Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-20
Moments Education.

Lady Alderly writes in the following
way in the Nineteenth Century: "And
yet the question of women's education
in England has gained ground. The
work Of the last few years proves it be-
yond dispute. It shows reform in
secondary education advancing day by
day-the grant of universal education,
till now the exclusive privilege of men;
the professional education in the only
direction hitherto earnestly sought by
women secured to them by the opening
of the medical school. The question,
then, is NO longer what it was few
years ago, Shall women be allowed to
have real and thorough education?'
They have it. Through difficulties in
Vulnerable the opportunities have been
won for them, and they have shown
most praiseworthy zeal in using the op-
portunities. That the directors should
be silenced is more than we could hope
but they have shifted their ground We
seldom hear now quite the same speech
es that were SO common, even when the
National Union began its missionary
work. What one lady characterized as
the great button-and-shpper argu-
ment is seldom brought forward; and
that women may legitimately use their
time and intelligence on something be-
yond the honely comfort of their hus-
bands is pretty generally granted. The
bread-winning necessity, SO aggravated
by many social causes, has done much
in favor of education. It is not the
highest, nor the truest argument for
human culture, but it has the merit of
being unanswerable.
The latest and lowest objection that
has been brought forward is the fear
that highly-educated women viii cease
to be attractive to men, and even them
selves no longer care to please. We
might leave nature to settle that cues
ton. But men have been heard to say
they thought woman's first duty was
to soothe mans ruff1ed vanity, that, ct
least at home, he might be able to con-
slider himself the first of men. Such
people need not fear the supply of fat
terers in either sex will ever fail; but,
since it cannot be denied that talent
has ever been one of the greatest at
fractions to women, do men wish to
rate them SO much lower as to think
that cultivated minds and all the varied
charms that how from superior intellect
are valueless in their estimation? A
we'll balanced Judgment will teach
women to make the best of their lot in
life when unfortunately they are un-
equally yoked, and wise woman will
conceal and correct those faults fool
would fatter and encourage. To be q
helpmate to man is, I believe, admitted
on all sides to be woman's happiest
position; but conventional inferiority
will not insure that companionship
which con be relied on as help in the
various trials of married life"
Living In Two Trunks.
A Saratoga correspondent, in letter
to the New York Star, says: The
young lady who came to Saratoga 20 be
amused, informs me that she scame to
look at the idiots and not to amuse
them"
/ came clear from Madison avenue.
she said, @and only brought four dress
es with me, and here can slt and see
100000 worth of dresses go by in q
perpetual procession every day. The
idiots that wear them have to go to oil
the trouble and expense, while I sit Shy
and enjoy them"
"Now, there is lady," she said
pointing to a rich and ugly female,
"who has been dressing for three hours
just to show her toilet to me. Why, she
had hair-dresser at B p. m. She has
crimped her hair, burned her forehead
with the crimping irons, opened five
trunks to get hats, parasols, fans and
slippers to match her dress, tinted her
cheeks with dampened artificial rose