Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-01-01
LOOK NOT TOO MUCH TO PAST
5entlewoman Says it is Mistake to
Reflect Too Lsboriously.
look RATHER TO THE FUTURE
Woman Has Broadened Her OutIook
Durihr the Last Year-MOre
Activities Open To Her
Than. Ever before.
ny THE cENTLEwOMAN.
Only a year agoi What lovesl
What schemes far into llfel

Only year ago! What lovesl
What schemes far into life!
What high resolves! What noble aims /!
What generous strict
II Is a mistake. TO reflect too much upon
the past. II has its lessons, but the learn
ing Of them should not 80 absorb our at
tention as TO preclude US from incor-
porating them into cur daily life, trans.
muting the memory and experience into
the gold OF useful prncuoablllty and
ready work that Yields results.
introspectlOn Is gdttng so fnsistently
= habit OF the New Year that we are be
ginning TO forget Il Is but the means
TO an end-ths reflective porch TO the
large and spacious chamber OF lofty re-
Solve and accomplishment We fancy
sometimes that faint suggestion Of
maudlln sentiment crept into the seIf-an-
alysis. converting what should have
proved a stepping stone TO higher planes
Of activity into mere purgatory OF self
abnegation ending In a cul-de-sac. We
want to make our reflection an avenue
that leads through paths Of earnest
thought to the high table lands Of EloriouH
ehdeayor and achievement. The soul e.
sell must be utilitarian and not waste
itself in improbable penance.
What has the year accomplished for
womanhood2 There has unquestonably
been a remarkable renaissance OF the
feminine. Woman has broadened her out
look. established her claims TO wider rec
IGNITION OF her talents Impressed public
ne with her power for good. and raised
The physical and mental scale OF the sex.
Thank God. among the general advance.
meht there Is one that Is Inspiringly 70.
qctionary--a revcrsion 70 the old venera.
Ton for the ssnrtity Of motherhood--the
Holiest and divihest calling Of all. a cali
Ing involving great sacrifice, great sor.
VOWS, but bringing with II, on the other
band. untold compromising Joys.
Queen Mary Of England has set an
Example in this direction which has sell
dom been cxcelled.
Among the professions the bar stIli
closes lts doors TO female aspirants 10
forensic distinction. hut after the un-
remarkable ability displayed IN one case
Where woman conducted her own Dc.
tense land ] say II. although not sym.
pathizing with the particular phase OF
the cause. she had 20 plead, there can
he no longer any doubt about woman's
qualifications for that exclusive pro
1ession. In tho medical profession
woman has done well. while In the hum
pier ranks OF nursing our efficient hos
Ftals tell their own eloquent tale OF the
labor done by those who watch the
stars out by the bed OF pain"
For the large masses of the Rlrlhood
and womanhood the arena OF commercial
life has widened its doors, and evidence
Y seen on all hands OF the efficiency OF
ths new female recruits to the BUSINESS
innks. Their presence In this great army
81 strenuous endoayor will tend 20 purify
dFd strengthen II. ana make Il worthler
TRAN Il has eyer been before. The PRICES
are mangs bllt those who do not gain
Them must not DO dlshaartened. The
very striving after them stsffens the
fiber. "rhe athlete mattrred for the
Ylympian game gains strength az least
for life"
While have dweit IN thIh short re.
View Of woman's progress in 1910 on tho
pore expert phanes OF her career, n
must be pointed out that ability Is not
ne be-ail and the end-aii OF woman'a
existence. II II the great lever that
moves things. bat another quality h
required for the settling down.
Greater than all her accomplishments
10 her capacity for shedding around her
wherever she goes the fragrance Of n
sweet and beautiful life. and smoothing
out the travelled sleeve OF care, IL is
IN the belief that she Is fully capable
OF this mission that one looks forward
IN confidence 10 the immediate future-a
future I'm which the pulse OF vibrant life !
VIII throb sympathetcaily and intel. |
loctually 60 tho ultimate benefit OF the
whole OF the community.