Omaha daily bee., 1892-06-05

mental. w thout these, anv one w,,, -,
enought above eating and drinking leads n
starved life. The craving for them the die
saIlsiaction when only the lower naturs i.
u,aua.. nn,oa tor. SO iar from being wrong, rs com
menoaolei 1T Is noble dissatis fa ction ,vbinh
leads to higher things "nion
iioW tnen snail these uneasy soul, ba
quletedi How shall their hunger be fed, W
lne natural, and the best way, would be
TO convince every man that his yvife hos % a
right to certain share OF his income for nor
own, honorably hers to use as she chooses
alter the house has been furnished the
grocer PAID and the chilurens school hills
provided for. 0'' oiii'
This thing is managed abroad amons wall.
eo-oo people more sensible than we mannge
~, oy what Is called "settlementm on n
woman at marriage. The nnual sum aoroaS
upon between tho parents Of the girl and her
bis bipeo,ve ,pco, nus band in proper proportion to
ms income, Is secured and settled upon her
oelore the Knot Is tied, and is uuita inde
penuent OF the family income We ON tho
contrary, hand our daughters over To the,r
nus ,is, S,uanos' absolutely dependent upon his
vii! from day to day. The result we All see
In the rush Of women into lucrative en,nIov,
ments. e''p'os
Is thus rightl and II not, why nota
snali DO no more than mention ono phase
VI the su uolect which agitates women workers
WV are unmarried, viz. have women with
huso soands to support them" (as it is called)
u rlgnt 10 10 work that their sisters depend.
ing on themselves alone must have In order
70 nve! This question is not easy to settle,
ior sometning Is radically wrong where there
Is not work enough for all who desire IL. and
~ Is a deeper problem In social science than
care to grapple with.
Inc questions wish to consider are those:
What Is the effect on the homes of married.
woman working for money, What Is tho Of
iect ON the husband! on herselfl What can
we do about it!
Effect on tho Hnme
First, as to the home Since wife and
rnother has but the strength OF one woman.
ano no more than twenty four hours to q
Gay, and since also her duties of wife, mother
anu housekeeper are always enough to keep
ne. ner comfortably busy, 1t follows that some-
Cuing must suffer from the assumption of
extra work Of any kind whatever be 1t char
liable social or money getting. Either the
cnilufen must have smaller measure of the
mother love and care, the house must have
be oyertaxed
ANY one OF these results is deplorable. In
tne nrst place, nothing is so saoredly Q wo.
mans duty as "mothering' her children, by
waich mean not only seeing that they are
Ecu anu ciotned but entering into their lives.
entering into their mind and heart growth,
framing them In ways Of order and virtue,
heipinR them, In word. to noble man aud
Womanhood. No mother who is absorbed In
earning money can do this, for the pursuit of
making money from 1t, demands the devo-
tion OF ones time and best energies; il must
DC the hrst interest in life.
secondly, tho next important work Of
married woman is home making-not house
keepinR understand, am no worshipper of
mere housekeeping, and moreover that can
De delegated to others il necessary I mean
the making within her four walls Of real
nome, u place or retreat from tho world rest
iul, contentfni and inspiring, which shall be
bright memory through the whole of life
Ihis great service requires thought and
earnest effort, consequently time and
opportunity to keep herself fresh, and
abreast with her family and the times. Not
only the happiness Of the present but tho
safeguard ana we'll being of the entire future
OF the souls tntrusted to her care depend
more largely than we are apt to think upon
the spirit OF the homo life that is made for
them.
Must Choose Between Evils.
am fully aware that to add TO the attrao.
lions OF this homo life is the very motive
driving the mother to outside work, but she
VIII Do forced to take her choice between
OWLS; there Is something infinitely worse
IMAM q bare looking, un beautiful home, and
tnat Is nervous, exhausted homo maker at
the head. Under tho care-Or want Of care
OF such person not only does the home
grow uncomfortable and unattractive TO the
hus band, and so open tho way for him TO
seek pleasure elsewhere, put 1t is less dear
ana sacred TO the children. 1t becomes not
the heart home OF all, but q place to cat and
sleep, and get out OF as soon as possible.
rms Is an unavoidable result Of q pre-occu-
pied or overworked housemothor.
Then, again, If these interests are not sac
rinced, tLe health or temper of tho mother
must be- One woman-tbough this is O Jhing
she Will never believe-cannot do moro than
sne can; at least not for any length OF time.
she must break down, first, as 70 her nerves,
which makes her unsympathetlc and disa-
Brocapie at nome, person TO be avoided, and
secondly, as 10 her general health, ending
either In an invajid's bod, a care and exp xpense
Instead OF tho comfort sho should be- or an
under the sod. her most sacred duties i,il un-
done, ana without doubt her life failure.
We must conclude, therefore, that except
under circumstances TO be spoken OF IN an
other paper. the effect on the home OF mar
ried woman's working for money Is in general
disastrous. OLIVE TnoRNE MILLER.