The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-29

good. If there be any differentiation or possessions the matrimonial contract had better be dissolved for 1t places either the
 man or the women woman thsn m Jne pcISnUn sSSrsr A There are wives who retain excluslye | rights of the profits accruing rom tne | exercise Of their business talents But IL
 amounts to the same thing m the eho: 10. | no true helpmeet would refuse to come | to the aid of a husband temporarily or | permanently incapacttated, especlaiIy l when he has placed no obstacle III the
 path of her quest after individual sue | cess. No loving man does. | Much Is said about mans aversion 70 pc I known as the husband of Mrs, So-and- | So" If he loves her devotedly he glortes
 in her triumph. wife,s success as a wage earner does not rob her or the de-
 sire to seek the protecting s care Ire If ov hsa ip her heart of knowing that no matter what i'll may come the firm can meet It's
 liabilities with its earnings.
 Personally, I cannot conceive or a Wo-
 man voluntarily continuing the drudgery
 of service behind counter or in count
 ing house in minor capacities IT her nus
 band be in position to provide Tor her
 comfortable, though modest, home. can
 understand, how ever, the reluctance with
 winch a woman uld sever her connec-
 tion with an establishment Of which she
 was the owner or vital factor,
 But the mere unnecessary pursuit Of dollars to gain additional luxury should
 not interfere with the care or ner nome
  two occupations should suffice. If she be childless, her talents should be exercised in the main avenues of charity.
 It seems hard to believe that woman | is as strongly impelled along the line of money getting as those of art. Then an | artistic vocation Is different in it's de- mands upon her time. Writing. painting. | singing. acting gives this exponent the | leisure to give attention 10 the SuperVlS- | ion of her household.
 If the lrtist assumes the responsibility | of maternity. then she should be prepared | to make sacrifices as readily as the fol- | lower of material pursuits. Fame. as a | heritage, can no more compensate for the ' child's loss of a mothers companionship | than can wealth lavfshed by the business ! woman upon paid instructors atone fo- the propsr parental training. Mothers as l wage-earners should be a condition pro- duced by the sternest necessity.
 Every young girl should learn to work. | Better be inspired by the ambition to l the results of her toil if she elect to la | bor outside the home, should not be di- | verted to her exclusive enjoyment. Par ents would do we'll to insist upon their contributions to the home treasury, that the child may learn the proper. apprecia- | tion of a dollars value.
 If their assistance is happily not an | essential. the money can be set aside as | a fund giving it's compiler to comprehend | clearly that 1t is for a rainy day-nOt | to use as a protector from an annoying | shower, but as a relief from steady | downpOur. O, the virtue of saving! If it
 be but a dollar week. or even a lesser ! fraction. i We hear much about a business woman | lacking the requirements of a good wife. 1 That Is the veriest nonsense. It is the | Eage-earner whose salary has meant over l indulgence in ribbons, feathers and frip- peries who fails to comprehend the true | value of wages.
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