Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-06
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lungs To say ana says tHeN Is apt 10 nave
his motive questioned
Ii is true insincerity exists, that society
is full of it. that sometimes men win pop
u!arity by it, and that politicians often
gain office through its means, but shall tact
and gratTousness suffer for this? Are boor-
ishness and rudcncss likely to be more sin
CeTe than thew
Mr. Smith Is fearful of being a hypocrite;
so when he meets you your morning saluta-
ton is met with Il curt jerk of the head
! But 1t is crime to respond to cOur teSy
with disCourtcsy. Sincerity in itself alone
Is no virtue. To be bad and sincere is not
VirtuoUs. Mr.. Smith thinks Mr.. Robinson
is insinccre because he is capable of greet
ing each of his acquaintances with a smile
like ray Of sunshine that sheers and
warns for hours afterward
What nature has not done for man he
may do fo- himself There is such a thing
as deciding what is right living and then
| living that way. Discourtesy, even though
sincere. Will hurt. Some sincere but dis
| courteous people have realized this and
! have adopted the more pleasing way They
| have also cultivated kindness and gracious
ness. because they have observed that all
! positive forces emanate from good rather
than evil. Even though extended hospital
ity may have bored, to thank Il hostess is
| merely to appreciate good motive
by constant practice of gcntleness and
good will they may become part and sub
stance OF the being and not mantle of in
sincerity. The world is not to be made
better by sincerity alone. but by a combi-
nation of many good elements united by a
desire to do right Sincerity will then never
| be questioned not even that of the polite.
ana agreeable person.
Good Breeding
| Should begin a home. We NAV be known
by the way we eat and by the way We en-
ter and leave the dining room-in fact, by
our general deportment-and what we really
are can be judged by the way We act at
home better nv bio
abroad. If child at five is allowed to be-
have crudely, and at twenty-five is polished
and graceful, and equal to the demand of
all elegant occasions. he is so in spite of
his early training and not because of it.
The table of your host indicates the degree
of his refinement
In so many homes culture is sacrificed for
the sake of economy. Six days out of the
week newspapers are spread on for A ia BILE
cloth at the luncheon, because there are
only mother and the children and at dinner
the children are spanked II they do not have
respect for the tabiecloth
Dehcacy should mark the preparation of
All 1000, ana dalntineSS the serving The
rucSt OF all mdnners-those that come from,
.he neart-should begin in babyhood and
De allowed no lapses. The table should at
All 'hes De set immediately, and those
VINO SIT down to 1t should be clean and iidv
Estlmabie men have been known TO 20 IN
the table III shirtseeves, but it is an unnar
oonable offense A dinner each member
OF the family should dress as BELTS the hour
and occasion. "
There Is Difference
Between the self-wiIled and the strong
Willed person. The strong willed child must
not be broken as the colt is broken to tho
harness. 1t should be guided by correct
motives.
feopIe who have no will cannot be de-
pended upon. 1t is calamity to q high
minded, aspiring youth to extinguisb his
VIII power. A child should not be allowed
however TO do as he pleases because his
will is not to be disturbed The tru+b n,e-
scented in clear light will call reason to
sho" the right way to go and when to ston
strong VIII accomplishes all things
needful A young French officer had the
IGN conception of the power of will He
salu- Will be marshal of France and
great general" He became a dtstinpuiebad
commander, and he died marshal ~
France. vi
Mothers
Are distinctly at fault in the matter of
example. Not infrequently one is heard is
SUING her commands and requests I'm loud
hafsh or bolsterous tones, yet she expects
nothing but courtesy from her boy in re-
turn. This is asking good deal of human
nature.
A mother should not forget that like be-
gets like even in tone and manner of voice
and that the mother who wants her how n
be gentleman must treat him like one
Parents are, perhaps, prone to forget that
liVes are reproduced in their children
so when your boy reveals in his ife thl
fruits of the wild oats sown in your own
youthful days, instead of driving him to
ruin by condemna ton, bow your head In
humility before your own works and do
wrong ~
II Is neither good sense nor good reason
TO believe that race saturated with the
germs of mental, moral or physical disease
can give 10 the world perfect mental, moral
or physical health.
ADA MAY KRECKER.