The Really Progressive Woman

Eil'wn.vd W. Bok, wn-itlng on. íhe thome "Om. Being (Xd-Fasliioiied" ia th : September La,dies' Home Jouraal, conteads that m,uc'!i of tin wö progrese oí to-cUay la ;vn pro■gnesslive ; in iact, that "oid-fas'hion.■(!" wpram wlio ioUow well-Jbe&tea pa.tihs, adinere to o;d custoone and accpt we'.l-o.-tablishod) teaehings, are the neailJ! progreselve oo.es, Jor the :i that tlielr ajtorts meet with üiO inteoniptlana, ncw is tliere yossib-Iity ol oolla.pse ia ivhatevei' cagages thei" attention, "In tomestic Ii.: the 'i ' ■vonuA.a has had a very buy tima," says Mr. Bok. "She begaja by upsettlag -uhe o;d scAviii.;-l),iske't. It was luu'rowïng t i a wornaa, fTac d'iscoivered one dark :. Xvikewise was coofeIng, aad th care oí tíhildreo. A woii.i.i 11 vho stayed at home aad ooked ai'tar ilio e tinto rt oí heir buatoand and i'ii'jt' en was 'wisilij'-washy'; she cramped her iWe, dwaried lifir intolleet, narriowcd hor torizcm, Glube by ih ■ bco e, so Li: ios by -die liuadred, sclhemes aul plana by the vHou.saad nfc-c attarted, ongaazod amd deviised to rl.l 'poor wpmalni o ralclom.' Amid these 'pnogressïve' wowena sa busy oiv tlie clevatlou ol tlieOr eex : Bat vaare wcre f few lunnil' ■! thouaamd woanea wlioi kepfc tílght (ju bsdng bny olevating vlieir chiliduen, lielpiug their hiMbauids, and bcifeving that tha sex ia, genei'ïil was perfleoty able to take ca;:-e ui iwli. And Kh,es'e woiaoa are Bt-il busy sew■Sng, oookiivi a ad i in i : ' thelT ehii(tffli. And, ■i-adii.úly, they hare sevs i - cQasses lataodlacacl in t-oiiege erna Éimite ; y conrees, domestic ü2ifiacie b-audhes attaohed to ïeariy eveiy edfucattomal instituitton w hich Kitts attemd, wtie the oare oí uhiadreii has ivee-'vcd the eadorsemenii oí i tate and Mie apeciSc atteniou oï óhe nationaj ■goveraumenit. And wha't of the 'progreséiTe1 womam. ? .ïraiy, th ' p:aces thait kaetw her 'Jiie kiuiw-1 her e ïniore !"