Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-04-20
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70 average professional women.
Grace Greenwood was afraid that II lite
rary masi r,arried literary women the wo-
men world lose credit for much good work
That belonged 20 tnom. the wofia being IN
clired 10 ascribe all the talent to the bus
hand. She commended the example OF the
pyavnincs. who did not show each other
the,r writings. men and Women" and
" Aurora Leigh" coming out at the same
time. without Robert having read one
word of Flizabeth's or Elizabeth one word
" NJ Margaret Moore, the Irish patriot,
who hecame known by being sent TO 1uli-
smore ia;l, thought that women were quite
az likely TO receive credit for the work OF
men.
Miss Mary Gay Humphreys. who got her
newspaper training In the world under the
old rSyinv. referred 30 the opinion OF the
factory girls who hold erudge against
married women who do not stay at nome
and leave achance for US girls. -,
Mrs. Margaret Manton Merrill was
another who believed that women shouid
give up their professions. Jenny June
doubted II women often had strength 70
succeed at ono and the samc time IN two
such Absorbing professions as home
making and journalism. Something must
be neglected--the business, or the nus
band. OF the children, or the woman ncr.
self. who might work herself so hard that
she didn't live, hut merely existed. ~
didn't belong 20 well-orderedlif life to spend
ones relf in too many unrelated WAYS.
It's curious question. this. Must wo-
man choose once for all between marriage
and career?
THE DOVER CHEST ETvrvED.
A feature of one or two Of the Faster
weddings has been the revival OF the dover
chest 10 hold the BRIDES rousseau. The
heavy carved copper. is. apt to be more OF
an object of envy and admiration than any
of the gifts bestowed OF course, the
dainty MAIDS ambition NJ to have 1t an
tiaue. something that points by implication
10 sixteen ouartorings--blackw wood, for IN
stance. with mountings in solid silver
repousSe and chiselling on ebony. One
slight girl, who is the IDOL of SIX tall bro
hers, has married man of Spanish ue-
scent. and his mother presented family
heirloom over which there had been many
and ecstatic lifting of hands. The SIX bro
theirs maintain stoutly that il Is Moorish.
The pretty bride says il once held the relics
OF a dead saint, the happy bridegroom de
clares it now holds the belongings Q
living one, and all look rapturous and
newly married. A girl bachelor OF my
acouaintance, who doesn't mean 70 get
married. but who thinks she 10 entitled to
a few of the good things. OF lie
all the same, put by her savings Tor three
months TO buy gothic chest with
carvings. She keeps magazines and paper
covered novels IN 1t, but looming up III her
studio il looks imposing. Another GEAR
woman who lives in fat not large enough
to swing the much-abused cat in wanted
10 keep chest in the hall. She got q
beauty somewhere. probably bought 1t at
an auction sale. 1t is Italian renaissance
with tortoise-shell panels. and ivory Inlay,
but there wasn't room when they set 1t
down to get it into the tiny drawing-room.
They moved it into the parlor, but 1t broke
evervbody's knees. Ii wouldn't go. under
the bed, they didn't like it under the
dining room table, and finally, in despair.
they stood it in corner ANONYMOUSLY on
the end. There is such thing as being
too ambitious when you live in apartments.