New-York tribune., 1867-04-08
THE HOME LIFE or WOMEN.

On this subject the Rev. q. b. rockingham gave
the third lecture IN his The Social Condition Of
Women last evening. at his Church on Forticthst 81 am
odiashioncd enough" he said 'to think that the comes
lie life Of women is their best lie, and that home u
vomau's most important and commanding place. For
home is tie center Of the world II holds tie world in
possibility From 10 tie world proceeds; through II the
world continues; init the world leposcs II the only truly
corsecrated place, the one truly divine institution
The great sacraments ~ birth marriage and death are
celebrated there. Every man is born of mo,her and
every mother j. n woman. Every man atar' dignity as
the head of Households hut the administrator and soul
of the household is a women. whatever work women
may be called go, their best work Is stl done here
Whatever education they may acquire thc robcs results
Of i will ultimately show themselves here. bni the
actual condition of women at home 3. anything
but satisfactory, and III many I'.lt,l' - ,"'', as
10 cause serious concern 20 those Who nope
10 see women doing themselves full Justice. Mlul-
tudes Of noble Girls. with tine capacities admirable a.r-
raiious and excellent purposes get up !nthc morning
simply because the su doe, aud wear WcaIly through
tIc day uuab'c 10 give "a good reason for their
isfeucc The case Of such women peculiarly hard.
protest against this state Uf things comes ion lie best
quarters and it j. protest that should be- listened TO-
How shall il bc answered Something may hc done 10
make domestic iifc more attractive by lonchod games
reading circles musical aHd dramatic entertainments,
But tins is not enough IN this county, usrinues, ana
usefulness alone ylLdcatcs li~'u Aoihhf .c's man
this will meet the demand oi women ~ Hal society.
Does marriage on the prospect oi manage st"hd ~ te
way of this demands surely hot Iof Mhilc u II true
t any woman inay be married, II is equally True
ma @ 3 ,T9nnn NAV lie unmarried. For every argument
That NAV bo urged against womens preparation ior
career on the ground that th,y may nave huAnus, III
rcnen uite as strong may be urged In favor of such
rrcparatlon the ground that hcy may lot nave II
there a doubt such matter sdu;oh anu 'sIilms an
should have the benefit Of H. IL should hc hauc 10 re
dound the interest OF woman i9,ue' IN LIE & eVuIS Z
so precaTious II II be stll urged lat lhe cIc IVp
blity Of marriage Will be ,4tlclsnt y y Se!seg
brains TO make the requisite preparation uhatiainaDle
the prompt reply should he that the mere possibility OF
marriage should make snch preparation imperative can
any thoughtful man or woman lcg1ld II 1hcrTlsei & le
prospect u entering into the marriage relation II pros
nect of entering career more definite han any Nsh
n young man has before HIM More litai ~ t ,he
interests represented; more monehluVuS III In ,no
issues involved; more sublime IN ue 4Ihfuss
engaged more characteristic taking up the ecne nls
Of sex, more influential rs hlirtllhE ileu anu @
for time and eternity Regarding inarIlage as oman
adequately meet ana that it .llII.s1 rem
will do something toward ANTICIPATING lhc Isp"ils,
!, n'"'SS becomes almost light as compared with the
respOusiby Of the mother Can That he forgotten Gan
il be remembered without suggesting thoughts Nhi,n ,
make the young mans prophecies oi @ GietI M iee @ ne
dim asraCtionl II may be great ulB ~ pe q h M
writer on orator hut before these exist there must
be men Before these can be what tey Should Dt thcs
uust be healthy. disciplined men, there nusi N wen pro
youths, carefully instructed ana iallliuY @ ainueI @
children infants lying on deep mOiieiy DosVnir nnu
a nnrc womanly split. II may be fine thing fol women
TO have control OF their property 10 hep IN mhhs te
laws they live uuder but To he gOuu lOln'I o my
women Is the greatest thing ia all THIS world DO Tue
qualifications for becoming 80 appear ~ 'e nsll. Va
needl Does the dancing master tacn lnelI W 'c ~
ING ,ua-tcrl Does the hariesscr put them INTO te
head on the French drcssmakcr ht them 10 the Ihu
/
Cores! The melancholy truth Is, that the greater num-
bcr OF women are wholly incompetent TO iuil tbls hs
sacred ana momenons office OF womans existence ana m
either leave il 10 be discharged by Nature, or allow 10
he md scharged This has no health that one no
l,uoWledgc "A third economy ioufth no sasaelty
a fnh no s,Ooc Yet some or the most Ql?llnsushtu
names I'm ant aud literature names OF married wOmel
with children beside. Many teachers are married
Married women are physicians lecturers, pIeaeheis
The wives OF cergymen all over the country 90 an i.
mense amount OF work outside OF their families ~ IS not
generally charged against them that Their families are
neglected II should seem as If our people had more
atztt
does NOT seem 10 justify the expectation.
Tho women Of the middle class among ne
nave more leisure than their mothers ana grand
mothers II may he doubted II they are more
Intellectual Their home life Is easier; II is not richer or
more earnest They read more but they DO not ead 80
advantageOusy. good deal OF what IL called domestic
life is nothing better than dome,c elessness Fashion
steps In to occupy place which domestic industry oc-
cucd before Hotel life and life In boarding houses rs
becoming popular because more easy, auu me
women who have homes at all are the ldlest Inc
question OF wOman's domestic life mphcaes the puca
lions that concern her social aud public NE u she can
not sustain herself here, where the supreme dominion ~
fully conceded 10 her. and the administration Is al III ei
hands what encOuIa cement j. there TO believe t she
can bear "a worthy part in outside industries make lli
contribution TO the practical knowledge oi ihs f9nn
nlty exercise civil rights With judgment, OF hou WIN
discretion the power Of the ballotl