The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-09-16
THE WIFE'S SERI ICES.
ReplS tn . Woman >unraEIt Who Takes
the Commercial View OF Them.

10 THT EDIroR oT THF SIS SIR In
Z comment on Miss Molly Elliot S~aWrll
ahl" srticlr m the last .u'lHnr MoH1LiT A.>s
Alice Stone blackwell lately wrot" To tui
So rs follows
IN the eye Of The civil Iav marriage 9, = con
tract under Nhlrh the wife Nr Lite, a 1rl' -
. r1aintruEr-r Tor NarIr ru.'ril 81 " general
thing N" fuI, earns 30 The EreN' majority 81
wives go 'h'i- hg,haGGs houSoworS. beside
bringing up the children Ih' wttr 5
pr-lis"n Is more rLc Inst 90 a steward o. major
uonlo ihsn Ih,J ~ - p@g who lose, bis Nn'"
hc"aur" D." ~ supported h. pubic ,htNN Tor
which h' rrndrTs No. Tcts-u
Tina he wifc's l-vuI claim upou N"r his-
hand'- means T. not "l1tm for wages Tor
dom"-'i" S"rN ices 10 him ur iu nH~ CNi'd'"n
r"~nl'- r!rar'y tTom the following '"u~.d-
rri'.pus
% i hot propor'iorair To the amour. "r Hnd
. ~ srrNlcc rendered
o. {, not r,nung-u' Ypon t'r demand 90 TIC
desire 20 the alleged employ or for such service.
or mon PEI, .Atlsiacupn With the manner ~ IT,
rendering
u 0, not cnnunsen, upon 'hc rendering - anS
>rr,tcc wna'ryrr
o. t. greatest IN those rA,-s ~ vul.h Usually
least Ssr'Ir" Is desired "r rendered ai D. .cho"
service IN such cases being discharged b. otter
persons whom the wii' sli~Eed en- "ln. ~ rays
InaSmuch a. wages are by definition .-r". in'
Instance Stormon,h or ~ johnson that whirh
j. paid Tor labor ur SERVICES raf Ci'rn Tor >"r
Vice. nothing can IL wages watch y lcgailN the
tAarr.s own whether or 80; src frndsr> 49,. icc.
Inasn'uch a. earning f. D, dc0rIuuu gaining
- thr rcSard or wages ~ laho- or q" m. pr
i'-1 anc,. nothing can be earned Nh'cn is legally
'Hr fa.v-, own wa or N,tru.' labor 90 p"T
i1-ra1"c.
such ou-ehold services ~ wives NAV
render are therefore from = legal point ~
view free E'ft-. SPONTANEOUS acts ~ sen.
ero~,tv or gratitude Prom generosity 'h"v
may no doubt at times give NOR" than iu"s
receive. bu' thai = not the question lH"
husband must IA many Instances ri"" NOR"
under ,pnstraint of law The market value
ut rhe-' gilt- Of sarNiCe made hN wives b.
her -shonl e.lf-ay'dsntlv ny.rrutrd II
~" NItc diesg she -IN-. the wIduNsr has
TO begin a. Once paying ont money O" -ntn"
No'nan 20 take care Of nj hoH-" ana 'l.l.
Undertake Ia pay that Caretaker. ~ wages
for h"g few PROSPECTIVE wears IT ~'rNio".
living I1S" dIT,ns a many var A. he ana
10 paw her a month longer than Acr Nure
shall lem to him efficient Professional
,rr"'aNers no more support th"n -"l,"- Tor
l''r hy 'arlng for single family ui 'h,tr"n
than professional teachers 10y tea, hing from
adfnis''on 10 graduation the pnri,s ~
hat.'uallv. when their own ur~pr ng are
iDll groWn. 90 ont - car" !nr oth"r Children
pIdoWS win no children OF N'h adul
''lidT"n. IN" demand Tor tho, domestic
>rrvcrs - nv no means - great - 4" inS'.'"
&" them ~" har"-i wing wage " % .N"F"
greater there Nuuld 10 less need Of DO"
Lu-lrhn"" p"l,l"s Tor WIDOW "nd ~
.nterpu-as aud marke' value need % hr
observed, 5 measurable ~ demand
nor are all "'d"Nefs Iei, WIN ,wlht"h
htv" all husbands children l"gIDItn- OF
M@- Hla'kVell.- school pres nm" u" ma.
rage to be- sterile AMI u" children io o." nr
20 grp~ gr II childleSs husband sprs-
zen hours = dav for wages u - 81 H''.'f fo
guess vha' benefit u brings him tina his
40" -'ould not during hn-' sam" hours
earn a utafn'-utnC" ny work fo- -"n" u'N"r
emuIoN"r Inc chIidl"~- husband or o."
b -bauu v|fn 'ulI EfnHu children only. 'uE
lr- pr|. af. ,prufpr' moods n- I.fflg --rNI,s
na,HnIpr.- although a. r.r..t tu n.u srr
simply h.- v n" : u'.Us lH" notion N"r.
de-. on M" IUrIr-U.f- that every rts''|pr
among nlr ,orgfnrt..r should Upr H.
-ul~ .uuvruiru," sect. re- -"rsau'. r.'u
q Hda!r 90 iNlux equal loo b. ov u. 20 ID. n'n
DO nav living vag" Tho N4ri"-j."
90. we'd 80 ne"d'ng '"r rs pfl'at" ,'u,i"ri
hot 80 and rettnu" Of servants over whom
ma "rdomo must preside ~" ayer7g"
woman .h'l"l-lv can earn her li'lng a.
rnaforduro only whom she aN"rag" wan 7
-"yulr"s . ms'u-dow" and 'h"n ~ "rH'
80 human ra'" shall ~ the 49, bn'~ $40
yfU''- " ma |"r'.omus u 10 til then Do" small.
bv reason 81 tho -nlEil demand
Surragt-'s o.; Mo Wa'kvs.I- school
Distinguish 40 hot vesn ~" -en''T"r' -. amt d
commercial values b"v"0d al rrH'" ~" /
husband loves her Bcvnni aH pr.,- 30
pTe@'nsa. too may 10 .u her b",nu-H sH"
loves him ~ NO on" "a 90 ON 'it| account ?
. uer-'- ar" dc'rtN"I from N.- 40" T. nan. /
account ur bv her labor Nuur hu' ~Hrrt'"s
f'Hf have ,OuIU'r,Ivl val h. earn IH.N'u"uf .
Fiat has commercial ,alr" NU'' NJ -
A. 10 for love tor &c liru 'hS duoI "Nsrr-
raNUguf that lH- "pUtfu"T,fr vain" Wives
~ mis- -shool are nrI'hsr g"u"ruu- ffsr|
solves nor .ssf nor grateful Ter Mon
generosity Iley do not simply @"f'. enc. .
hu-hIu1. Tor paN They p'"r"1aTs.
IVAN r~t NsrF.
TUi. .pr' rHr, September o.