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considered, a spot that offered shelter
at night and meals when they were not
to be found elsewhere, but nothing
pleasurable.
Home does not mean very much to
either men or women, yet never was
so much done for the comfort of both.
Modern homes are fairly teeming with
temptations to rest and be luxurious
and comfortable. There are more new
books and interesting magazines put
forth every month than the ordinary
mortal can read, and furnishings are
of the most alluring kind. Yet with
all these attractions we are continual
ly searching for distraction, something
better than home, yet not so much,
after all, judging by the young wo-
mans remark on the entertainment.
One can readily understand the rest
lessness of an occupan. of discom-
Portable little bedroom in lodging
house. The dinginess is depressing
even when the furniture is comfort
able It requires lot OF ingenuity and
a host of personal belongings to give
a honey" air to such an apartment.
But restlessness is not confined to such
places. Lovely homes are deserted for
any amusement The inmates of those
homes prefer second-rate meals in
crowded restaurants to their own table
and good food.
A man whose income is derived from
very hard work said recently that he
never attended evening entertain
ments. He preferred his home and
family, his books and papers and bed
at an early hour. All theatre-g going
was done in the afternoon and only
daylight functions were considered by
either husband or wife. He said that
he lived so rapidly during business
hours that it was positive pleasure
to throw off haste with his Office coat,
go home as comfortably as possible,
make a leisurely toilet and more leis-
urely evening meal, chat without re-
gard to time and spend a few hours
like rational being, And he is bring
ing up his family to just such whole
some ideas.
Men are growing more contented,
while women are acquiring the restless
spirit Masculine clubs are not the
pivot of life, apparently, except for
married men. Bachelor quarters are
powerful rivals, bOth TO clubs and
matrimony. But poor woman cannot
get used, to solitary life, so she pre-
fers people outside of home to lonell.
ness within it. She might take COM
panion, but dislikes the idea of be-
ing forced to put up with companion
ship at the rare intervals when she
wants to be alone. Inconsistent to the
end, you see.
SO few of us are resourceful. We
are dependent upon the outside world
for distraction. We profess to enjoy
sewing yet work under pressure ana
find WEAKNESS rather than rest. We
express fondness for reading and
seem to be unable to pin our attention
to book or paper. There Is no better
relaxation for woman who has strug-
gled all day in the business world than
to eat q ieisurely dinner or supper, get
into comfortable house dress and
slippers, find an easy chair and We'll
shaded lamp and settle down to lose
herself in a new world, that pictured
by skillful pen. And there is so much
to read that one can afford to be criti-
cal and hard to please.
There would have to be an occa-
sional bit of amusement, of frivolity,
even. to keep this relaxation from be-
coming monotonous. But the major
ity of us have more than is good for
us. After all we are not very good to
ourselves. We overwork and overin-
dulge our bodies and brains, and won
der why they give out.-Washlngton
Times.