Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-09-23
Business Women as Wives.

It is the opinion Of some that wom-
an engaged in business pursuits soon
becomes unified for the duties of q
wife Such an idea, however, does not
seem to be borne out by the facts.
There are many good reasons for this.
The business woman has learned the
absolute need of punctuality. She has
learned that it is necessary for bust
ness people to go by certain train
in order that the office may be reached
by the proper time, and she also
knows, perhaps by hard experience,
the need of leaving the breakfast table
still hungry, so that the train shall be
caught. Therefore, she has also
learned that the few minutes (which
to the girl who stays at home all day
mean but little extra self-indulgence,
mean to her, the business woman,
self-denial which quickly makes itself
felt, and she will, when married, make
a point Of being UP early enough to
send the bread winner off in good time
for the train, and yet give him sutf1-
Client leisure for his breakfast and for
a glance at the paper.
Then, again, the business woman has
learned to earn money and TO spend it
to the best advantage. She has learned
to save for coming necessities, and,
perhaps, out of the little she has at
her own disposal, even to pay her pre-
MUM toward an "old age pension for
herself. She will be able to guard
against the fascination Of sales,
through the cruel remembrance of
times when she gave way to the de
light of bargain buying, and purchased
several things Cheap" with the result
that season ticket" period came round
all too soon, and lunches had to be
brought down to the "cake and tea"
point, with the accompanying attack
Of Indigestion.
She has learned to be spoken to
sharply, and perhaps unjustly, with
out going into sulks or giving way
to tears-bcth of which luXuries the
business woman soon learns to do with
out.
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the tired feeling in the evening that
may even prevent the husband wishing
to keep his word and take her to con-
cert OF theater; on such occasions, like
the wise woman she is, she will put
aside her own feeling Of disappoint-
ment with quick remembrance Of old
times, when she came home feeling
"too tired for anything" and, instead
of looking injured, will make things
cozy and quiet, thereby earning the
gratitude of her 'better half" who has
been dreading to be reminded OF the
treat he had promised.
She has learned what it Is to feel
at times las if life is not worth liv-
ing and good temper is a thing of no
value, and she will not feel inclined
to Ego and telLpher mother when Ed
win nearly snaps her head off for
nothing.
She IS much more likely to retain
her servant than her sister who stays
at home, for the simple reason that she
will allow her more latitude in the
uldCCCI VI evenings OuL, w n1lC 1udA-
ing her feel that the work must be
done, and done well.
1t Is often supposed that the bust
ness woman cannot cook. Men see
her in the morning starting by train,
meet her in the evening returning, and
because she is reading a book, many
"loSicaP' men are fully convinced that
she would be Of small value as a wife.
They are wrong in the majority Of
cases. Nearly every business woman
can cook, and cook well-in fact, in
many families where the women go out
to business they take it in turns to do
the cooking on Sundays, the only day.
they have at their own disposal, and
the verdict of the brothers-most crit
ical Of all critics-and brothers friends
would astonish the logical" men.
Wit hall respect to the women who
have not had to face the ordeal-for
to many women going out to business
is an ordeal-it must be maintained
that business women often make the
very best Of wives for business men,
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