Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-17
The Day

The Day
When fair femininity can lounge among
her sofa cushions with her hair loosened
and a box of bonbons at hand to read her
novel, is a day or the past. Nowadays
every woman is expected to watch the
progress of the world. report upon it, ana
amply her woman's power toward its as
sistance.
II is not supposed that any one can De
letter perfect on all the affairs engaging
public interest whether about radium or the
Standardization of matter or the newest
news in politics of kings and nations. put
IT is demanded that every one shall know
something of them.
1t does not for example, become any wo-
man among us to be ignorant wholly OF the
plan and system Of our government, to De
unable TO speak intelligently of the great
questions before Congress or to know noth-
Ing of what is meant by the leading issues
of the lines all over the world. The mother
who cannot tell her boys something about
our army and navy is, too, soon gong ~
have boys knowing more than she khoWS
Nor does it become any mother to be SO
unintellgent or so careless of the vast re
coil and retrogressive forced on the Whole
human race by war that she cannot snow
her children the advantage or peace even
in its most obvious relations, and the beau-
tiful superiority of a people of happy homes
and harvest fields over those with the great
est trumphs ever won in battle.
The advance of civilization ana the up
rising of women with the uprising OF all the
rest of the world bring to women many
more duties that their grandmothers hau
to fulfill. and among them Is that or THOR
ougbIy aCquainting themselves with puDhc
events of Importance, especially those mat
are upon the larger stage. There Is at the
other extreme the possibility of spending
too much time in the idle gossip OF tIle
dailies regarding insignificant news ana ue
tails and the neglect of more important
reading. Ten or fifteen minutes every
morning or every afternoon Is ample Tor the
daily digest of the news. while one-half hour
should be put daily with the reading or
more momentous literature. with history,
poetry. science. or nature, books, or some
truly great novel.
Summer Leisure
Is held responsible for the neglect of good
literature. While there are luminous ex-
ceptons to fritting away of time and mem
tai health with the frivolous trash that is
read upon hotel piazzas and the low intel
lectual level 1t evidences. still the excep-
tons are rare enough to excite comment
by their eccentric choice OF standard read
Ing.
"What a blessing it is to love books as
love themr' exclaimed Lord Macaulay, that
literature q consolation as well as proht
and a pleasure. Few, perhaps, can COM
maud such a range OF reading as was his,
including as it did. many languages and
wide diversity of subjects; but the thorough
appreciation wherewith he read and the
satisfaction and pleasure which he derived
from books happily are not impossible OF
attainment
True book lovers read with vivid sympathy
and keen interest for graces and vigor n
the authors style for profound thought,
strong character drawing, skillful plots,
graceful verse.
They prize books as dear friends, turning
to them for counsel and comfort even more
than for the pastime and happiness they
can afford, friends who can never alter or
forsake.'
These apprecative spirits understand and
share the feelings that prompted Tyndan
To write In the old volume of Emer5On's
works through which he first made ac-
quaintance with that authors writings:
purchased by inspiration"
Some
Resolutions are good to make any day
of the year. and. if must be. every day OF
the year. one can make them over AID
over, and each making assists in the bet