Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1860-09-14
An Experiment Worth Trying.

The ladies are getting good advice by the
peek measure now "a days. 81 Strange, isn't it,
that they do not profit by it? The latest
variation Of the perpetual tune is, that we,
the women, roll up our sleeves, and haF pin
up our curls, and tuck up our embroidered
skirts, and "learn to work p Archbishop
Hughes has set the ball rolling, and every
individual of the male species deems it his
duty to give it an energetic kick. We beg
they won't hurt themselves thereby !t4TI m
For our part, we had rather take down.
right seolding, any day, rather than "a little
good advice" 1t is the most disagrceablc
thing ever invented. But then, after all, 1T
does afford so much solid satisfaction to the
other SEX What would they do without
the privilege Of exhorting their wives, sisters,
and pretty acquaintances When it don't
90 beyond the mild monitoral key, it is pre-
cisely like lectures little girls get Now,
my dear, sit up straight, and keep your
hair out Of your eyes, and sew this seam
neatly-if you don't, you shall not have a
nice little husband, when you grow up p
Oh, aoe arc used to all this patronizing talk.
1t is only when our counselors strike out into
a new vein that We are ut all taken by sur
prise. 5igs.L ,ei .aa 5fE ',,... ..fs .e-.,.s,.
And besides, we never feel the least bit
awe-stricken, when one Of these wisdom
freighted paragraphs comes up against our
intellectual apparatus like a twenty poun-4
der Don't we know Just enough about
editorial policy to see through the mill stone?
Don't we know precisely how the thing
originates An editor is driven to distrac-
ton for lack of copy-bloody murders, awful
accidents, and wonderful meteors are all used
up, and what to say he don't know. Hold
on, though-he's got it-and he scratches
away with joyful countcnancc, "A Word to
Woman mo matter on what subject---boops
bonnets, manners, or lack Of manners, so
that it makes nice compact, moral little
stufling to the collapsed corner of his paper.
Anything to "fill up.'' And all the other
editors in the country, who are in the same
predicament, dive eagerly at it, with their
scissors and so it goes the rounds Ike a con-
tribution-box in church! Such things always
stake" "9.@sli . f5t &E Gi af.,E si YEa|
And now the cry goes up from every print
ing office in the land, Let the women learn
to work Send away the servant-gir throw
open the gateways Of the kitchen--let the
ladies wait on themselves. Archbishop
Hughes says so, and if he don't know who
does 20 i, ,....y. .,.a .tEt
Very wcll-agreed! just as you say, dear
Mr. Public. Only II we learn really and
earnestly to work, it il but fair that we
should he encouraged by the example Of the
stronger sex. It's a poor rule that won't
work both ways. five are going to reform,
we'll have company, or we will know the
reason why! II Mrs. Brown gets up at five
o clock to be about her household duties, Mr..
Brown isn't to curl down among the pillows
for cat-nap." No, SIR! How she to shave
himself without hot water how is the water
to be hot, unless the kettle boils-how is the
kettle to boil without a brisk fire underneath
it? where is the fire TO come from, unless
Mr. Brown is up to split the kindlings and
coax the coal to ignitcy Ofscoursc he will
expect to sweep the pavement himself. and
he'll bring in the finger freezing lump of ice,
from the front steps, and keep an eye on the
coffe- a boiling, and give the cakes a turnwhile
his wife dresses the babies I" A woman
shouldn't be SO utterly helpless neither
should man--and Of course he will carry
thimble and a needle-case about in his Gowsr
ers pockets, SO as to repair himself. It aoiU
be sign Of the progress Of the times when
you see man. haul out his wax and scissors
in the stage, instead of the newspaper, and
proceed to mend his coatrsleeye or darn the
worn place in the knees Of his pantaloons.!
Doylearn to work, gentlemonl Don't be
SO dependent on these miserable tailors, and
bootmakers, and tradespeople.o Hyour cell
ing gwantswhitening, buy white wash brush,
and do it yourself Don't be deferred, by, q
contcmptible pride, from bringing in your
own coal by the basket, and painting your
own front door. IL We do like to see littls
tntio iai independence occasionally To be
i;nsc it will not leave you leisure for anything
clse. bat that is apoint ofminor consequence,
II wll.bo rather diiIi cult tn explain the pre-.