The Cairo bulletin., 1904-08-15
AN ATTRACTIVE HOME
Is What Pleases the children-confi.
dence in Family Necessary to
Peace and Contentment.

wonder If fathers and mothers
realize the Importance of making the
home attractive so that the young
people will be content to find thei,
pleasures, as largely as possible, at
home instead Of abroad.
SO many girls write that they meet
their men friends in the street or at
other friends homes because they
are not allowed to invite them to their
own homes.
Now there is something radically
wrong in this. Either the girls are
deceiving their parents or the par
ents are making home so unattractive
hat the young people do not care to
bring their friends to the home.
When a mother and daughter stand
on the proper terms with each other
there is a firm friendship underlying
the natural love.
The mother, with the memory of
her own girlhood days in mind, is
not too severe on the faults and mis-,
takes that the young daughter is sure
to make.
And the daughter, sure of ready
sympathy and apprehension, is not
afraid to confide in her mother.
The same rule applies with father
and son.
Boys are SO often afraid of their
fathers. The latter are too severe:
they magnify every fault until the
boys are driven to deceit and avoid
home as much as possible.
Most fathers love their sons, but
they forget that they We're once boys
themselves, and that youth cannot be
staid and wise and never kick over
the traces.
Perfect confidence between father
and son is quite as important as it Is
between mother and daughter.
The experience of the parents can
help save the young people from so
many mistakes.
Young girls are apt to form unwise
with both men and other
girls.
Their judgment is not reliable, and
many sad stories would never happen
were some wiser judgment than the
poor little heroines brought to bear
ON the subject
1t is the duty of father, mother
brother all. to take care of the young
daughter of the house, and of the two
former TO know where the young son
spends his evenings, what he does
with his pocket money, etc.
When the home is made attractive
the young people are quite content TO
stay there and bring their friends
with them.
Ii does not cost money to make
things bright and happy. A hearty
to the guests. music, IL pos.
sible; games, and the happy knack of
making the young people feel that
heir opinions are worth listening to.
and that you are enjoying their com.
is the secret.
Mothers should remember that
heir daughters matrimonial chances
depend a good deal on the kind OF
homes they live in.
When a man calls on a girl aIl |
inds her in a bright. attractive hor<e
With everybody happy and sweet 1
bout her. he naturally thinks this |
$ the kind Of home ! want: there Is /
owe between the parents and child /
en-: everything Is comfortable and 1
lappy: IL is ths ideal home"
But If he meets a girl who is cfraid 1
o ask him TO her house because her /
'arents will not make him welcome /
lie begins to wonder what Is wrong.
nd whose fault it is. and rarely fol-
ows up the friendship.
OF course the boys and girls have
ust as much to do with the home
making They must do their share to-
Yard the happy atmosphere.
The girl must help lift the burden
( household cares from the mothers
Ired shoulders. and the boy must be
companion to and help the father
-ith the responsibilities Of Keeping
be homie.
There is nothing in the world so
1velF as a happy hOTae.-Beatriee I
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