Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-09-11
woMEN's COLUMN

woMEN'S COLUMN.
.-oso8v Knows but Mother.
Inv buttons are missing todayg
10" Nobody knows but mother
,t,r many playthings are strewn in her
'Xaloav knows but mother
How many taiiah'''s anu sP'o'S '''s snt,
a a1sgg burns on each fat little fist.
Hon many bumps TO be euddled and
Ais Nobody knows but mother
now many hats has she hunted today?
~" Nobody knows but mother
,,a,slaesiv hiding themselves in the hay?
Nobody knows but mather
~. many handkerchiefs willfully strayed.
1iav- many ribbons Tor each Httle naidf
II"- far her care, can a mother be paid1
Nobody knows but mother.
now many muddy shoes all in a row?
~ Nobody knows but mother
How ed many stockings 10 oafn' 40 you
Nobody knows but mother
How many torn little aprons 10 mehdt
IioT many hours of toll must she spend7
What is the time when her days work viii
Nobody knows but mother.
How many lunches for Tommy and Sam?
Nobody knows but mother.
cookies and apples and blackberry jam?
Nobody knows but mother.
Norrfshing dainties for every sweet
roddI lGg.1 bottle or dignified Ruth.
How much love sweetens the labor, for
Nobody knows but mother.
How many cares does a mother-heart
A"S Nobody knows hut mother.
How many joys from her mother-love
Nobody knows but mother.
How many prayers by each little white
How many tears for her babes has she
How many kisses for each curly head.
Nobody knows but mother.
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Walking for Women.
Walking-healthy regular wall1ing-is
a dificult undertaking for women. 1t is
because most of them have little ambi-
lion 70 do anything that has no special
attraction pastimes that please and
anluse are preferred.
The city streets are not the place for
fhe right kind of walking. The jarring
payements, the noise. the dust, the heat
the ugliness, are not surroundings in
which to practice a bracing exercise
those wild, lovely places, those stretches
of valley hill, and mountain totally I'M
disturbed by cultivation or industry of
any kind.
But that certainly is not possible for
ALL
However, all that is really needed is a
path through fresh, green, growing
:. 4, h ~lrv |,
where the air flows sweet. Now that
the many are going to suburbs for the
summer the task is easier.
The idea of systematic walking is dis
tasteful at first. Anything with "sys-
tenn" in it is condemned by most women.
The disagreeable system in this case
means only regulation of time and
dress, the former principally to agree
with ones convenience and both to en-
hance ones comfort.
The time should be in early morning or
early evening. Even in country places
the summer sun is hot from a. m. to 5
Il p. m.
The length should never be less than
half hour, and better an hour if one
oiters much and plays with outdoor
thingS-fowers, birds, streams-that hap
pen along.
Aimles swandering through fields and
4 woods, by hedgerows, thickets, and
n streams is the best way to deceive ones
s. self into a healthy exercise.
There is continual novelty and a great
Il variety of bodily movements in STOPPING
& and climbing and exploring.
The clothes to wear on these walks are
d a most important factor. They should
be light in weight and comfortable. The
neck, and arms below the elbow, should
be free.
Tight wristbands and collars can make
4 one very miserable The shoes should be
of stout tan leather, and high if the
walk be through rough places.
Ihe nat should have broad bfIm, Tor
4 the glare of the sky on bright morning,
& even early, is unpleasant The skirt
should be no less than inches from the
ground.
These rules are simple and may he
adapted easily to ones individual needs
Of all the various exercises that are
q prescribed for physical deficiencies none
B IS so natural as walking.
Often a special series of gymnastics.
with paraphernalia, clothes. instructor,
ETC, will be adhered to patiently by a
woman when the habit of moderate,
pleasant walking, faithful acquired,
would work more strongly for her health.
Perhaps the fact that tine former cir
famstances are special is what prods
her with power.
4 The child's Corner.
Many little children have no place for
ther toys, and yet are reprimanded for
having them in the way.
In most houses there is a little room
b at the end of the upper hall usually set
apart for a clothespress. This, if sup
pied with light and air, makes coy
q playhouse, ana, with convenient shelves.
can hold the whole array of toys. OF
B course larger room is much to be da-
n sble.
Lacking any room which can be
spared, devote a part of some room for
ule chlld's coy corner. Fit it up with
small chairs and table. Little cupboards
r ana cabinets can be made by putting
shelves in packing boxes of the desired
we Neatly papered inside and out. or
Covered with cretonne, and with cur
.ainS IN front. they are ornamental as
wen as useful In these cabinets all
small toys and books may be kept,
mandy, but out Of the way.
III I'm. Une woman bouht an ordinary kitchen
,aoie' with a good drawer in it. She
q Iosered the top with white oilcloth, and
# Ldu the legs cut off TO make the table