Morning journal and courier., 1892-08-06

prehension of the details which they in
trust to others, or to attend to business
matters for themselves with confidence
and prudence. Oftentimes such knowl-
edge comes through mortifying mistakes
and painful experiences, which might have
been spared by an understanding of simple
business details.
up to date" women, however, seem to
have developed taste, if not real genius
fol-, affairs, and in the financial
and commercial world are taking
part with much honor and profit
Better yet, in the world of home. they are
proving admirable ASSISTANTS to men of
large business interests and public respon-
sibilities. They not only perform their
own special duties, but they supervise cor
respondence, collect authorities and infor-
nation. and draft and revise speeches
Nine. Carnot, wife of the president of
France, acts as secretary to her husband,
has the care of his private correspondence
and during his absence transacts all cur
rent affairs with a perfect knowl-
edge of business routine, in addition
to a general supervision of all domestic
details. Mrs. Depew takes charge of the
Hon. Chauncey's private correspondence,
and Mrs. Leland Stanford, one of the
busiest of women, sudits and settles all
accounts, personally pays the monthly
wages of her-Ietinue of servants, and is
her husbands closest confident in all bust
ness matters, financial and political.
Thousands of wealthy women employ
no agents, but collect their rents and in
vest their funds without abating one jot
their womanliness, or losing their interest
in art or literature, or even in pretty bon
nets and dainty house furnishings.
Mrs. Warner Snoad, wealthy English
philantropist, now an invalid from years
of activity in the service of the poor both
in England and India, believes in bust
ness training for girls. Her widowed
practical common sense, who accustomed
her at a very early age to rely upon and
act for herself At an age when many
girls scarcely know the difference between
interest and capital she was taught the
rudiments of business as well as the de-
tails of housekeeping. When she became
of age and signed the release of the trus-
tees of her property, she said pleadingly to
one of them, cousin, 'But you will
still look after my affairs, won't you"
"Look after them yourself" was the re-
ply, "you brains are as good as mine"
Brusque as the answer may seem, Mrs.
Snoad says that this throwing her upon
her own resources was the truest kindness,
nuu tudt ouly Ill baNiuS " tuluh duu dct
for themselves are women made earnest,
strong and self reliant. But as girl she
had been fitted for just such responsible
ties and this lesson in self-relisnce was not
learned with much anxiety and at the risk
of costly mistakes.
If a business training could be popular
lied and made fashionable, it would be
to the favorable notice of many
who having but small means, need
to know how to use them to the best ad-
Household accounts would be
looked after sharply, and many small
leakage prevented, that insidious waste
which at the years end may wear a danger
ous gap in the workman's earnings, that
which stands between the
family and poverty.
By all means let the girls learn the rudi-
ments of business, at least. 1t would be
we'll if such course should be compulsory
in the grammar schools, even if something
less practical should be omitted to make
room for it. HILARY.