Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-04-28
Exposure OF roDular Failaoio. Respects

..t,...r, ..,. ing Women. ,--.tr
.,-s "a woman should always be neatly and
G,i5, elegantly dressed; she has no excuse for ap-
50 a9itsHas she not sir What do YOU call those
81 five little animals in pink aprons and pinkeT
checks, who hang around from morn till
=, \. ,dswy eve !. What do you call the baby, who
"l always wakes just when he ought to be asleep,
sn and IFS up the full force Of his small lungs
81, Just when he ought to keep still What dc
,. you call the soup, which must be seasoned to
.5,1s,a ~ grain Of pepper. and the pudding which
'"' among the lords ofcreation? The coat which
must be mended2 the crayats which need
only stitch the china that must be washed7
- the carpets which must be swept2 We
should call these very respectable excuses for
.,, . little dishdbiAe now and then .,'- -
~ ' IA woman, gadding abroad is one Of the
place is at home " w. '-'.' N'' ~ -..
We are not sure of that either; not If she
A'' wears pretty bonnet, and has cheeks like
.,, the sunny side of peach, and ripe, cherry
"''o kind Of lips: 'A 10 -.
, We've seen great many more disagreeable
hna things, and confess to weakness for bright
-. eyes and pretty hair Undoubtedly her place
is home, but that's no reason she is to shut
herself up there, until she looks like q celery
~ stalk or lump Of chalk. Who would buy
no the coal and calico? the marketing and the
new music?-if woman is never to set her
''' foot over the threshold The man that wrote
-.11 that heresy never kept house. we know
g" p "WomaI should always be calm and COM
posed like peaceful landscape, or aserenely-
-E' shining star. Her whole manner should carry
mo out the idea of rest and repose"
H,TTn All very well, if the gentleman in posses
lN sion of these, "serenely shining stars would
allow them to remain up among. the clouds,
high above all sublunary tolls and turmoils
t'l hut what is the luminary to do when hus-
ltl band brings home a friend to dinner, on Mon
day, when the ''wash" is in high procedure
when an extra chicken has to be broiled and
si the best table-cloth whisked on, at three min
Doc rtes and a quarters notice. Has our critic
f'l right to complain if his wife makes her ap-
: pearance with face redder than the picked
L'n beets, and manners decidedly furried. .'
"a woman should never under any circum-
stances whatever, lose her temper"
Might as well tell the wind not to blow, on
March day, or the rain not to come down in
April. 1t does them good to explode" oc-
casionay. A woman, to be good for any
l5, thing, must have as much spice and sparkle
in her as bottle of champagne, and, if the
cork comes out once in a while, with bang
p. why that don't depreciate the value of the
goods. -. ..,.l' I, ..-.' ,,, ..,,..l.
Pm But let the men preach; it don't amount to
anything after all. We hold them captive
by every one of their dickey strings and
coat buttons-by the rents in their stockings,
and toothaches and headaches they want to
be nursed through. They can't do without
us and all this good advice and assumed air
of bravado is only very natural chafng un-
der the invisible chains. On the whole, we
think it rather foolish to take notice of it at
all. Talk away, gentlemen, you won't hurt
our feelings. -