The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-06

-that ID, tDo vefy ebSence Oi SfuiShah
theology-which Ia important, but the
fact that men have seen revealed In Him,
in a genuine human experience, what
their moral and spiritual possibilities
are
In this there is nothing new to any
one acquainted with the contemporary
psychology. The novelty Is In the pres
entation Of It to an assembly Of theo-
logians whose supernatural theory is
discarded by 1t with something like con-
tempt as q childish construction, and
their listening to il without protest.
Domestic Economy and Davenports.
Ever since the formation Of the Ma
tional Housewives Association Of Chi
cago, that city has been the headquar-
ters of the political economy Of domestics,
a branch Of science II is confusing to call
domestic economy and that might help
fully be called help-lore. More inter-
esting and intimate problems in true
domestic economy are discussed every
week or oftener by some Of the innumer-
able women's clubs, the real and greater
University Of Chicago. For example,
the proceedings Of the Irving Park So
rosis the other day drip with practical
and valuable suggestions. The theory
Of Dr. RHoDA PIKE BARsTow, who is I'M
married, in regard TO marriage is espe-
cially informing. She insists that every
woman should be a wage Garner before
rn.rr;s~o uar h,a;paaa ajuoation end
training will teach her the value Of
money, teach her to measure her domes-
tic services in dollars and cents, and she
will no longer feel that she ia depend
emit Sagacity shines In this view, yet
we must not forget that some doubtless
mean-spirited men or fogies hold that
women are altogether too independent
already and deplore the loss Of the cling
ing vine type. Woman is more Of X" the
sturdy oak at present; and some timid
mon folks fear that she will become 80
self-supporting as to scorn the inferior
sex.
But We return to DR.. BARsTow's vision
of the virtues Of the wage-earning woman
graduating into marriage:
She win cease bothering about the little things.
shell not nag and harp on thinss. she won't eter-
nally blame her husband for the extravaganza of
paying 90 for q Bet Of books. shell forget the
incident The woman who has never earned her
own livelihood. but who has been given allow
snce all her life. cannot appreciate the value OF
money. comes 70 her easily and she psrts with
IL Just - easily"
A wise woman can't learn too soon
that her husbands luxuries are neoes-
sites. II he pays $40, say. for box Of
cigars, it is because he is thinker and
worker and his poor brain needs rest
and fumigation. Besides, the dog must
be kept in good humor; and every pru-
dent and diplomatic wife will try to
keep the critter from acquiring that
easy lordly masculine habit OF the sulks.
As to the relative economy OF the wage
Garner and the woman with an income,
perhaps Dr. BARsTow speaks with more
confidence than all OF us can justify.
No general rule can b laid down, but
ordinary observation observes that most
persons who have been in the habit
Of having money have acquired the
habit OF being careful In the use Of it.
It's your poor mAn-we don't say woman
that 10 usually the most extravagant.
Who will buy most OF the seas Of cham
payne that swell in the restaurants of
this town, tonight and every nj ghtp
Men Of doubtful or limited incomes,
men that can't afford IT,
Nobody will dispute DIR. BARsrow's
assertion that wife is just a. much a
wage Garner a. her husband We must
leave II 10 . jury Of experts to decide
vhether she Ia right In calling house.
keeping the hardest work In the world,
drudsery.' There 10 no work. said
the doctor. for which ] would demand
90 much pay a. for housekeeping We
have suggested more than onos that this
drudgsry ought 70 bs done by machinery,
by automatic servants. The Irving go
rorss will not admit that housekeeping
" drudsery. According ~ the CAioa0o
Tr,tsns's report, Dr. BAasrow's char
Attenuation Of housework a. drudgsry
Was met with yolley of protests Mr..
CARL SMITH uttered thsss words Of
sugar;
m "a, snasay ~ V plsssam Ampas con.
psAs.,lsn % issss N lssssAa . love-
We hops that Mrs, sniIH Gill not think
IL a liLsrty n 90 say that sLs has Ismsrk.
sidy sound boiioas, ilss conservative
woman may ponder Lsr fsmArk uitL
advantage M, every woman ss,s .
husband A woman that doos NO, ol.s
" ,hsss IsIs aud pssalos sItiolas should
,Aks pride cad pleasure IA aasiias sad
Lflsb,sslns ~ osblnsi aAd shrine
hs. W l. WHOA sp.sks u pfsn,i.
asl tlnsaa.s u iLs Home" buy ysu
ooai ln .u,as,sf, said shs. your su,smsf
eloiLss u tbs aud " sanmss. your sin,ss
dolhs. ., the aud ~ viniss sAa your
food IA isfss quantities tsasilssi 81.
VIC suii, many parsons sssi thar
ssms~s clo,ba~ ~ u.s. ia saminsf aud
have 10 boy tLslT ssil as,hss % tbs saa
~ summer, ssa iassy ANAL fsinlllss
dat nssd large quantities ~ fos.d.
Tia Debate ss Msihsds AZ tossssB,
iSoasbi sm some SPURIOUS fsess - ts
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