Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-11


the other hand she quite likely find herself at the
mercy of inatured unprogressive selfish employer,
who looks upon her as piece OF office 1nachlnery-or
worse And if she poor and places hard to get,
she inexperienced weak easily tempted, If she
has moral ballast. good teaching or mental fiber
to sustain her-aas and alas.
How Young women who are not forced to support
themselves see any glamour in this sort of thing? For
somewhere along the business road they sure to
meet Apollyon somewhere they must struggle for mas
terv and the fight while it will develop Character-f it
does not rretrevably mar twill leave the worker
bit harder and sturder and wider eyed toward evil
And if she is frank with herself and conquers the foes
that beset her, she will know in after years
that she has lost something of the softer side OF her
nature; that the charm of oldashioned womaniness,
such she remembers in her own mother has gone
and she cannot bring it back. any than she can
bring back her belief in the chivay of noble manhood
her faith self sacrificing mastery her high and IN
spired ideals.
But she knows life it Isl Her experience practi
CAL and therefore vauabe!"
Is it? am still old fashioned enough to love the gen
tie, trusting of lofty ideals who has full faith IN
human nature whose presence in the home IS benedc
tion whose children call her blessed every hour OF the
day. to whom cling touch of wrong, no talnt OF
wickedness And | that nine out OF ten men
believe in her too and would like to see more OF her
today Else why do they still seek such to be the
mothers of their children? used to wonder why men
of great mental power often choose tor wives women
of small minds perhaps, but of great hearts and home
loving natures. Now know
The woman who goes out into the world OF men
learns what This is her first necessity and her
first protection She must learn not to evil nor to
innocence She must learn to look men straight IN
the eye if she succeed and to think of them only as
fellow beings The sex question has no place IN 6 Isl
office; and this fact seldom expressed is one OF the
first principles of her business relations
PUT what effect is all this to have upon her
rage? If she enters the holy state OF natrlmony 1t
will be with enlightened mind and sure knowledge OF
real "1nan nature. But is that desirable: Has not
the glamour of love and worship that attended the old
time Glove match its use in the economy OF nature!
Will a woman make better mother purer wife, be-
her eyes have been opened and husbands are no
longer placed on pedestals: would not be msuncer
stood, although | shall probably be. | am glad that
since so many of forced to our own living
there are so many avenues open to But would
warn every girl who has home IN which she may stay
honOrably to be hurry about cutting loose from
it and setting to be independent. And will the
mother of girls please take notice? The young woman
who enters business office should be trained for her
work. morally we'll spiritually, mentally well
physically She must realize at the outset that drawing
and romantic sentiment have nc place IN
the business office although a gentleman Is gentle
wherever he may be. She must know, too. that all
sex interest should be laid aside at the office door, if she
is to do good work and make herself of value to her
poyer yet, if she is to win respect from Others
and preserve her self respect the go by
And she be educated up out of the idea that rich
marriage is be the end of her and that the
she meets in business legitimate prey tor her mar
mOnial ambitions
The Young woman at home should be taught to be
contented there, fill her mind with useful occupation,
and to read nteligently to look upon marriage the
hottest state possible for woman to regard the profes
woman that ever lived She should learn to keep house,
love little children and understand them, to love
home better than any of superficial gaiety to be
tactful with people of both high and low degree, since
she may know what the will bring in the way of
associations. But let her be allowed to Career
up her mind the only desirable thing for
THE wisest woman ever knew the wife of mil
ionaire who insisted on her three daughters taking
up study and becoming proficient in it that
they could support themselves should come;
at the time teaching them to prize their beautiful
home and be glad stay One of these daughters