The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-29
Sharply Rebuked.

Miss limo Jerdone. OF Providence Forge.
Va, delivers sharp, and no doubt
we'll deserved rebuke. to mere man
who, in Miss Jerdone's opinion, unjustly
criticized women recently in Tho Times
Dispatch for their lack OF executive
ability. MISS Jerdonc writes: ~
I'm The Times Dispatch OF October Sth.
on the page for Practical Housekeeping
appears n letter headed Executive z
Ability
mo name Is signed, but judging from
Its exceeding harshness, II must nav
been composed by cynlc ana "oHln:
hatcr, for surely no one In normal
state could belttle and deface the name
OF woman as this author has. ! do not
DENY that in matters OF State the mans
.exccutivc ability Is Inferior to woman s.
simply because he has been trained ana
had more experience. but woman III 'lcF
sphere is as self-po!sed, as systematic
and as capable Of executing the dc1aiis
OF her occupation. as man,5is. anq ! VIII
add, right here, that her part IN JIG nc IS
MS important and aa complicated as that
of the other Sex.
THE writer seems to be under '''e e ~ ~
preston that woman Is deitcieht III eSeiS
calling. He also thinks that the man
o {.
months ahead and executed each oay
inst as the plan has been formed. put4
fnis is a mistake for each day tncre
must be some alteration. despite ms
most careful management. II u dofhes-
tic Is absent, as they often are. ~ VIZ .
certainly upset the plans OF inc houso-
keeper. f it is the cook. the three mems
must be-. prepared and served; y " y
the maid the house must be cleaned ana
nut in ordr. The dairy work ana
thousand trivial mhtters must be attend
cd to, Just as If every one was IN place.
and If the whole system does not move
uLo /, clock then she is accused Of bc-
ing lnsystcmatic, without patience, OF
self-control''
often In country homes after the meai
has been planned for the day, visitors
will arrive unexpectedly. and usually
without a hitch the hostess VIII appear
at the head OF her table. as gracious ~
manner as II all had been planned
week ahead.
SOn the other hand. II one OF the en-
ploycs on the farm is absent, there t,'c
,yorl, reases until Il substitute can Dc
nroc,1rcd or the absent one returns, -
i,o ia n teamster the horses or lnules,
no the case may be, are put IN me pas
tnrc, If a harvester, the machine slalias
stilI until other arrangements can pc
made. 5000 D., oo 1,js
own work and that Of another man.
yWoman,s position In society is very
,,asnonsIble. She Is expected to DC an
a,n,nnlc She is expected to be !; leader
ond q reformcr. and II there Is tho least
CO.., act she Is censured Win,
nj mercy, while man has ,housat'o
~ o..o,,.oa made for his short comings.
admt that womans life of depend
80 on the efforts and Will OF man Is
' vnr hnn,pering to her, but wiz NOT
aaroo that her self-absorptlon ana van
ns' makes her the inflrm creature lhh'H
the writer describes ~,
oven the training OF the human race
rom infancy to years OF dlscret'ol''
,aoraly and mentally, Is left almost en-
..1na,v 10 woman, and II son Departs
s 1919 tia right way after going forth
80 thc world. eyes will certainly be
.m, toward the mother to discover
20. ,nssible, a flaw In her training Nine
.i,,,oaG out of ten she has done her duV'
notwithstanding the fact, that this reads
writer accuses her of being born par Z.
tisan without Judgment and capable o.
being brbed God forbid that she shouis Z
aver descend to the level of man!
And "the most unlsndest cut OF all
is to say that "by nature she Us turnu'
lent and unruly.
The "mere man. will take Into con-
sideration what Miss Jerdone mas 70 sa'
to him, and II not altogether broken,
spirited, will attempt q defense heN
week.
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