Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-08-28
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W0maN'S EIIic In McStcOx

Woman's Eiie In aScXtco.
If We arc to believe that "the irs. requisite
OF man is to be secd a1inal,' our Mexican
sisters aro vastly our superiors. Iustead ci
perfect health being the exception, as 1 fear is
! too often tho case with US, feebeuess aud all.
logs arc rare. The womc1, as rule, live to q
hale and hearty old ago w;shou. even hsyieg
heard Of the thou:aod aui ono aineuts thas
atfc: their sex elsewhere. Tho young Gro
vigorous. and bear sa alm9ss Unlimited num5oy
| OF cGiliraa without apparent decrease OF
strength. This physioa! superiority does aot
seem traaeah!o to aav onc Cause. Perhaps it is
the survival OF the tittcB'." Children a7a
| cared tor IN what would seem &C Us most reGs.
less naaucr. hsvo seen new born babes, fer
| example, ID biting cold Weather Wrapped iu {.
small cotton sheet, witaoas other ga!meus tiiaG
! u cambria shirt, and this IS The uolversal Gus.
| tom in tie bgss regulated households. There
arc 90 statistics AZ haaI 10 support tae ass,r-
| llop, bu5 Judge tho average uuna2: Of birtha
| in family TO be from 10 to T.. \ largo per.
| ceGtssc OF thcSs never reach maturity. and il
!5 allowable to presume that thase vino have
On tho ether hsod, corsc,s arc bu. lutte
kooTc, aad TIC old fashion ct high hee!srt
! shoes has never reached here. Thcr. are 10
| rcl0lm waists 10 supply the place OF the cor.
set, but tho skirts arc uaua!ty made light
| aud worn With sacGGcs. 50 that the ouiragss
| to tho human tOrul arc less a!arlDg then 10
moe civilized (?] o0mnuuitI:s. Steels. wbal.
bones aud tight wasted dresses are f1r gala
days only, aud then ior Tho privileged lev.
ihc homo garments sIo Invariably l00Sn and
comfortable This though net the pcIf2cIiuu
OF dress reform, is al improvement Gu the
dress Of tho average American woman.
Agalo, these w9mcn arc not cverHovkc&.
They perform their labor iG slow, easy 60
| log manner, whether IN the kitchen CT bed
| room. or 10 tho paror ct their sewing or fan
cy work. Uako US, who kuoS no moderation
IN Inc use t characteristic, valuable 10 itself.
but the abuse OF which is sapp!ug cur very
life as people. they do not exhaust their ner-
Vous forces iu hurried races with liMo. Ii to
day is not sufficiently long, msnsua, to NOR.
row, stretches out iaVItlSsly before them in
delightful! Indebtedness. lime ia absolutely
no object.
1t would be curious 10 investigate the reason
why. in this land, where ''Gonon's rights
are alGost uoheard OF, where 10 macy respects
|
| whore there is 80 little genera! oaishtcnment,
married women sre iodepeudeus iaarcialIy-
that is 70 say, they arc ressurer5 OF the partner
ship, and srs cot suit ,otrd 10 the humiliation Of
asking their husbands for every cent they ueed Cjr
their own expenses ald those fthc household.
| The husband considers tba. his Slio Is as much
entitled to bis caroiogs as ho is, aod leaves their
disbursement 10 her ju1pm,nt. am glad to
say that she does not aoaso this ccCi iclca. ShO
| is prudent AID economical, aud ottea shows
more sDgicity than he 10 the use Of the money.
This seems to ne the wisest solution Of the
| financial problem 10 marriage. often
read ia the columns OF tho journal
| suggestions as to tho best mode Of
| overcoming the humilia,og dependence o.
| American women 10 ,nls respao:. Many Ad7o-
| cate her plying vocation which will tiiOg in
| money returns. | cannot reconcile this with
tho bearing aud reariug of children, immortal
sous, that, in their first untoldiog at least, dc
| mand Constant, Intelligent care, su,h as poaa
| but wise mother can oostow
The much needed reform ought 10 o5me
| from the husband. Let him be more icst aaa
delicate 10 his money relations with her, ard,
If need be, let him learn Lesson from cur si=
ter Republic.
Iu every other respect Mcxcsn women arn
amontably dependent. They arc the echoaa
OF their husbands and como aud - ct beck
aud call. Obedience to The hGsd OF the house
Is one Of the sacred laws, taush. 10 their re
Slo1 aud inc1c,tcd by tho priests, There
are some notable cXscptions aud havo met
q few superior women, WHO, through their
| oHa innate greatness ha7o conceived OF q
more dig5iied womauhood. There aro no
| heirs for them to reach higher state, 20
newspapers or schools worthy the nam,. What
advarc .ucut they have made has b9eo through
/! their observations. Had they ko0Wa OF the un.
tilirg zeal OF Wsman in pther paris OF The
World, they might hsvo b.c)me the LI:rell
MoLts and tic Mary Llvorm RS Of Mexico. Ii
is !ae old story OF might have bceUs aud pocr
Sonora. tor1 By contiIu1us internal STRIFE, Is
likely 70 be marged into on other Gstloa before
her women awake.
The single women, OF vc;ch there Is |srs;
msiorily, orc 10 more deplGrs6lo state 'hao
tnc married. Thers is no possibility OF the
achievement tf tn: one hope ofth:ir ex s:cncs.
Successive revolutions have 50 reduced tGn
number Of men that marriage Is pcs;!c:e ior
nniV q few, Their entire lack Ct tc,rpalloL--
sneak of the we'll to do-caa hardly be rn'
derstood by American womcn. They arc co..
sufficiently educated to care to follow any liter
ary pursuits; aud there are no cSaiilles such aS
r;uuire their personal tFrts, 20 fairs, no enter
tainmeuts 20 fl ,ver miss!ona, no kitchen gar
, deps, 10 short nothing that could draw them
crt Of themselves, aad give them thai salts
faction lha. results from the coascou:nees that
we sro serGiag cur fsl!ow beings. Their sole
t intellectual diversion 10 che resdieg o. Dumas
novels aud the Ike. Lives that might proGuc
9 aSurd,us fruit wsstc away Tlthou! accoG
p!ishiog say good to themselves or Gny on
e;se.-Cor. of tie Woman's Journal
i SPECIAL. NoT1CE.-To tie ladies': Wcha1
t no1 iu s,oro large atook OF Ladies. Mcn,
ard ChlldEens' Lo8 Quarter Shoes, sultabl
fox !ac present seasoo. These goods are beat
: u!ul. handsome sod durable, a5d will be sol
d o. such prices as canno! fail to please. All
u want will please call and examine for themselve
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