St. Paul daily globe., 1888-06-24
FOR WORKINCW0MEN
The Millennium Seems to Be
Almost Within Easy
Distance.
Results of More Of Pauline's
Prying Eyes and Listen
ing Ears.
Weighty Secrets Wrested
From the Marts of Com
merce and Trade,
Tending to Show That Man
Is Not Monarch
of All.

hand. The success she has now at
tanned secures for her certain privileges
that are the envy of her sisters who
exist in state of respectable stagna-
ton. The woman who lives by the
sweat of her own brow gains three
blessings which every human animal
enJoys,--the distinction OF standing on
her own foundation, the pleasure of
activity, and the satisfaction of seeing
her efforts receive cash recognition,
that places her on level with her
brothers, every whit as Independent as
they are.
IL is still eminently respectable to be
the wife of your husband, but it is
eminenly delightful to have an identity
Of your own. There is a near approach
TO compensation for the misfortune of
having been born, to stretch yourself
up to the extent of your TT. & in. and
feel that you're just as big as any
man, and have a right to be and to
act independent of what he may
have to say ON the subject. You begin
to think there may be some Immediate
connection between yourself and your
Creator, and you cease to believe that
God must always walk the earth in
A FRoCK COAT AND SILK HAT.
Eve, yOus srecollect, was told that Adam
was for God, and she for God in Adam
If the dear girl had been less credulous,
and, instead of wasting time looking
for the Lord in Adam, had gone straight
to Heaven on her own hook for Him, it
is not at all doubtful but we should be a
cycle or TWO nearer the millennium than
we find ourselves at present.
AS long as the world is constituted as
it is and humanity exists in the grub
state it now is in, we must have gold for
ballast in sailing over the sea of life,
OF or irrhf
for Jordan. There is no feature of the
workingwOman'S success that is more
productive of that "peace of mind which
paSseth all understanding" than her
private purse. There may be no reason
on earth why the spirit of mortal
should be proud, but it is insufferably
SO when it wears petticOatS. However
easy money may come for the asking
from father or husband, it is immensely
gratifying to feminine senSitivenesS to
be able to supply her needs without the
band than | have" said a society lady
the other day; ''he seldom denies me
anything reasonable and
l NEVER HAVE TO TEASE VERY LONG
for it either. But l lose. an ounce of
self respect, and shrink an inch with
every new gown l get. Unless l can
work for my clothes, or make some ar
rangement that shall end this begging
for them, one day you will see me draw
my head into my boots, and that will be
the end of me.'
In numerous instances the woman
who lives in handsome house and
wears fine gowns is not as well off as
the shop girl who earns her IS or Sc a
week, II freedom goes for anything.
There is one woman in st. Paul, known
to the writer, who lives in fashionable
quarter of the town and is driven about
the streets clad in fashionable garb,
who never has the satisfaction of spend
Ing $40 or S5 on her own ACCOUNT. She is
her husbands household. Her huS-
band is not only the head of the
family, but the foot of the family
included. The cook takes her orders
from him and receives her supplies
from him. The furniture in the house is
bought by him, and placed by him ire
spective of his wife'S taste or fancy. He
buys every stitch of clothes she wears.
not excepting her undergarments, and
even robS her of that exercise so dear to
the heart of women
THE SELECTION OF HER OWN BONNETS.
In word, he relieves her of all ac-
tivity. The one thing she does OH her
own responsibility is to breathe. Did he
know how to manage it he would lift
this burden from her, and if her pale,
pasSionleSs face and dead-and-alive
body tell truth, he will probably ac-
complish even this by persistent train
ing. The life of the favOrite of the
harem is ill-suited to the restless spirit
of the American woman.
A great many men adopt the allow
Rnce plan with their wives and their
daughters, but whenever it becomes
necessary to cut down expenses, it is
my lady'S allowance that is the first
thing to suffer, and then each humble
request for S2 is met with the stern in
quiry: 'For PHYS sake! what's become
Of the 25 cents | gave you last month?''
1t is marvellous how the petition for a
new gown sharpens mans memory. A
woman was heard confessing the other
day: 81 don't think my husband ever
takes the least notice of what / have on,
tell me anything is becoming
neW nS Then 0eS lie reeollects ,Sr semesRing eRepg
rag have had from the day he first saw
me, and wants to know why don't wear
that light Stone-colored dress trimmed
with navy blue that l used to wear and
looked so mighty stunning in? When |
tell him made it over for the baby two
years ago. he condemns the sinful ex-
Il uIcSS up.lll
half worn out, and goes on to inquire
after
SOME OTHER MoTII-EATEN RIG
j had forgotten l ever owned. After ]
have given an account of my wardrobe
up to the present day, / finally get my
dress. but have had such time of it,
/ always pray jnwardly that l may
never need another. 1t must be lead
Ing attraction of heaven to most men
that their wives white robes are sup
piled by the government, free of cost
The matrimonial system of finances
encourages many girls to choose, rather
than the responsibility and pauperism
of welded life. the responsibility and
income of some fruitful occupation, and
the way women are pushing themselves
TO the front in almost every industry is
an evidence of the survival of the fittest
that threatens to throw Atlas out Of a
job. Nowhere have women been more
successful IN making pleasant openings
for themselves than in the mercantile
business. 81 fully expect the day will
come when our sisters and girl cousins
will crowd us SO hard that we will be
obliged to jump right over the counter
and give urplaces up TO them entirely
said head salesman in a Third street
dry goods house the other day. ''The
birth of the SalaSw0man as CONNER
cial Institution is intimately
CONNECTED WITH CORSETS AND STOCK