The Morning herald., 1877-10-19
LADY PROFESSIONALS.

In how many different walks in life ma,
not our lady friends choose that will re-
fleet credit on their sex, and redvund tt
their honor and prove source of honora'
BILE profit to them. The art world pre-
sents wide field for the display Of genius
and talent, and to-day we behold thous-
sands Of our sex earning g competency,
and many Of them achieving great fame,
by the display o; their respective talent.
The field of literature has been we'll cul-
tivated by them, and many of our lady
writers of to-day are treading with marked
success in the pathway Of fame, and reach
ing that goal which brings Immortality.
The stage presents to US another admi.
rable source of suitable employment, and
to many of our star actresses it gives
both fame and fortune. We lately read
of N iss Kate Claxton in single week re-
ceiving for her professional services no less
a sum than $500, whilst many Of our
celebrities receive even larger sums. r
The art of music is one peculiarly sqited
as profession for ladies, and where genur
inc musical talent exists, its cultivation is
rewarded with smple-recognition, and in
some cases fabulous sums are paid to those
who are fortunate enough to possess
grand soprano or contralto voice. It may
serve as stimulus to some Of our young
lady friends stud ying vocal music to know
that some of our famous prima donnas re-
ceive as much as one Thousand dollars
nightly, and even such arti ties as Miss
Emma Thuroy can command terms as
high as three hundred dollars for single
performance. Not only in the art of mu-
sic but in the sister arts Of painting and
sculpture, great fame has been achieved,
and We need only to mention the name of
Rosa Bonheur and Harriet Hosmer to
prove how the brush and chlsel can be
welded by feminine fingers.
But we are entirely opposed to the adop- |
tion by our lady friends Of the professions
totally unsuitable to their sex, such as
"lady lawyers and lady preachers.
which is only, in our opinion, attempting
the impossible, and bringing the sex into
But after all, we think woman's
true sphere is is her home: II the duties
Of home are well performed, there will be
no time nor disposition lef, to mingle in |
the tunult which Increasingly goes on out
side its portals.
To her lord will be left the taking part
in the framing Of laws and the govern
ment Of the country. Her kingdom is not
Of this world worldly. The land she gov
erns is bright oasis in the desert of the
worlds selfshness.
We would have women employed in al
better and more suitable work than politi-
cal strife. All the women who are ardent
movers in this bold and ridiculous agita-
tation for what is called '"woman's rights"
are parched up old spinsters, without an
atom Of good nature in their composition,
no feminine embellishments, vsnomous ss
sdders; their evil temper, so to speak,
iuuing out Historically in every promoni>
tory Of their peculiar angular beauty /
woman without particle Of real sympa-
thetic feeling or the attributes Of true wo-
manhood.
We can appreciate the greatness Of a
good woman. We know that woman has
sometimes transcended men in strength Of
character and greatness If soul. .a
History is replete with noble examples
OF woman's courage, self.reliaace and
power. But We hold that these are bles-
sings when mingled with tenderness and
exercised in their proper sphere; and the
true woman is content only within that
sphere.
Nature is against extending to her such
vocation as the advocates of "woman's s
rights" seek; Gods Law is against it, and
woman herself does not want it.