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About The west shore. (Portland, Or.) 1875-1891 | View Entire Issue (June 14, 1890)
WEST SHOKK. TM Helgh-hol How we long to shake the good husbands out of their shackles and act them down beside the good wives but, then, that state of a (Til would create a heaven on earth, which would not be in accordance with God's plan. It Is safe to say that if marriage isn't a lottery, then there is no such institution in Louisiana. Many women in these days declare that they want to work, and that they are willing to work, if only they knew what to do. Many of these moet of them, indeed are home women, whose bread-winners have been taken away, leaving them with meager resources and no qualifications for earning a living. I have noticed that if you go to a small town by this I mean a town of from 2,000 to 10,000 inhabitants and enquire where you may obtain good ice cream, or good coffee and cake, or good bread and butter, you will be directed to rorae cheap, and probably vile, coffee house or restaurant, in which unpleasant ordors invariably prepare you for what Is coming to your table. Now, I believe that two bright and refined women could go to any flourishing town and make money pleasantly and without loss of self-respect by renting a mull room, making it cheerful and attractive cool and dim in summer, warm and cosy in winter and furnishing good ice cream, water ices, fancy cakes, coffee, chocolate especially chocolate pudding, with thick cream and other light delicacies in summer; while in winter might be substituted oysters, beef tea, fine soups, omelettes everything to be home-made and perfect in flavor and appear ance, and attractively served. There is nothing quite so palata ble as Tuget sound oysters, rolled in eyg and cracker crural and fried quickly and crisply in good butter, each one being turned separately with a knife. Men appreciate these delicacies and are willing to pay for them. Traveling men, especially, will pay any price for good food. Indeed, the man who wants good things without paying good prices for them Is not worthy the name, and the world soon finds him out and steers closr of him. Who would not rather give fifteen cents for good, strong, clear coffee than nothing for muddy water? Such a business might be started very modestly, with one little, quiet, low voiced waltresa-and, by the way, whenever a man speaks lightly or disrespectfully to a waitress, the proprietor should open the door and Invite him to leave; in this way better ser vice and better patronage will be assured. Bat. if you pros;er, don't let your builoesa become too large for your personal atten tion or, when you loast expect it, you will fall. Kentucklana have proven, at last, that the old proverb, "A prophet Is not without honor save in his own country and In his own house," la not to their way of thinking, for they not only love Mary Anderson, who has lived so long with them, but also honor and appreciate her. If, after her marriage, Miss Anderson retires from the stsge, as her friends fear she will do, she mast be conildered a foolish and nnwlae woman. When Clod bestows a rare talent upon one of Ills children, it is for some good purpose which He means to work out in His own wsy and In His own time. And if to be wedded to both man and art causee-ea is popular '"P" posed in these days a life of suffering to a woman of rare gifts, then she should either suffer and be strong or not marry. Uod gives to the millions the gift of love, motherhood and con tent ; but only once in a while doe He make it possible for one to bs a talented actress and a pure woman. The IUuttnttd Amtriean declares that the girl of the period is maligned ; that she does not chew tobacco, smoke clgaretUa, gamble, gtt Upey, Uke opium, or indulge In any of the bad habits accredited to her by the pennya-llner, It even goes so far as to assert vigorously that her bathing dresses are extremely modest, and not In the least suggestive, but adds In a pardon able tlt-for-tat spirit that objections might reasonably be made to men's bathing costumes, as they sre vainer of their charms Uian are women, and frequently affect costumes that reveal more than they conceal. Now, will some one, plr aw, Invent a modest bathing dresa for gentlemen, right away T The 1'aclflo Coast Literary Bureau la organising a Woman's Press Club, with headquarters at Kan Francisco. They hope to have a suitable building furnished with such accommoda tions as reception, sleeping, dining, hath and reading room, and a good reference library, An honorary president will be selected from among the prominent women editors of the Atlantic coast. The Congrtgiitionalitt oppoies the granting of a preacher's license to a well qualified woman simply because she it a woman. Narrow-mindedness and nonsense! A good woman Is Invariably better than a good man-a fact which the latter Is usually proud and glad to acknowledge and If she Is educated and wise, there Is no earthly reason why she should not preach. The stories that Kdwln Booth and (ieorge Ulddle tell of young girls seeking theii acquaintance, declaring their infatua tion, and begging (or interviews, are about on a par with those of certain literary women as to the number of proposals they receive weekly-probably spelled with an "a." The conceit and desire for notoriety in each is nauseating to sensible people. As a bad woman Is infinitely worse than a bad man, so doee a shrewd woman excel the shrewd man In a business way. Hhe will cheat you from the " bang " on your brow to the boots on your fret, and all the while she Is smiling at you with eyes innocent as violets and overflowing with sweetness but this Is not the pom! btwlnees woman, you understand. Mrs. Kate I'ler and her daughter, Miss Kate Tier, are attor neys at Uw at Milwaukee, Wisconsin. They entered the Uni versity of Wisconsin together, and, by taking a double course, received their dlpl'jmaa at the conclusion of the first ysar In Uie law college. Both women are attractive and accomplished and are very popular In social circles. A newnpsper corresondent tells a pretty story about Mrs. Senator Stanford's publishing a book of poems for a poor poet who could not War the expense of the publication. 1W, un happy Mrs. Stanford! Krery poet In the land will be turning his hoful eyes now to her pocket book. The msyor of Kdgwton, Knas, is a young woman only twenty-three years of age, and has a young baby; but does not allow her olllclal duties to conflict with those at home. No more sneers now at Kanaaa-the "land of (beers "-If yon please. Tiers Is no tie under heaven so strong and unbreakable to hold a man from wrjng doing as the pnre love U a good wo man, hurti a lie will la time come to make all sin appear hateful to him. Men do not like women who reason with them, became, a a general thing, women reason so remarkably well.