Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1905-09-09
WOMAN'S HIGHEST
POSSIBLE PLACE
Queen OF ROumOnia Wisely
Discusses The Vexed Woman
Problem
ABILITY AND RANK GIVE FORCE

u has come to pass that women
would strive to manifest their mental
powers IN other kinds Of work, and
by another sort OF intellectual culture
than that which formerly proved All.
sufficient for their own happiness
and for tne training OF their children.
The present is AZ we know. an epoch
of transition and change in which
men are iinding out. among other
Things, that they have been accutomed
20 look upon women too much as their
property, treating them az mere play.
thlhga, that they have been accustomed
patton in their counsols. ana dccls.
IONS above an, falling 20 accord 10
the wife ana mother that ,4cogltlon
"hich la her due as the soul and con.
yer OF family lie. the guiding spirit
ana true guardian of the home. 10
which the husband and iathc. as the
preadWlnncr brings active material
support.
Later on these difficulties doubtless
VIII disappear. when women having
acquired their s0-called rights. and
having insisted on earning their own
hFinE Tor time. will have gained
experience by their own mistakes. ana
then by serios Of mutual conces.
sions, the situation will simplify itself
10 allow tiai the mans WORK SHAH
once mo. q suffice for the maintenance
oi the iamily. whi!3 90 the wife lels.
uIe VIII Doe lcf for the intellectual
training Of her children aud she will
no LONGER he reduced 10 occupvlnr
hcrsolf merely with their physical wei.
rare, although, after an. rightly 10
manage ones household "a in Itself
no small mcrlt and Involves endless
trouble. u rs rather the deslte OF
knowledge than the actual sum Of
knowledge a woman possesses thai
VIII ~ her 20 give her children the
spiritual sustennnce for which thoy
look 10 her
The material aspect OF life has
grown much more complicated lp pnr
day' and Il Is a great pity that Wyi
cannot IN some respects return Ia
me simplicity of former times. Ifl
only people could content Themselves
win the fruits OF the earth. with
bread aud vegetables for their daily 1
iare. now easily might men provide I
Tor their famllieHl 10 only women ana
not require such costly tollettes they /
would never be- under the necessity 4
of working for their own living For
the picsnt state % things men are
perhaps ia the first Instance TO blame /
since they have encouraged women
10 become so frivolous and exactinu 1
but The great fault lies with the WON. /
On themselves, whose extravaRance
makes them demand such great sac
rtlCes from their husbands.
After al, country life would always
hn the tFne Ideal TO pass ones DAYS
peacefully, on ones land, whose pro.
ance should suffice FOR simpler whole.
some food. 10 allow the style or ones
dress 10 be regulated rather BY ones
own artistic taste and regard for
health and comfort than by the die.
tates OF fashion, and, undlsturbed by
the noise and hustle OF the crowd. 10
DC nt all times and seasons surround.
cd by our hest friends, our books.
those great masterpieces OF literature
from whose pages We can learn what
TAO outanddried system OF education
can give.
What contrast 20 this ldylllc pic.
tore does the world at this moment
present, With people living herded 10.
Eeiher In great cities. and coOped up
IN monstrous, Oyercrowded houses.
within narrow streets, where they can
hardly drink In a breath of fresh air
nor see a leaf growing, hut where
each one, Instead OF giving his
thoughts 10 higher things. Is generally
busled with his nelRhbors affairs. Il
II NOT piNahlp thnt a man should feel
envlous 81 DIS friend because no has
a better cellar or finer horses than he
can boast, while his wife Is equally
disposed 10 fret n she sees another
woman with a prettler bonnet thar
her own, or travelling first class when
she cannot afford it7
And, apart from ali these trivial con.
slderatlOns, there would be- this great
advantage resulting from our making
mp our minds 20 live more simply,
that there would be more money left
To spend on works OF art, by which
rich and poor alike must benefit
equally for Just as churches stand
Dp9n a. all hours, SO that All who en-.
Ter them me- dnd peace and comfort Z
there, beautiful picture or noble 4
statue is perpetual source OF delight Z
not merely tC ita owner, but To all 5
who behold H. In Itself n seems an &
injustice that a work of art, 60 which !
All mankind should have an equa,
right. should be looked upon as tho
property Of an individual. True; but
whence, then, comes the necessity oil A.,
looking upon Il as the property OF
some person? Simply from the de- I
sire az preserving such treasures
from desccraiiOn. And does not thls =
necessity point TO lamentahle de-. !.
icleDcy Ia our hoastod modern system
)f popular education?
For the spread OF education surely
should have Tor one OF lts chief aims
he lnstilllng into the minds of an !.
iuoh awe and ventrntiOn Tor the worRs y
n nature and Of art. thai there would :
be- no need TO guard them against =
lcts OF vandalism, Every muther
.hould strive 10 kindle enthusiasm for n
ne heantiful In the hearts OF her j
'hlldren, and seek. by every means z
d her power 10 keep alive IN them \
ne sacred namc Carmen Silva. in e
'hicago Tribune. a
u E Flnnoy, ne well known piano y
unor has returned to the clty from h
p Pas0. and VIII remain here short b
inc, u would he wise 10 Sec him (.
eiofe ~ leaves. HD can pat your n
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