Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-20

dren severely and then, to prevent their
crying, give them the very thing which
they had just declared was not proper for
them to have.
Instead O. punishment. talk quietly with
the little one about its disobedience or mis-
behavior. Make plain to the small girl or
boy why she or he is in the wrong, and
encourage the child to give a reason for
its misconduct. In kindly tones tell them
how to avoid a similar difficulty in the
futuye-in other words. make love the basis
Of discipline, and obedience will be prompt
ed BY the thought that father mother
may be displeased, even grieyed, with an
unk!nd act or a repetition Of the deed that
the child had with its parents decided not
to do again.
Mothers and fathers should take a higher
and nobler view OF their responsibilities
parents than to merely provide for the
temporal wants of their children. Our
children are to take our places. and
1t WI take wise heads and good hearts to
WELD successfully the destinies of life.
None but tie thoughtless or vulgar-snd
to be thoughtless is to be vulgar-inGulge
In excuses of any kind. Everything which
refines our habits ennobles us. To sheer al
the mistakes OF another does not cover our
ill-breeding but emphasizes It.
All attempt at distinction by means OF
dress is vulgar and children should be
made to understand this. To flaunt the
airs and dress of society people among the
palmer classes is nothing short of vulgdrity.
Dress is q means to an end AS Shakes
peare says: Let thy cloak be costly
thy purse can bear; rich. but not gaudy,
for the coat oft bespeaks the man"
Beware of fads Wigs were inflicted
our forefathers by bald monarch stiff
cravats and high collars by king who had
an ugly scar on his neck; long skirts to
hide a pair of ugly feet; hoops to make
queenly waist look smaller than ii was.
We are bound to yield to the general trend
Of fashion, but We have a right without
the loss of cast to discard any fads which
are manlfestly absurd and undesirable.
Another requisite in dress is simplicity,
which should be coupled with harmony Of
color: This simplicity, particularly for
the wel-bred should aspire to in the mat
ter of clothes, and 1t must not proceed from
a desire to be elegant, but a nicely in real
ity. You must not be simply I'll dressed,
but simply well dressed. The rules of sim
plicty the rules Of good taste.
Dress that is appropriate and simple
never offends or renders Its wearer con-
spicuous, although II may distinguish MN
for his good taste. To be well dressed
freshness is essential and II may be con-
ISOLATION to know that visable newness in
our clothes is even worse than patches and
darns.
Teach children personal cleanliness. Be
economical with your dressmaker and
tailor, but extravagant with your laun-
dress Linen is the one thing In dress
where We may say quantity Is better than
quality. Change linen whenever 1t is so.ied.
At times to be ''undressed' is to be very
much dressed, and let it be impressed on
the children that a good pair of shoes, a
pretty pair of gloves and a clean pocket
handkerchief does more toward being we'll
dressed than the most costly jewelry
Perhaps it would be well not to cultivate
in children desire for jewelry, but for
those parents who do not object TO it, let
everything be real and good. Let It be
simple. A boy should never wear more
than one ring, and let its value be its Curl
osty rather than its brilliancy. A bit OF
old jewelry. particularly If 1t is family
piece, is worth the most splendid ere ition
of the goldsmiths shop of today. When
wearing a piece of jewelry always let il
have some use, and jewels should never be
worn by boys.