The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-01-26

RANDMOTHERS fashionable It is fashion
I able to be a grandmother. Society comedies
\ these facts. and in truth, bows down masse
before the modern grandmother who is synony-
with the social leader OF today. She is not the
GRANDMOTHER OF old time this grandmother OF the year
1903 but II the truth be told many fine traits
with that individual OF history with whose
name arc associated snowy puffs hair folded kerr
chief around the marvellous of finest texture
which needs always be carried by faithful maid
in = basket woven especially to suit the cap The
grandmother today nothing of caps of
the insignia o. mark her being noteworthy.
She stands supreme the leading lady of the time,
well the social leader and the woman OF affairs
indeed, in truth, she who must be obeyed.
In society today there many membevs of the
most prominent families who grandmother and YET
who look scarcely older debutantes, this
not through any artificial aids beauty. but simply
through being themselves. They may be larger and
many OF them extremely slender; but it is their
appearances OF perfect health beauty which marks
them notable examples Of the best of Amer
ican aristocracy-
The grandmother OF so years ago may have been
and alert mentally and physically, but it
the fashion Of those reegate her the back
seat. these days there is grandmother Of i'm
portance whom any would for momeut imagine
reegated to that position. She would be obvi-
ously Of place that the idea would
absurdity. No, front place in the front rank
where she belongs. place accorded to her by uni
versal consent of her contemporaries. we'll as
OF those of their generation. truth the
generation needs take the prefer
ence and their credit be it said they make de-
thereat. but II proper fitting.
It is so fashionable TO have a grandmother, who
be called upon in emergencies. pointed ?
really being that the position necessity
be pleasing II would though the grand
OF today realizing point special pains
always look her best to be always wei gowned and
also always be thoroughly ease. and truly the
poise attained is something to marvel and be
enried
It is the pose, the and the charm OF the
Of the world, who has attained. who
knows fun well what life means. but who through
life has gained knowledge and with it the SYM
pathy thought come only from asso-
citation with the best experience best
charm OF social leader indescribable She is
born. and the palm leadership is accorded
her by common consent in every o
life. the grandmother who same time is the
social leader has attained position the world Of
society and fashion which much TO be desired Her
world Is law her precepts are followed she is given
respect with the admiration youth
and even that falls her daughter
in so far as years are concerned.
when the history this country is written for
future ages there doubt that among its annals
will be found mention Of the who have played
an important in the social life. then
be for scientist forward with
to prove that the grandmother was on par
mentally with the with whom associated;
physically on par with of 20 so years ago.
and morally far ahead any them: and it will be
written down that the grandmother woman TO be
looked up 20 and reverenced admired petted and feted
as any Of the bellies of the preceding generation.
For some time It has been fashionable for parents
be interested in their children Children may
have taken the interest in their parents. but
that has little andto proud possessor
offspring has been quite the thing fashionable