Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-08

Is being prepared for a career at the ex-
pense of the other members of the family
Miss Cecilia Wilkins was once told that
she had a superb voice. and that all 1t
needed was cultivation. A dapper little
Frenchman. who was giving her singing
lessons at 81 per lesson, paid her TINS COM
pliment, and paid it so often ana Win
such evident sincerity that Miss Cecli.
and her mother soon came to believe what
he said and laid plans accordingly to nave
Miss Cecilia cultivate her voice ABROAD Ill
the famous musical centers
Previous to this time. Miss eczema heu
gone through a young woman's seminary
taking the full four years course at ole
thousand per year. tuition and all ihclosn-
tails, including dress In anothet Sta i,os 70
brother would be ready to enter college,,
and for this event her father. VINO was
only comfortably situated. had peeh ~,
ligiously nursing his bank account a,iu t
wearing his year before last ciotile"' -,
Miss Cecilia wanted so much TO stuus
.broad and her mother was SO iiSiS'ci,
apd-Well John wouldn't De Solhs " "a
lege for another year yet ana tue us ~
short OF it was. Miss Ceclna went 'ii0i''p"
antiy abroad -roa,,, sbe is
etuI haunting the continental music st''u ~
while John after two years III co't 81
IN leave and go to work IheIe nau nv
been enough money III tne AIM am ,ts sister
10 keep him at his books ana nus SIS 80
~ md she was the one with "a ca
reer" don't you know. ,,o,.
Another case in point is that Oh fei's
Augusta Phillips ,- CON
percv Is his widowed mothers only SON
She thinks the sun rises and sets on nun,
Sba occedes TO his every wish. one OF ms
desires is to be a physician He conceiESu
the idea when his mother was Piep Sati'I7
to equip the eldest of her Two oauShtei >
In various institutes that she might be sell
e. of her Immediately the family piahS
were knocked into a cooked nat he
mother had sufficient means 10 prepdle
each of her children to the same extent iol
the serious part of life or 10 give reicy
the course in college, medical schools ana
bospitaIs which would be necessary pefore
he could hope to become a pracuclnS phySi-
clan. Well, as already limited Percy mas
ever been the apple of his mothers eye ana
he is having his way, and neither girl Is
receiving educational instruction of any
sort and does not expect to. On the other
hand. last year the family cook and maid
of all work was let go that Percy might not
he in need of spending money, and the girls
are doing the Homework, as well as their
own sewing. when they get time for it.
The Example"
Furthermore, 1t often happens-went on
the married man-that the eldest child or a
growing family is denied a square deal SIM
Dlv because of his seniority. For example:
RAYMOND Hayes was the eldest of SIX
children. When his first brother was old
enough to toddIe about Raymond was
barely five yet he was informed that now
it was incumbent upon him to set a good
example for his brother. as he was the
older and supposed to know better what
was right and what wrong. Whenever a
new baby came to the Hayes house Ray
mond never missed having the same old
sentiment ding-donged into his ears, and
when in the course of time. he and his
brothers and sisters got into the inevitable
childish squabbles, Raymond invariably re-
ceiyed the severest punishment from his
parents. He was the eldest: he had failed
to set the good example expected of him ;
instead he was fighting the hardest, and
no matter II he wasn't; hence the extra
chastisement.
I'D to the time he left home Raymond
felt himself Disseminated against contin-
ually in this fashion, for at no stage of his
boyhood and youth did he prove to be a
glttering success as a good example. He
had far too much spirit in his makeup.
Five years have passed since he was home
last He says he won't go back again until
his eldest sister is married and from under
the paternaI roof. This sister is the one
who used TO torment him about his boyish
affairs of the heart until he'd pull her pig
tails In desperation, and then of course,
he got lambasted. because he should have
set a good example in Christian forbear-
ance: while the tormentor would escape
even the semblance of frown, being ten
derby Struggled on mothers bosom instead
A Sacrifice to Family Pride
Another effective way to keep the chill
dren from getting square deal all round