I wish that the royal occupations of
tineen olympias might be in vogue
among our women of today. I would
(hat the needle might continue to be
one ot the scepters of female Inlluence,
becaOM it ls the type of female In?
dustry, like the spinning wheel and the
ancient distaff nnd spindle. I would
that the wives aud the mothers aud the
daughters of our present generation
might not feel that their Intellectual
advancement raises them above the
duty of looking after the temporal wel?
fare of their homes. Our picture gal?
leries nnd popular hooks contain por?
traits of women In gorgeous attire, but
I think that If .we had an artist to
paint the portrait that ls dearest to our
memory we would not ask him to find
tlie most Haring colors he had, but to
paint the quiet, dull dress that was
woru lu our nurseries In which mother
used to put us to bed. We can see her
now as she sat by a table on which
?was placed a lamp. In Uer hand would
be n ncgjllettndjn daming gourd and a
aiW-ffig with a higgle iu it. }iy our
. i" ?
lie -u'l's-men lin;. :vn<S
as we would look at that familiar pIcV
turo WO would say: "Tee, she was al?
ways sewing for us. She was always
working for us. She was always liv?
ing for us." May dod continue to make
our wives and our daughters like our
mothers and grandmothers of old.
queen! of the home, with the royal
scepter of a needle.
An Example of Industry.
