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

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 who visit
ed them In search of honey were
most attracted by brilliant mass
es of color, which the sta1nens Of
some plants displayed
At the same time they observed
that the plants so visited were
fertilized by the insects and their
species perpetuated.
Even the Flowers Know.
Then into the mystical hearts
OF the flowers crept the ambitious
desire to be brilliant and CAV in
coior, to attract the bee and the
DeeGe, and to survive in their
children. The more they thought
about 1t the more effort they
made to achieve their aim. and
so their stamens broadenAd and
nattened into petals, and strange
new colors began to tint these
yellow petals; blue because n
pleased the bee; purple to at
tract the beetle, and red to suit
the fancy of a meat-l loving bIue-
bottle fly.
rms Is the accepted doctrine OF
men who have devoted their lives
10 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
ger her more attractive in mems
eyes.
Every religion represents an
gels as beings of beauty attired
IN lovely robes, and heaven ;s al
ways described as a place of or
passing beauty. 1t is, therefore
rlsht for us to anticipate heaven
ana the angelic state bv mskirs
ourselves and our homes here az
beautiful as possible. But remem-
Der always the greater power of
the mental over the material
Home is the earthly exnressio,
of what we will find waltipr e.
US after death.
II you are letting the fretfu,
tone and the irritable mood and
the nervous habit DESTROY the
comfort of your household Won
are wasting the whole effort ~
your life, the effort to bestow
happiness.
II you sit down to 4. gloomy
table. where dependency and IN
temper prevent sociability Won
might better stand in the broad
line now, and take your rensst ~
the park. There, at least Won
would not depress others bv vour
presence
II a man prepared bower NJ
beauty for his family and tbar
introduced a swarm of n,oso,,i
toes and carefully bred the insect
so that the bower was never frea
from them, you would think him
fool or a lunatic.
Yet many man and MANY a
woman do similar act bv briId-
ing and furnishing a beautiru,
residence and filing It with fri
liability petty tempers and self
ishness.
Irritating trifes present them
selves to every life. They await
us at every corner along the torr
ney.
they should be treated as fri
fles, and brushed aside; not die-
nifed to the position of Tragedies
and permitted to DESTROY tho
peace Of a household, to shadow
feasts and darken the hours Of
repose with bitter memories.
When we allow the small wor-
ries and snnoyances of daily life.
the mistakes of others and the
tsrring Of domestic machinery to
ruin the pleasure of a 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 highwaymaE if you deprive
your household of peace, love and
contentment in the family circle.
In fact, in this pursuit Of beauty.
in this effort to find satisfaction
for the beauty hunger which IL
born in every soul, there is an
immortal phrase which may serve
as the best guide: SEEK YE
FIRST THE KINGDOM of
HEAVEN AND ALL OTHER
THINGS SHALL BE ADDED
THEREUNTO.
And the Kingdom Of Heaven is
WITHIN.