, 1870-08-01

ftuN tAe .NE 4 ora hffRIHy fbfs
Tho Parliament Of Great Drit.in is still in
donl.t whether married women ought to be al
fuwetl to avn property; whether. in fact.
vcn,an who, 80 lon6 Ii abe remains unmarried.
may own and manage property as freely As
man. thall. on marriage, forfeit this right.
Ono Of the arollest arguments used against
House Of Lords, 1atoly, WIS Lord Wostburys,
who remarked that wife might receive \
legacy of = hundred thousand dollars, AMI
might, il this bill became law. e1rcnd it on
diamond necklare, ''in>tead OF employing it
for the general comfort and maintenance OF
the household
TIE Spectator rcruarka On this, that, as a
matter Of business, she could hardly do better
iAa1a lug diamonds, Which, it seems are rap
lilly increasing in value, but il Addh, vers
Justly: ave will admit wha. Lord Westburs
n.ea,l-. that it would ie sc1tish Investment
aud What then: do VIZ prevent selfish invest
ntns on the pait Of husbands, more csre-
cinily il they are peers: suppose my lord hA'
a legacy of c20. .MN. does any law hna him to
e3pcnd il 'on the general comfort and main
tcranse Of tie HON eholi or j. he prccludcd
from cropping it on hosac race, or expend-
ing it at poolea, or giving 1t 10 \ mistress?
The capacity of extrasnEance in the sexes il
At 1east c4u1l. end whv IL the wo nan honet
he punished for il By seuteuce Of confsca
tIou:"
I;ut more can and o.ght to be said. Ths
carAcitv for economy IL greater With women
than with mcu. Wherever women arc trusted
to tuansEe affairs involving tie expenditure
Of mcuey for useful purposes, they arc found
| tu be more economical than men. Ask any
70 his wife. and makes her the treasurer, and
| he will toll sou thAt the vile is far better
manager than he would be. Many meu in
| every community owe their prosperity to the
I rccI MANAGEMENT Of their wives: and few
men who have tried It have ever regretted
| x1%rSr sriv in ~ he
| partners in their huriness, and tile controllers
nt ali thtir expenditures. ....
It may he sad that this is true onlv where
Il G money to be expended sof small amount !:
l.rsinese ncu who have found In their wives
TIE meet capable and wise caunsello:s: and
4 whoever has uied the experiment., even III \
large and wealthy honeeho1j. knows tl,as =
woman will mslc tLe allowance for family ex-
rcnses 50 much further than man could
While the English are still debating whether
| II is safe to t1utt married women with prop
CITY. in this country ii il becoming custom
| OF Lusipees men 70 set apaIt q sum OF none
for their wives, and let sheza keep separate
I -rk accounts ard whoexerhas trie3 this llas
fcuEd an astonishing Development OF prudence
aud skillEul management in women who hetott
a, reared to hare no capacstT for business.
Wc he Ar much Of the e1trAsaCanca of sc
trcn: bnt, as y tuls. men Frcnd far mo-i
money en- lu1u.ies than women and, IL All,
man tl.inka his wifo e,sravsgaut or cAreless il
money natter, VIC advise Lin, to aisiae hi
snrerne Will, her. give her eans account au'
| let her manage her hotasehold atIairs, he gis
iog advice when asked. Ho will presently dis
cover in his wife an amount OF tact. cate, ju3G
uert. fcre:housht. and akill in naAa.gea,e,
, ah;cA will g7eatjy increase bis admiration to
indeTendeu Vas VIII mako her ito hapri-'
u ard largely increase her u: efu1ness Al men
+ bvr Of .ocieiy a1l as au educator OF hs
l cLildtsu.