Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-23
Bv Ella Wheeler Wilcox

colored petals, that she might
hand down her peculiarities to
future generations.
Woman originally was I'M
clothed The flower, originally.
was without petals. But as time
went on, cunning flowers OBJ
served that the insects VINO visit
ed them in search of honey were
most attracted by brilliant mass
es of color, which the stamens of
some plants displayed.
At the same time they observed
that the plants so visited were
fortified by the insects and their
species perpetuated.
Even the Flowers Know.
Then into the mystical hearts
of the flowers crept the ambitions
desire to be brilliant and CAV in
color, TO attract the bee and the
beetle, and to survive In their
children. The more thew thought
about 1t the more effort they
made to achieve their aim. and
so their stamens broadened and
hattened into petals, and strange
new coiors began to tint these
yellow petals; blue because IT
pleased the bee; purple to At
tract the beetle, and red to suit
the fancy of a meat-loving blue
bottle fly.
This is the accepted doctrine OF
men who have devoted their lives
TO the study of plants.
1t is a scientific fact.
And woman has this support Of
science In her efforts to beautifv
herself with garments which rem
der her more attractive in mems
eyes.
Every religion represents an
gels as beings of beauty attirad
IN lovely robes, and heaven is al
ways described as a place of sur
passing beauty. 1t is, therefore.
right for us to anticipate heaven
ana the angelic state by making
ourselves and our homes here as
beautiful as possible. But renem-
Der always the greater power of
the, mental over the material
Home is the earthly expression
OF what we will find waiting for
us after death.
If you are letting the fretfnI
tone and the irritable mood and
the nervous habit destroy the
comfort of your household Won
are wasting the whole effort 1T
your life, the effort to bestow
happiness.
If you sit down to a gloomy
table, where dependency and i'll
temper prevent sociability. you
might better stand in the bread
line now, and take your repast in
the park. There, at least. Won
would not depress others bv vour
presence.
II man prepared a bower OF
beauty for his family and then
introduced a swarm of mosori-
toes and carefully bred the insect
so that the bower was never free
from them, you would think him
a fool or a lunatic.
Yet many a man and MANY a
woman do a similar act by build
ing and furnishing a beautiful
residence and filing it with irri-
liability, petty tempers and self
ishness.
Irritating trifles present them
selves to every life. They await
US at every corner along the Jour
ney.
They should be treated as tri-
fies, and brushed aside; not dig
nified to the position Of tragedies.
and permitted to destroy ths
peace OF a household, TO shadow
feasts and darken the hours Of
repose with bitter memories.
When we allow the small wor-
ries and annoyances Of daily life.
the mistakes of others and the
jarring of domestic machinery to
ruin the pleasure of home we
insult God
Happiness for Others.
Money, education. position.
power-all are worse than useless
unless they bring helpfulness and
happiness to others.
To do this they must be sun
plemented by affection, good will.
self-control. Though you give to
your family all the advantages
wealth can offer you are worse
than a highwayman If you deprive
Vour household Of neaca love ...S