The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-12-12

y 1870
known in Virginia rs athe chanhaf'
or "Inpther's ROOM
Tho sitting room, the library, an
drawing room. may all have
diviaualltles and their special attfae
lions, but none Of them can be
toned, beside "the chamber 5f 4
fashioned mansion, toward vhiC,
everything that is best and brightest
in the household insensibly graYltatas
kFamlly Room.
The chamber Is a room devoted ~
family councils, to the consideration
of important family questions There
the son may go to sit at his mothst
knee and confde to her bis hopes and
ambitions for the future thefa the
young girl may so in the cleaning q
pour into sympathizing ear her gifs;
Ish condolences and her sweet love 80
crets. There heartaches and head
aches may be eased Of their hurt
There the absentee goes for is vol
come when he comes back home, real
izing It's worth as he has neversdone
before. There he receives his moth.
er's kiss when the time for goodbye
comes, and he goes forth to tTy BIZ
prowess in the world outside q THU
quiet refuge,
Debutante and Bride
the debu,ante going to her hrst
marty goes first to mothers room.
that sweet eyes may smile approval
and gentle hands smooth down tlte
laces Of her corsage with caressill
and lingering touch. The bride, en-
ve,oped in her misty Wilderness, turns
from her maids to seek theQulet char.
her where mothers embrace ana
mnrmured blessing makes her pause
on the threshold Of her new NE g
wonder afresh at the marvel Of maEF
nal devotion and the depth Of ~
ternal affection.
Center Of LIS and peatn'
The mothers room is the centre q
the lows of infancy, OF girlhood boy
hood and young womanhooa and MN
hood, AS 1t witnesses the begtnnine
and the developments Of lie, 80 II Wit
nesses its ending. Phete comes
time, nover.to-be,forgotten TINS
when the household gathers IN tlie
chamber to look their last upon guiet
sleeper, who has been the irradintlIle
spirit Of the room. whose Inauan
associated with every inanimate e
lect that the room contains, y tll
stricken hearts within Il feel. Here
the work basket, with the needle en-
thimble; there the book usad y dail
deyotIons and here the writi9g
beside which patt nfsevery
spent
HencsForth = Memory.
& . Z
Hencesorth "the chamber, 'lachlnE
that which made Ii what IL wax
mantled and shorn, remains ~ a
hearts Of those who kngw and leFe
it best only as precious memuE
But who can estimate It's influence a
the hearts that are quick 70 recall
/ 49,
Of whose inner life It must always 3
living, breathing part!
Tired Mothers.
If there Is any class Of persons who
need tenderness and encouragement
| is tired mothers; weary limbs 81
hearts and puzzled brains al attest q
the fact. There ought to be speed
privileges granted to tired mothers
much as to lnyallds. Those who h3sa
passed through this trying oriiesl
know how to Sympathize, know how les
excuse many of the Shortcomings q
those who are passing through 81
narrow gateways, the thoFhy rAtl
and rough highways, where tempt
den holds high revelEy and the anss
If peace sits In shadow
Tired mothers! always anxiou
scheming, planning ana economizin
how they can manage every detail d
domestic life with least expense: ~
children are such a drain upon this -
sources Of ones time, heart and DDcA
ct. The mother doing double WuT
triple work themselves, to save fd
this, or that, until the tHerses
strained and shattered to a idagfas'iG
bearabie to themselves, and paTtier
larly offensive to Others. Let ms dil
rect you, fathers and husbands; de
gently with the wife and mon
cheer and brighten her life By a
means in your power; for abe RRa
your help in many ways, to buoy beis
up and retain her, that she mag y
ueryed with fresh vigor to impaEt q
the little ones who are d c0lsi
1roIy uno,, bo. liE1, -aY,s1 ,ns.,.t isllls e