The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-10
erThe Women of To-NIorro,. .


BY william Hard. The Baker & ,ray.
Tor Company. Of New York. $3.50 net
The frontispiccc OF Mr. Hards book
which Is made up of articles published
by him in Every body's Magazine. is II
reproduction of photoErah OF John
simmons, founder OF Simmons College
the FIRST school of college rank In th.
United states devoted wholly 10 giving
women n definite training for self-sup-
port" The chaptcrs OF the book are
hve in number. and in describing
stages in the lita of The Women of
To- MORROW" they deal with the post
ponemcnt Of marriage. the preliminary
period Of scli-sUpport. the new train
ing for motherhood. the problem OF
leisure and the opportunity for civic
service
Charles luehin has written an in
PRODUCTION to tao book. and IN ii he
says "To-dar woman is beginning to
be educated Tor tho new era. and man
must go with hcl. She is learning
HON ema king with now implements and
new opportuni;ies She need no longer
be drudge. ana She must not continue.
80 ho doll Siuce tho days of John
Ruskin even the academic economists
have had 10 pEt spending before saw
Ing in the lcS!cal exposition OF their
science. consumption and thrift can
only be adjusted by those who work
and live licnc" the new mother. alert
10 the larger needs of her household.
IS more competent than great grand
mama and mus, even supplant 'the
tired business man in municipal house
keeping. until he can learn to be h.
equal and himself deserve The suf-
frage."
In tho opening chapter of the book
occur, amons much else that is illumi.
mating and informing, such sentences
* these: The modern marriage ey-
cent among the rich. is a contraction Of
resources. The colonial bride. marry
Ing into industry, brought her full eco
monte value to her husband The mod
ern bride. marrying out OF industry,
leaves most of her economic value be-
bind"
And then again: If woman is co.
Ing 10 prepare her son for a lnowl-
edge OF the real world, il she is going
10 De able to give him training which
has in 1t an understanding and an an
probation of the real world If sho IS
going to be able TO educate MIN into
real living, SHE must nowadays and in
crensinSly in the future have some cx
perience OF her own. on her own ac
count. in the real world before she he
comes mother. There's no getting
away from that. a reasonable post.
ponement nf motherhood until The fu.
tnre mother becomes competent indi.
Hluuai VIII hereafter BE- urged. not on.
posed"
In the chapter of aIr. Hard's book
entitled Learning for Earning" tho
Work done in such technical colleges
as simmons. in Boston, where women
VINO nave already gone through o,bcr
Soi4eecs arc taught TO be social work.
ers' library assistants and secretaries
sInonS other occupations. is dweIt mon
1here is exposition also Of methods
used In schools OF salcsmansnip for
women employed in department. stores
where there arc classes IN arithmetic in
textiles IN color and design and II
demonstration sales Trade schoola
appointment bureaus as factors in nro-
Niding vacations for trained woman
are made fully apparent Mr.. Hard Is
OF the opinion that education ,s mn,
worth having il it does not giro wo.
men comprehension of the organize.
Won OF the money. earning world
Hha train them to self support
Ihe chapter OF the book. wh;cb
zones under the head Learning for
tnendinr. treats Of practica, in.,ruc.
pon III tho machinery Of hon. ccono-
ries That on "tho MASTERS" foi-
lows, and in it silch a sisni6c.n,
warning a. rhi. appears '"rho Ro.
mans conquered tho world uy milf
tsry force Just as VIC have conquered
- oy mechanical Invention. They ..ved
On the plumber Of despoiled peoples.
'"6l as We live on thc products of
,Hpioited continents. They had slaves
w mulutndes, Just as wc have ma