Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1890-10-30
In W0MAN'S BEHALF.
The BUSINESS WOMAN.
Is She Marriag eables-Many Opinions

A few weeks since, the Sunday World
devoted three columns to the discussion
of the Business Woman; Is She Mar
ly from women who have fairly succeed
ed as editors and publishers Mrs. Pres
ident Harrison is reported to have stated
that 1.-THE woman of to-day is indus
trious; an idle woman is the rare ex-
ception. There are now few walks in
life that women do not tread. We find
them in the arts, in the sciences, in al
most every profession, but | must say,
that according to my view, the woman
that devotes herself to any calling
TO the exclusion of her domestic duties
is not manageable, but am happy to
say that do not think that type com
mon. Some of the happiest wives and
moStcovotcu motht r, hnow are business
women; that is to say, they have artis-
tic talents which they employ profita-
bly,, or they WELD ready pen and are
not ashamed TO let the world know it;
while at the same time, they are the
real, not the nominal heads of their own
houses"
toast OF considerable length from
Miss Virginia d. Hyde, an editor from
Pittsburgh, contains many points of in
terest, but it is too long for our space.
Mrs. Lucy Stone Blackwell, of Ros-
ton, the notable advocate of her sex DUR
ing the last generation, writes thus:
Mr.. Toast-Mastcr: Women will al
ways marry. But women who have in
dependent business will be much more
free to choose whether they will or will
not marry, and when they do marry
their position will be much more indie
pendent pccuniarily than it would be
otherwise. To-day the wife of even
rich man may be, and often is, as poor as
any beggar The law still gives to a
wife only her good clothes and medi-
cine" The woman who has independ-
ent business will not accept poverty
stricken position.
The toast from Miss Mary f. Seymour,
proprietor of the business Woman's
journal of this city, contains many good
arguments and cites the numerous adj
vantages Of the association of business
men with business women, and vice
versa.
We quote the following from the short
toast offered by bank president as we
always like to see mon views associat-
ed with those of women on subjects of
Importance.
Mr. Toast Master: | feel that am an
interloper at this feast. SO many bright
women will have so much to say on this
occasion that the men ought to give them
the floor, and, as usual, am called to
respond TO q toast that | know little
about, We rarely meet business wom-
am, nevertheless wish to be recorded
in the affirmative, for a business woman
is certainly manageable, If one can be
found when she is not engaged.
Mrs. Croly (Jennie June):
Mr.. Toast Master Allow me to add
that the question concerning business
woman simply resolves itself into
whether she can support husband. If
she can, she would very easily be found
''marriageable."
Toast Master-A lady who can start
newspaper and keep it going sue
cessfully, as Mrs. f. b, Grannis has,
should have opinions on the life of a
business woman, introduce her with
pleasure.
Mr.. Chairman: 1.-THE Business Wom-
an-ls She Marriageable?" In view of
my strong opposition to the Sunday news
paper for its moral and religious influ-
ence upon its readers, how can say the
much or LITTLE which | would like to
write on this subject, in answer to the
request from the editor of the Sunday
World? ] infer there must be doubt
in the minds of some persons respecting
the fitness of business women to fill the
highest and noblest sponsibility in life
that of becoming wives and mothers.
Every woman is better fitted for mar
rage in proportion to the amount OF
valuable knowledge that has been
gained by her in any or all directions
If she have business ability l believe
she would make better wife had SHE
had opportunity to cultivate the
same before marriage and to exercise
her increased capacity after marriage
! know of no reason why a bushes!
women, or woman who has attained ;
reasonable degree of success in AM
honorable profession, should give it III
on account of marriage, any more thar
her husband should give up or change
his secular occupation because he i:
married If the husband and wife have
an amicable agreement that the hus
band shall earn the money from hi
business calling or profession, and hi!
wife devote her time and ability to thu
privileges and duties of home life a
housekeeper or entertainer and adorn
err tho result may be for both mos
happy one. If the husband possesse
intellectual and artistic talent, but ha
little or no business capacity, is lacking
in energy, and tho wife possesses one o
all of these gifts coupled with bushes
capacity, it would seem she ought to ex
ercise her tact, which often is of create
value than talent or genius in providin,
the necessary support for the family
and may be of great value in the sup
port of one person or adding comforts :
the support of two. In my experience
have known many a good-Datured hus
band who had inherited property, intel
leotual and artistic talent strangel
wonder, during his quiet meditation
over the curling smoke of his cigar i
his comfortable library, that his Lowell
wife and mother of his children. shoul
at times seem weary and depresse
at the daily routine of hous,
hold duties. Iousework is good fc
women, and may be equally good fC
men, for ought ! know. Nursing al
caring for dear, sweet baby is perhaI
the most remunerative and satisfactor
employment that any woman has eve
boen engaged in. But every child hs
the same right to fathers love, cart
companionship and instruction which
ought to have from mother BecauS
one or many varieties of responsibility
are DISCHARGED bv one narent. the otht