Jean Ingelow On Woman's Work

The following intcresling letter from che gifled English writer whose poems tiave thvillod the hearts of many thousand American readers, suggests a topic so impressivo, that wo are sure she will parIon us tor making it public, for the purpose of calliug attontion to a problein which. American woinen are called upon to solve : To Mis. liiicy Stone, Boston, SCfRR Dear Madam- I have been long in the habit of receiving from America your interesting paper, the Womaris Jovrnal, and as I do not know who is the kind and courteous donor, I hope I may convey my thanks through you, as one oí' its editora. I am glad of the information I derive from the Journal, but I have not found time hithorto to give the whole subject of rigkts such an amount of study as to make it wise lo utter my crude thoughts respecting theni ; other things appear to be given to me to do, and I take them up to the exclusión of what lies beyond. You, have, I venture to think, more than one problem to work out in America, on which, in a degree, depend the welfare of women. In one of these I take keen interest, and I hope to seo you settle it for yourselves and for us. I want you to diacover how domestic work is to be combined with high culture. So long ashouae-hold work is tbonght degrading (and nowhere is this so much the case as in America), there nevor can be anything liko universal education ; there must alway be some who work all thcir lives becauso others will not work at all. It is to bo one of ihe great things that you Americana, I believe, are raised up for, teach tho world how this is done ; but the teachers can nevor bo thoso who are poor - they raust be those who are not obliged work at all. How to mako clear starching and ironing graoefui and pretty occupations (and such they were thought by our greatgreat grand mothers), htyvr to keep a house clean, and assist, even in the kitchen, without the least sense of being lowercd, or the slightest personal deterioration, might suruly be managed if women gave their mind to it; if more delicate machinery was invented for helping them, and if it could even be inado the fashion for all women, young and olfl, to pride themselves on their domestic skill. I hope if you can, you will convoy my (hanks to the lady who seuds me your paper, and believe that I tuke a doep interest in everything which so sincerely ams at your good. I ara, dear mudauj, very truly yours, JEAN INOELOW. 15 Holland street, Kingston.