Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1878-03-28

man who said that knew what he W;
talking about. Upon wise selection of
wife largely depends the happiness, cor
fort and success of man. We have mae
grand advances in our arts and in gener
civilization in the century that has passe,
and we are glad to believe that to-tla
woman occupies a nobier and truer pos
ton than ever before in the history of tt
world. We have i'el word of CRITICS,
for the mothers who have gone, tor I
them we are largely indebted for the r,
suits of the present; nor is it criticism t
assert the superiority of woman of thi
age over that of any in the past. Her f;
cilities for education are greater. the tiel
of her usefulness and labor broader, anC
with 1t all, her domestic love and care hav
not been diminished. There have been
great many skeptics about the prophet
of educating women, for the reason that
would take her from the dominion O
home. and produce anarchy in this, tn
very citadel ofhappiness. Experience ha
not only proved these fears unfounded, bu
that cultivated minds, adorned ant
strengthened by study and accomplish
ment, only better fits woman for the trli,
helpmeet to man :. that she makes a better
mother for his children, and brings NOR,
happiness and more love and more bright
ness to the home where she reigns ant
rules. Since the doors of colleges ant
seminaries opened to receive women, the
doors of the home have not shut outa sin.
gle charm of domestic life. On the con.
trary. we believe they have been multiplied
and refined by the gr:lces that follow a
united cultivation of head and heart The
cultivated man seeking a wife is no longer
scared by the words, ''Dlue stocking," or
''strong-minded, for it has been fully
proved that the largest culture OF wom-
ans mind changes none Of the lovable
woman's thoughts and affections, and only
ennobles and dignifies her as the aid and
adviser of her husband. and the guide and
inspiration of her children. We do not
mean ''strong-hinled' in the sense that
society often takes it, viz: masculine hab-
its Of dress, and masculine ways. and de-
sire to carve amid the rubbish where the
rougher nature of man is only fitted to
laber: Such women, although honest and
earnest, represent but q meager minority
of the cultivated women Of the nation.
Neither when we speak of women in the
higher waIks of fife, 90 we WISH TO include
those who have attained their position by
cl,i, of In c1, rve
in dress. and whose stock in trade
is outside appearance. The prominence
of both classes has caused severe criticism
Of women in general, and we may add
lnjustly. In seeking a good wife the cul-
tivated man would scarcely expect to find
her in either class. Elegant costumes, di:l-
nonds and brilliants fair, white hands,
lnsoiled by any employment, are, with
ARE exceptions, sought after by the empty
headed and empty. pocketetl men of socie-
y; but the man of Thought would hesi-
ate to tread upon a path dangerous to all
future happiness. Go owhere you will, to
le mansion Of the wealthy or the home
n the hunlblest cottage, and you will lind
lie true queen Of that household one Sc
ectcd for her womanly virtues, her domes-
ic habits, the cultivate, mind. These all
endure the wasting hand of time, and
grow more beautiful and attractive with
lge. Young men of these times hesitate
o marry because of the extravaganza of
women. They misjudge the sex by the
,ainted butterflies of society, who do not
epresent true womanhood any more than
he sporting man does true manhood.
)ur seminaries and colIAyes and our Chris
ian homes IRE bright and joyous with the
ewels of true women-girls who have ac-
of head and heart, who are
lot ashamed of being aids to their moth
rs in the duties of the household; who
now the mysteries of the kitchen as thor
'ughly as the Greek verbs or the highest
lass of music; and the young man seek
ng a wife can find one in this large class
hat will relieve life of many anxieties,
urn aside many cares, and make the de
cending years Of life as peaceful and full
# charms as the beginning. Life, with its
brightest realities, begins, when there is
nion of hearts and haAWs, from this sure
Hopes built upon any other
re doomed from the beginning, and life
rags over the weary years and ends OBJ
vious to earthly joys. .-.