The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1894-05-18
"WOMEN BACHELORS"
Some PaiatabIe Saturday Evening
Thoughts.
ALBANY, May ~, 1894

ALBANY, may IL, 1891.
What in the world is a woman bachelor? /?
perhaps some one asks Well, | will first
answer any inquiries negatively. They are
not girls (or women of any age). who have
dread of having Miss, instead Of Mrs, on
their tombstones. They are not women
whose ''chief end is TO marry" whether
they get husband or "a stick" that wears
trousers. They are not the ''left-overs, -
because they are not the daughters Of mil
liOnaires and have none Of the aualifca-
tion needful in good wife. They are not
| the giddy, giggling. namby pamby, novel
reading, empty headed girls, who ''gee no
use in going to college and studying Latin.
Greek. Algebra, and such, which will be
of no earthly use" to them, when they
| get married" They are not those who
are utterly ignorant Of the culinary art and
| boast Of such ignorance in the presence Of
| their mothers, who smile and think their
daughters smart. They are not those who
think and talk ot nothing except beaux.
parties, new dresses, Just lovely" bonnets,
and other devices used in husband-catch
ing. So much for the negative character
iStic Of women bachelors
now mention some of their positive
qualities. And frzt. they have good, s0liJ
common sense, and take common sense
views Of life in all its relations. They are
close Observers Of men. married and un-
married, and by intuitiFe tart or otherwise,
generally from correct estimate of their
worth. They admire those who are real
men and have high aims in life, and enjoy
tEeir society And when such win their
affections and propose, they are not 50 cruel
as 10 say no" and thus cause sadness and
insomnia They are willing to be courte1
tgFs b,s-tt -
ing business; or il they are, they are mighty
@ly about il and shrewd in coneealing the
trap. One thing Is certain. Their chief
aim in life Is not matrimony. They do not
| accept an offer Of marriage simply for the
s2ke Of getting a husband They do IT
only when they think they will better their
| condition In life. They are not, therefore,
''left-oyers,' but 'hOld-oyers'' from choice
until something better turns up." IL
/ they see more happiness in padding their
own canos than tnat Of worthless hus-
land, they prefer to take the voyage Of life
alone, until they find man who can do
az least one half the faddling In tnis
| they show their good sense; and If | was
young ard 4 candidate for matrim0ny.
am inclined 10 the belief that they are the
very ones who would make an impression
| upon ne. have great admiration fer the
| padding their oTn-canoe girls an
PreitS sure they would maze good help
nests, =" and do their best 10 make their
| husbands happy all the DAYS Of their lives.
| BY their studIoasness and faithful discharge
| Of all their duties. whIle they are in schooI.
| they afford their teachers very great pleas-
ure. When they are graduated and enter
upon lIfe's work in the school room or
some POSITION Of usefulness. they exhibit
the same habits Of character that they did
| N srho0l- Their employers frd them eff
Gent. faithful and Trustworthy IN the dis
charge q their duties: and the result Is.
tina; their sefTlOes are At premium They
/ ara preferred TO their yale eontempo-aries-
| and grt good salaries Is 1t any wonder
| then, that the number Of women bachelors
| Is on the increase. Why should they give
up good salaries and rising prospects, TO
| ts-1oE2e the wives OF me1 who cann0t sup-
| part them CT earn as much as they do
| themselves: A life Of iniege1deEne and
| se.i support i paradise compared With ous
/ of drudgery and de-endenoe upon a hus-
band. who il stick dressed IN z mans
! caC.hIng. and these ~omen bachelors de
| serve credit for declining 10 form matEl
I Ha0El2l alliances with s1eE candidates for
marriage. how many there are In Albany
/ College who ara p-ep2ring 20 take the
yoyzge O; life alone, / an unable 20 say.
! The p-oguostIezzglo1s are o.nIno1s Of a
goo<ily number. II am correctly inform
Cd. ten young ladies will be graduated ncxt
June. more than one half Of them from the
no-ClAl department This looks like busi-
Ness. Coming events are said 20 cast their
shadows before them. Judging from the
protested shadows. there Is good reason 70
ihiuE that a majority Of the present senior
class sit. sei olt on the voy2ge Of life
aBone, after commencement Then the
work ol preparation for this voyage will |
be completed. and saa no reason why the |
voyage should not be successfui- IL we
adopt Patrick Henry's rule AMI Judge OF |
the future by the past, the prospects are
veTy favorable Success viii follow dill |
genos and the faithful discharge Of duty in
whatever sphere Of life they may be called
TO act Such Is 'he opinion Of
CAHEBS