The daily sentinel., 1913-11-12

BY Adeleine H. Sperry.

NOW that Thanksgiving day is so
near 1t behooyes us to give thanks
Tor many things other than merely
health. wealth and happiness. In the
first place be truly thankful that you
DO not rush into print, think yourself
clever and write for the newspapers,
thus holding yourself up to ridicule
and criticism. BE thankful that your
husband is the handsomest and your
children the smartest in the entire
community, not excepting Denver,
Cameo and Grand junction. Be
thankful that you are the best cook
and housekeeper you know anything
about and that you can do more work
In less time than several people you
could mention.
Be thankful that you look much
younger than your years, have bet
ter complexion and trimmer figure
than Mrs. Whatsername, who claims
to be 80 and looks 40. Be thankful
that your hair is all your own, if 1t
is, and If it isn't never mind; be
thankful that you had the price to
buy IL, and that, at any rate il
matches your own hair, which you
cannot truthfully say of everyone.
Be thankful that you have ceased to
grow in stature so that last years
frocks. yea, even year before last.
still fit this years figure. Be thank
full you still have power TO attract
the opposite sex II you really had the
time to bother with such trifles. Be
thankful that you once could sing di-
vinely in your own home town even
II this high altitude has done the mis-
chief to your voice. Be thankful,
dear sisters, If you know how to act
when you go home for the holidays
after having lived in the wilderness
SO long.
Be thankful IL you are able to curb
your appetite and refrain from pass
ing your plate back the second time
after having devoured the dainty
morsel set before you. Remember
when you are in Iona you may do
as the Lomans do, but when you are
at home" you must watch yourself
and be dainty Be thankful that you
know when to stop talking over the
phone and that you can say witty and
sarcastic things about those who take
down their receivers when your bell
rings. Be thankful that central does
not have to tell you more than three
times that she is wanting the line,
please" Be thankful of the knowl-
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name for yourself mot SAYING what
kind) as an actress or a writer if you
had only had the chance in your
younger days. Be thankful that you
can see your friends faults, even
though you love her to death" and
that you do not let your overwhelm-
ing love for her deter you in the
least from detailing these faults and
shortcomings in strictest confidence
to another friend.
Don't let your love for her keep
you from telling her honestly and
candidly that her new hat is not at
all becoming or that her winter suit
hangs dreadfully in the back. Forget
that honesty should be tempered with
politeness and go to it. Be truly
thankful, o my sisters. if your hus-
band does not come home and de-
scribe in detail the latest motion pie
ture show he has seen in the juno
tion, or elsewhere, This is really an
occasion for deepest gratitude. And
last. but far from least be devoutly
thankful that you are not the author
of this outburst and will not have to
stand for the roasting 1t will bring
forth.
Mrs. Wilbur Scott spent Sunday in
,I,a I,pcffo with Mr. Scott