Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-12-02
DECAY or DOMESTICITY
II ~ Not 20 Apparent ~ SOM
Alarmists Allege

| haN" caught on as an On-seaSOn tonic
| but believe there is good deal of *
faggeratiOn, says a writer in Household
Words Men ana women are not a,
domestic as they were. in the cdtlikt
sense Of domcsticityi they care ies,
for tho actual home and they spcn,
mrIe time in hotels and lodgings thar
thcS did and change their houses NOR.
! often. But the right sort Of women
and there are plenty Of them-are 4.
devoted 70 their husbands and chill
dren aS they ever were. We are tod
mat the fact of women Of the upper
ana middle classes finding more en-
Payments ana amusements than they
US ed 10 make them less fond Of THEN
homes / believe that employment out
side the home adds rather than detracts
finrn attractions of the home. Nor dc
4 believe that the theorists On educa-
tion who advocate young women being
taught 10 consider marriage a sacrific-
of a career exercise q baneful Influence.
| These theorists are as rule uumar-
married women. ana. after an u j.
mothers who have the last word ~ to
nov their daughters shall bc educated.
/ There are matrons win advanced
theories ~ be met with. but they arp
usually the sort of peopl. who hav,
! vory little influence over ans one. and
les over their own children. who hav.
the advantage NJ knowing them taau
4 over any one r4s,.
A. 10 the employment; of Nom a. Or
! course IL would bc "a good thing for
any woman 81 hay" some art Or c:aft
| q. trade by which shc could earn Her
! living II circumstances compelled ner
| ~ du go, aS there IL possibility W
! circumstances compelling almost auy
| woman ta dO At th- same time
I though. there is oae lutv which
/ th.uh. ought tu h, impressed an uo-
| m. rt the day ANA that is that II finn
/ ,umstances do met compel them Il.
/ work. and they have enough to liNe oa.
/ theT Will do most good and least harm
| hy standing Z" one side. ana not make
! lie harder than K is for their less for
tuuate sisters. ] suppose iu itera tfire
nd art working women have no night
~ complain at having to compete Win
others VINO condcsc,nd to take some
o' the scguty rewards that have tp go
round az far as they can. TEer. H.
the puhlit advantage to h- Consil nd
and the public wc NH know. would hr
very heavy loser If i; had nur tha
'P""i 'ui''tN n i'"DiiI 'Hr S'''''S "ii
ai'yi'S Nhl'l S'Iil' 'h-i" Ii~ Hi ."-
seed hy dint ~ using E,r social in-
.Iueh'e IN Ati 'H'o l'il'-'- ,f 'l tn
Iii ""'h' mi t' 'iI''' d"' '"'
II, lrH''''5H iS'' NJ. /. H.''-'i'- ''ii.'''
TE- author ANA artist vho trade IN
social influcrc, Wc must expect tu have
WY" Us AWAY =. anu l'-e iIl"H'> '"'l
Sl+ n' III SOM .aSr> wv "'i'i l' ~7'
'h'il ""rN r"'.iShe' may w SOM NJ
" .'' WIN S'l "-''''S- '. -.'''''E '.'.
'"N '"' WA '-'' 'i'''
~ 'S' ''' I .NT.l Mi ''' .'''''''.' ''-'''
.i'" NM" 'l' "'" t".r Nj
'h''T ""h means SAodIi ''' taxing "f
S"h" i!-iAid form MI WOES, <N.H .S
i"r nst"l'l'. feSe'i,a E"rR "' ,n"
4''''N" ~ S"iH '' ' ~, .''''
'r '>i"Nf't'h-. aht l"Nr t"e hIr"@ 'U'
"' 'i't I'""t"S "I 'ITi 9'S'e'S y" wv. "'
SG"SE'l's- '"' p'.'' 'l"S'' "' W.T.,
however. met cases WI l'lN S'i" ''"t
listened q" IN" cant ""'lH some 'i"H .
mas TAXED ABOUT ''' n'"NSe'ii''>~
N"Fh an" lhr sweetness "I "di "rI
money. when knew iht; rrSjirSS''''7S
alone Was ihe r"al m"u'r thai urS'i
Ihe question n women working ih 'A' .
professions Ii "h" Whlrh ma h'an' .
sues and there H. "lr Nhicn. J. '"IIN.
HdS never h"th Shf1ltl'hlIS l"' l"'-
vera we ~ tolC thA' women elmer
'ou'" II" IN" 1roleSSl'NAl M'rh tt'
attempted or theH t"uIh h"t. Ill 'Nt
altrF ease lheN N"Cld "hlN huI1 'h'iI'
serves IN IN" iorlntf taS" the ""I"'
l.,s . rFtFh hta fttT
vhpable WORKERS.. Now ih every Ho-
ieSslon therr II "A certain am' uh' ii!
Wofk that goes I" tho>e VINO 'dh q" II
best. hut There IS also z certain amount
~ work ;hat goes 20 those VINO ar" III
position 10 get H. ana Nh" Sc' II M
depend"ntly OF their abliltN. rake Ihe
par, 10: instance. lhclt are '"italH
number Of briefs that sollcitorS can ,
safely give to any Of their friends nr
relations. and percentage Of these