Evening star., 1914-09-27

out the fact that women can
Jake the place of men with,
out much difficulty when oc-
casion requires. Many wom-
en- who never called themselves sufrra.
gists have found themselves face IN
face with the problems of governing
the towns they live in, or harvesting.
OF buying and selling and of carving
on all departments of daily life Eo,.
all reports from Europe show that the
women OF the countries engage In
nShting are doing what they can to
save such remnants as there are Of
European civilization.
IL Is perfectly true European WON.
en-. whether they be more advanced or
less advanced in our understanding of
.ne word. are more used to taking
eneir places by the side of the men ;r
business. In the United States az
course there are many more women i'm
oiaces tnan there are in France or
oeher european countries. But thers
the women take far more active nart
ehan tney do here in the business life
OF tneir fathers. their brothers and
their husbands.
Inc young girl of the middle classes
ID brought up to help in her fatber,s
BUSINESS. and to expect to help in her
husoands business when she shall
marry. frequently wives act as their
nusnands bookkeepers and account.
ants. ana sit behind the counter or the
oesk while their husbands go about
ooihe other work. And they are in no
way ashamed Of the work of their bus.
bands.
IN TINS country 1t is not at all un-
Usual -usua, 10 nnd a woman who has n
secret contempt for her hushand'a
Set,in esthess: IL may do as a means Of
20 do with it. She ignores it as much
as possible. She even tries not To
tnink OF 1t. for she has a feeling tbat
~ =, rs IN some way beneath her and her
Perhaps this feeling is a natura, ou,-
come OF our life. in which young won.
en-. even of the humber sort. are given
every sort OF luxury that their fathers
Sothsrs aaora 70 give them-luxuries the
but II Is rather sad state of affair.
wnen woman really feels that her
nusnand's work is beneath her.
In Garner days OF this country's
part In business life than they do to-
DAY One reason for that, of course.
was that every one had to turn to and
work hard in order to make the most
reason was that the dwellings were
frequently in the upper stories of the
business buildings. whereas now, in
larger cities at least, dwellings and
the business district are separated.
BENJAMIN Franklin was thoroughly
imbued with the idea that women
could advantageous1y take a part In
their husbands work. And before the
marriage OF his daughter Sarah with
Mr.. Bache, merchant. Franklin wrote
to her:
Il think that in keeping a store, il
1t be where you dwell, you can be serv-
iceable to him as your mother was to
me, for you are not deficient in capac-
ity, and 1 hope you are not too proud
You might easily learn accounts. and
you can copy letters or write them.
upon occasion"
That was the good, old-fashIoned
view. Deficiency and pride were the
two valid reasons for failing to help
your husband in his work.
OF course. that was all in the days
before modern woman had evolved
modern woman. with her plans for q
career apart from that Of her husband
But even in these benighted days there
are some women who do work with
their husbands
There are the farmers wives, for in
stance, who raise chickens and run
model dairies and grow fancy fruir
and vegetables. who have found abor.
saving devices a means of giving them
time for remunerative work.
There are the many women who do
secretarial work for their husbands
and consider it no whit beneath thems
women who make notes and typewrite,
and transcribe by hand.
In one of the big cities. too, a good
many women have become graduate
pharmacists, according to a college OF
pharmacy, in order that they may help
their husband pharmacists. For in
some states there is a law which says
that a graduate pharmacist must be
on duty all the time that pharmacy
is open. Obviously. it is quite impos.
sible for one man to stay on duty all
the time, from early morning until ~
or IL at night. and the services OF
graduate pharmacist come heavily.
Hence It is an economical arrangement
very desirable for the wife to be able
to relieve her husband for few hours
each day. The occupation is Interest,"
ing, she still has time for any other
duties or recreation she may desires
and she has a satisfied feenng OF
knowing that she is an active force IN
her husbands business
woman in industry is an interesting
proposition, however she Is theres
whether- as in the present. she works
for a wage in office. store or faceolys
or whether. as in the past. she is her
husbands partner.