The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-12-28

mat q Vom4n's oe41rc 10 1ev0to
her life to some career other then
mctrimony Is not sign Of want o.
maternal instincts but, on the cons
tnry;s is {often:the- manifestationx3 -.
strong shis4sfnsis fesstnk. u the c3de
iention.S m Mar. KAyt Ishamzyle
expressed her views insths New YbTx
Times. In referring to the fact that
many leaders Of thought, among
them many women, are deploring
the passing Of the sex instinct in
women Of unusual gifts. DR.. Isham
says the trouble IL not with the
views Of those who are raising the
alarm. She calls attention to the
time when the unmarried women Of
n family were expected to sink them
selves into the background of fami-
IL life, to express their thoughts
only when consulted, and in general
to assume a position of extreme uu-
Importance. These women, how
ever, have discovered that the mere
feet that they are not married is
no reason why they should become
Eonenities. by almost superhuman
effort" sac says, they have trans
formed the scraps of their empty
lives into something beautiful, use
full inspiring and even enviablc.
They deserve credit and not blame"
Those who see in the tide of femi-
Eism disposition on the part of
women to evade motherhood and to
seek careers in other fielos are
Eeedlessly alarmed. Tho woman.
for instance, who devotes her life to
teaching is doing no less for the
welfare of children in general than
the woman who marries and brings
three or four children into the
world. One woman is contributing
something to the population, while
tic other is making better children
and in the long run better citizens.
But not all these unmarried women
ere SO by choice. The main reason
which DR.. Isham advances Is that
they do not marry principally be-
cause me-, do not marry. But be-
cause they do not marry it is not
to be supposed that the maternal
instinct is not in them. This. ac-
cording to DR.. Isham, is one of the
most common fallacies now current
Ag proof of the contrary she points
to the large number of unmc ~ricd
women in our hospitals, kindergar-
tens, schools and social centers, al
engaged in work inspired chiefly
by woman's interest in children.
The fundamental preference OF
every woman is for happy marri-
aGe,' admits DR.. Isham, but certain
economic and social tendencies OF
the times prevent this, just as IN
ether ages. The pity is, however.
that so many capable wcmen are
compelled to give up the idea of
raerriage because they do not have
the opportunity, while other women,
lees capable physically and mentally.
are sought after by men who piece
too little emphasis on the qualities
which make for good housekeeping
and intelligent motherhood. 1.-The
rosy-cheeked, bright-eyed, curly
haired imbecile of high grade is
very attractive to a great number
Of men" while there is only a
snail and special class of men who
are attracted to sane and healthy
women" The masculine woman
who goes in for career goes
emily a little way ii she depends on
nothing but her ability to ape the
ys.ys of men. When, however, she
emphasizes Ter womanliness and
puts into her work precisely the
kind of spirit and energy which
would make her good mother. she
urilizes her natural capital, and the
rise of numerous women in the bust
ness and professional world shows
that true womanliness is real
economic asset.