Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-04
By WINIFRED BLACK.

cooking it with cunning care to
make it nourishing and good?
Starching and ruffling the cur
tains for your little front room?
Haunting the bargain shops?
Why, that's a crime. too; didn't
you know that? And, besides, it's a
joke. Haven't you read the funny
papers; it's a great joke, the bar
gain counter, to all those who do
not understand the pitiful effort to
make something take the place of
nothing.
Yes. little woman, you're 8 time
waster, an energy waster, a prodi-
gal of your strength and care, and
very. very wicked woman, and you
never knew it all this time.
Well. it's never too late to learn
begin today. Follow out the teach
ings of this learned Professor
Somebody from Somewhere and
spend every cent you lay your
hands on for yourself.
on any more, beg money, borrow it.
yes. even steal it, if it comes to
that; for you must look pretty, you
must wear good clothes; 1t isn't
moral to be shabby.
How ever did your husband put
up with you as long as he has, you
with your tired eyes and your poor,
knotty, little, rough hands? What
do you expect a man to do. stay in
love with a tired, orn-out little
fright like you?
The children, they love you?
Well yes, children are silly little
things. I've seen them cling to
mother who hadn't an ounce of
false hair to her head; and some
little tykes / know think their
mother is beautiful, and she wears
an oldfashioned skirt with room
enough to walk in, and her hat
looks like hat and not like
mushroom.
It Won't Do, Professor.
You ought to see those tyies Of
hers when she comes home from an
errand. why they run to meet her
as if she were some home coming
queen and they her loyal subjects.
Ihelr father, seems to rather like
the plain, wholesome woman ne
chose out of all the world to be his
WIFE, too. Yes. he more than toll
crates her. I've seen him smile to
her across room full of beautifully
goWned women, and the look was a
caress. But he's an old fashioned
1901 of course-he must be to care
Tor such woman as that.
You can't judge things by that
family, it isn't right to try: when
here's the good professor, so wise
so practical. so broad-minded and
tolerant, telling you just what to do
and how to do it.
what, you won't listen, YOU don't
care for what he says, you wouldn't
give one joyous laugh Of one of
your little children for all the smiles
Of professional approval in the
world?
You are hopeless, absolutely
hopeless, and so fear is the world
for. strange to say, I'm afraid Il is
1uIl OF women just like you. Wom-
en- who have forgotten all about
themselves years ago. women who
I'VE but to make those thew love
happy and comfortable, women
who wear 50-cent hat and are
proud of it so long as the children's
hats are all right.
1t won't do, Professor. It won't
do, really 1t won't You'll have to
get hold of the rising generation
and teach them this new DhiIosonbv
OF yours. The generation vou're
taking to now is too deep in crime
and Ignorance and wicked self-sac-
rlfice to heed you.
And. in the meantime. il u,era
you, Professor, whenever 7 met =
woman with a shabby coat and a
oQ-cent hat and a pair of mended
gloves, going to work to sunporf
those she loves at home. or even
just to take honest, decent self
respecting care of herself. Ia hare
. my head to let her pass. for the
earth she steps on Is holy ground