The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1885-04-01
Tired Women

Ii you look around on-the faces in a
street oar, the number of faded and
sadlooking countenances presenting
themselves is startling. Mature wo-
men have especially tired air about
them, showing itself not only in pallid
compilations, but in the wearied lines
around the mouth and eyes. 1t is i'm
| possible to associate this appearance
with happy lives, and yet from dress
and manner, the majority would seem
to be comfortably placed in this world.
Usually the climate is supposed to have
great deal to do with the early fading
OF youthful freshness, and the beauty
OF health, instead of reviving with the
/ spring of the year, usually delays until
the summer holidays, followed by the
crisp autumn breezes, invigorate the
human system. If the truth was
known, however, suspect that it
would be found that the reason why
women look tired is because they are
perpetually fatigued.
Modern methods have not eased the
cares of wives and mothers, whose du-
ties have developed with the growth of
science and the expansion of art When
the children were thrashed into Obe-
dience to parental commands, when
young people understood that to hear
was to obey, when husbands onlys ex-
Pected their regular three meals a day
and mended and clean clothing, the
duties OF women were very much SIM
pier than at the present time. In those
happy days, when to eat, sleep and
work was the whole duty of man, and
the interests of posterity side issue,
the mistress of the household might.
after her work was done, eat and sleep,
too. At least she had a chance to work
when husband and children were en-
gagged in business or in school for long
hours of the day. In those days, rain
or sunshine were the same, life moved
In groove, and there was a probable
ity OF things running smoothly. In
those days people ate what was set be- |
fore them, because there was not much !
variety to be had, and they were not |
always developing new ideas in the
way Of occupations and diversions that |
upset the regular routine of a house,
hold. Perhaps 1t was monOtonous,
but it was restful for the housekeep-
ers.
In the greas upheaval Of mind which
has Of late years set each individual |
soul on the search for that good living /
which the world is supposed to owe it,
WHISTLER this quest Is continued In the I
direction OF business, pleasure, science,
art or religion, it is the wife and moth
or who is expected to be the instru-
ment OF Providence in providing the
means and forwarding the success of
the seekers, and nobody thinks of all
the extra burden this throws upon her
the strain OF her sympathy, the tax
on her bodily strength. From the
child who wants play made for him
to the husband who wants to talk over
his Affairs with her, it is one long in
termediate chain of little services
which are expected from her. That
she has personal tastes or inclinations
10 never taken into account. She has
no time left fer her own use, but is ac-
tually at the beck and call of all belong
ing 70 her from early morning until
late at night
It is q curious fact in connection with
the nineteenth century, that few peo-
pie are self.reliapt, and still fewer can
occupy themselves agreeably without
aid. Like the Turk, they want some
body to amuse them. With the addi-
bional burden Of seeing that the men,
bers of family are amused, as well as
their wants provided for, it is no won-
der that wives and mothers look tired.
No doubt men feel the fatigue of the
drive that is requisite to keep
up with the general stride, but they
nave peculiar faculty of being able to
,ake rest, even in the midst of tur-
noil. Women, unfortunately, from
ong experience in being oYerdriven,
get into that state where they cannot
'epose, even when the opportunity Of
ers. This is state OF nervous expec-
alton, brought about by the knowl-
edge that there win be something to
10 in Il minute. even if there is moth.
ne calling for attention just now.