But #h§ tells her reasons so convincingly ! and she is so earnestly lgoking to the ultimate good of women rather than ! at any immediate advantage that ‘: for one am thinking that the hoped | for “conversion” is a long way off. Ana iftall women were like Charlotte Rudydrd’ I should not care whether we_got suffrage or not. Which is to say that Charlotte Ruayard in ad- dition to her thinking apility, has:So much real warm charm and tingling personality that it seems as though | she would always get what she, wanted, anyway—which . notion she would repudiate with great scorn, and | * everybody else would say was entirely .. Anyway, I went to her. for some . good straight’ talk about what, ‘we term the Woman Question. Suffragists on the Wrong Track, 41 was perfectly willing to be a suf- fragist when I came out of college,” she smiled in her quick sympathetic fashion, “and the suffragists drove me away. I was doing newspaper work, and, being young and rather shy, 'my assignments were carefully censored. 8o I was given nice women’'s clubs, mostly suffrage clubs. And they | talked such nonsense that I was dis - guated. It ien't suffrage I object to it's the suffragists. Or putting it more gently, it's not the cause, ‘but ihe methods, X “The methods cost .tgo much. ‘Women are sacrificing too much in orcing the issue. I honestly think hat though we gain the vote by these rass.-band means the real woman's mé“will be hurt. Take this interest- suftrage poster, for ‘éxample, ‘¥Fou ask us to dance with you, walk with you, talk with you. Why not ask us to tote with you?’ Now, for sheer faminine.persuasion that 1s charming. It probably was i suffragists, b “Perhaps,” she lently, “this agitation 'is merely the Dbrass band, and that the rank and file will follow along in splendid style. Of course, I pay sincere tribute to the advertising and organizing ability the women have shown in their campaign; “| they have been wonderftul. § jqnu,bstumua J*The Caprices of e repeated this audience enjoved ch she appeared and bt be capacity houses Duchess,” Miss ‘a widely celebrated pe “in’ the title role. - It ‘gives big opportunities 1 an's peculiar tal- that her delinmea- racter and her inter- role as well are re~ he Sporting Duchess” cture. It'is replete ‘incidents. 'There is a in the entire story that the real /‘“‘heart-in- “in fts-picture form it | ny; It is one of the léctions and vocal n | class, are given by A Unpreparedness. “But you see my distress lies in my deep conviction that it is all too soon. ‘We' aren’t Teady. I believe in educa- tion and not agitation. Oh. 'yes, know that men aren’t entirely ade- _quate to be governing, but tnhey have experience and I'd trust their in- _adequacy. ' I don’t have the' faith in ‘avoman's competence, you see. I ‘be- 1leve in the competence of the compe- tent woman, yes. And I think that all women will gradually learn to do mare things well. But just now, no. The Woman Suffrage party has asked for 2 woman on.the naval board of jnven- | tion and development, but that to me is entirely the wrong attitude to take. We musn’t ask for representation just because we're women. We must have some very definite contribution to make. And frankly, it seems to me that our offering is at present rather rueagre.’’ “You really do want freedom for women, don’t you?” I asked. A New Sort of Freedom. “Indeed, yes. Freedom to do or not do what we please. In the old days inen said: ‘You are a woman; there- fore you must embroider.’ Now women say: ‘You aré a woman; there- fore you must not do anything so eilly as/to émbroider.’ But I want the {reedom to choose whether I shall em- broider or not. I think it's rather futile to talk about woman in general. anyway. There are dlways two classes of women, one woman and all the rest; women differ not only rrom men, but from each other. So that some of us like to embroider and some of us enjoy horseback riding, and seme of us want to vote and some of us don’t. “I really think the women want the yote for their homes' sake, don't you? ey want their homes and other people’s homes improved. nd they have something of a man‘s attitude there, too. ‘Mén, you know, adore their homes; marry for them, work for them—if only for the privilege of rtaying away from them. Now women | would like the same freedom." She stopped and burtea her face in her hands a moment, Then she looked up. After All, Just Women. 1 haven't beén exactly honest with ou,” she can!e-o;.‘ “I must tell you rest. It's just this: perhaps you W same way. But after all b1 i we're women, ‘aren’t- w Through no fault of ours, bur—inevi- tubly women. ge Meredith said it in ‘Diena’; ‘How % seems to prefer man to w & T don't belteve: filct between men and womsen; that’ |2 false antithesis. But I do Tecognize *interested,"” | me&““ £ “OVER THE WIRE” By DOROTHY CLARKE Patricia Collier is visiting Mildred. Jo..Ien’t that exoiting? . ‘Why I haven't seen her for years and years! Just the same as ever ....She has. been West, you know, and says that I've simply got to make a penonilly conducted shop- ping tour with her I don’t quite like the idea, its so much work in this weather Yes, very smartly ....... She was wearing an awfully dainty dress ‘The skirt was made with six flounces of white Batiste embroldered in pink It ‘was very full and extended ahove the pink linen belt in a sort of peasant coatee of pink' linen caught together in: the front with black val- vet ribbon The sleeves were long, ending in a frill tied in .at the wrist She wore - a. - corsage bouquét of old blue and violet roses which added such a Frenchy touch. . Well, I will call for you early, and admit the differentration between the wsexes; that'’s wmere biology. ‘Womén are cheap ecorfomically and should be-—though they can't help it and protest against it. ¥erhaps more women than just I have felt after a long day, doing men's: work, meeting | men’s minds, the utter nopelessness | that comes with a tired body and a | weary brain. Well, that's just it ! Ability is a question of vitality, and we simply don't have it. So we say hapelessly to ourselyes: ‘Oh, dear, after all a woman’s jusi a woman. Can I ever be anything erse ’ ‘Was Wonderful Contribution. {Now, the great pain of that is’" Miss Rudyard leaned forward earne: 1y, “that we should utter it with dis- couragement. Our womanhood is our | most wonderful contribution, and just because it hasn't an’ecunomic rating we disparage it. Here is our greateest : capital, and we constantly seek to | decreasge it. The business woman still has it as a margin, but she narrows and narrows the margin as she broad- ens and widens her ecomomic scope. And I very much doubt the wisdom of that. : | “Perhaps this doesn’t sound as! though I believe in women, But I very much do. Only I want to see them go about their affairs wisely, colirageously, Gonstructively, And I want them to be sure just what their affairs are. And wlren the vote comes, as it should in time, I shall be the last one to neglect it. As far as women as a class are concerned, I have every respect for them: as for suffragiss, I think they are putting the cart before the horse; as for suffrage, ir it is & means to an end, as you say, I'm for it—but not yet.” And thus summing up the creed of a “‘reluctant suffragist,” Miss Rudyard flashed a bright goodby smile, ana, as I say, I came away assenting enthusiastically. You would have, too. Tulle or lace is excellent Intro- duced on a striped black-and-white silk gown to soften it. MEN Xi@ney trouble prevs upon vigor and cheerfulness of- diseased. For good Its use Dr. Kil- Parce! Post, also pamphlet. mention the New Britain Daily Herald. the mind, discourages .and AND ten disappear ‘when ' the fner's Swamp-Root the great kidney rem- Address Dr. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, lessens ambition; beauty, WOMEN kidneys are out of order or edy. At druggists. Sample sizc bottle by N. Y., and enclose ten cents. When writing OLIVE OIL Red Thunder, Sioux Policeman in the 101 Ranch AUGUST 6. SI0UX POLIGEMEN WITH 101 RANGH Indians Interesting Part of Exhipi- tion Which Plays Here When the management of the 101 Ranch Wild West S8how, which is an OKlahoma product, called upon Iron Tail, the old Sioux Chief whose pro- file is on the new “buffalo” nickel, to appoint & ‘‘policeman” to preserve the peace among the many Indians with the show, his choice fell upon Red Thunder, a Sioux-brave from the Pine Ridge reservation, South Dakota. The position of “policeman’ in the ‘Wild West Indian village was not a new departurs for. Red Thundér. Out on ithe 'Indian reseryation, . he had held the position of conservator of the peace for several winters, and he secured his ‘“job” there through the suggestion of the Indian agent, who had very good reason to hold Red Thunder's prowess and cleverness in handling unruly members of the tribe i Indian Village, Coming in high regard. Even before he was furnished with a glittering “‘star” as a badge of authority Red Thunder had on more than one occasion Intervened to prevent feuds among the lndlnnsé' o | and several years ago when some the young bucks ran amuck through the village and threatened an attack on the agency buildings, Red Thunder, partially by persuasion, and largely by a display of physical force, dispers- ed the malcéntents and restored peace to the camp. In the '101 Rranch show, which New ‘Britain will see Friday, Aug. 6, Red Thunder’s dutiés as a “police- man” are not very strenuous. When Jealousy is aroused among the young braves over the pretty Indian girls, Red Thunder acts as peacemaker; when an Indian actor shirks his work in the performance, the “paliceman’ admonishes him and makes him toe the mark; when a quarrel occurs be- tween the Indiang of /the rival tribes comprising the Indian congress, Red Thunder separates the combatants and incarcerates them in the ‘“cala- boose,” in the rear of the Indian vil- lage. or canvas tent, has no guards. When an Indian is incarcerated there is a sense of disgrace and an aboriginal Singularly enough, this cala- | boose,” which is simply a small tepee | In a certain household with which 1 am slightly acquainted is a child whom his parents regard as a problem. He Is ten years old and he has never gotten over his childish habit of throwing things at people when he is angry. \ He has been punished for it again and agaih, but when the fits of temper come he reaches for the nearest object and hurls it at the offender, Not a perfectly normal child, you say. No, I suppose not. Throwing things, because we are angry is a habit we are supposed to leave behind in babyhood. Any full grown person who throws things is likely to land either in the insane asylum or the prison. All of which sound too obvi- out to say and I shouldn’t say it except as a prelude to this: It throwing things is unforgivable why should words be regdrded so mildly? Don’t words hurt just as much as things sometimes? Wounds And Sword Wounds. “A wound from the tongue,” says Pythagorus, “is worse than a wound from a sword, for the latter affects only the body, the farmer, the spirit.” - And yet people who would never think of reaching for an object and throwing it at the head of someone who angered them will reach down into themselves and seize the sharpest taunt, the most cruel and unjust accusation and fiing it straight at the offender’s heart. Words leave wounds that never heal, poisoned wounds that ache ard fester through a lifetime; words kill friendship and love and hope. Words come back like a boomerang to pierce the heart whence they came, “I Didn’t Mean It!” No Justification, “¥You know I didnt mean anything I said,” we may explain when the storm of rage has passed. “What of that? Does the man who throws the nearest object mean to hurt his triend? No, he obeys a blind impulse of rage and the word thrower does the same. If you were told you could take a dazen occasions out of your life wouldn't more than half of those youl selected be times when you said some unforgivable word? If that is true, the next time you feel an impulse of anger sweeping away the restraints of kindliness and decency, stop a moment and ask yourself, word thrower and thing thrower, is there so much difference, in guilt between them? N Question—Suppose a man and wife have lived together for years, seem- ingly happy enough, perhaps have a small family. For some reason the man has ceased entirely to love his wife and vie¢ versa, and it is impos- sible for the love to be rekindled. Both hesitate to resort to divarce as a means of separation. Would it not be better if one or the other took a few belongings and went away, thus bringing a climax to the very un. pleasant positiong? As a matter of course a divarce would be likely to follow, but without so much publieity.—An Interested Reader, Answer—If neither warts to marry again why not simply a separation instead of divorce? Perhaps that might teach you that you would be me happler apart than together. And if divorce still séemed desirable after throwing a few years, you could take up the matter then. e Daily Fashion Talks | BY MAY MANTON FOR THE HAPPY PLAY TIME other folk may feel, it is quite there g th!»:l:g‘dw«m :?y‘&?"m-# rd i;ldm‘n:t‘hmmim - cenception of honor that prevents him from making any effort to escape, and he “‘does time'” without a mur- mur. e et s R R NS R 1 IS O i 1 S ¥ 2 Wt JRALE LA W Ve Scene From “The Spendthrift. “THE SPENDTHRIFT” TELLS ( STORY OF WOMAN'S FOLLY *The Spendthrifi” by Porter Emer- son Browne, author of ‘A Fool There Was,” and numerous other dramatic successes will hold forth as the stel- lar atraction at Fox's tomorrow and Saturday. “The Spendthrift” fea- tures Irene Fenwick supported by Cyrfl Keightly and a notable cast that includes such distinguished players as Mailcolm .Duncan, John Nicholson and Mattie Ferguson. Its the story of a girl whose every youthful {im& pulse was bent to the Puritannical POLI'STHEATER Hartford All This Week, Twice Daily. The Poll Players “THE GHOST BREAKER” Mats, 10c, 20c. Eve. 10, 20, 30, 50c Lake Compounce Dinners Daily from 12 to 2 p. m, 50 CENTS. SPECIAL SUNDAY DINNERS 786 CENTS, A La Carte Scrvice At All Hours Band Concerts. - Vaudeville, Plerce anl Norton, Props. Bristol, Conn. code of her well meaning but mis- guided guardian and who, when re- lease in the form of marriage came, found the joys of the spendthrift ire resistible” Fox patrons will under- stand “The Spendthrift” and the les- son which it hammers home with such amazing reality with its many breathless moments, tense situations and terrific climax. This beautifully told story of a woman's extravagance and a woman's folly is the best pro- duction as yet released by the George Kleine Attractions and the manage- ment feel highly elated in having se- cured this production for their pa- ‘trons for they feel it is a drama that will be enjoyed and immensely ap- preciated. Several single reel come- dies of careful selection will augment the program. Today's pragram is a most entertaining and delightful one, built expressly for laughing purposes, light, airy and breezy, which mal today’s offering one suitably arrang- ed for the warm weather. Max Fig- man, the inimitable comedian and Lols Meredith are seen in “My Best Girl” an excellent comedy drama in five acts from the pen af Channing Pollock and Renold Wolf. “My Best Girl” is replete with laugh pro- voking situations that keep the audi- ence in a continual roar of laughter and bring good cheer and happiness to the audience. The latest chapter of “The Romance of Elaine” with its many thrills and dramatic situations and today's Pathe News with its cur- rént évents make up the balance of the varied motion-picture program. | ol h edges are together as i dicated in the view and there u;: nm-(mm_’v\ In the picture, striped galatea is with plaia. Fonlnzr:rrvmbew 13{ yds. of material 27 or 36 in. wide, yds., 35 yd. { No, 8249 is np‘d.lll‘ ned for the little gicls, although not objectgto wearing tacks at the front are y u\? e "":u" the garment is altogether a attractive one. Here, it is made &f white i trimmed with blue. It would be équally pretty and extremel; wered cretonne, were made of white with trimming of flo H For the 4 year size will be needed 334 yds, of material 27 in. wide, 2 éelt and trimming, 24 by i 36, with 114 yds. 27 in. wide for the Darigns by May M onion. 8681 Child's Rompers, 1, 2 and 4 years. 8249 Child's Rompers, 3 to 6 years, 8651 Child’s Rompers, 2 to 6 years. j 8747 Child's Overalls with Blouse, 2 to 6 years. No. 8651 is essentially masculine in effect.. The trousers fy portion are separate and tl\elm’\’:m are nni:hed with a wide belt, fimrm but. can be used suspenders toned together, therefore, in place of the if they are better liked, Eithp-uyh is essen Emflunfl uently sure to please the small boy, Checked m‘hn is d}: material m& the rompers in the illustration are made and the same material in a phirn eo,l;r. The body portion can be made with a , square or round k. or the 4 year si e will be needed material wide, i 36, 3 yd, 57y|‘n. wide for the belt, eol’h}fly:d.‘:fl‘. i e r . can be eitl sy wmumhd. Here, the ovar-alls are made of linen serge and the bios For the 4 year size will be needed 1 of material i.'ih ?i’d :lhe over-alls and for the blouse ummb.on:]&nd. l lyzy: The May Manf teern: - 8249, 8681 and B747 are each cut in