The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-05-16
OUR YOUNG WOMEN.

them. The family that is ''well OF" has busy
boys and idle girls. The young man, after
eating his breakfast, starts out to his daily oc-
cupation, and returns at the close of the day.
The young woman, after eating her break
fast CASUALLY at late hour, saunters about in
quest of amusement. Novels, gossip, shop
ing (for unnecessary trifes) dressing in three
or four different costumes, formal visiting,
drawing (if able), and lounging are the ele-
ments of the young woman's day. In the
evening, by way of recreation (?), she goes to
the theatre or ball.
This unequal discipline of the sexes is the
basis of innumerable evils. 1t makes the
girl careless and selfish it turns her mind to
personal adornment and other frivolous mat
tiers as the great concerns of life; it takes
away the sense of responsibility, and produces
feebleness and disease in her physical consti-
tuition. 1t also prevents her from asserting
her true dignity in the eyes of man, for the
life of utility is alone dignifed. Women, thus
brought up in Incidence, are looked upon by
men very much as were the women of the old
expensive toys, not as counsellors and friends
Marriage in such circumstances belongs to
low, sensual plane, and the girl is prepared
neither in body or mind for the serious re-
sponsibilities and lofty duties which marriage
implies Her training, moreover, or lack of
training, has made it necessary for long
purse to apply for her. Economy, helpful
ness o-operation-these are not coming to
the new household from this vain source.
Dresses, drives, observation-disclosures will
form the staple demands on the young hus-
band. Accordingly in the city life, where
this class of young women is chiefly found, a
young man is (greatly to his hurt) often kept
from marrying by reason of its costliness,
whereas society should be so ordered that
marriage would help the larder and not beg
gar it. We want simplicity of life, frugality,
modesty, industry and system. If we could
introduce these virtues into our higher socie-
ty, we should diminish the despair, envy,
jealousy, dissipation and suicides of the sin
gle, and the chickering's, wretchedness and di-
vorces of the married.
Let our girls have as regular daily duties as
our boys. Let idleness be forbidden them
Let recreation be indeed recreation, at
proper times and in proper quantities. Let
us open more numerous to avenues female in
dustry, and let every woman be clothed with
the dignity of useful life. Can such refor-
nation be brought about =? My dear madam,
begin it yourself. Rule your household on
this principle. Have the courage to defy
fashion where it opposes. Be bold leader
in this reform, and you will soon see host
of followers glad to escape from the old folly.
-HO1ard Crosby, IN Dio Leaois Monthly.
We have heard walls from the liquor men,
who claim that they have property rights and
personal rights that must not be invaded.
rights and personal rights of non-drinking
people, whose property is taxed and whose
families are ruined by the liquor traffic? Sup
pose we look at vested rights, property rights
and personal rights on the side of temperance
people and those who are not in the liquor
business for while? Will the advocates of
rum tell us something about the rights of nom
drinking people that are invaded
Without the spur and incentive of hope we
become perfectly helpless in evil; therefore
all doctrines and PHILOSOPHERS which tend to
quench or limit hope, or which are bounded
by the narrow horizon of time and earth, are,
in certain emergencies, but dead weights
dragging down the soul
The evils of the liquor traffic have not been
reduced in this city one particle by high
license so says the st. Louis National Amer
lean. And we add, nor anywhere else.
jolly-looking Irishman was saluted with
the remark, "Tim your house is blown
away" "'Deed, then, it isn't" he answered.
"for have the key in my pocket"
In conversation humor is more than w.t.
easiness more than knowledge; few desire to
learn, or to think they need it; all desire to
be pleased, or, if not, easy.
Hundreds of young women work for forty
five cents a day making shirts in New York
city.
1t is the successful shad fisherman who
catches the early rose