Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-12-15

morning." che said. she is "A and lives
alone. She was wearing a pretty little
boudoir cap trimmed with old rose rib
bons | told her how pretty the rose
ribbons lookei against her white hair
and asked her TO notice the glow they
gave her cheeks She is a strange silent
little woman, but saw she was pleased
at the compliment. They never get too
old for that"
While the hair dresser brushed my hair
with long strokes. Furnishing IL by the
magic of her skill I thought as l have
often thought, how great is her practical
wisdom. At least half the art of getting
On consists in treating persons well.
was about TO say Handling people" but
there are those who would object to the
phrase IT has too much of the SAVIOR
Of hypocrisy I'm it. Trucking, cringing
and Uriah Heeping are one thing, but
sincere praise is another. a very different
other
Don't keep your supply OF praise in
cold storage. If you didn't take 1t out
with your furs for the winter, get it out
at once and give it plenty of exercise for
the rest of the season. The winter will
be far pleasanter for you and you will
make IT pleasanter for others. Unwill-
ingness to praise is generally due TO two
traits, the fear of being classed with
flatterers, and a mental laziness that
makes us put off the compliment to an
other day. a day that somehow never
comes. I will not insult any reader OF
this by charging him or her as meanest
motive for Withholding praise which is
envy. More persons withhold praise
through carelessness than through I'M
kindness, through, shyness than through
selfishness.
The words Of praise that can be truth
fully spoken should never be withheld
On the streets of tho South American
cities this rule is so zeaIously followed
that men as they pass beautiful maids
or matrons on the streets inform then,
of their admiration. The custom would
not be safe one~in North American
communities. We would better place
that dangerous custom among the ex-
ceptions, to be avoided
But the business man who comes home
At night and tells his wife of a coup OF
his that day. should be praised for his
cleverness. He is as hungry for that
praise as the little boy OF the family who
even
though he emerged from the conflict with
dfscolored eye, or the little girl who
has made her first doll dress, testimony
OF which she shows in a punctured little
lorefinger. For the business world is a
place of many bruises so deep that
they have been killed by them. So, when
the man tells you what he has done
downtown today ne isn't Dragging. He
Is setting up the milestone of hts life ia
make some unusual effort and ne will be
humbly grateful to you for a bit of
praise.
The woman OF the comb and brush.
the tonic and the word OF honest praise
uttered wisdom. They never get too old
TO Ike word of praise" She might
nave added that they are never tor
young The pudgiest, newest baby soor
Understands that a smile is praise and
reflects 1t in his toothless way. The child
At school works better for it. The woman
IN her home. the man in his shop or Of.
ice he who is at the splendid summi
OF lite' they who are slowly slInnin,
down into the shadows need it. Ii is ,
need Of the soul as great as the body
craving for food or the hearts famin,
Tor affection. Variety is a trivial tra,,
love Oh appreciation is strong and use
ful one.
re as lavish with It MS the earth I,
Win 1000 ana nature with sunshine.