The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-10-08
"WOMEN
OF
William Hard's Book Rev ewed bv the
President OF the Woman, Club
OF Raleigh.

1t has been said that the fresh
breeze OF the prarle blows through
the rather rud chapters II The
Women OF Tomorrow. and uhi.. th.s
may IN part be true owing - the fact
that the book was written originally
as magazine articles. We hall the ad
vent Of this strong mans strong words
Eoncerning woman. her past place in
the universe and her prospects Tor tn.
lutura. III this day and age when So
much unfortunate publicity is beins
gwen women, so much criticism heap
ed upon her, some deserved. us true.
and some bitterly unjust, and worst
OF all. SO much rld!cule and derision
Is being hurled al her. il IS indeed -
freshing TO listen 70 what a man 81 ys
about Us, ~stepping as il were out Of
the ranks TO defend Us and 10 be
our spokesman This man take. time
TO analyZe as carefully and logically
as though he Were dealing with any
or the serious problems OF the age.
never STOPPING To the old-tne weapon
Of ftattery to close our mouths aud
thus relegate us to the realm OF
Woman, lovely Womant
The Very names of the chapters Of
this book attract Us. dignity Us and
cur lives. help II place and reconcile
us 10 our God-1iEen sphere. Begin
ming with Love deferred" We trace
the girl of TO-DAY Of eighteen Years
with all the freshness OF yoaIn and
nope upon all her esotism and mis-
guided judgment. upward and onward
though the road be hard. t. her
browning glory realized alone in
rightly understood motherhood. For
when a real woman c~omprehrniS the
beauty ana awful magnitude ar her
privileges. AS fully laid out in the
chapter entitled Mothers Of the
World" her whole soul goes out to
meet her solemn responsibility. and
the foot that rocks the cradle" is no
: longer tired, because the heart within
I her is rested az she sings with tne
? Jewish Mary Of old. My soul doth
magnify the Lord"
There is no phase OF this complex
7 woman's heart that is not entered into
n and frankly discussed. There Is no
danger nor evil tendency but what
finds its remedy in wholesome ideals
OF education. culture. work. there IS
no maynard restleSsneSs. no deep and
throbbing longing that it IS not freely
met and help and balm prescribed Dy
this wise, earnest physician.
:; We who are Refreshed and soothnd
= by the pages find ourselves wondering
what kind Of mother this man had
that he, her son, should IL able
to deal so wisely. 50 reNerently Wit
49, women.
y e wv dS We w III
where the path Will carry the woman
We tremble as we see how hands have
is been ptled of the old, sweet. hOnnei,
% tasks, will she be brave and VASE
d enough to find herself in the New
e World and fill mind and hands witt
is fitting new tasks? The baking anc
e. brewing, the spinning and weaving
re the candie-dipping, all the employ
lie nents that made the old-fashionet
lie home a busy world Of its own. al
I'd these have been supplanted by tn,
rs ~cotton-mill the steam bakery and al
r the varied modern manufactures o
he today.
r There are Q tiny negro babies Il,
send for in the quarters. no quilting
n, parties nor co~rn-shuckings. no lonl
1g stage drives over bad, but sweet, shad,
ne roads; no old-time singing schools
ur nor. dearer still TO the feminine heart
no more quaint gatherings IN stiff
1g muSy p~arlors where the Ladies Al,
ss Society" used 10 sew for the heathel
n. and gossip for their own delectation
he All gone. gone with the nce&Inilia
be faces. and in their stead Il com
It modern rapid transportation 3utomo
= biles, telephones and air-ships galore
I, with much that was sweet, natural an
~ wholesome gone forever.
III But the new woman. Under NJ
~ Hard's guidance, is greatly ~dIsappoint
~ ed If she imagines that our Wis. ~
thOr lS gong 10 COIUutt nrf out An
way from the home. Although "
"a read his wise dictum that If educa
ton does not give women a cOrDpre
20 hension of the organization Of tn
m~oney-earning world. and train ther
- to one Of the t~echniques which Lead I
he ~ii ~ ma - - u y.
education.' We are urged to cOnside
&c and admit that the home is after a
Iza and needs must be her realm.
We In his chapter on Learning Il
Spending We are told that: Home eco
nomics is no attempt to drive wone
back into home SecluSion. On II
contrary. il is an attempt 10 bring tF
home and its into the setter
tihc and sociological Developments {
the outside world"
The note Of inspiration IS struck a
le. ,bro,ob ,bio hook nv no d,pnty vii
aes ub;ob woman nd pa- n-,Gferns ar