The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1888-01-25
WOMEN IN RUSSIA.
A Picture Of Russian Home Life in the
Time or Ivan the Terrible.

A Picture Of Russian Home Life in the
Time OF Ivan the Terrible.
In Mr. Nathan Haskell D0le's recent
lecture on the Rise Of Russian Liter
AZURE. he spoke Of the "Domostroi, or
Book Of Domestic Management, writ
ten by the P0pe Sylvester for the edit
cation of MS only son. AnPhim and his
daughtar-in-law Pelagia.
1t was composed early in the six
teenth century. during the reign Of Ivan
the Terrible, and throws curious light
on Russian society at that time.
For many years it was the universal
Unde 1leczf21 OF household duties 1t
may interest some Of the yemen Of
Philadelphia who did not hear Mr..
Dole's lecture to see what the old priest
laid down a law for the treatment and
behavior Of their sisters three centuries
and a half ago Mr. Dole's translation
was a follows:
She must 20 to church as often as
possible and consult with her husband
Husbands must teach their wives with
love and reasonable punishment. Ii
the wife live not according 10 her hus-
punish her alone by themselves, and
after he has punished her he must for
give her and give further advice; but
they must not be angry with one an
other.
Servants and children must be pun
ished according to their guilt. and
wounds must be inflicted, but after the
punishment forgive the sin. But the
mistress Of the house must look after
the servants "a 10 what Is fitting for the
same. But when ii Is necessary to rep
rehend your wife, your son or your
daughter. o. 10 punish them by laying
on the whip, punish them not before
people, bat alone. Strike them not on
the ear Or. in the face or on the head
with the fist, nor kick them or strike
them with the staff, either Of iron or Of
wood But if the sin be great, then.
stripping off the garment, apply a little
whip discreetly. holding the hands.
Wives must ask their husbands about
all holy teaching, and be subject to
them in all things.
Every DAY the husband and wife
should question each other and take
counsel about the whole conduct Of the
house. She must have acquaintance
only with those whom her husband
commands. She may converse with
guests about her handiwork and about
household management, and listen when
she sees that it Is good, What she does
not know she may ask modestly. What
ever any one commands she must cheat
the forehead humbly, and when she
goes forth from the house she must tell
all things to her husband.
She may meet socially with good
women not for eating and drinking,
but for good conversation and knOwl-
edge; she must take care Of her appear
ance and not indulge in laughter and
not gossip. If any one asks her about
any thing she must reply: Il know not;
l have heard nothing about it, and a
for me, ask not about unnecessary
things and DO not talk about princes,
and boyars and my neighbors. In no
wise indulge in drunkenness; a woman
may drink beer KcaS, both at home
and abroad. but she must not eat and
drink secretly away from her husband;
the wise woman does not entertain the
stranger without her husbands pres
ence. In regard to all things consult
with the husband and not with the slave
and not with the scrf. Philadelphia
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