Morning journal and courier., 1893-11-25

sentence quoted above ts, after all, only q
queer sample of "English as she is wrote.
But as 1t Is not to be believed that any of
our brilliant women journalists could have
constructed phrasing so peculiar, we
must attribute 1t to the haste or careless
ness of some brother of the quill. 1t ia
well known that the male reporter occa-
sionally falls into error, vexes the ghosts
of the grammsrians. and emulates the fa-
nous Sir Boyle Roche in the wild con-
fusion of his figures. Let him be responsi-
BILE for the leaves of a town" Such dar-
ing imagery may make him famous.
s'LADY."
An amusing instance of the misuse of
the word Gladly" so unfortunately COM
mon in these days of careless speaking, is
given by "Max O'Rell," who states that
during an inquiry concerning the work
house at Cambridge, Mass, a witness spoke
of "ths ladies' cells as being all that could
be desiredl"
of politeness on the part of the witness
or Grass ignorance. He may have been the
same man who quoted from the Proverbs,
thus:
SIT is better to dwell in corner of the
housetop than with a brswliDg lady in a
wide house."
And again from Otway, on this wise:
..Who vast betrayed the Capitols ladyl
Who lost Mark Antony the worlds. A ladyI
Ana laid at last old Troy in ashes3 Ladyp
It is a little singular that in reading the
poets there are few places in which the
word "lady" is found where "womsn"
could aot be acceptsbly substituted.
Of course where "Lady" Is used as
title there could be no change
otherwise 1t is safe to cay that in nine cases
out of ten one might read the word as
"woman" without detriment to the sense,
the rhythm, or the beauty of the line.
What would be the effect, in most cases, of
judged from the quotations given above.
The change is usually for the worse and
oftentimes brings about that ever-to-be-
dreaded descent from the sublime to the
ridiculous.
The experiment Is an interesting one,
and everybody is invited to try it.
But it is pity to abuse the beautiful old
Saxon word 'lady" as we often do. Lord"
and Gladly" one the bread-winner, or guar
dian, the other the bresd-giver; one man
fully providing, the other graciously dis
dignity, refinement, courtesy, and all else
One need not be titled lady to be
worthy of the;name; no one deserves the
name who allows 1t to be used In incon-
gruous ordinations. We have no more
right to say "forelsdy" than we have to say
ash gentleman, or garbage lord and 1t only
detracts from the dignity that man or wo-
man even in the lowest calling, may pos
SEES, to apply to them such ill-sssorted
and absurd appslstions
WOMAN AS AN INVESTMENT.
Whereas it has been seriously affirmed
that as permanent investment for women
man is both safe and profitable, panning
out better than even Bell Telephone or
Consolidated r. R stock, 1t may be well
to present the other side, and show how
safe and sure and shrewd it is for man to
invest in woman.
This was conceded long, long ago. The
wisest of men put 1t on record: "He that
fndeth wife fndeth good thing" Never
did he say, She that findeth husband
findeth good thing, He knew better.
Let us look at the money value of the
wife as head of the household. She is in
many cases the cook in her establishment,
also chambsrmaid, parlor maid, waitress,
nurse, dressmaker and milliuer, caterer,
buyer of household goods, teacher, bushel
man, washerwoman, ironer, and scrubber.
She moreover does, or ought to, constitute
half of the Home Committee of Ways and
Means, and serves daily on the Household
Board of Arbitration. She Is also an Eth
ical Instructor, an Entertainer, Compsn-
ion and Comforter.
Let US look at the wages she ought to be
earning in some of these branches of en-
deavor. Suppose man had to hire one
person to do each kind of work, instead of
having all the Arts and Industries COM
bined in one woman, to whom he pays as
little as possible, though at the marriage
altar he solemnly endows her with all his
worldly goods He might have to pay per
month to this force of employees some such
sslariea as the following: