, 1874-08-23

4AG .StE4y~REE1TEd " oman
''The Coming Woman" has at last come.
Whils the Man of the Period Sat idly smoking,
| and cogitatinG upon her possible advent, and
wondering what would be her views about but
tons, and what vas the occult relationship be-
tween buttons and femininitg anyhow, the vito
of his bosom cried out s.The ri1istincs be
unou thee, ssmsoll;'' aud, lifting up his eyes,
he behc1d the Coming Woman
ALREADY ARRIVED,
100000 strong, and terrible AZ an army with
banners- There wero greet many questions to
be settled before sho should have appeared
questions Physiological, psychological political,
legal. and educational But she il here; and tl,e
questions concerning her, which wcro to have
been solved for hor, she will probably solve for
herself. She has made her appearance armed
with tho chiscl. the brush (painte1's, not char.
wou1an's), the pen, the scalpcl, tho forceps, the
camera, the ledger. and tho appliances OF nearly
all the other trades and professions. She means
business. She may ho found in the editorial
chair, at the merchants deak in the rea1-estate
Office over the disseotng table, on the rostr1,m,
aud IN the Pul7lt.-anyw where, in ehort, except
III The kitchen. She cannot be talked down nor
writton away. She is here to stay, and it only
remnlns to be seen what are to be the results of
IAe first and most evident is tho
EXTINCTION OF TIE HOUSEWIFE
at tue present ratio OF externlilaton it is fair
to presume that, By the t1tno two more genera
tloLs nave como and one,-pe1haps even
sooncr,-the housewife will be "a extincs as tho
mastaJon or the dodo. Like them. she will
have filed her place in tho scale Of creation
aud have Vanished. Solomon described her az
rising while it was yet night, and giving meat to
ner household, and . portion also to her mailens.
C6r,]
1ncak given him whllo it is YET night !: and the
modern wife who would insist or such q break
fast-hour Would be 4 wife, the writing OF whose
memoir "unld bo pride and d pleasure TO her
husband
The housewife waa aconpendum al all trades.
she manufactured carpets, and shirts, and stock
ln:s. s1,d bonnets. and dresses and jeIIies. size
11nnS l,aper, and corned beef, and made SOAP.
MI. anu old :; hnnafed olhcr things aud brought
up her children between whiles. Her daughter,
caanot do oil that. Nor is it necessary. Amer
lean inventive genius challenges tho world and
1t has wrought to little purpose if women are to
60 on forever weaving their lives into ra:-car-
psts, ard sealing their brains up in ja1n-Duts.
The conditions Of social and domestic lie ara 40
changed atwomens work is no 1oueer what it
WAS. Would to Heaven
THERE COULD BE AN END
fn 11 1hls Gfahumothcr VOL ship, aud the Woman OF
Io-Day might enjoy IN peace tlle benefits Of AZ,
advanced civilization Instead OF buttous.
there ehatl be studs instead Of knitting. theTo
shall be irou-irarne hose ut 90 cents q pair; IN
stead Of eternal stitching on seam, and gusset,
and bands. there shall be ready-made shirts, and
tue irasc.ble owners thereof may vent their "
plctiyes On tho shirt-manufactutine cdmcany
harIn'essiy, y,-fo- companies have 10 souls.-aud
family harmony shau not be broken. The
Kindergarten shall allow the weary mother The
midday nap; co-operasiye housekeeping shall
relieve her of the Thousand carking cares Of
tho house; delightful, aPretizing mystery
Shall hs1,g over her prospective meals and her
weary We. soul ehau no more pace round and round
tie tt,ie weary circle of beef. mutton, pork, and
aa1ly q ny; propoundod by the maid OF all work:
1t mnat shall we have for dinner to-day, Mem ~
r.; AZ tncse delights might be the lot of tho
women OF To-Day, If they would shut their ears