The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-06
On, 60 q erala and News
WOMEN IN BUsINs sss.
D0es Contact with the World Make Her u
"s@ ss.. Better wife?

ito opOhS "ohdu loI WIG,
others say that il fits her for wife
hood. 1t depends on the women
herself Some women become
coarse grained and hardeued through
friction with the work. q. day world;
some lose their enthusiasm, and q
women without enthusits is like a
bird without voice; others grow
more compassionate, more tender,
more innocent. An elderly man, a
middle aged matron and girl, in
talking over this subject, couldn't
agree
$50 your dearest girl friend is go
ing to he married." taid the matron,
turning to the girl.
Yes, and it's fortunate man who
gets her. She'll make him the best
OF wives" answered the girl with en-
thusiasD.
"WelI, we can't tell about that"
said the women "IOur friend has
led semi public life for a good
many years. Her work has brought
her luto contact with the world, with
all classes Of men, women and chill
dren This, believe, spoils the na,
turally feminine taste for dOmesticity.
The average business women is All
excitement craving creature. Eternal
change aud variety are TO her what
rum is to the steady drink"r, as the
people call him. though | never could
th nix of any hibitual drinker being
particularly steady. She feeds Oh
this contact with many men Of u!auy
minds. I've heard people say that
business expcricnc" was cl-unct
advantage to the wife, but / do not
believe it. Business w",n"u learn
too much for their own iHllim"ee.
They learn to critlcis" and to hnnllz
people, and lhis b"cUinr7 SECOND na
tnre to them, and the husband 20 :
not escape. They analyze him and
his love, and the minute We b"gIu to
anulyze love, to separate it, to tear
it apart, to weigh it, mcasnre it 20
you know what happens? Love dis
appears. This love Of excitement
and change und this habit Of nnalyni;.
spoils tho business woman for wife.
:. }As!99a,l!, -lur- molhorhooA, for II home
maker"
"Bosh and NONSENSE" exclaimed
the old man. "a business lifo may
not be 80 much Of un advantage to Il
woman as n wife, but it. is Of the
greatest advantage to her husband.
You and the little girl here will prob
ubls be amused and amazed to here
mo state that the most innocent.
minded women l'vo over met have
been business women, working gIrls.
bread winners. Know things? Yes,
and that's the point. There knowl.
edge has not tarni he'd them. Igno
rance is not innocence. You take
the girl bred under her mothers
wing in Il beautiful, guard home and
because she is ignorant of tho world
and it's ways, ignorant Of tho weak,
nesscs Of human nature, is no sign
that Sho is innocent. Innocence
dwolls in the intellect. Mind you, |
do not say that because Il woman
works she il innocent, but | do say
if truly womanly woman is forced
into business lifo tho effect on her
is good, because it fits her for the
proper realm Of woman, and that is
home"
SIN what wa. ?" asked tho girl
eagerly.
"Woll you know the average wo
man has Il very mistaken idea Of
marriage. Sho thinks that ends
everything, when it only begins
things. She thinks on tho day sho
enters the church maid and loaves
it bride Im married now and thoro
is nothing else to do This man is
mankind to mo- and sho settles
down, and, whilo sho docs hor duty
toward him and perhaps really and
truly loves him, she makes no effort
to charm, to bowitch, to fascinatc, to
enslave him. She thinks it is no
use. A woman who has had expo.
rionce in business life does not feol
that way; sho has learned tho value
OF an extended acquaintance, Of tho