The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1912-04-24
Home Circle COLUMN.
COLUMN DEDICATED TO TIRED
MOTHERS AS THEY JOIN
THE HOME CIRCLE AT
EVENING TIDE.

/ EVENING TIDE,
No mater how your mothers may
speak, their hearts are in the right
place; II their attire is old-fashion-
ed and their manners not up to the
frills of the twentieth century stand
ard, they have had experience OF
more value than all the schooling
and extra accomplishments that you
may think of shining excellence
Heed your mother--you will never
regret 1t.
II is the mother of household
whose life is chiefly threatened by
monotony. She stays at home. She
is always in the house seeing the
same things, hearing the same
voices, doing the same work day
after day, with endless regularity.
The demands upon her time and
strength and love and patience are
increasing, and the wonder is that
she does not break down more fire.
quently than is actually the case.
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Girls, listen to your mothers; they
are your wisest teachers, your best
counselors. Fen though you have re
ceived college education, and the
dear one who in all probability has
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denied herself to give it to you has
never gone beyond the third reader
you can rest assured that 1t is not
book learning that will keep your
feet away from many pitfalls that
she can warn you from in tender,
loving fashion that you will do we'll
to heed.
One reason why some men do not
get along better in this world is be-
cause they have not the proper
s'imulant in their homes Their
homes lack those little touches of
refinement which bring the best out
of them. Neatness and taste are
possible. in the poorest homes Let
a woman make the atmosphere as
dainty as her means allow, and she
will raise her husband TO the same
standard And as she elevates him
the effort is felt upon herself, her
children, her home, and her future.
.
When you want to get your grand
est idea of queen, you do not
think of Catherine of Russia, or OF
i Annie of England, or Marie Their
esa of Germany, but when you want
to get your grandest idea Of queen
you think of the plain woman who
sat opposite your father at the table
or walked with him arm in arm
down life's pathway; sometimes to
the Thanksgiving banquet some
times to the grave but always to-
gether- soothing your petty grlefs.
correcting your childish hayward
ness, joining in your infantile sports
listening to your evening prayers,
toiling for you with needle or at
the spinning wheel and on cold
nights wrapping you up snug and
warm. Mother! Mother,e All, she
was queen
Many women are martyrs, and yet
they do not know it, They shut the
sunshine out of their houses and
their hearts, they wear wells, they
carry parasols, they do all possible
TO keep off the subtlest and yet
most potent influence which is i'm
ended to give them strength beauty
and cheerfulness.
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Do not distrust your friend. You
may not always understand his ac-
lions and consequently you may not
interpret them Alright, II he is i'm
puisive he may not always act in
accordance with your ideas, he will
make mistakes ana perhaps Stun
Bile by the %ayside. But If he IS
your friend stand up for him and
believe in his goodness and virtue
and his deisre for your welfare Re-
member that you cannot see his
heart and there is more OF nobility
and goodness than appears on the
surface. You cannot affort to dis
trust him, for real friendship IS
rare, Do not hold yourself aloof
from Inn but encourage him
counsel, precept and example. Help
him if he is weak, and encourage
him If he falters. His heart will
go out in gratitude, and you both
win have made the world better.
Would 1t not be good plan for
the girls in country neighborhoods |
to form classes and get compe-
tent, experienced dressmaker to
teach them the principles of dress
making II 10 n 'coticfa,tion IN ,yaa,. |