The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-05
THE WOMAN IN BUSINESS.
q By . Nom Dor 81 the Woman j. exchange.

X being a Had tn means on OUT
she could not be xpected Il work, ei ther3
for accommodation or for he sake sof ems
$ployment So she became q Wis tor wtth.s
out home. and was OK ected TO be al
ways agreeable. She had no psrso nality.5
no. Individuality. No wonder II w was
deemed almost disgrace to 4 live single
& all her days. 81 She had to live as Sot era
wished. fall In wit tn their ID cas- and Tor
get she had any Of her oWn II and be $con:-1
tent only to exist as a. Z link Of the past.
and a nonenlty OF the lpresen M iracus5
alous Il would have beer, X these apless
gent lewomen were not equally ad aptable .g
d Instead some resented the rel no ulshing3
OF all personality, and beco coming 4 he more
expositors Of others thou ghts and ldeasss
thereby gaining eplthets, not cond iYs TO-
good temper of nsour, II I'd lsa ppoin ted'a;
and cross 8 two sticks M y ne question
arises, where Is the Id Il ma Id of to-g
day? 4 Is she entirely extne. and are
iii happy natrons? One hears no more
about her,@o does not feel her presence.f
The man out OF n job does 4 not feel
Scheered with the vision that Ereets him
on his mornings constit tlonal. the slghSy
is not encouraging n d MS resent con.3
girls, middle aged, III and 81 derby u women
bending their way to their q lnerent
business oftlces. Z None. OF then, appe & 4
old there Is a certain spring. an elastlGiS
step that betrays Interest and cheer
They are well groomed. carry hemselyes&
erect. and taking them altogether. they
are pleasing. 81 lgs sSsS
The woman Of to-day has found new
interest Inlife shc hnds. too, the pleas
ure OF making the dollar; intoxicat TIM Il
and the Independence she gains thereby 1;
is sweet She, as a girl, no longer
pines for the long day TO cease. hat
there may DO some break In the rnonot "
OF the evening; she goes evenly q ong, MI
and II these Is q pleasure In store = sss
comes quickly; If not, the solitude Of III
her room with q readable book, or \ q a
little needlework, with few frtends NJ
around her. seems quite diyerslo enough
after the busy day. n 58S Il II ift8
The demand for tho working woman ltn,ssg
creases every day, She Is found Il the NJ
best help In office work she y neat and
accurate, she Is the best stenog her, 81,
and bookkeeper. * On the whole, she a
gives the otherwise barren ONCE an ~
or comfort and prosperity, She is NJ to-
be desired, oven II there Is &scarcel y s$
enough to keep her busy, s Her tact and
ready sympathy. her dignity IN harra sssaSss
Ing moments tend 70 calm aad. 8elea ~
and she Will never he discarded till ma n as
ceases TO he man, and grows independent IA
of her presence. Sfs
And thus man has shown his depen-l
dence. opening The channel OF indepen-
dence for the falrer sex, q 3585S s
A woman no longer waltz for aYelltaiSlg
when hey come she welcomes them per-
haps. lls not she Simply pursuesS a he &
even teiior OF her way, II she nlarriex, M
she Is better equipped, and With her
business training, for, her HE Of ,re- Sss 1,
sponsibllity; " she remains single. she I'll
AT least has an object In llfe, and can ssS
be her own Individual self, IN HhateyAr S.
condition We place her, she y lap pierss9
world than ever in tho history of her IS
sex. & n SIS s !ss,s
All honor to her tndepen sncs. 20 li.es ~ ~
usefulness, hsg hrayery, .s