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OPEN COUNCIL. 423
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To the Editors of the English Woman's Jo...
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To The Editors Of The English Womavus Jo...
"¦ suppose women is there so and great is no earnestness country as in wealth In in the the y world Eng cause land where . I mi the think ht numb do , with a er great of your poor deal talents unmarried to lessen and
b for your this d every ev energy il ; t for woman t it i is a hopes h very great to to be rofess one a wife — ions contrary and can , a you mother to l the be g laws , p consequentl ursued of nature by them y and , all happ that till iness they may ,
. marr e marr o ied ne or ie o d sing ; ra th le , pursues f ore , th p the y ne occupation ver can al most i he ve y i has n t th des a been t tit ut bred i c ess in a to E . The land does reason , is who the , whth ounwomen g
_^ carelessness y ere are foll so y and y criminality yg of the parents . Instead of living greatly live with in in the sty ir , le income they , ( which not at every all entitled one above toand the bring most up need their y may unfortunat do , ) they e
a are , marr daughters iage . in How hel m pl any essness a young and use man lessnes of industrious s , which irl he prevents has habits danced but many small with a at income happy ball
or and would walked was be cap g with lad able to by of marry th looking e seas the id pretty after e , if he the agreeable thoug detail ht g of she housekeep had any ing ideas , and of economy could a be , ? This education prevents
many contented a happy with marriage a plain gown . The of parents her own , t most making t criminall bt y , will th not idau deny ht them- t
selves any indulgence to save a little forune o esow upon er gers a death marriage or . even The before girls lead find a listless themselves , idle , penniless and useless on life the , and wide at world their . father With ' s
your influence , you mig , ht point out this evil and possibly might lessen the number o the f poor pul destitute it miht g be irls . loyed in this good workand btaking the
parable and Even do more of the Talents p l good g for than a in text emp dwelling , teach on the dogma parents , often as well producing ; as the y polemical children , themto be active and useful
Christian feuds amon s b g y his fulfilling hearers the , instead duties of of domestic directing life . , "wou I ld am g an ladl old y spar person e his , and children have the kno infliction w man hters y instances in of a step wher -mother e a widowed , well could he father teach find
them a governess a little who French could and direct music his an daug d drawing , housekeep but such a ing governess as is as not to be hadand yet these , young women , aspire to be mistresses of a home and to
have Hop a ing , husband you will and take children this . subject into your serious consideration and see
there is truth in I what am , Ladies I suggest , with , great respect , your obedient servant , June IQth 1862 . A Very Old Woman .
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Open Council. 423
OPEN COUNCIL . 423
To The Editors Of The English Woman's Jo...
To the Editors of the English Woman ' s Journal .
Ladies Some , time I saw it stated that a deputation had waited on Sir Gr . 0 . ¦ Lewis contracts at the for military War ago Offic clothi e , headed and b of y Miss course Barlee to get , proposing rid of the to middle undertake -men
ng , address and middle to the -women War . Office I reall to y pray think the every m to lad grant y in this Eng boon land should to the si needle gn an - of relief in their mode of
clever Miss than women in R . ye the I can one see never much adopted be relieve more by loyed Miss real any at R prospect ve ye the ry and large Law Miss number Faithfull ing ; and onl . y they The quick mi two ht and p if lan acting fai they s rly of
would women turn their can hands emp to a hundred other things Copy . The , Emigration g for , young it women as a , princi I never ple can ; a like young ; there girl alone may be in cases such where a country it is as good could New , but ! South I cannot have Wales read like or
Miss New R Zealan ' s first d , I paper cannot with bear great to attention think of , , and —I see never the difficulty I and distress , ye
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English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), Aug. 1, 1862, page 423, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01081862/page/63/
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