New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-07
TUE LEXINGTON IDEA.

Though The Tribune, in the discharge OF us
duty, has sometimes been obliged to crlticlse
woman in her married state. especially WIN IT,
spect to The way in which she very often treats
her husband. it has never had anything but words
Of praise for woman in her unmarried CONDITION.
Whv married woman should be cruel to her nus
band while remaining amiablc and altogether
delightful to the rest Of the world Is question:
that we cannot pretend TO answer; 1t would seein
that the utter helplcssncss of his position ouSh,
10 move her to pity. but II seldom appears 10 wv
So But this is not germane TO the present.
matter Unmarried woman at least. is always
and to everybody charming and delight Stili
she il not everywhere fully appreciated. But
there are exceptions to this and the little town 81
Lexington, Miss, is one OF these lhere "ei
worth is known and she Is made the most e.
In Lexington Miss Dixie Cole Is the express
agent, Miss Emily Wright the postmiStress anu
Miss Molly Tasliins tie telegraph OPERATOR
Happy Lexington!
IL is reported that the effect OF this FEMININE
management upon the express po''ai "'''
,olecr,ph business Of Lexington has been
nothing less than phenomenal All three OIL 'n'7e
branches Of business have doubled since the young
ladies took hold. The men oil LeAln9'on a.,
,aid 70 he sending bricks, carefully done up oy
q TO 1rituhS AZ 81 'iH'"HN'' '''',
~, rascals send Off half dozen letters and three
49, co,,r tolegrams 10 have the brick sent back-and
,hcu mail and file all of the letters and dispatches
.r,. and then 20 10 the express office two
ba,rs hcfore they know the brick is coming ana
- and wait for IT, 1t is further SAID
that the reinstatement OF more men III aug
m all of these offices at Lexington would
produce riot. II seems 20 "s Uii'I
h IL q valuable hint in the experience
~, Icxington for the rest Of the country let the
Iox,rc,on idea bc extended. We believe tha'
Il a Young woman rs pretty and interesting -
Miss Emily Wright could be placed III ever
nostotlcc in the country that business would III.
crease TO such an extent that letter postage co""
10 reduced to onc-half cent. Young women nave
during the past few years, made remlrNaoe az
vances in a number Of different vocatlons. Dnt a
wronc idea seems TO underlic the selection 10
many cas's.
II j. mistake 10 keep these young women
concealed with tvpewriers in big Once
bindings or displayed behind store counters pat
ronizcd By other women only. We need Atue
-, ,he Icxincten idea. With young women at the
stamp windows in the postoflice the sale OF stamps
would take n great upward bound. Then there
ora other nlaces of a more or less public nature
where Young women would be sure to achieve a
married. success if they could have the chance.
There L. for instance, the position of the guard
upon the elevated road. The work of the ele-
waited guard is light II consists simply OF open
inr and shutting gates and in producing strange
noise with the organs Of speech just before tram
reaches station If they had elevated roads ID
Lexington, young women would do this work, ana
do IL better than men. because their remarks con-
cernng the next station could be understood
Xcw-Vork will not be fully abreast of LeXlng
TON till she brings out her young women into the
light OF day as that place has done.