The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1899-11-11
WOMAN AND THE HOME.

time without inquiring anxouely OF he,
readers: whittier sre we dr,ftings'
Lest the feminine character Of this de.
partment should be called 10 que stion
it may be best to submit the question
without further delay. We a,k then
with alarm: "Whither are we drifting ~
And in m king this inquiry we refer to
the American woman.
She is the most petted, fattered, and
INDUCED Of creatures, liking her az q
class. Max O'Rell used to cay that,
could he choose bis role. it would be
that OF an American woman. He con.
sdered that she gave less and received
more than any human being on the face
OF the earth. No doubt he suspected
her Of happiness. But he saw only eu-
perfcially. AZ Q matter Of fact, no
women 10 the world are 90 restless, so
dissatisfied with their relations to the
world. and 60 impatient Of their respon.
eibillties- where those responsible ties
are OF q domestic chsracter-as Ameri-
can women. The contented wife is an
anomaly. The reason appears to be
that the American woman has not the
right degree of liberty. She has too
much-aud too little. She accepts her
position as non. producer 10 the hous, :
hold, expec her housework and her
sewing TO be done for her, is given lib
erty to 60 where she pleases and to
do what che pleases, and tnen is annoy.
ed il now and then the hard worked
husband. iriitated at this situation, for
which he himself is largely responsible,
vents upon her, unjustly, bis diesatisiac.
ton with the unbalanced state OF affairs.
Meantime the woman, college bred, q
buyer Of books. club woman, q must.
clan, goes from kno xledge to Knowledge,
ref 1es aud cultivates her mind and her
taste till che discovers herself to b.
lonely in such raritied atmosphere.
and makes bitter complaint because her
husband has not followed her to these
pleasing heights.
A man is considered pusillanimous
who IL o,s down upon the wits OF his
youth because by some chance she has
not grown Intellectually, AZ he has; and
1t he leaves her, pleading uncongenislity,
she is much commiserated aud he is held
in contempt. But unfortunately society
IL foolish!y sentimental over the woman
who. OLtgrcwing her hush aud in refine
ment and mental grasp, finds herself
with an uurespon.ive companion and
seeks other society than his.
ls lot this eignally unfair? II the
husband lie 10. regarded, IL not the wife
in honor bound to cling to the man 10
whom she has made her m ,rriage vows,
even though he may not be intellectual.
ly sympathetic? Americs, having pace.
ed its first stsge Of civiDiz ,tion and sub
dued the wild, lie now on lite knees be.
fore culture. 1t has spotheosiz d edu "a.
ton. 1t makes the serious mistake. Of
estimating individuals by their look.
Earning. 1t is we'll t. member that
there may be many points OF congenial.
''y between persons v no ar, far apart 10
their bookish knowledge and in their
hneness OF their taste. Marriage is a
sacrament. not lyceum for the debat.
ing OF abstract questions The relation
snip is one suggested ty inst'nct.-one
which ought to b, sustained and en-
cured from senee OF duty. This duty
Is not alone to the persons involved in
me contract. 1t is to the sta'e--to SC
Clety, Even n hare on,ot;on.l diatrs "a