The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-23
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are supposed to renounce the vanities of
the world, and corps No, ? was very strict
in such matters. one Of the sisters one
day, however, observed that the child
of another sister purchased a bottle of
hair dye The mother of the child had
beautiful black hair and the observing sis
ter began to talk the result of her obser-
walton over with other sisters, until it
came TO be the quiet gossip Of the corps.
Finally the stories reached the ears of the
sister with the black hair and then there
was a time. She went TO the officer in
charge OF the corps and demanded that
the originator of the hair-dye story be
tried by court martial. This was grant
ed. There were interesting scenes at the
trial and the accused sister was acquitted.
The accuser left the corps taking many
of her friends with her. The accused re-
NAMED, but there were enough of the
friends of her opponent left to make life
unpleasant for her Then she resigned
from the corps, taking many of her
friends. The corps after this could not
pay expenses, members lost interest in
their work, and finally disarmament put
an end to the trouble.
The question SHOULD wives work." has
lately been discussed at great length in
one of the daily papers, and it is really
most amusing and in many ways instruc-
tive, also, to read the various opinions
that have been expressed upon the sub
tect. 1t must, however, be first under
stood, says the Philadelphia Times. that
he matter under discussion is not so much
as to whether wives should work In their
own home should fultin the many duties
that are laid upon every woman who is a
wife, mother and mistress of a household,
small or large but whether wives should
work for money To most people it would
seem that this was matter about which
il was quite impossible to lay down any
fixed rule, being a matter which each wife
must settle for herself, and settle. too. not
so much by inclination as by necessity
1t is said that necessity has no law, but
many women, wives Included, have
learned by experience that when necessity
arises they are obliged to obey its behests
and bow to its stern decree. The majority
of male writers-for the discussion has not
by any means been confired to the fair
sex-are of the opinion that a wife's whole
Time thought and energy should be en-
tirely devoted TO her husband babies and
servants; but none of them seem TO take
into consideration or, perhaps, they think
." lis wiser to forget" the fact that a man
who has a profession is out all day, that
babies, II they live, grow into children
who go to school, and that if a servant Is
worth anything she does not require 20 he
looked after and followed about all day 20
see r she does her work. When a husband
can kttD up Il COlnlOIldplN HOillSt dlluFElNt
his children a good education, there Is no
need for the wife to work for money, es-
pecially when there are so many poor wo-
men struggling and Shaving to make a
living; but there is plenty of unpaid work
waiting and wanting TO be done and tho
doing of which need not, and should not,
make a wife neglect in any way either her
husband home or children. When, how
ever, a husband has small means an In
come so limited that it absolutely refuses
10 be stretched beyond a certain point.
even though the children require to be ed
ucated and started, then surely woman
may work, and should do So If she has the
capablity. II is quite possible 10 do II, too,
as many women have proven, without neg
lecting a single home duty. Such work Is
not a shame. but an honor TO the wife,
and as lone of the Working Wives
writes, "a woman who works TO secure
better education and prospects for her chill
dren is certainly worthy of both respect
and admiration. and many husband who
leaves a widow and young family to strug
gle in this hard work-a-day word would be
happier II he had the assurance that his
wife could support herself and them IN
moderate comfort. Naturally, no honor
able, self-respecting man would
like TO sec his wife what he
ought to be-the bread-winner of the fam
ily: but there Is many and many a man
what he will, make a sufficient income to
keep the house going and educate the chill
dren as BELTS the position in which they
were born. Banks fail, companies are
wound up without paying dividends, or IL
may be ill-health that lays the worker
low. Misfortune and trouble come in
many and various a guise To such a
one surely the wife who sets to work and
earns enough to float the ship into smooth
waters is more worthy Of the love and re-
spoct of her husband than the wife who
thought she may darn his stockings and
make his children clothes" runs him Into
debt for all the other necessaries Of HE.
The wife who neglects her home and her
children for the sake of earning money
to be spent on Injuries. or who works for
the sake of mere excitement, and what
she calls independence, places herself on
the same level as the man who allows his
wife to support him in idleness or any
other vice. Fortunately however, these
unpleasant specimens OF their sex are IN
the minority, and long may they continue
so! There are also many wives who have
no children 60 occupy their time and
thoughts and whose home duties are,
therefore, narrowed to looking after the
servants and ordering their husbands din
ners-very interesting work; no doubt, but
scarcely sufficient to engross a woman
whole lime and thought Without work
Of some kind or another, mind and body
alike OF both men and women must de-
teriorate. Work IS good for all, and in
tended for all, whether men or women,
wives or spinsters but the kind of work
TO be done by each must be decided by the
circumstances in which that person. wife
or maid or widow, IS placed. To some
women God has given a talent that He
would certainly never have bestowed If
He meant them to be laid aside unused
Are, these gifted ones to forego the JOY
of home and welded happiness? No, Vt
cannot be that this was intended by the
Father Of US all. If all women are not
gifted with talent all are given the oppor-
tunity to work-not always for money, but
certainty for good. To some the appoint
ed work is made easy and peasant-fs
done for those they love and desire to
help; while for others the work Is hard
and painful. Is done in loneliness and >
a duty, from necessity and not from
choice; Is done. not because they like to
do it, but because they must.
FUR FASHIONS AND PRICES.