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Holer’s Strnteq.
For Woman’s Woek.
THE LITTLE RUNAWAY AT
CHURCH.
BY S. H. B.
The church was filled, the doors stood wide,
One sultry sum mer day;
The hymn was sung—“ The Lamb that died,”
The pastor rose to pray—
When down the aisle a baby ran,
Her light curls flowing free,
Nor paused till 'neath the holy man
She stood with face of glee.
The pas tor paused; the baby said:
“ Please make ’em sing adin,
I heard such ’ovely moosic
Dat I fought I mus’ turn in.”
“ Sing once again,” ’he good man said.
The organ gently rang,
And “Suffer little children”
Were the words the choir sang.
With parted lips and eyes upraised,
The sunshine in her hair,
She seemed to each beholder’s gaze
A lovely seraph there.
The pastor wiped his glistening eye
And bent his head to pray;
The little maiden heaved a sigh,
And slowly walked away.
* * *
A few davslater, weeping friends
Knelt by a tiny bed;
The little one was sinking fast—
Her life was nearly sped—
When wide she opened her blue eyes,
And raised her hand so thin ;
“ I he*r such ’ovely moosic
Dat I fink I mus’ do in.”
One last bright look and she was gone,
Her eyes still open wide.
They said: “ Our precious little one,
Is with ‘ The Lamb that died.’ ”
For Woman’s Work.
MOTHERHOOD.
FLORA CLARKE HUNTINGTON.
The question of motherhood is a very
important and serious one. We fre
quently hear in conversation with bright
young people, if they were married, how
they would rear and train their children,
and many theories are advanced upon the
subject. Then again we listen to the
words of some unmarried elderly friend,
or to the ever-willingly given and
unsought advice of our many bachelor
acquaintances in regard to the rearing of
children, their moral habits, and how to
train them in the way that we would have
them go.
But what little satisfaction and comfort
do we receive from these sources ! Expe
rience is always the best teacher, and the
idle words of the inexperienced are of little
benefit to us.
When we really need advice in that
direction, what answer and consolation is
generally given us when we seek some
good, motherly friend, who has reared a
family of nine or ten children to manhood
and womanhood, and who now reaps her
reward in comfortably passing the remain
ing days of life in watching with interest
the lovely grandchildren growing around
her. She gently clasps our outstretch’d
hand in sympathy and says: “My daugh
ter, God has given you these children, not
that they should only be a care and worry
to you, but a blessing, a source of great
comfort and pleasure.”
In the first place, the average woman of
to-day almost thinks it unfashionable to be
a mother, and when she is called upon by
the Creator to care for these little ones she
usually has a set of rules by which she
intends to model them, or she goes her own
way and leaves them to the care of ser
vants.
Do not attempt to rear your children by
theory, or by the example of others; you
will find it a failure.
Your children are just as so many differ
ent books; you must study the dispositions
and characteristics of each one of them;
the training and discipline that you would
give to one, would not do for the other.
Be a companion to your little ones,
beginning at the cradle.
Train and teach yourself first, and then
your children.
Never allow yourself to fall behind in
the line of progress and advanced ideas.
Keep yourself young in feeling, and in
perfect sympathy with them in all that
pertains to their interests, pleasures and
welfare.
A good rule for your happiness is to add
to your sum of contentment, subtract from
your amount of desires, multiply your
quantity of religion and divide your per
centage of love.
For Woman’s Work.
TROUSER RULE.
Woman likes liberty as well as man—
liberty of dress, liberty of action, liberty
of conscience. The world looks upon her
as a responsible being, distinct from man,
and no reasonable person would hold her
to account for a record in whose making
she had no voice. The love of liberty is
inherent in mankind; any kind of govern
ment arouses a spirit of rebellion, whether
it breaks out into open war or not; but ot
all the ruling powers on a globe filled with
rules, the rule of the trouser over the
petticoat is the most exacting, and the
hardest to obey.
One of the worst features of this rule is
its continuousness. It is ever before the
feminine eye like the pioneer teacher’s
ferule, and it comes down on the heart
with a sharper sting than that obsolete
wooden instrument ever gave to the hand.
It is daily and hourly,. As “ the constant
drop wears the rock,” so trouser rule
bruises the heart, breaks the spirit and
quenches the fire of ambition. When the
heavy-soled foundation below a pair of
spring-bottom trousers comes down on a
woman’s fondly cherished air castle, it is
smashed into perfect nothingness; there
is not even an atom of dust left to show
where it has been. This does not occur in
every woman’s life, for all trousers are not
continually poking about, hunting for
hopes to crush, feelings to bruise and wills
to conquer; but the majority of women
feel the weight of the rule sometime in
life. Almost every pair of trousers is a
swinging sign of “ We will rule somebody.”
You can read it in their texture, in their
fit and in their gait. Their sign is the one
least affected by wind or weather. There are
only two ways to keep out of their power ■.
steer clear of trousers, or put them on and
rule some, too. The first is hard to do,
for they are as thick as pins on a clothes
line, and the second is very unbecoming
in a woman; but either is better than
slavery.
Millions of women all over the earth
never recognize a will of their own. Many
have not even liberty of conscience. It is
a wonder that more do not rebel. One of
these crushed, submissive creatures might
as well be an idiot so far as being respon
sible for her life is concerned, and a just
and merciful God will put her record on
another’s page—unless she is blamable for
that very submission, which is sometimes
the case.
I would expect the trousers to allow me
the same liberty of taste, opinion, action
and conscience that I allow in return. I
would be willing to give half the rein, but
1 would take half. I do not approve of
quarrels and fights in the home ; but if a
few jars are necessary in the beginning to
get the machinery properly adjusted, the
sooner they come, the sooner the intricate
springs of household felicity begin to work
smoothly.
A man goes with his wife to the stores,
examines every piece of goods she calls
for, and makes all her selections, hiding
his commands under the form of sugges
tions; but she understands, and to avoid use
less discussion, she submits. He knows no
more about women’s goods than his
reputed ancestor, the ape; but he knows
whether the price suits him or not, and
that is his only consideration. If his
wife’s clothes look worse than others at
the same price, you could not make him
believe it. He gets his consolation out of
their being cheap. Why not give a
woman her allowance ot money and let
her buy what she pleases? Ninety-nine
out of every hundred would make better
use of it.
The interests of husband and wife are
one. If they trust each other enough to
marry, they should trust each other
to run the respective parts of the house
hold concern. A woman humors her hus
band’s taste as much as possible; if she
loves him, this is her pleasure. But when
it comes to whims and impositions that
diminish her happiness and self-respect,
she is under no moral obligation to submit.
If her individuality be lost in his, and she
have no will of her own, she is a nonentity
to the world, and is not worth to it the
cost of a marriage license. Although she
may make her husbtnd a good servant,
her life is not worth living.
There is no end to trouser rule when
itgets full sway. The command: “Wives,
be submissive to your own hushands, as is
fit in the Lord,” does not mean that she is
to dispense with her personality. Her
accountability is made plain in other parts
of the Bible, yet some men, who set them
selves up as teachers for their wives, make
this command swallow up every other.
They say: “If women want to learn, let
them ask their husbands at home.” That
did very well in the days of wrangling
and fighting in the synagogues, but if
women had to depend on that source for
information these days they would stand
WOMAN’S WORK.
a poor show for getting to heaven If a
woman wants to live a true Christian life,
she had better not depend on a man’s con
science for guidance, or bring up that old
excuse for her ignorance and sin.
If a man rule “as is fit in the Lord,” a
woman can easily obey; for then he walks
uprightly, practices the golden rule, loves
his wife as himself, and makes no unjust
demands. Trousers love to rule Every
strand of thread in their fabric is planted
and grown and spun and woven by rule.
But their victim must limit her submission
by the fitness in the Lord, or lose her
accountability to God, or answer for the
sin of too much obedience.
Kate Carrington.
WAISTS OF MANY KINDS AND
MATERIALS.
The fancy for a separate or odd waist
seems to be on the increase, and by the
time the summer is upon us, the so-called
“ summer girl ” will be dressing chiefly in
odd waists and skirts; that is, if she is
bent upon having a good time with a lim
ited wardrobe. Economy probably began
the practice, but the waists are now made
in such an elaborate style that the cost
has increased with the designs. Brocade,
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China silk, chiffon, crepe, taffeta, surah,
flannel, crepon, Bedford cords, and all
sorts of cotton goods, colored and white,
are used for these waists. They can be
bought ready-made in a great variety, and
certainly fit remarkably well when thus
purchased.
For everyday wear the striped and plain
flannels are made in sailor blouses, also
plaited back and fi ont, and made with a
yoke in the back. These are all long
enough to slip below the skirt band, and
are held to the figure with a draw string
around the waist-line. Canvas, leather
and silk belts, ribbon belts and sashes, and
girdles like the skirt will all be worn with
such waists to hide the joining of skirt
and waist.
Blouse waists and a close-fitting waist
ot printed China silk will be worn again
with blazer jackets and skirts. These are
not only very cool, but are remarkably
convenient, as the blazer can be removed
for house wear. While all colors are fash
ionable for such waists, there seems to be
a decided preference for white, black, navy
blue, scarlet and tai, either plain or in
mixtures, stripes or figures.
Don’t be afraid of the word woman, but
use it whenever you can.
A Complete Man. How to Educate for Life
By H. S’ Drayton, M. D.
Faculty and Brain Organism. By Ber
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Organisms.
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judge it. By Nelson Sizer.
Sei-Study Essential to mental improve
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The Uses of Mental Science, and papers
read at the close of the class of 1890 in the Amer
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Notes on Beauty, Vigor, and Develop
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Strength of Limb, and Beauty of Complexion ;
with Rules for. Diet and Bathing, and a series of
Improved Physical Exercises. By William Milo,
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Capital Punishment; or, the Proper Treat
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fear of death tend to lessen or prevent human
crime ? By George Combe,
Phrenology. Its History and most impor
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Harmony of Phrenology and the Bible,
In the definition of the organs, their use, excess
and deficiency, with quotations from the Bible
recognizing every faculty and passion, sanction
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A Health Catechism. Illustrated. A Series
of Questions and Answers on Health Topics By
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