Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1896-02-06
JUNIUs HENRI BROWNE.
woMAN's WORLD IN PARAGRAPHS
Illustration of What Woman Can Do
When She Tries.

Illustration Of What Woman Can Do
When She Tries.
a lady is now serving as one Of the
school trustees in New York city who
furnishes good lesson to all the world
as to what a plucky. capable woman
can do. This lady was living very com
fortably when the blow came that
changed her from a housekeeper and
homemaker TO a breadwinner and home
maker too Her husband was engaged
in business which has developed itself
in the cities. In the wholesale stores
where large cases and boxes Of goods
must be prepared for shipment strong
hoop poles must be nailed around the
boxes and cases so they will not break
open and lose the contents during their
journey. PuttiDg these strips on is call
ed strapping the boxes 1t is one branch
Of the cooperage trade. The lady's hus-
band provided the straps and nails and
sent his men around in wagons among
the wholesale houses to put them on. He
had a number Of the largest establish
ments in New York for his customers,
and all went we'll The home was a very
happy one. There We're two little daugh-
ters, and the mistress Of the house was
sunny, cheery, refined woman whose
love, pride and ambition were centered
in her husband and children. Suddenly,
with almost no warning, this husband
and successful business man was strick-
en- with insanity. He had to be removed
to the asylum "A weak woman would
have let his business be scattered and
destroyed. Not this woman, however.
She took upon herself the conduct Of it,
managing as far as she could just az be
had done, She paid $l5 a week for her
husbands care in the asy ylum, and with
the double, triple strain on her she
marched bravely on, drowning her own
grief and timidity in the necessity of
providing for husband and children both.
She learned as she went along. How
hard it was for her only women who
have been placed in similar positions
know, After four years the husband
died. The lady kept ON with the bust
ness he had first built up and continues
it to this day. She is as womanly
woman as any alive. Her little girls are
receiving the best Of educations, direct
ed by their practical. hustling. but ever
gentle mother. I have heard one Of them,
only 10 years old, play the piano with
touch better than that Of many fash
innahle young lady. "A woman like this
j. the light kind to be appointed school
trustee. She knows the practical needs
Of the moment better than any rich
woman who never earned money could
do. She is at present trying TO get the
women teachers salaries raised.
Mrs Loulie NJ Gordon thinks that
after the splendid work they have done
for the Atlanta exposition southern
women can never again be called lazy
or idle. But nobody ever did call south
ern women lazy. Perhaps need to
beg pardon for saying it, but believe
southern women have more energy and
industry than southern men. Some Of
them have known have been regular
steam engines for work and accomplish
ment. The only trouble was that this
energy and ability have heretofore been
confined within limits 50 narrow that
the world did not know anything about
it. Now. however, all has changed.
Hereafter women will bear 10 small
share id bringing about that magnificent
development which awaits the south.
There j. no reason why women should
not engage in any sort Of light manu-
featuring work. Tasks requiring MIN
bleness and a delicate touch they can Of
ten do better than men can.
AS many as a thousand women on the
coasts Of Maine and Massachusetts own
and navigate those skittish little crafts
known as catboats. Some of them sail
boats for pleasure, others for business.
There has never been a case of scandal
at coeducatioDal Michigan university
The best way to take the romantic fool
ishness out of both boys and girls is to
educate them together.
The bishop Of Carlisle boasts that be
can sew Oh q button better than any
woman can do it, It il to be hoped 90
Most women are failures at sewing on
buttons-sew them Oh too tight.
ELIZA ARCHARD CONNER.