The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-02-01

hope this 8 irit will animate each let er. and
breathe tnrouGn every page. ADDRESS IeGCeTs 20
n sR. Raleigh, N. L.
I think the chatterers corner was oc
cupied by some exceedingly good talk
ers last week.. Being g. woman, OF
course I am found of talking and feel
that I must say something The cor
respondent from Durham who fails to
let us know whether or not he is a
man or she a momRn alludes to 1.-THE
new woman" I for one venture the
assertion that q man wrote that article
"a young man, I mean and an I'm
married man. Does he not gently chide
US in the beginning OF the letter and
then finish it with the incest kind OF
complimentsl Now / fancy had he
been a married man this order OF pro
cedure would have been reversed. /
am glad to know that he appreciates
woman in her sphere and think he has
the right ida az TO that sphere.
Women are rushing thoughtlessly
into every profession. l wonder II
there is a woman IN all this nation OF
ours who really thinks this movement
on our part is right and tends to our
ultimate goods I cannot think il. A
woman with her innate modesty can
not balieve that many things the new
woman"does are right either in the eyes
of God or man. Did not God a US
the weaker vesseI9 / do not believe
He intended that we as weak as we are
should assume for q moment that our
frail barques could surm1unt billoW ons
the sea of life which so often wreck
the staunchest vessels. Can you think
tn Gt God instituted the sacred home
circle and then provide no one whose
duty il is to abide in that home and
look after the muItifarious duties de
volving on some one9 Evidently it is
not the husband, brother or father to
whom He looks for the faithful perfor.
nance Of those household duties.
You say OIL / do nothing any way
my husband hires it all done, I have q
servant for every thing. Now my
sister do you know that you may be
mistaken that Doubtless you may
think that your assertion is true, but
servants cannot do all; for you or any
other woman. There are many things
that you do and many more that you
do not do, which live after you are
gone.
Nor M off ,rd oS tr11o uOmop trio
to our husbands and faithful to the
trust God has given US, to be away
from home most of the time attending
this society, that club, behind the
counter or perforce our office work.
OF course sometimes girls must of ne
cessity earn their own and some other
dependent persons living, then and
then, only are they excusable for such
exertions; or should I say presumption
as TO natures capabilities
/ fear, very much the trend Of our
present movement is to diminish the
modesty of girls, and do you know
that when our girls lose that most pre-
cious of gems our boys will look else
where for their wives. Do we care to
be a nation of old bachelors and old
maide3
Tie girls bicycle, I think is one of
the curses of the present generation. 1t
is most assurdly so in the cities and
towns, but I am truly thankful that it
finds very few patrons among the
country girls.
Dame fashion is very dictatorial but
when she tells you to wear your broth
ers collar, ties or shirt front stop and
ask yourselves il it seem womanly
to DC so.
Be true to thy self land it needs
must follow as night the day, thou
canst not then be false to any man.
Mrs. J. L. D., PiTtsboro, N. 9.
I think Our Social Chat Circle is q
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