Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-10-09
THAT INTERESTING QUESTION

THAT INTERESTING QUESTION
i The Chicago Tribune pursues 1t
curious and entertaining observa
tons on the marriage question ant
devotes a special department Il
that interesting theme which /
enlivened by such spicy and i
maybe some Instructive cores
pondence. Adoubting individual
who halls from Atchison, Kansas
writes:
And to be serious, where car
You find a girl nowadays who will
make you a good wife? A girl
who will sympaihize with you,
live only for and through you A
girl that Is not perpetually think
ing of dressing or how to eclipse
Mrs. Jones over the way? The
girl that is physically able and
competent to be a mother, that
knows how to take care Of q house.
hold, and knows how and is not
ashamed to cook, instead Of slau-
entering the latest piece Of music
or stating over and over the mel
anchoIy fact that she Is growing
older? The girl that knows how
to bring the bachelor to terms,
wrestle with the butcher, and keep
In check the willy grocer? The
girl that knows the use of money,
and thinks of her husband as
something more than a man to
slave and toll In orde: to keep her
In dresses and finery? The girl
with q character like that OF
C@sar's wife, that will always DO
true to a man, that is not q religi-
GUS fool or devotee at the foot of
the parson? Echo answers: Where?
If the Atchison girls could get
hold Of that fellows name, they
would make things lively for him.
/" Hoosier Wife," who lives in
Fort Wayne, Indiana, talks upon
the question Of extravaganza.
Again, truly believe that men
as class, are far more extrsva-
CANT than women, and their tastes
and habits are less unselfish. You
seldom see a woman who does not
prefer to have her children well
dressed, anu have everything pos
sible, and who will not deny her.
self for them. The only respect in
which women are more extrava-
giant than men is in dress, while
men have SO mlny, many selfish
extravagances. Many of these are
mere qualification Of the senses
Now, most women who do dress
we'll do so to please those around
them while linking, horse racing
betting, gambling, smoking, etc,
are only to crafty self; and all
must admit that a wOman's ex-
travagance IL far less harmful and
unselfish than mans.
This talk about girls being mere
useless ornaments, etc., nowadays,
is all senseless twaddle. and but
the snarling of chronic fault
finders who think the world Is GO
ing to the "Old Boy" and retro
grading every day, because it has
outlived them, and they are wo-
fully behind the times. / honestly
believe that girls nowadays are
more intelligent and entertaining,
and have more diversified talents
than our grandmothers, because
the world has been progressing
and improving. A woman Is some
thing more nowadays than a mere
household drudge; sewing, knit
ing, and labor-saving machines OF
all kinds, have made a wonderful
change i'm woman's work as well
as mans, and it Is not necessary
for our mothers to spend all of
their time Shaving and being mere
beasts of burden.
That's to the point anyway,
ELLA" who scjourns Ia Michigan
prettily says:
Not living in a city, but only a
modest Michigan village, / know
nothing about girls being
brought up to do nothing bnl
dress and visit. The girls of tour
set" as minnie Haha" (p0or silly
girl!-Pm afraid her silly pride
will have many q sad fall IL she
does not come to her senses soon y
calls it, can do housework, and
many Of them do all their own
sewing. / found our Congress-
mans daughter cleaning lamps the
other morning. $50 y'e
For my part / Should be asham-
ed to confess that Icould not make
a loaf OF bread. l really did not
suppose there were such silly girls
i'm existence as / have discovered
there are since reading some of the
letters published in your paper. /