Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-02-27
Not Old Enough.

After all, it doesn't pay 10 be polite
at least not when on Il street car. There
may be Il JOY of conscience in future for
the individual that sits out all his good
impulses. while the crowd stands. for eX-
perience teaches thar even when the OBJ
ject of ones kindly attentions is femi-
nine and growing slightly gray. that is no
surety that il will be accepted.
No one would care to take a second re-
buff of the kind that was dealt out by
woman passenger on car the other day.
What made the trouble was doubtless
the fact that it was a younger woman
who offered the seat
The young women did it from good i'm
pulse and rs gracefully as possible. When
She noticed the older woman able to get
but just within the door of the jammed
vehicle and clinging to the handle she
rose impulsively and offered her seat. The
woman was not old, but well along in the
forties, while the girl was young and
used TO standing. The woman stared ut
her coldly when she rose and indicated
the seat with smile.
Keep your seat said the person. and
her tone was not grateful.
Il don't mind standing at all, ven
tured the girl perSuasively.
Il don't want your seat" declared the
matron. Why should l want it," glar-
ing nj the embaITas Sed young woman
and giving her head would-bc youthful
toss. why should | need to Sit:" She
went on, pressing the matter and da:-
ing the girl 10 insinuate once more that
she was old
The girl didn't She simply sat down
and thought out a future policy of selfish
hess.
odd maid. I'll bet on It," calculated
man on her left. soothingly.- Exchange.
What They Miss.
What does it mean when n girl Of II
or - writes to the editor of core
spondence column asking whether she
shall ask her boy friends to come to the
house. or how she shall make up" her
little girlish quarrcls with her school
mates. or some such question that seems
Of tremendous import to her, no matter
how il may appear TO others:
Whit does it mean when girls a few
wears older write for advice in their love
affairs. the course Of which. true to ira
dition, runs anything but smooth?
The first impulse is 10 answer: Ask
your mother Put the matter before her
and be guided by her advice Then the
mind pauSes 10 reflect iii the sad lack OF
cam&rad2rlc between 50 many mothers
and daughters. Five chances in ten, the
girl in question has never been encouI-
aged to take her problems to her mother,
and wouldn't get a helpful answer il she
did. SO the pen is heavily taken up
again. and made to do the best ii cali
at lone-distanc" and iil-advised counsel.
THOSE letters lnedE, aSSuredIy, that the
relationship betweene those girls and their
mothers is not what it should be-not
what both mother ana daughter have
right to expect. 1t may provide food and
clothing and shelter for the girl. and ma
ternal affection, too. of a sort. But it
does not give her q sense OF commanders
Il ,t1l l.,
which should make her feel that that
mother is her best friend.
This often is Numerically true Of even
that mother who shows the most Jealous
care for her daughters material wpll-he-
ing. As one young girl said the other
day:
It's awful for me to say Il. but real
~ | cannot remember n conversation |
ever had with mother that was on any
interesting subject Not because she
can't talk about things. for shes very
clever and brilliant when talking with
other people, but with me she is nj her
worst. Have You got on your rubbols:
l. your waist warm enough: Re sure
ana put on your GOLF vest. is all / hear
from morning till night She nags No
about what | haven't done and what
have uoBa. Always something material.
She is urer Jealous about my physical
Weli-being. but she never attempts to
understand my nature and il | Try 10
talk on serious subjects She laughs it on
saving: What do you know g,4nut -hat?
You are only a child Ttat makes me
50 mad I'm not credited with possessing
any mind of personality whatever, Just
n frame to hang clothes ON. Its o. more
Importance" complained the girl. ''that
have my flannel petticCat on than that
J have serious aim in life and a,ahi-
tious.F
Its l1mentahle isn't it. that orerShoes
AND flannel rcttico3;s and bread and butt
ter should be- made IN stand Tor that ten
der. sympathetic understanding which
ought 10 exist between every mother and
daughter on ear:ht Why. That's what
mothers are f0T-the REPRESENTATIVE If
an Infinite love and wisdom and watch
tulncss, they Re meant To be- But bless
lis, how many ot them seem uuminGIul