Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-04-06

.us scenes OF some clever private
bouts.
Those who advocate the sport say It
gives one a beautiful figure and rosy
cheeks, 30 all the pasty eomplexoned
fat girls are trying it as a beauty cure
Sometimes" says a business girl, q
friend Of mine, II get indignant at all
he preaching directed at US. On all
hands young women are told that they
must have a good knowledge of house
hold management, cookery and other
duties If they are to become helpful
wives and be happy in their marriage.
Young men are being warned with
equal insistence that the partners they
select must have the same quali6ca-
lions. That ia quite the correct view
10 take, but there comes a pleading
FRY from some of the girls. Nobody
disputes the statement they say In
affect, and we all agree that a wife
b married, but Is not that rather hard
IN some Of us who are so busy that
We have no opportunity Of acquiring
he requisite experiencer
"There are many thousands Of girls
Who have never had time to learn
Housekeeping. Are they to be e1clud-
( I'd from all chance Of marriage? Is
i to be argued that they are incapa-
ale Of becoming good wives, from
she housekeeping point Of view, and
making their husbands happy?
"It is only fair to say that they
must be Judged according to their ca
pacity and intelligence. They cannot
be entirely ignorant Of household
work, cooking, etc. Therefore If they
ire bright and quick witted they VIII
loon learn many details, ven after
marriage. In fact, many girls who
have married in what their critics
would call a state of ignorance have
,stonished their friends by the rapid
lty Of their development into good
housewives. When I married. said a
happy husband, with q smile, my wife
iidn't know how to mend my pocket;
The was no needlewoman. But she
understood that she must become one,
Tor I couldn't afford to have every
hing done out. And now III back
Ter against anybody
1.-THE fact that they have neve done
t IS no proof that they cannot learn
o do 1t. They may learn more quickly
han those who have already acquired
he experience, for 1t takes some peo-
pie much longer than others to assiuf-
ate knowledge. The proper way to
'egard this matter is to judge by the
Kings they have done and by their
general intelligence, together with land
his Is the important point the love
hey bear for the prospective hus-
band.y
Don't you think that girl is right?
Have you heard Of the new vogue
n table decoration? Instead of flow
rs the women of the smart set are
scattering little statuettes all over the
Lining ahIas The 81 sh~A~
! lie haf EtGGSa beneath Craflfng vines,
while electric lights similarly conceal
ID throw soft colors upon them. Quite
/ fairy like effect may be obtained In
his manner At q recent dinner which
| attended the statuettes were pure
white with a soft greenish sprinstime
light thrown on them from the lights
concealed beneath. Sometimes a little
~,tatuette at each place holds up q
.ope Of vines or spring flowers which
reaches around the entire table.
Speaking Of table decorations, every
thing that can be metal is nowadays.
Silver vegetable dishes have long re-
placed china ones. The silver break
last dish which closes automatically
10 keep bread, chops, etc, warm is a
fixture, and now comes the silver wa
Ter earafe, replacing our old friend of
tut glass memory. Truly, times do
.hange. By the way, have you heard
The latest?
A German steamship company is
thinking of installing a ships mother"
sn every liner it owns. The Office of
these mothers will be to look out for
he comfort of all the feminine pas
sengers. 1t will work all right If the
woman has tact, but If not can you see
where a mother Of this description
might be worse than a mother-in-lawi
Lovingly, MABEL.