The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-03

hair. looking absurdlr coqueNish and out of
p pa, on So,nan OF her age. was infinitely
which she was irving 10 keen what re presented
nearly everythi ng III the world to her.-the love
.6n bw.e s an S Sad' We we to sbo sy th at
rounded on basis which has nothing to do
hc@r Sns hs E9ks Of either B@ het better IN
she wants to keep man. affection it must be
done by making herself as attractive TO him as
her to is one Of the WAYS o. G done ths G is
shsy 70 say mat woman may make herself
ddpsaru. even IN the eyes Of her husband. II she
hGe, But her mistake is perfectly natural and
human. She wants to hold on to all she hns
best. There are some mon to whom no other
apptel can be made 1t il the wives OF such
when their fading begins. 1t Is an Injustice to
any woman to think she's q fool because she
Sin IN NAV waE to
that means great deal to her"
Nursing has attracted women as no employ
m"ht ever did before 1t. or Is likely to for many
years to come. The number Of can didates
Is larger than most OF tho train ing institutions
can receive. and II all the women who wont
through tho necessary course should take IN
the work as means OF livelihood. there would
probably be greater difficulty in finding en-
ployment than nurses encounter to day Most
OF them have their time full. They rarely find
an idle week on their hands once they are
known to physician and have insp,rsd his
confidence. Even with the yearly Increase Of
trained nurses. there is always work for most
OF them. The pay is good and their treat m ent
usually OF kind to be found in few other
occupations open to women. These are the
advantages OF the work to those who have to
make a living out OF it, The number of
women who have gone into It, with no
thought OF making their bread and but
er by means OF the training they will
acquire. Is larger than one can ind In
any other line OF woman's work. Thu
kindergarten possibly has a similar attraction
ior women who for one reason or another want
means Of livelihood and az a m ethod OF diver
Son 10 recognized branch OF woman's work.
c Now 9'T rhsss Of this CALLING has been dis
men OF position. with no financial necessity for
!!akinE the step, applied TO London hospital
knoTn and there WAS much discussion, alter
me un hnGiish iashio9 as to the object OF these
tain to be ard9oas ana w wSsK Whs6 was
was that they wanted husbands. found them.
and had adopted hs means IN Of tnS SroSg set
their horizon, This view satisfied some but
inc nrst to attribute to women the desire to
peeG Ths nurss' to this rather vague reason:
and edaeoton r she q birth
on marriage. who yet desire 70 have some
knowledge OF tho people around them By les
convennnces, they arc restricted to acquaint-
Hnee with the i'm m sdiate circle to which they
belong. The hospital ward gives them soma
notion OF what the battle OF life is like; the dir
terence OF dlspostions and temPeraments; the
strenRth OF one tyre, the lack OF vim OF another
the coarseness OF third"
rms explanation will not satisfy persona
tamilIa[, with the hardships OF the nurses now.
tate: Merely the desire to see life would never
prove Incentive enough for the privatioHs that
ater they have to undergo Women to whom
u was not necessity have gone through these
hardships. They usually had something 10 for
eet ana were pluRgtnE into one life to forget
another. Tbs work OF hospital nurse gives
compensation and independ ence, to those com
PEELED to take up the work. and Is accordingly
interesting to some persons who do not have to
practice L. ~ throws women into contact with
the word and brondens their sphere. 1t does
IN That wav increase the chances OF marriage
ior the average woman OF small means But
mere were never any here, even II there are in
England. who took up the work merely for the
opportunity 1t gave to study human nature
Not only the mon who have come to New
York from thu Western and Southern cities to
buy goods for tho establishments they repre-
sent are made to realize that pleasure may be
,udIciously combined with business. 1t il one