The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-11
LIE WORK OF WOMEN
HOUSEHOLD OCCUPATIONS INTER
MlNABLE AND DIST RACTlNG.
Why Many Women .'Have No Time"-Do
Men Understand Them?-The New Wom-
an In Evidcnce-Junius Henri Browne
Writes Upon an Interesting Topic.


Writes Upon an Interesting Topic.
A great many women-it would be
too sweeping to say women, or women
generally-are apt to complain contin-
ually of a lack of time when, as man is
In the habit of putting it, they show nc
knowledge of how to deal with it. The
old proverb asserts that thine and tidS
wait for no man" which need not 81
told. But many woman appears to be-
lieve, Judging from her conduct, that
they will wait for her. She is fond OF
declaring that her work is never done,
which is true enough. There is perpet-
uai evidence of this in the usual spheres
of her occupation. She is confident.
continues man, that this is because she
is overburdened; that her tasks arc too
many and too onerous to be performed
in any allotted time. She is convinced
that she does all that any one could oG
under the circumstances; that the fault
of Incompetence rests not with her rs
woman, but with the injustice and in.
Nonsiderateness visited upon her sex.
Almost any man VINO has seen much
Of women, who has observed them care
fully, thinks that he can perceive why
their tasks are so seldom finished; why
their days employment, whatever it be,
is without end They won accept his
opinion as decisive. Why should they,
indeed, when many Of Ghem declare that
he does not understand and is not capa.
BILE of undcrst<uding them? Still, he
has n right TO express his opinion. 1t is
plausible, and not q few women-of the
exceptional sort perhaps-austain him
in it. He maintains that women fail to
accomplish what they undertake because
they 90 not adhere to any one thing till
it IS done, but fly of to number Of
thlags which so divide their attention
that nothing is concluded.
When woman refers to her work,
she usually means household worll-to
what is comprised under the general
name of household duties, not drudgery
in the kitchen but superintendent OF
servants and keeping Of the home. These
she combines naturally, inevitably,
with her social obligations, and between
the two she is very apt to be baked o.
entire success in either.
On rising she arrangos her programme
for the day. She intends to look after .
variety of odds and ends that have &C.
cumulated and worried her. They must
be disposed of to insure peace of mind
She will remain indoors inhexibly. She
will not be tempted into making or re-
ceiving visits. She will deny herself 10
all or to any one who may come. That
unfulfilled requirement shall torment
her no longer. She begins very we'll and
continues without interruption for an
hour or two
Then the doorbell rings The maid
brings i'll the card Of Mrs Furbel, who
wishes to see her particularly for few
minutes only. Mrs. Furbel is 81 or
binary acquaintance. She has TO claim
on her or her consideration. She tells
her maid that she is engaged, and the
maid is about to depart with the mes
sage. She recalls it suddenly, remem.
bering that Mrs Furbel lives at % dis
lance and may have made great effort
to come. She won't stay. She has spe-
cially said SO. Mrs Furbel greets her as
she descends TO the drawing room with
extraordinary warmth and many com
pl.ments, which win her favor. She
does not learn what Mrs. Furbel's par.
tlcnlar GRAND is. The talk begins with
rambling commonplace, spiced with
plentiful supply of gossip, and so con.
tinues without material change. The
sole particularly is concerning the va
nous persons-oommon acquaintances--
Under rowing discussion. The few
minutes only" extend beyond an hour
and hall, when Mrs Furbel withdraws.
asking indulgence for remaining so
much longer than she had intended.
Her very dear friend--as she has called
her-returns to her intermitted work.
ana, finding lunch nearly ready post.
pones it till after that meal. Then an.
other caller is announced, and the dav
after her departure is too far advanced
10 render resumption of her task adyis.
able.
The next day the odcs and ends shall
lie religiously attended to. Nothing
shat be allowed to interfere with them
absolutely nothing. The mistress of the
house attacks them promptly and eff.
GENTLY as soon as breakfast is over. She
is confident her much deferred task will
unquestionably be terminated. when n
letter is handed her. mo leisure for
correspondence now" she determinedlv
asserts, laying the missive aside. In
moment she rclents 1T is from one Of
my admirations, she adds. II will ar
least glance at it.. She reads the first
Few sentences and her resolution ia
overcome. She reads and re-reads tho
whole. The letter is so delightful She
can t refrain from acknowledging it in
a few words. Once begun. the fatal
feminine facility is aroused. She cannot
stop. She covers page after page She is
intoxicated with expression Pausinp ot
last from sheer fatigue, she can't 90 bacL
TO the odds and ends.
All this is true of many women. Rnt
is IL true OF the sexp What has been
cited evinces not that women are in.
capable of continuous, systematic ocon.
.atlOn, but that they aro ;,,,....,..