New-York tribune., 1896-10-18
WHAT ONE WOMAN THINKS
THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE BUSINESS
WOMAN

THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE BUSINESS
WOMAN
The mos, adaptable and most versatile member
of nv sex IS the business woman. Whether sho
has q real estate and Insurance business or MIS-
Il civil service place; whether she 'eacHes' Wiz
or canvasses she expects the same acme 'e"'en'
along certain other lines woman or leisure
In watching the struggles OF tho members VI ny
sex in the business world. the Obstacles they SUI
mount and their achievements. pitiable pathetic nc
they often are. 4, seems TO me nine-tenths OF 'h'
ambition Of the world is possessed by the women
Every one Of US knows Of some brave Feminine
creature who is trying to fiji the place OF mosne e.
short all the duties Of the domestic creie. Sns
meets % Of , sSs dSd e so IN
slant doubts her ability and her oDleauu. OH, dds e
The business world hates TO 30 business with q
woman. Haven't you often heard r. me 1oSHinS 6SGg
world say II? Certainly you have. ,foos neosIins
that she is! Her flight is so hndeLed ny 'oen oen-
pcrience. with wings uncipped ana me nnd sal, ne
ccntration purpose she would soar oevoho III"
stars believe tha'.
1t is the adaptability and the versatility OF the
business woman that initiate against her success.
Those OF my sex who have become skilled special
fists easily avoid the pitfalls than the merely
expeditions among US; but even the specia,s,s sse
mixed up with hcarthstones ard busters ana tes'
cups.
have canvasscd among the specialists Tor in-
form alton as to tho general needs of the business
thing most needed by tho business woman is
business dress one that will not fray out arouiri
the edge of tho skirt and trail and dip In mtd ana
dust The food specialist tells me that what n
business woman needs moro than anything ros Is
proper diet, and she lays out Il plan tnat aSs'lrCs
me she has given thought TO the subject She says
women abuse their digestive organlsm-n2t sauns u
the food they should eat and eating the food they
should not cat. The young woman having chaIEo
of the woman's apartment house asserts posiuNey
that a home is the thing business women III New
York need and that a suitable home Will be found
only in the woruan's apartrcnt-house. which s'ili
remains an air castle.
physical culture specialist expressed herself
yolubly on the subject of physical development AZ
the CRYING need Of the business woman. with a
perfect physical condition. all else Is possible. raid
thing Is subs@rvient to mnd.s and the great need
of the business woman is belief in herself thet
alone comes through prayer \ business man has
assured me that tho cry OF the business worio
in its relation woman is that she learn the value
of time and OF promptness in meeting an engage
ment. The result OF this canvass has proved to ne
very bewidcring. We need so many thinss
But looking the ground we'll over. believe that
the one thing business woman ncecs more man
ANYTHING else In the world is a mother. THINK or
Il with me for Il moment.
Where for example. is the dress reformcr ~ho
can model such convenient gowns. who can dis
cover such possibilities In GOWNS. who can re-
model and improve on dress patterns and schemes
as u mother can? Where is tie food reformer who
will attempt, with her end-oi.tne-cehluiy hveh
tions in cookery. to compete with The edibies a
mother can cook? What nDartment-house can for
an instant compare with the home mother can
make? Who then would keep house plants IN the
like things that mean comfort: Who else would
listen so eagerly tales OF daily triumphs ana
The occa sion called for. but be always sympa-
thetic? How simple become contracts and engage