Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-10-29

| ne kindergarten child lacks one quality
winch IS necessary "a the success. of the
| I5oWthS man or wonau-concentrat
A4llue Sarten claims an easy way of do
| IHs thlhSs. Unfortunately, to get an
| eu"t:t non IS most difficult matter, and
| 4 VIII never come without a hard fight
20 children who lay as a foundation for
lneT HE work the slipshod methods of
| kindergarten.
10 sum up these thoughts on the early
Suucatlon OF children, | should say that
/ ~ cases where the matter is omen to
cnolce. where the home affords the prom
er surroundings, and the mother is will
| ing % give her time and thought to the
9dlhlhg OF her children. kindergarten is
uecldedly unadyisable, and it is from
pnysieians and teachers that the greatest
SSGppott OF this assertion comes.-Mary
Genius.
One day in little town Genius was
born; She looked out upon the strange.
wondering world and did not know why
she was there or who wanted her or if
taere was really anything for her to do.
one was a little child and played with
4IneF little children such as Hope,
Kindness and Gratitude, yet she found
everyone as Envy, Avarice, Jealousy,
cruelty, and even more of those little
folks tran of the real kind ones Some
tunes she played their pranks. too, but
whenever she did the mother of little
Genus would scold her and say: You
must oe good. for | expect many nice
good things from you some day" So
Genius grew and grew and grew, just
lke the turnip back of the barn, and
When she was quite large nearly all of
ler little pIaymates declared: You
should not be called Genius: the name
does not suit you" After a while near
y everyone else said the same thing, but
GehluS mother. who slipped her arms
around the little creature, replied: Il
gave you that name because God gave
you genius, and it will all be right some
day. But they hurt me- the child
complained. And they always will"
the mother answered. but some time or
other you will find you deserve the name
you bear, 50 do not despair But Ge-
mus was lonely-very lonely-and some
times she cried, or would go away with
Jealousy and come back unhappy. Envy
made her miserable because she sighted
her. Then Genius said: Il will be aw-
fully bad and mean-just as mean as /
Gah-tor they have a better time than I
do. But then Hope came along and
said: Don't do that, Genius. or you
VIII never, never get where You belong.
so Genius grew-slowly to be sure. but
she grew-and one day she took wings
and flew far away. When next Avarice.
Envy and Jealousy heard of her it was
to learn that Genius was on the top
round. Did Genius laugh? No. she
merely said: Il only wish | could help
everyone up where | am. for that is
genius--Woman's National Daily.
$3.50
Long Engagements.
The question of the length of an en-
gFaNfnAso IL L. III
only by the two people who are most
vitality concerned, and, like everything
else, must depend upon circumstances.
However, there Is a medium in all
things, the moderation which st. Paul
breaches applies to all relations in life
and Is good here as elsewhere. Ii surely
Is desirable that an engagement of mar
rage should be Of sufficient duration to
enable the two who are engaged to be-
come acquainted with each other, to as
certain the temper, disposition, principles
and habits of each other. at least so far
as these can be ascertained during court
ship.
Still, engagements may be too long rs
well as too short. The constancy of .Ja-
cob for ages has been held up to admira-
ton, but it does not of necessity follow
that the man of today who elects to
wait fourteen years for marriage. when
he just as well might have married at
the end of enc, also is deserving of APP
prevail
It doubtless is sad for faithful lovers
whose marriage indefinitely is postponed
for a cause beyond their control, but they
at least have the mutual satisfaction of
patient love and endurance
1t is far sadder for q woman to feel
that her youth is passing, her freshness
fading, her faith and courage slowly
failing while she waits for the man to
whom she is engaged, whom she loves,
and he makes no sign.
In such case it is possible that the
lover has grown a little weary of his
bonds. but he has not the courage to say
so. 1t is his fault if her beauty is on
the wane and her temper less sweet than
il was.
Nothing wearies like waiting, and if he
regrets his offer and sees no prospect
of marrying he should honestly tell her
so.
He, perhaps, may fatter himself that
she rather would be engaged to him than
married to any other man, but if so his
fault only is the greater for making
such selfish exactions Of one who loves
him so well.
Perhaps it never occurs to him what
may be said of his treatment of her.
How she does hang on to himr' and
HE doesn't care much for her, but she
can't see it,' are remarks which the idle
and ill-natured of both sexes level at the
woman who is waiting YEARLY, but who
is denied the right to demand her due.
The woman is deserving of sympathy,
but she gets only ridicule.
~O-:-o-
Wall Decorations for Dining Room.
The prettiest dining room walls are
those decorated with china instead of
pictures, for this treatment gives dis
tinction from any other room. Pieces
selected for the walls must of necessity
be striking, either in color or shape, pre-
ferably both. They may be large or
small, for, odd though it may seem, there
is no difficulty in attaching even a heavy
piece securely.
With plate racks around the walls we
are all familiar, and yet they grow
tiresome But. unless the reach Of wood
en- shelf is made too long, they can be
most attractive
An arrangement that is useful if
placed between two windows, consists
of a shelf 10 inches at its widest in the
middle narrowing down to q inches and
then /. at the corner. The swell thus
made gives plenty of room for holding
a large salad bowl. Ten inches below