Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-05-23
LADIES COLUMN.
Capacity for SeIf-Reliance in Woman
a Clvlllzer ard a Light Out
Of Darkness.
Kate Greenway In Her Fascinating Pic.
lures Suggesting the Picturesque
in Children's Costumes.
Japanese Designs for the Coiaurc-Drcss
Modeis-feliow Primrose and But-
teriiy = Notes, Ete.
The self.Rei,ant woman

The busy world in its headlonr inpetu.
osity has little space for the woman
worker, but better, far better, for il, is
the gentle and restraining influence of
her presence, and for her an independent
career during part Of her life broadens
her views and deepens her sympathies,
enlarging her capacity for enjoyment and
opening for her wider fields OF useful
ness
TIE ambitious girl, by following her
bent, Is not untitled for the duties OF
womap's peculiar province, but as wife
becomes the intelligent companion Of her
husband, instead OF the toy OF his hours
OF idleness, and as mother is better
qualified for the Office Of guide and coun-
selor.
Woman's instinct leads her to mar
riage, and while the man pursues his
profession unimpeded by this incident In
his life, she stops and subjects everything
to the one duty of wifehood; and society,
the man she marries, the woman herself,
and all directly or remotely concerned,
are the better for her having done, and
being still able to do, should the neces.
sity arise, something for herself and the
dependent ones around her,
Marriage does not come to all women,
and coming TO some, is the man always
the husband in the true sense OF the old
Saxon word? Granted that at the altar,
where she resigns all to him, and In
trustfulness commits her future TO him.
he promises all that can be pledged, alas
vows are not binding, and even "strong.
est oaths are straws" TO him who would
violate them.
Admitting him to be true and capable
there is no immunity In that relation from
the woes Of life; disease, disaster oil
death may enter the most carefully
guarded home, and how much better tha
there be capable hands to aid rather thar
those which have hung listless in luxuri
Gus ease that there be some one to tax,
the helm who has some knowledge Of tn,
shoals and quicksands which beset HES
voyage, and will not through incompe
tency wreck the precious cargo for who's,
safety the wife is in large degree re
sponslble.
Girls may not all become wives, but al
are daughters, many sisters, and bitter
bitter tears have been shed by them owe
their own helplessuess when dependen
on the most willing of fathers or brothers
!
see an aged father bending TO his dali,
toll that she may sit at ease, or brothe
it may be putting back the cravings o
mis- nature for home and wife TO maintalr
sisters in idleuess, or, proud-s spirited ant
energetic, can be content with thu
drudgeries and petty makeshifts of 1
punched existence on the bounty of other
when she has conscious sense. Of in
! 10, 30, en- no 10,
I OF independence il not ailluence2
It'll not necessary that all our daugh
tiers learn mems occupations, brt in th
, name of our common humanity VIII
should they not be trained to somethin
as well as our sons?
Flne-spun theories are all very vel
: and the man who, being able to supper
his wife in Il degree OF comfort commer
surate with her former home life, pei
mits her 10 enter the worlds busy aren
is undeserviDg the name OF husband; bu
that man who would argue against wome
being fitted for such struggle, Shout
. the necessity arise, has more OF the spirl
of the Turk than OF genuine manhood
Let our brother workers give women
hearty support In the effort TO qualif
themselves for self-dependence, an
never fear but that the woman believe
will stop short in the most ambitious ca
reer to marry the man she loves, an
= willingly assume home duties, bringin
q TO them that most desirable of qualiica
p; lions, well.discir Filmed mind
4 Let the ambitious girl see what she ca
j, do; let her follow her bent, whether 1t b
} arts, literature, or the more practical cal
: iugs; let her arrive at a true undel
\ standing OF her possibilities, and the sc
] cial as well as the working world wi
! be revolutlonized, aud woman herse
!, lifted from the depths, where chaoti
darkDess has so long eugulied her, Int
the light Of an intelllgeatand self-sus'alI
ing existence.