The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-09-11
Here Is An Editorial
For Some Friends OF
Ours Who Can't Read
We Possibly. Yes Probably, Will
Offend; But We Mean Well Just
the Same-Mothers Should
Read This, Too.

prizes but don't like totng baby around
these beauty shows.
Nor do approve sending photos in
the hope of having them pronounced the pretiest
Now. just moment mothers before your down
upon before you telling just what your
opinion is of all this maternal pride ii
pretty babies
AS a o we rather dote ourselves.
We like pinch their rosy cheeks poke them in their sides
with index finger and permitted them wipe their
Undiscovered paddles white and simply smedhe
latter however consideration for the hap
pened be visiting.
So don't being agn em generally
against mothers loving them, either
We know what they look like
but also appreciate the fact that the mothers of the pretty child
Is quite likely overdo and get foolish about it
That is her tendency when puts exhibition
And the great that she becomes
enrapped the of her baby beauty that she quite
likely forget her duty mother neglect the
n side of maternity.
great possibility fail look beyond
day of her baby beauty when will have faded and when it
viii be dependent upon than looks happiness and useful
mess in the world
you ever visited in home you a have
developed black sheep and the family album has been brought
out?
That's mother this father you told the leaves
turned Kate-shes married here is
her husband-heyre doing we'll this Jim and this is Bill
both business with father and prospecting
until there pause reached and
conjunction and significantly omitted plain
u Whatever
- There something AND this and So, the
of family album being described that
ready the whose photo alluded
in good standing
always suggestion GOODNESS when
apart by of his picture ngy
That's George"
Quite apologeicaly it to you
The likeness of fallen one has been reached
And generally that know the and
leve the embarrassment both sides you asked Wasn't
George pretty baby?"
George the beauty show entry from that family
Standing with his mother the album time after
time just about as he was getting into George had
himself pointed the winner prize baby contest once
and he look Of pride turned him from gentle loving
eyes; the eyes of foolshy proud mother.
Sadly So but foolish mother
What we have against the baby show the fact that
courages mothers make the mistake putting the beauty of the
1t pretty baby give
for thought healthy baby both in brain and
body.
Sooner than lining the baby up inspection of its good
looks beside the children and whose
health would
the fair for mothers which they could be advised
the proper way bringing babies what
for their physical mental moral good before they
We would like to have mother found the fair
grounds bearing child
impaing HER carrying baby crowds
and the hot and that she putting the life of that baby
jeopardy
took their babies the grounds during this years fair the hope
For only health, rules referred to above as
that her babys beauty con-
her that its soundnss of body and its education
We look back, and where
them.
For everybody understands mothers.
nothing dsespect toward those mothers
n taking their babies to the contest.
and the interest of the
good Lord knows mother wouldn't harm her baby
every mother doesn't know when she doing that thing
mothers whose entries the baby exhibit did
we a word of cheer
is another chance for your baby.
him her in a that much
more to you and your baby
Judgment will be passed. perhaps until they have
quite big.
Looks will not be considered
will qualify for the prizes from the standpoint Of knowl
edge, energy and honesty. u
prize worth competing for for it station
and honor
your baby properly goomed and PREPARED for
I
will be apologies coming from you when take
down family album if you do duty in this direction
Beauty will but fairly endufethrand all honor