Oxford eagle., 1888-04-19
WOMAN'S DEPARTMENT.
CEASeLESS LABOR.
wife's Opportunities for Mental I'm
prOvem-ut.

brought from that fnr-away drcnmlHnd
through which had been journcying.
They seemed rather bright These
ideas. properly elaborated. viii make
capital story" | said TO myself. aud
resolved to write them out at the first
opportunity.
carefully brushed three heads OF
golden hair. and looked 10 She cleanli-
ness OF six chubby little hands Then.
after breakfast, the three children were
taught their ''homc lessons" and. af-
ter starting them for school. with a
sigh OF relief | thought. Now for my
story"
But watt Two loaves Of cake had
been promised for "church par
ty." the making of which compound
could not be trusted to Norah's clumsy
hands. So proceeded TO collect eggs.
butter. sugar. spices. and all the other
ingredients necessary to make il suili-
ciently toothsome, and after an hour
spent in beating. stirring and sitting.
the cake was an established fact. No
rah said il came out lovely. aud tired
but triumphant | again said. NOW
for my pen"
Alack and alasi how can one write.
he the ideas never so brilliant. with n
huge pile of weeks mending" star
ing her in the face? While trying TO
work my way through this, my mind
kept pace with my needle, and pom
lered on many things.
~ ii to he wondered at. thought I.
that men often accomplish greater and
more lasting results from their work
than womcn9 My beloved William
Hc"ry had just five garments TO
adjust to his masculine frame
this morning. while | ..A-hricd on
at least ten. Ii then sne my task
to assist the child dressing. and
see that tst was properly
served. the morning pa
per &i %----A ourselves at our
IL Igsmcal. he was in possession
Of ne political social or other news
Of Importance or interest in the whole
world. And his mind could digest the
facts he had gathered. while grappled
with the dinner problem. or arranged
the ever varying routine of days work
for Norah. He went to his office.
smiling and serene. while Lwas left to
the mercy of the grocer butcher $
bo--s --se =
| am ,oiu there are ...,a Nuv .of,lsr
the dinners for their families. Dear
| NiiIiop, lIour,. 10 not ,,., 81 tboro H.,
says that is my business. and his is to
earn money to pay for it. OF course.
he is right; but | can not help envy
| ing him as he goes down town with
only one sort of work To do. to which
he can devote all his energies. un-
troubled by any family cares for the
rest of the day.
lie ought to come home at night.
| consc ous that something done has
earned n nights reposc." And To give
the dear man his just due, that is his
usual frame Of mind.
What rebel against is the multitu-
| dinous kinds of work n wife. especially
| il she be n mother as well. is called
upon to do. She not only must have n
knowledge of. but ply, many trades. if
she is possessed of n limited income.
She must be drcss-makcr. cook. mill
liner. laundress. doctor and teacher.
all in one.
Would Milton have given paradise
Lost" TO the world had he been obliged
| to superintend the cooking of his dim
ners. and help make and keep in re-
pair the clothes that covered his au-
gust person?
Would not the beauty of LAllcgro
have been marred, and his mind been
vexed with the petty Perplexities Of
food and raiment?
confess have always had furtivc
feeling of sympathy for Xantippe.
do not believe that much-abused woman
was irritable without good cause. Per-
haps she felt that. il her spouse would
divide the household cares with her.
| and leave her more time to develop her
intellect. she might be just as bright as
| Socrates.
Yet / ought not to complain when |
| think how housework is being con-
stantly simplified by hundreds Of pro-
gressive men and women. | saw n
very amusing sign on fremont street
yesterday: Shirts washed while you
| wait.
Shade of my dear departed grand
mother. what would you say to that?
You, who consider it not only wifely
duty, but Christian necessity. to pro-
vile husband with ut least twelve Of
those garments. handmade. and of the
finest linen and cambric, six of them
laid away in lavender for an emergen-
cy. and six in use! Shiftless, indeed,
would you declare an age in which n
man need own but two of those articles
of apparel, or when it is possible for
him 10 possess only one shirt and still
keep clean by having it washed while
he waits. .-Margaret Moore, ia Homan' $
Journal
The first degree granted by Colum-
bia College in accordance with the
plan for a special course for women
was Ph. d., in 1856. upon Miss wini-
fred ii. Edgerton. n graduate of Well
csley. A sheepskin. conferring the
degree A. H.. was secured last June
by Miss Mary p Hankey. There have
been in all thir,y-eisht young women
who have studied at Columbia. twenty
nine of whom are there now. One Of
these thirty-eight is the originator of
the annex scheme. This is Mrs. Annie
Nathan Mavar wife of nr Alf.oI