Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-01-06

bought. Then there is Miss Tact. She
baa her mother aud an old aunt to care
for and Very small income with which
TO keep tha three in comfort, but
turlns tho winter she is the very
busiest Of the busy, She stays an
hour with Mrs. Glitter and quietly
corrects ali grammatical mistakes that
ttle nakos--m istakeS that Mrs. Sitter
ala not Lave time 10 think abnut when
she wHs working bard at the waHhtub
before Glitter made a fortune IN oil.
Inter in the day she shows Mrs. bEob
how to accept an invitation to Il dinner
party nov. imnreases upon her that she
must not sign note in the tirst per-
sou, Mrs. Jucna Snoh, hut that
Cornelia Snnb' represents her when
she does not appear 10 conjunction
with Mr.. Jacnh an0h, the Tammany
politician. And 40 she goas Oh, first
with tins one and then With that one,
correcting the mistaken speeeh and
righrlnc any action Of those who, as
she pulitey puts il, "were too busy
early III iifs TO give thought TO the
small courtesies " AS il they weren't
the great necessities Miss Tact ID an
important factor in life to-day, and IL
she Smiles a little systematically whom
some of her customers pRtronize her
sou cannot blame her, for Miss Tact 8
people we're gentlefolk when her
clientele were unknown.
Mrs. LiyeBell is a widow with five
little children. Her days are speut in
n small town Just outside of New York,
aud 10 August she begins to chop
uitron and pick currants and stone
raisins for The plum puddings that
| will 10 over the country 10 the winter
months. and the profits on which are
sending her oldest hoy to college and
will educate her younger children.
These are the women to be proud of,
my friend; the quiet workers, not the
hnstliug, ranpant bachelor woman,
! who might lead purely feminine life,
/ but who does not wigh to, but these
women who, seeing the need for in
dnstry, give good, hard, honest work
for value received. Yesterday | met a
bright, pretty girl whose greeting was
CHEEKY and who din not confess to
knowing the meaning OF weRrineas.
hut who had danced ull morning and
all afternoon to help her brother study
law: not danced in public ami bad the
! pleasure Of listening to the Intoxicating
applause OF many, but danced With
stupid little children and had patience
with this one and that one that she
might give a helping hand to this
some one for whom she cared. grow
proud OF women when | realize what
they will do for somebody they love.
That is better than being independent.
1t is better than living at hotel ana
earning money TO put 10 bank. | tel
you it is these workers, these honest
and unselfish workers, who are worthy
of good, honest praise, but they are
| invariably ths quiet workers. They dc
not tiaunt their industry, but go along
like busy bees singing at their work
ana recognizing the fact that there
ought TO he queen bees who do not
need TO work; queen bees who must
| give work to other people, work neces
sary for those other people to exist
Homen-that is, real women. admire
queen bees; see the necessity for al
aristocracy aud encourage it. Anc
women like queen bees will always bt
willing to mako it an aristouracy o
birth and intellect rather than ont
which is the result OF worb. Bah.