The Washington herald., 1911-08-24

the girl who works for dress money Is
a rotten, spoiled production in every case;
a terrible production. Her mother usually
undresses her, brings her dinner to her,
washes. irons, and tends her, and what
good on earth is she? Girls should not
have so many clothes. so many luxuries.
They are too tired to care for read
ing or study. Working for girls out
side of their homes is very broad ques-
ton. In some homes mothers spoil their
daughters, while other mothers are hard.
severe and unreasonable with the girls.
Each girl should be taught to marry, TO
make and to keep her own home. Neither
women nor men are happy single. But
marriage is run down, and scoffed at
by the mothers and fathers.
Hears Marriage sconed At.
I once said to my aunt, What ter
rible man your husband must have been"
She looked at me astonished.
why, your Uncle Frank was the dear
est. best man on earth"
"One would never dream 1t, aunt, the
way you talk about matrimony."
So it is the people who are married,
who would not change their state for
anything, who scoff and deride 1t and
encourage girls to go out into heart
happiness, they should be taught the
beautiful parts of matrimony,. the love,
protection, and care; they should be
taught patience, respect for others and
their own rights; taught the executive
ability of managing a home and making
it a paradise on earth.
Some women hate housework. They
have not been taught right. Things which
have to be done there is no use in argu-
ing about Arguing makes the task much
harder.
Occupation for Women.
There are many branches Of work
which are open to women wherein they
can still be ladies. Teaching children is
one, and there are many others. If nee
essary, a woman should go into the busi-
ness world. go and still hold a social and
respected place, but when not necessary.
it should be considered a crime and
disgrace. Women, the majority Of them,
who have had five years Of business life
AGAINST five years of home life prefer
the home life.
An Office woman has many tasks to
perform which are distasteful. In every
walk of life there are such tasks. What
is the use of fussing?
The working woman is constantly get
ting her ideas of right and wrong
shocked. and when one sees with their
own two eyes how much easier the
people without conscience get on, it is
a wonder that more do not fall in with
the poem Vice is a monster of so fright
full mien," &C.
Home Women Nag.
OF course, there are lots Of women who
let the men mistreat them in their
homes, but usually it is the woman who
does the mistreating. by her continual
fault-fnding, nagging. and everlasting
work, and everlasting tale Of woe.
The home woman ought to take a daily
walk into the fresh air; she ought not to
allow herself to be a drudge, and in most
cases it is her own fault, or her mothers.
Home life is much easier for women
and men are better able, physically, to
earn the living. A man does not give
his entire strength to his work like the
good woman does; by nightfall he is not
so physically tired as to be fit only for
bed
Office life is not conductive to mar
riage, because a woman is too tired after
business hours to wish to be attractive,
or to care, and moreover, her ideal Of
manhood and trust of man is badly
damaged.
Not being a writer and writing hastily
my ideas are badly expressed. However
they are quite strong in favor OF women
not working in offices. I think each wo-
man should manage one man, as all
wise wives do.