The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-01-30

world have more time than their Ger.
man sisters. who are more occupied
In housekeeping, and they turn theai-
selves In some directions which have /
nothing to do with their own domes-
tic affairs. They have taken posses
sion of art and literature as their do
main. They $fAad much. and in all
knowledge worth knowing are far
better instructed than men. Outside
Of their Interest only is the business
life. which they gladly leave to their
husbands. Among them one finds
what is called over there refinement
a mtngling OF mind culture. taste.
ly fruitful In letters. WRITING has re-
ceived through them. in many lines, a
really feminine stamp, in newspaper
lyrics and the short lstory. But its
acts here as in science; the woman
possesses promising gifts. whose linn.
It's. nevertheless. are. quickly reached,
The lack of originality. Of depth, and
tne train OF d~iiettanfeis1t which ap-
pears in American literature Of the
day. must be rejected. so that the
great part is written for women and
not a little Of it by women"
~ h American travelling in Europe
~ generally shocked by the omnon
sight OF women working in the fields,
but Herr Polenz finds. in this a more
wholesome condition than ii, our.
large number OF women at work in
factories. "The Significance lies in
this. that the woman is drawn away
from the. family by working outside
Of h house. From this Viewpoint
factory work is more unfavorable
than field work, SO much scorned by
Americans, n considered as n EN-
nant Of b%arbarity. Tho factory
work C through tho whole year,
and is mechanical. Field work is
confined to a season. II offers many
field and garden Ices not lure away
from. house and herd. and can be
united much better with the conduct.
of domestic affairs thar tha.. tending
OF many looms demanding all the
powers"
The novel experiences Of a group
OF mattresses during tho past season
would somewhat confirm the writer's
view of field work for women A
waitress in n of our western states
overheard a farmer lamcnting a prob
able heavy loss because Of the i'm
possibility of securing farm help. The
Girl thought over the matter, con-
suited with several friends. with the
result that they offered their services
at three dollars a day (they had been
receiving fifteen dollars a month.
Y III ne ItIu lntsN
reported the work as no harder than
that which they had been doing, that
the change to outdoor life for the few
weeks had been more pleasant than
otherwise, the hours We're no longer.
they were no more on their feet than
i'll the restaurant. that they had had
nothing harder to do than their usual
carving of trays full of heavy dishes.
and that they wished to for
the next season. Whether this is the
beginning of field labor for American
women remains to he seen. If it
should SO come to he. field labor ha.
not been forced upon them. lin this
case. at least. the action was wholly
voluntary upon the part of the girls.
won1an q peculiar mission. She has
an important part To play. The
feminine ScN brings color and variety
Into the monotony of the American
business life. The mon in their frock
coats. whose black is never broken by
a uniform or other mark of position.
wear only the outer garment of their
common: sober existence all too plain
ly in sight. The normal Yankee
tGcrmans usually consider the term
"lnnknc" as applicants to all ..lneri-
cans. because we have no adjective
coming from tho name limited
Statcs') is a business man: even poll
tics lie carries on from a business
viewpoint. knowledge exists for
him only as he can attain something
practical through it help. He is in
cEncd to confound literature with the
.',cwspa pcrs. Art he is interested in.
at most, as Il collector. There is
wanting anon men every finer in
stinct.
I1crc." he says Lies the great
mission for the future of the Amcri-
can ON Woman may not remain
content with decorating herself and
developing her gifts. h must also
help man to become rcfined--must
Head him to tho treasures of art and
science which are not vet open. to the
highest Thought of this people. She
must lure him out of his business
~one-sidedness and teach him to live
w%orthily."
Professor Munsterberg. who has
lived in America. is moro tlattering:
"Hc 9TH foroiEnnr) wandcrs in
vain through tho colleges to find tho
rcpulSive creature he expected, aud
the funny pictur" of the German
comic paper changes slowly into an
EXCHANGING type by Gibson. And
when he has made good use of his
letters of Introduction, and has met
these new creatures at close range,
has chatted with them before coy
open fires. has danced and bicycled
and golfed with them. has seer their
clubs and meetings and charities, he