Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 5, 1916, Page 9

7 Married Women Mave a Place 1 Business By DOROTHY DIX, It Is, perhape, because women are still new in the commerolal world that they have not learned the rules of the rond and that oertain of them seem (o think that they should have a privileged way and everybody should get out of heir path The sight of a married woman, for Inatance, doing work for which she gets pald s as maddening to many working women as I8 waving & red flag before the eyes of a bull, Thore Ia never a duy that 1 don't get half a dosen irate letters asking me to write an article telling the woman who has got a hus hand and & home to stay In It and I the pay envelops to the apinater. Th writers Invariably say they have heen forced out of thelr jobs by married women, and that it 1s & shame and an outrage for women with husbands to compete in the labor market with women who are husbandless, Also thoy charge (hat employers prefer marriod women to wingle women, Btuff and nonsense! Ho far as I oan nee, there I8 no more renson why the married woman who wants to work, and | who oan turn out work that other peo ple are willing to pay for, shouldn't worlk than there (s why a married man shouldn't. When you hire a bookkeaper, or a carpoenter, or a plumber, you don't consider whether he 1a married or single, | hut the kind of work he does Wa don't patronize Mr. Bmith's butcher shop becaums he has a wife and aix ohfldren, while the rival butoher, Mr fonen, In unmarried with nobody but himuelf to support, Wae go to the butcher shop where we kot the best meat for our money, with out referencs to the matrimoninl status of the men who run them, It would be Just as logionl for all married men to ery out that bachelors shouldn't ba al lowed to go Into business as It s for women to oppose married women work ing outside of thelr homes. They've got a perfect right to do it If they and 1t's childish and ridieulous for other women to object to it Aride from her Inherent right to labor how and where she pleases, the married woman who continues at her old job hinw either the necessity to earn monoy or eloe whe has some pecullar fitness and talent for her chosen work that would maxke her a loss to the world Ald she | retire to strict domesticity woman, no woman hiyer, milliner, | no dressmaker, no stenographer, should continue at her work aftor she gets mar- ried, then no woman writer, no actress, no musielan, no painter should continue at hers, That would be ruther a squelcher | It no malos- | of menius, wouldn't (t?7 Hecause women ordinarily marry while they are young ind before they come to the full ma turity of their power Yot the girl stenographer or the girl hehind the counter doesn't compete any more with the marrled stenographer or | the married woman buyer than the ginl | writer does with Mrs, Humphrey Waurd the girl actress does with Mes, Soth- Mra, Fiske m or Health Hints -:- want to, | | totlowea to Train for Work for Self-Defense By BLLA WHEELER WILCOX, (Copyright, 1016, by Biar Company.) A new league has orknnined Amorican women Tt is onlled the American Longua for Belf-Doefense, Ita motto fa: Amerfoan women fimt, Its object s to educate our women to the highest standard of health, purity officloncy, proficlency, welf-relinnce, to take the place of husbanda and fathers when necessity requires it. Tts piatform | 18 non-political, non-racial, non-color and non-erend Its founders been by Woman's Mjms 1dn Ebaworth Lowber and Mra. ¥ dorcook-Hrowne 1ts adviner I Mra. Lee (. Honrdman and It mecrotary Miha 1da Vera Simonton Here 1 what one of Ita membors has [to say of the leagus, speaking of what | war has taught woman “It proves primarly that women must depond largely upon themselvas for ade aunts pro It shown oconolusvely | that governments, eapecinlly In camen of invasion, are powerless to protect thelr | women whilo thelr fighting men are !llu front ‘It domonntrates that the women them solves are no match for the unheaithy [local rabble that—unable to enlint—plunder and plllage when opportunity offers, It |18 & woll known faot that weeks of pro | longed hardships fomer a mental reck Ionsnoss thut dentroys all decont sense of | conslderation and abnormalism precludes | the better-minded in an Invading army from whislding women from fita own rampant self, nre etion at to wave her In war time; she must find nolaly within herself, This emph noceasity for the ‘wenker sex’ bhecomin, not the ‘stronger,’ but a ‘strong sex, Burely, It 1t comen to finalities, a quick, olean, honorable death from n well-aimed bullet {s preferable to the lingering hor | ror which coraes of consldering one's welf Innately helploss "“Thin organization positively | for amurossion, but for pretection. It s for repulston In oase of nttack, We wish to enlist all the women of America who are physioally and mentally sound, We Intend to croate rogiments of trained, efficlont woldier-girls for melf-defenss In onse of need--powerful, resourcetul bodios of women, able not only to protect them wolves, but those of thelr mex who for | varfous reasonm are unable to do so, "“This league s a guarantes to the men of the United Statos that If they will ondoavor to thelr utmost ability to pro toct our propertios, our homes and our I8 not Ing a burden on our sisters, but are con- | forring a pronounced benefit, “These preliminary calisth by exercises and same order as those glven drills in the to the male | The theory that vary married woman hus somebody to support her and pro- | Vide for her and stand botweon her and | the crual world is a beautiful on unhapplly, it does not always pau out that way in reality. Many a woman finds that everything that marriage has lrought her 1s a husband to support and children to feed and clothe, and her need of earning monoey s more deapernte than that of the single woman who has nobody but herself to take eare of, Prac- | tieally every married woman who works | outside of her home does mo hecuuse she has to, and not because she wants to and so she In entitled to her Job on that | consideration also. But business {8 not conducted nlong | cleemosynary lines. Tt ts done for profit. | Nor do employers choose thelr employes by means of philanthrople testa and on acoount of thelr necessity. ey plok out those who can do the work beat and who give the most satisfactory mervice. Therefore, when an employer turns off single woman and hires a marrled woman In her place or advances a ried woman over a single woman simply because the married woman han more ability or more Industry, or Is at tending more closely to business, The matter of wedding rings cuta no figure In the affalr. As a matter of fact, ayery | wan who hires women s a little inelined o glve the preference to the single one, n the ground that if & woman's husband loesn't_support her he ought to And If married women are advanced more quickly than single women In the places in which they ax many of " correspondents assert, It s simply married woman has settled 1own to business as a lite oconpation and n mar work, hecause the is bending all of her energles to malte good In it while the single woaman is atil! working with one eye on her job and th other one roving areund in- search of o possihle husband The ory of the unmarried woman that the married woman should be debarred from the gatnful eccupations Ia unjust and she had better waste na men strength and volcs In uttering it. For | warn her that the married woman s no nly In business for keeps, hut that she golng 16 be in it In greater and groat 1mbhera every year Whaether we like 1t nol, we had jumt & woll faee the truth, and that s that ter present economlo conditions very W men fan support & family in de mport by thelr ewn unalded of " s golng wives homa to work ™ : W & \he daughters, and in & sn years it wi a ek e at suree for tha wit f » mAR 1o eontl after marriage at ade or profession as it s ' ' - h . traine stnens, sl are ® e asmert " > Shins aaa o Mices and al thay » isad ' woman . . . e wolng N ‘ . it Wik b N M Wy | thety vour head: others may go with It, Don't shirk work,' and a hundred other ‘To #' and ‘Not to be's’ Here will be [ the task of keeping well persons well and with her dampening caution calm- ing excitables and quelling panies.” Bight women out of ten who belleve themselves to be invalids or semi-in- valids would unquestionably be cured were they to identify themselves with this Waoman's League of Preparedness woldior After these you will wtructed In indoor bayonet drill, | | vifle and platol target practice. You will | llnuv how to point and alm, how to five, elean and roload a rifle aly weather will marches and women's with ull thelr mctive routine, including range and fleld firing, You will learn kradually of sighta and wind gauges and adjustments, You will be Intiated fnta all the mysterfous and fascinating military detall which, when mastered #pelln a sure self-defense. You will be come eventually a self-rellant, aplendidly developed, courageous soldler girl, well able to take care of yourself and doxen others “To sllence Mra. Grundy and keep her busy shall give her n large depart- ment of Don'ts, Chief among them will be the admonition, ‘Don't talk too much Don’'t be militant; be military. Don't be aggronsive; he conclliatory., Don't lose be In nee military practice campns, a we More than three-fourths of the allments which affilct women are caused by lack of Interested thoughts, lack of an alert nesa of mind lnck of xerclse of all the mental and physical organs of the human being Inertness, an nfocused mind, aimless longings, lung cel going 1o waste through lack ¢ leep breathing, mus« cles of the hody growing sokgy through ™ of prope ise~these things are ] disenne 3 The Woman's S for SelfPre it ot did| nothing else, would prepare her for | health and usefulness and activity in Advice to Lovelorn By Beatrice Fairfax Nothing (0 Quareel Dear Miss Paicfax | » yoa \ apd In | wi \ x Rave o hat pay i and admin iy st ahe did | "o way | . w wa . ier " A dolla snd il ’ ' . Ak A b ' " : i “ wpenaes of 1he § " 0 o . any pla toam y " ade hin ot anl v atures of habit we " ha * Indepandes " » . e " » ' . . ) o " " naN ke y wiad e . aatlon ¥ o Ol Supp A " learly woman eannot reply upon man her defenss, as she finds her dangor, | the | | | Koe, pocket. Koo, ture. But 1t 15 powsible ‘nmlmlm at home. foa will be | s The: Business of Sleep SON, M. D, importance in From that consider aloep, to quote By ROBERT W Rocently health one and, kreal juumt this great gift wleep,” J gabardine trimmed lined Fashions - ‘Women Organize <, i w i trimmed (i | i dull blue Itoman I discussed the an Gladstone nerves man's a natural talent for rest, column Gladstons towards the “I am losing,” could paturally who bo it view with turns neemed that knew to ha said, Reproduced by Spécial Per- mission of Harper's Bazar, and sickness of rest apt [ I ont ow BEE ( IMAHA, - Woman’s WEDNESDAY, APR Work - I 1916 - Househo Morning Frocks and Tailleur h i !‘1 In ponges A wlunning laillewr of beige with heavy black and while striped wilk, co! lars and ewffn oddly shaped the center a motoring frock with apron and with vermilion, Roman siriped collar and cuffs, with vermilion buttons, Sports costumen of plain colored with are very much In the season's pic Palm Beach had the of them and all signa now point to thelr striped men mnde brain worrled and wrought appreciated what sleop did for him the mont world ities with these wonderful In & way and endurance moving from crisla to crisis in a full life no opportunity tonting times, h and appreciate the valu Smaller Atances, tent of men, might this boon to know It, tials In a rea manage this dally to secure all way lens never But desire o could instrument taxed its capabll- to the to evadeo measure #o 1 may remark end of his career “the only really I over possessed—the power [ utmost, 0 of sleep. tried by discover elreum the all of us ought and one of the prime ours by right 10¢ the large nduo » that ed physical culture is to business of sleep fn n the profits pon pon firat glimpue | boloved country and treachery, we will [leading the fleld during the sporting aswire them that we can protect our- |Aays before use, says a writer in the | nolves April number of Harper's Bagzar. “Weo dosire to put this proposition | Tt I8 Aisappointing, however, to dis fully before the public In order that the | cover that the varlegated striped ma- | Arilling may begin at once, as every [terials, the novel touch on these gar moment 4 of value, We urge the larg- [ments, cannot be purchased In the whops ont possible enlistmoent, heeause In this | Certain houses have taken up all that training weo feel that we are not thrust- | was manufactured to make tnis mriped Buy small quantities n have begin by /. u. i m‘ (I | of the colors you desire, cut into strips the width you want and sew them to kether, Do not wenm these wirips, but upply jone on the othor as you would a 1} 'H“ u|‘ ‘]»\ il “«q” M Two shader of linen would be ap- propriate for (hin morning dress with bund,snd stiteh on the extreme edue Ll ey Bix or olght colors or whadew muy be ’ stitohed together to muke & band weveral organdie, Lienn fos- incher wide, Most delightful color ef wels give weight fo | fectn can be produced, Thix made-by ihe tumle. hand material s used for collars, cufis belts and other trimmings on pongee ‘h;‘v-:nunnum.n Arenwen, where n more [lovely, Incidentally the cost s alight. |overskirt hand two or three Inches below olnborate note i desired, narrow em- |To Kot the effects of genuine wstriped |the petticoat brofdered ribbon may ve trented in the |Mmaterial be sure to place twhe atrips | Blouses and garmonts made of the way doseribed above, Hodices or tunies [eVenly and atitch by machine, for hand- | pale pink washable materials are charm- trimmed + with such bands are quite |#eWing is apt to pucker. | Ing, but often us we are about to pur .| Bo m of the new tulle and chiffon | chase them we pleture our garments as " [gownn have drop skirts of sliver that a |they are often returned from the lnun wardrobe without such a garment seems | dry, no longer pink, but s hideous shade incompleta, A silver petticont made on |of yellow comen hefora our eyes, Winely a woparate band will serve for meveral | but madly wo resist the charm and dain- to the big front bedroom and the win-|focks Haees. 0F HinK " things, dows open all night. 1 always tell him| Of course, cloth of ailver is expensive, | But there s no lonker need of wuch he ought to have got his architect to but a good substitute is a sllver tissue |self-denial, for by crushing a plece of g which costs only $1.60 n yard. 1t Is[deep rose crepe paper In the rinsing do.us well tor the back of: thie house s | R O i of | water boir tarmiamts. will bacornr os he OKE for Khg Frpy toon: scallop the bottom and finish |fresh and pink as when they left the That individual was only n the{with narrow silver threat fringe or sil-|store. Other pastel colors can be re- haunted bedroom because ‘trouble in the fver lace. These petticonts should be | stored by the same method, using a deep, household disturbed the ordinary ar-(about elght Inches from the floor, as|vivid shade of crepe paper In the color rangement, but in many of our homes (it {s attractive to have the vrnn-p.rnnl to and Using n the | and ox cnnen are which can he ured for nothing else and will not even hold the furniture which | ardinarily completes the suite That 18 not right. Tt |8 not sense Functions which mean only tea and small pastry and smaller talk on a few days of the year secure the blggest brightest, alriest apartment in the dwell- | ing. while the great business of sleep, | which ix an essential of health and s | to keep the parents fit for the duties of | the day and the children keen and re ceptive and strong for the vital duties of education and development, s trans the best rooms of the house are made mere show apartments and the beds of the family are set in odd cramped rooms, acted fn rooms denied a decent share of Too often we act as If we did not un- derstand what sleep was—shove 1t off until there seems no longer any excuse for remaining awake, and then take It stupldly, brutishly, unprofitably save n | tho barest sense—and all just because we fall to realize that there Is an actua) pleasure in sloep. Meals, Itke sleep, are for our benefit We grasp that fact. More often than not, however, our zest for the table In purely sensual; eyes, nose and palate are tickled, and that satisfaction brings us back at the appointed lour for the next fead. Bometimes there I an actual cal from the exhausted frame But about sleep there seoms no at traction sa the est and highest of mankind, the Indolent w . it AS &N escape from work, and tine spirits who appreciate the keer ige 4} proper sleep puts upon all their fa L was In & house the other day wh | the husband con tha A nlghts had ¥ well, hi had been lght a rbed by nix mare. His wife sald You k " tha t well tha W | does it T g WIoUE W dare not open and John > sunshine, often damp, and frequently | diffienlt to ventilate | A true sense of values and fitness | would reverse matters, or, better still, | demand from our architect houses with | adequate provision each phase of home 1ife Night the natural time for slesp darkness and qulet natural aceom par Hence the aim should be to secure then a prope wance of sleep ther not « waste of artificial light and daylight in ever \er arrangoment but the slgep 1 48 of A poorer quality, loss profitable What constit pr r allowan cannot he defined In figur An old mar n derive hi hare f benefit out and for avorage Individual less tha elg! L J ‘ but If you find ha ! « f r need . fix " Hempt f " 1 Miwe In .t e ’ Make Strength Food Your Food! Faust Spaghetti builds brain and brawn with the least tax on the digestive organs It is 80 appetizing and deli clous that it pleases every- one everywhere And sconamical ' Ton conts’ warth fonda & family of sin, and gives Routiahmeant squal 1o 81 00 worth of meat ! Quiek oy 1o couk Rovipe book mailed free Your grover selle Fowst Spaghoti MAULL BROS. 3 Lowls, U 8 A Adentred, Prominent Stores That Agents for the Victor Talking Ma- chine Co. Mickel's ebraska yele Co. uflullll‘lqlh. 884 Broadway, Counell Bluffs, These stores show afull 1ine of Victor- Victrolas In all sizes and styles, Braifdeis Stores 16th Street Vietrola na: Pompelan ‘ All of the Above Htorea Have Bound Proof Demonstrating Rooma 0rcfiird& and Will Gladly Play the Records for You — - ld- Topics Has Sweet Sixteen Vamshed ? BEAPRICE FAMMPAX, awoot Mixtoen? Hhe seema departed from the of was A very lovable little thilk, who wore simple, modest clothes and had to L Where in {to have hearts men. Whe & manner mateh, and she grew into w lovable woman whom “all men delighted to honor,” Where In she? some group of sensible littls kitls want to bring little giridom back {Into fashion? It will be very welcoma, [ wiggont that some of my girle start aweot wixteon olubs with the (dea of pios moting childhood! Ka (Hobt Keine Kinder Mohr,’ says the old Germen proverb. And it |s pa- thetically true that “thers aren't any | ehfldren more.” On the avenus, In the theaters, nt dances, wherever Eroups nf | peaple are gathered, one observes pie thetlo |1ttle (ravestios of womanhood who look at first glance like dwarfs and who trn to he poor, foollsh little girle | Aping the worst follles of the grown.up women of today A fow ovenings ago 1 Wood In (he | Ninety-sixth street (New York) mubway | tation walting for & much-delayed train | Hofore ma eame two strange flgures, and my instinctive refleation was, “How fortunate that two little dwarfs should make themaelves cheaply consplciious with thoss absurd high boots and ahort | #kirta and pertly cocked little hate and a)) that make-ip,' They looked Iike (ragie figures from n Alstance. Faces snameled to staring *hitenes chosks rouged pink and lips painted orimaon, eyes blackensd and shadowed In an absurd make-up and | finwhy clothes made all syes foous on | them | At last they came aquite! quite near me and I found: from thelr conversation and thelr rather pathetic little old young | fhcen that they were fresh from high | sehool and that one of them had esle- brated her thirteenth birthday the year before. Tt hurt me in the mam observing. And how dly it I going to hurt thess youngstern who prated ome moment of thelr diffioulties with their studies and the next about they boys ihey "had n crush on,'" and the third about how | atingy the folka were not to buy them more than two pretty Aresses a season. What are the mothers and fathers thinking about to premit this tra this unholy parody of womanhood? they have loat control of their ehildren, |both they and the children will pay a very oean't bitter reckoning soms day, It won't Ao, Momeons must call & halt, Weo have to have ohlldren, T appeal |to the little girls and boys themmeves, | Why not go on a quest for youth? 1t Ix the monst beautiful thing In the world, You ean never have It agaln, Some dny you may aotually be driven fo imitating It Just as cheaply and as des- paratoly as now you imitate maturity I appenl to the parents. Burely you know how valnly you long today for the youthful lghtheartedness and irre- sponsibiiity and simplicity of viewpoint you once poswessed, Burely you cherish overy reminder of youth, every sugges tlon of youth In your own natur In falrness fo your ehildren won't you conserve thelr youth? - It won't last. 1t is the most flesting and the mowt beai- tiful thing in the world. It ia dew on the grass in the sunlight glow, Midday and night come soon enough, Why hasten them? Let us have n reawnkening to the beauty of youth—a movement for the conservation of childhood, a sentiment that shall make us band ourselves Into n loagus of and for youth Are Hdspe 0. 1618.16 Douglas St., 407 Wost, Broadway, Counell Bluffs. You'll find all the New Rec- ords and afull line of Acces- sories ol these slores. 1e1es Boeln foun A Vietrola De the Vit