The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-06
as she could attend d bridge party OF
,,.ha. ro,re.htnr entertainment, with

as she could attend IL " IusS ~
other refreshing entertainment Wisli1
out doing so.
we are told that men make better
cooks dreesmakers, lawyers and doc
tors tl,answomen Perhaps they fnlghs
make better nurses, too, ana tnen VIVA IA
onnortinitics to attend afternoon teas
and what not -.
But s.s.sh! not word! The crit
tiers" have been nattered now until ! lles
may think themselves capable OF any.
thing and rush in and monopoilze Tue
job.
a right thinking man VIII always
respect good woman whether ~ ~. .i1
seclusion or home or tho Oroader " WILL y !,
of business life. a man VINO wouia
show less courtesy to woman, al =,
ply because she is pluckily facing tha
battle of life is not u true .Vlrs man ll'
or any other brand of gentleman.
The ideal woman need not ne Ast.
tered. She WILL at least, make as wise
nse 81 her freedom as man has Of his.
No one has said to man, thou shnlt not
make dresses. Yet, with all this OPP
portunlty, he has not over-crowded
this occupation. nor has he been ac-
cused Of unsexing himself when ne mas
chosen to turn dressmaker.
In business the ideal woman is a
success, and we need be II, no fright
concerning the soundness OF her Ineth. :
| DDS. There are too many OF her as
| convincing proof that she knows what
| she is about.
| 1t has been asked, "if a woman is not
| afraid to give herself in marriage TO a
man, why is she afraid for him to make
| the laws" Well. 1t does seem that al.
1 ter such an exhibition OF courage she
Knight brave most anything. But why,
4 might also be asked. would not tho
shoe At the other foot, and IL a man re-
CARDS woman sufficiently TO make her
4 his life partner, why should she not be
/ tbis nnrtner in every sense of the word
i i'm short, his helpmeet. even IN max
Ing the laws?
i AS for woman's vote being O. reflex
OF her husband, this is no bugaboo.
4 More women must learn to think for
I themselves and then they VIII act
from sound Judgment and not merely
reflect opinions of husband, brother OF
father.
But If. as has been intimated, women
? have no original IDEAS and rev meI
! have any save what they have CLEANED
, from others, while, at the Same time
!, woman gave man all his ideas OF prin'
3 ciples. truth and right, the wonder re
! mains as to tho source of the lew orlst'
I nal ideas in stock.
It is very popular with some inalNl'
: duals to criticize women IN business
( and nppeal 10 a chvalry. said to9be de
clining toward business women, io 'r ap'
Q prevail. Men are not going about thesi
, DAYS CARRYING a long lance and threat
; eninr death to the grim wolf Of hun.
"A er which urges many women to wofi
-|lf they did, many tired women woult
AEno doubt retire from the struggle.
: But there arc no knights to far'
Il forth in behalf OF working women am
= lfrom beneath their helmet his;
: "sdeaths.p to poverty; so the woinei
:. must keep on III spite of the hope nelS
out that were they 10 quit work Ger
: tain class OF old school gentlemen
q would pay them Difference they nov
withhold. But, while the days OF knight
. hood are over, human nature IS SUI
i the same. and a true gentleman WI
= I still respect worthy woman: ana
!, woman, even in business. appreciate
:, Ithis Difference as much as women al
:, when kniSilthood was In flower
> Tinally, In the Proverbs OF Solomon
: we find In his description of an idea
!. woman that her priccsis above rubies.
= The same writer goes on to tell U
! that .s,hc heart OF her Husband dot
n5lsafely trust In her. That she Is q.
Z business woman we gather from tn
i !information isle consideretn q tiel
d and buyeth it; with the fruit of nc
a hands she planteth a vineyard,
q That she does not neglect her nom
o is apparent from these words: y
It looketh well to the ways of her house
o hold" Tho children Of such a woma
A "ariso UP and call her blessed, ne
Is husband also, and he praiaeth her.
e And what SHOULD be her reward? lti'
"a ten! Give her of the fruit of ne
n hands and let her own works prals
s her in the gates.