The evening world., 1911-02-22

every man seriously is invariably ado
Next / would teach each girl indi-
vidually to know the things that she
mas not, to realize IL she Is large and
tall she must not he kittenish. or II she
is ~sprightly and little that an elephan-
tine majesty is very much out Of the
picture. I would make her study. rec
ognixe and conceal the had points OF
her face and figure. But. Of course. the
mother of seven daughters can't treat
them all alike. After instlllinc certain
fundamental principle, II e~onauest-,he
mnst const6er each case individually.
"oirls in Europe marry TO mai tain
an institution, not to please tasrn-
selves. In my play we have the type
OF European girl whose education con-
sists in knowing how to cook and how
to play the piano. She must zoo well
enough for the meal 70 induce an agree
able somnolence in her husband and
play well enough to put him quite to
sleep after dinner. The problem as II Is
worked out In the play is on the lines
OF broad farce, but you've asked me TO
consider the question as 1t applies here.
Very well, then. III assume that /
have seven manageable daughters. in
stead of one not fourteen years Of age
and with a dramatic gesture Mrs. Fur
ness gathered her imaginary brood
about her and began:
No Chance at Home.
ia make every single one OF
them study aud taxs mp n profss-
sion. The GIL who stays at home
hasn't q chance on earth. matri-
moniaily. agatns. her sistsr who
goes on and hustlss for a living,
and. perhaps unconsciously, . hus-
band.
ut has been my experience that
women who have been self -support-
ing make the most brilliant house
wives.
Business ne has taught them The
value OF system and order. and knowing
where and how the money is spent.
The old-fashioned housewife made
everything as diricult az possible. But
perhaps. after all. one of my seven
daughters might not have bra ms enough
to make n living. she'd be the prettiest
one probably, and ! might lei her stay
at home and he an ornament.
"I'd teach her to play popular
music, although she couldn't learn
how to do It A. we'll - the .
mechanical pianos. n I would
urge her to learn . few ooon songs
and how to dress Enthusiastically
without shocking the eye. J might
Let her take . fow Lessons In art,
just 70 develop her taste in clothes.
And practically from birth she should
read the Ladies' Home Journal, II
added TO this equipment. she SHOVE the
total lack OF humor | recommend 10 al
manageable girls. she would have a,
much trouble as Penelope In deciding
between her ciamorous suitors.
There now. we've got the pretty on.
married on And Mrs. Furness hsavec
a relieved sign, worthy Of any success
ful matchmaker.
From Dictatlon to Dictator.
"Typswriting offers the most fer
tile matrimonial cid I know Of"
she resumed. II should certainly
make one Of my seven dauGhtsrs q
typewriter.
why does the American man MARI!
his typewriter, YOU ask? Because hi
typewriter wants him to marry her
Men are drifters emotionally--and. more
over, a mans typewriter is the one per
son VINO can talk TO him intelligent,
about the subject which interests hin
. most OF anything on earth-his bus
ness.
why. II Venus were alive to-
day she'd strike her oolors 10 the
modern goddess with the machine.
my typewriter daughter would MARI
; her employer-rhat makes two"
Suddenly Mrs. Furnees laughed. :
' sound dreadfully didactic and sericu'
done II" she said. but I'm q gre'
c believer in m~arriage-the right sol
: OF marriage. ! think It's the nnei
- Trims in the world. To care for sou
u one ard 20 know that ne cares for 20
makes all that Is worth While in i.
: don; hesitate % plan the weddings
my seven daughters because I know tn
y .I,, N nab. ,hat, La plna.