Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-08-15
WOMAN AND HOME.
WAY NOT TRAIN GIRLS TO SOME
TRADE OR PROFESSION.

Governing the Little oncs-Helen Hunt
Jsck-on's Grave The Crying Baby.
Creole HoasskeePing-As q Co-Laborer.
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Men fit their SONS for business. They never
fit them for domestic life The daughters are
fitted for domestic life sometimes; that is,
they are taught Ia keep house according to
the mothers idea Of housekeeping, but they
are never fitted for anything else, conse-
auentIy the world is full uf unhappy mar
riages. To know how To make money and
invest IL wisely is n most excellent thing, and
TO know how to conduct a business skillfully
is desirable; but they are not all n man should
know. TO know how Ia make bread, cook a
psllatable meal, manage a husband, mend and
darn, cut tit and sew, are accomplishments
every woman should pnssess, hut these are
not all that is required 10 make life happy.
Parents Us frequently, perhaps more fire.
aaently, fail in their duty To their children as
the children fail in their duty to their parents,
and that parents should not train girls 10
some trade or profession thoroughly as
they do their boys is inconsistent and wrong
Ha girl exhibits unusual talent for making
dresses, then by all means let her learn tire
a fine art, too; or if she has taste and inclina-
ton for bookkeeping, type-setting, carpentry,
shoemaking or any possible trade or business,
by all means cultivate il, even though the
income is larger than can conveniently he
used Ii will not hurt them to know how 10
labor Opportunities for wealthy women TO
establish a flourishing business are plentiful.
Banks, newspapers, dry goods stores, milli-
nlx anI in fact nearly
all kinds Of business can he splendidly con
ducte,i 10y women. Rich men buy an interest
for their Sons in some establishment, or else
furnish the capital for some independent in
vestment, but they never think OF doing the
same service for their daughters, partly be
cause they hold the ancient and weak idea
that women haven't the brain for business
partly because they want them 10 marry,
and partly because they will not spend as
much money upon daughter as they will
upon a son They give the sons food, shelter
and clothing before they establish them in
business, and give them money besides, and
the sons do nothing at home
The daughters work-even rich mems
daughters do something about the hOuSs-and
inexchange receive food, shelter and clothes "
II Is not fair. "The laborer is worthy Of
there is nothing 50 sweet or 50 healthful rs in
dependence, the better for them IL women
prefer marriage, then it Is right for them TO
marry; but there ar'a women who would never
marry could they but take sufficient care of
themselves All women are not fitted for
married life. They have not the qualities
that make home euticing OF that train chill
dren in the right way, and for such marriage
is not right, but under the present system
there is little else left for them Parents
make mistakes in not teaching their daugh-
ters that in the accumulation of wealth they
should have a hand aside from the economy
that some women practice for the husbands
or fathers sake. They should he willing tn
pay fair prices for the work done, at least the
same sum they would have to pay if there
were no women in the household, and thereby
show their daughters that their services are
also valuable-Cleveland Leader.