, 1874-10-11
,o,trast Between tEe Ideal and the
Actual Beings.
Hov Life Is Crushed by Household
Drudgerles.
h. Utter Disgust Of Women at the
Unending Routine.
r7avofc the Kitchen, and Lessen
Its Lab0rs.

i,. tor the feminine se1; and that the WON
rIo of he, own free choice, elects herself t.
rho Office Of domestic iaoor' aus
e.ssED INTO HISTORY,
.;opr c::;::. 5;;:.-:aa a'oters .na roman ma
,s, II ntsv be sad commentary on til,
1s,.e,arxcr O! :be times, and gyo dowdy ok
~ nnt eoured widowers field for specu
,s,,-a tbo;ca:, AID rise up lise wal OF re-
.,.,rb pefore tbs woman Of progress; bu. it l.
.r,,a1 stubba1n fact: the domestic wona1
r.utd. z.rrocf1ily a.oue On the Threshold Of thu
rsst. .., ......:,
.p;,rure dauas before us Of q fait, pa:e Icing
t-cr,.,p #i.n serene and angelic g1a.e, through
-, the y:,,ors and rtrplcxed duties Of lie
rcrar ,irldi.3 totears OF despoDdeucy, and as TAI
removed trou. anger or excitement; never seem.
n, n v..k. vel always accomplishing duties
xi.a hcusenuld 10 nice;r adlusted thst the bal.
xuce-abee. never ssoprod, whilo the presiding
eao,,s went te-e and there, moring the whole
1c;rieate roass Ct machinery With the perfect
lever If he. wi1l. aud, wnep suddenly she ais-
spsears fon tba scene, a monument rises above
Ger, nsc1:oesi with all Ler yif.ce',-tLe only lit
arl:a:e sl.a .ger viii &C. time to 4ead.
Luis 1lctrre i lrti.t.c Aad illa!, anl usually
cui1le.
TIE ACTUAL DOMESTIC WOMAN
i: ste who oces Ler OWN VIII. cooks, waEhes,
md irons, bekes, makes preserves aud pic4lcs,
ard adds ore to Ter family annually for ten
vcars. Size Keeps all the buttons on her he's
bsnd's shirts, ca4ns al his socks, and does al
The chldreu's sewing and the most Of Ter o1n.
When her husband buys 8 new carpet, she makes
II, ard, mere than likely, puts it down. She
takrs care OF the baby all night; and, when the
little iesca cries, tho considerato father order 9
hin 20 'Shut up!"-so that he may Hereafter
tel, people how he raised that baby; and he il
care{al not 70 dikturo him in the morning,
-1lia the domestic Wolnan gets BREAKFAST
She nsas?s the fire, and glicds the coffee,
sid sets the table, and flies the meat,
md baSes the biscuit, and then takes
baby On ncr am, and sits sI the tray, and turns
the coffee ont for fresh, le4rty-looking man,
who is reading his norning-paper opposite.
Then she clears tho table and "does" the
dishes, aud se'e tho bread, and dresses johnny
and Sus:e for school, aud peels the vegetables
for dinner and puts lie t%uY to sleep, and sets
The table, and washes tlle dishes again, and
nurses TIE baby, and takes s:ltca in JohaDys
Parts. and takes the uread, aud fires dough
tu-s, and irons those shii tt, ana Euds to john,
irving pas. with his brother. md wonders why
he loaled 40 cross When she asked hum to take
Ter 10 tic woEaan's meeting IN the e7ening: aEi
then. al Of sudden, her hands fall hel elpIessly
Il her side Us Size thinks Of .IIer scbool-6aEs,
When size stood e. the heud ct her class in col
lege, 1nd learned su Man5 tai14e5 that a:e
USELESS TO EEi Now.
She stands transt1ed By Il thought, amid the
rols sud pAua Did she read Horace wish sr.h
infinite pAi1s {or tlls2 Lad she spent whole
years IN koeny ata! y.iug the suhtla thoughts Of
&r,. IL
diEhclota? Was there not muscle enough in the
world to do this purely mechanical work, with
ou. soul wearing Itself GU. in drudgery? But
IS that drudgery which is work for dear cucs2
Soma instinct tells tno domestic drudge tla:
ths7e is 10 tasko,aster SO selfish az lu,e She
turEs With loathlng from the Inrd, grinding
he2drill to some other avenue of occupation, !
for which abe is better fitted by strength and ed
ucahon j: hnt slo Is ia the bonds of c3nytnton- i
fhty. 1he woman who steps asiue from tho !
beseea patti of conservatism steps aside TO her !
oHa destruction. ':Jo:4n ha.es radical women! |
inst Is enough; size puts the harness, and ;
Ai:-ro!s aioug, daily eAemphicat4on OF the /
msxr1:
Man WORKS from gun to SID
But wota4sls work Is neve- done
At ~ she is old aud dejected-iotking, with
complexion like muddy coffee, having gwen per-
maneat employment to family physician Cor
half that time Being domestic woman, sae
cess nSNng Tilted her fer it, aad JoLu is lneon- ;
hc'aoe iS1 the year oi propriet:, when he mar
3;e5 eSath' HIS second Wife takes tho Konaln's
.|o.rHo!; apd has 1atchkey; and Where thou
go:5s "at so,-thy Eeople si.alI 10 my peopla
ALI NY uoo shall be my God, y Is her creed.
do" many beautiful lives
LAVE HIEx ExrlSGu1suED
oeneatn an avalanche ct houseworI, it would le
useless to enumeTate; but there are thousands |
~ aolaes IN this city that a-c virtually torn3s.
saa'ItS zaa ah the Ta7n.a aud ica: Ct life out,
Enc budding only dead. inapi1uate tenaur. |
Haose highest ain is to sit for 1. isw moments Of
an afternoon III the gilded sepulchre Of a front
Estiaf, aad listen 10 snaddepins p'atitudcs from
!, sin fez7nK caller. If there ~ere auy syst4m to
lle "of6 invented fer women.-if the dishes
nou1a ever "a: dons,-if the eternal routine OF
=; =S-4ssR aud Liking had any permanent COM !
nut the daily tasks 10 q wo1nau's life
,aFhea1e themselves like the images in broken
p., auHf, era she n1uet 60 on forever, Like tho ,
0uEn :. = painter reprodp.aaK pots and pans
~" s'di: ever do those dtsnes :" asked
uns'e schooi-girl who was visiting Ter married
leses ..es, and trying to gir7 her rest. I
l.. 1hto~ them out Of the window I" answered | I
as ssa -steF. VINO WAS deep in one at Mrs. Wis :
a a. 'Eao6l7tous ana little OF her heAd from c
.s sane uaSontsd rest, as she quito misappre- {
sseea - the question Tl,e schoolgirl sarg as I
~ s st'tt; "" zl'irit would not bs kept down
), eoss++a tatea An aLo ripped plate with care
:. t.ee'slon, she cliantcd something that had d
=. e.a:ssonlan sound. about it's 'being only noble q
t .e Boou; AND then there was & area: crash. | q
" ~. "a eM1u! bAiluess: she had literally gath- q
~ soe iouS tosnn73 Of The tableclotn 1uEctner, g
~ tae dishes xere done by being landed, | d
s1ecsed maea, in the area. e
ne'ud not recommend such stringent meas- 7
~ 20 discouraged houseLecpers, p,:3 ou1d =
NoT TO WASTE | q
: : 1sscurres Of mind and soul upon the hinge Il
= =, ,aeeesS'sy Ut icing purely domestic, and I
oy more rAtleut toll than tho coral s.
.s |sets. m"numeat Of clean dishes. There is y
e:ssen Of co-oce1ative housekeeping lying =
1aaot tn tie b1Hm Of sone thinker, that 7rill b
4t-Sfate na Wtman as surely from the thra.dom Il
~ a9ase work LIB the policy ct Lincoln emanci- u
80 -oe colo1ed slave. Tue time may rot have b
~. .ae 1or it's Development; but, when it il
81 rs shall }ook back upon the | tt
e ,f'e engineer Of the domesic machinery ! II
~, ~ some such feeling as that with d.
aS! 49,. We contemplate WITHDRAWING. The K
,la ,a.az q mo.ner who has had hard dar at di
ase"ork would far su.pass the vieions Of ar oi
~ 49, eater: headesI uabiee, animated coffee d;
-, uiA1es on legs. and long series Of gro A.
n aas Ausrratioas. chase her sleeping hours, Il
=" sae i+pcAts with too faithful precision the ev
.se oi the day. The easy machinery for light til
ss 1aoo: fails to establish itself in the vonl 80
klrsdom. The washing machine mud It
aEs LET co not compensate for the extra | til
- s1a. Of clothes. The sewing machine en-