The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1879-09-18
A Little Curtain lecture to the Men.

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I haven't got very much TO say this
time, but / have been thinking lately
how many men seem TO have an idea
that society has no claims upon them
/ whatever and IL they filled good busi-
ness place, that wss all that should be
expected Of them. ] consider men as
much indebted 10 society as women,
and think they should come up and DO
I their part, man-like, aud not shirk 10
all of on the woman's shoulders, ard
some men even leave the entertainment
Of company ia their own house almost
entirely 20 their wives. ] think a man
who can be an entertaining host aud fiil
amy place gracefully in society, at home
or abroad, as much to be admired as a
woman Of like stamp, and thousands Of
men who say, aud even think they can
not DO this, could do wonders toward it,
if they would only cast aside their self
ishness and give it fair trial. / have
also been thinking of the fathers who
indulge their children in things con-
trary 20 their mothers wishes. The
mothers hands should be strengthened,
not weakened, by the head Of the house.
II certainly must be a triple task for her
10 perform, when the mother has tO not
only bring up her child IN the way IL
should 90, but do this alone, without
any help from her husband, and what is
slili worse, he compelled 90 override, by
her patience aud skill, the fathers in
fluence over the wayward child by his
petty induigeucies. No wonder the
child grows up disagreeable aud uugov-
ernable, thwarting lis fathers desisus
and its mothers fond hopes, and DO
wonder the mother gets pale and weary
aud even cross sometimes. Man, with
all his boasted strength, could not en-
dure the half he puts upon womau's
weak % shoulders with any grace what
ever.
One other thing ! wish to speak of
and l'il cease my fault-fiudiur. aud I'il
begin % with the quotation, "The near
est way 10 the heart is dowu the throat" ."
| think, as rule, men pay more utteu
tion 90 the cravings of false ur uudulv
cultivated appetite than Womeu. and
some of middle rank will even 20 80 far
as 90 marty good cook, il she has NOT
another commeudahle attraction, while
Others DO not realize fnr the time being
that their st9machs are their gods until
after the fatal knot has been tied with
some really charming and excellent
gitl, who u - unfortunate as 90 t.
nearly or entirely Ignorant Of the mys
teries of Cooking; thus they make the
evcrifrl discovery, much tu their cha
gfIr Hra ,he disgust uf their better half.
rHi hfd fHHif rierually with nearly
.tt ft afiic 'F- .l..-l, comes on the table.
a"d air Hls-ss pruiing Of "mohcy's
rnHii"g' WlDI'y Ignoring the fact that,
hei"fe MARRIAGE when the fair object of
ihsir love informed them she actually
kH-E uoiliag Of housekeeping, etc,
tho. riartiy replied that they did not
W1nt &" marry for cook or house
kerp.E huf fur tUJc; and her tiny
fingers .huu.t uot be sOiled with kitchen
work. aud ier creamy complexion
Spoiled oseI t'- hot cooking stove. Aht
what g. rhaure after their uuionl The
warm ca'oung toned down SO softly
sradugliy begins 10 fade away, until
uothing but the outlines Of the painting
remain, and they appear sharp aud con-
traeted. The golden hue Of romance
has departed, and rude practicality takes I
iis place. The smooth rhymiug poetry (
has been converted into dull prose
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