Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1889-05-25

favOrite than ever with the public
The Arkansas Gazette says
The Rev. O. W. Dick of Louisville has undertaken public
sensation by nveghg strongly against female employment
at manual labor lie proposes to show that is wrong de-
cdedly wrong for manual labor" that such a
Dor is dangerous the the morals of women and
dangerous to labor ITSELF that it makes tramps men by
crowdng them of employment that the place for womep
is at home and that better for them die there in
poverty than to risk the evils of outside employment This
man sanderer both of Industrious, capable and indie
pendent womanhood and of honest employment There are
thousands upon thousands of pure girls womanly
women working today the mills factories shops stores and
oces oil TINS country as ever lived and they as
high respect and esteem by enlightened public sentiment as
those who never venture away from the heahsone to take
the part of broadly winners in busy employment
II have no remedy to Offer says this sensational divine
Fortunately none needed The right cannot be
fairly taken from any living 1t is only right but
duty; and is as far above depravty is good woman
herself starvation suggested protection against possible
contamination Deprive dependent the right and
opportunity to support herself by honorable business EN-.
poyment and the conditions temptations are at once
forced upon her that she would otherwise never know Such
employment protection, instead of menace to her. and
instead of deprvng her of it, it for her il this
minister undertook stronger by placing such
employment more easily within her reach and freeing as
nearly as possible from whatever abuse may threaten
Giving employment to woman made tramp of any
lTanS are not maze IN tlat way women lost
in that way but many and many life frightened many
and many home made happy and comfortable in this way
and the world is blessed for every additional opportunity
opened for the accomplishment of such cheering results
All honor to the Arkansas Gazette! Arkansas
may rejoice that her most prominent journal has
lifted up its voice in favor of justice to womankind
AS the fields of labor open to women, the feminine
soul will not be as readily purchased as formerly
and the morality of the world will rise with the
tide of opportunity.
TO read the glowing description in the Woman's
Journal of Boston of the "Historical Pageant of
May 8, in which more than five hundred ladies and
gentlemen of the city and vicinity took part, is to
wish that for that day at least one had been resi-
dent of the Club. The ''idea, which originated
with Mrs. Mary A. Livermore and was carried out
effectively by Miss Cora Scott Pond, was witnessed
by over two thousand persons, who kept their
seats for over five hours to witness the programme
and at its close rose and sang the Battle Hymn of
the Republic with enthusiasm, is evidence of the
sustained merit of this great commemoration. of
haC'onal progress, says the journal. Beginning
with 1892, every important event in the history of
our country, from that date to the present was
pictured by moving, speaking groups and tableaux.
None OF the scenes displayed could have been
more interesting than the one showing "Womans
Sphere in 1900, pursuing the industrial occupa-
tons, the only avenues open to her then, and the