Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-02-01
THE SELFISH COUPLE.
Husbands nnd Wives Who Refuse to
Mingle In Society.

and Wives Who Refuse to
Mingle In Society.
S~elfishneSs is the bane Of all life.
1t cannot enter into life-individunI.
family or social-without cursing 1t.
Therefore il Il married. pair find
themselves inclined to confinc them.
selves to one another'S society, indis-
posed IL go abroad and mingle with,
the life around them, disturbed and i-
ritnted by the collection OF friends in
their W dwelling or iii any way NOV
Ell TO rcgaru their social duties as dis
agreeable. let them be alarmed at once.
IT is 4 bad S~ympton-An essentially
morbid symptom. They should insti-
1ute means ut once for removing this
feeling. and they can only remove it by
rersistently going into society, persist
emily gathering it into their own dwell
ing and persistently endcavorinS to
learn to love and feel an interest in al
with whom they meet. The process Of
regeneration will not be 4 tedious one.
for the rewards Of social life are i'm.
mediate. T. 81
The heart enlarges quickly with the
practice Of hospitality. Tle, sympatlies
run and take root from point to point,
each root throwing up leaves and bear
ing flowers and fruit like strawberry
vines il they are only allowed to do
so. ~. .. nj """. .. ". ...M.
1t is only sympathies and strawber-
rleS that arc cultivated in hills which
do otherwise. The human face is a
thing which should be able to bring
the heart into blossom with 4 moments
shining. and will be such With YOU il
YOU will meet it propeN;.
The penalties OF family isolation will
not. Wlhappily, fail entirely upon yu;lr-
selves. They will be visited with
double force upon your children. Chill
.lren rcaren i'll the home Will. few or
no associations Will grow up either
hoorisil Or sclisitivtly lilaid. IT." TIN.
1t IS 4 cruel wrong to children to rear.
ihtln without bringing them into con
t!ied conflict with polite social life.
Tho ordeal through which children
thus reared are obliged 10 pass in gain
ing the case ana assurance which Will
make tl!clu at home elsewhere than m
der the naternal roof is one Of tile
scvcrcSt. while those who are constant
~ accustomed to y social life from
their youth are educated in all its
forms and sr.ccs without Knowing il.
Great lnultitulcs OF men ana women
all over the country are now living Sc
cililaed lr3in social contact simply from
tlitir sensitive consciousness OF irnu-
rance OF The forms Of graceful inter
course. ." vi. 4" ."|.. ..M.
They fec! that they cannot break
throHGil tilei: reserve. There is. doubt
less. lnurl that is morbid III this; feel
iES. and vet it is mainly natural. From
all this modification and this dcDriva-
ton every :'o;l might have Been saved
by education in n home where social
life was properly lived. 1t is crrcl TO
deny to clliIdlcll the Opportunity not
only TO become accustomed from Their
first consciousness to the forms of So
ciety. but TO enjoy its influence upon
their developing life.
Society IS food to children. Contact
with other minds is the means hy
which they are educated, ana tie diff
ference III families OF children Will
show 1T once to tie accustomed V tl!t.
different social character of their par.
ent*i. G;!t | have no space TO follow
tits subject further, and leave it
with YOU. With the earnest WISH that
you Will consider it and profit Ivy the
suggestions: l have given you.--.Tim-
ntlly Iitcomb's Letters" i'll Boston
Globe.