The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-06-29

the thought of the wife who would be
the right kind of companion. l won
der if there are not lots of wives who
do not know how well husband likes
to see his wife looking neat and tidy
about the house. Slovenly and neg
lectful habits make their contribution
to our domestic unhappiness. How
long have you been wearing that old
kimono? Do you ever put on anything
else except when you are going out
or expecting company? You used to
look your neatest when you were ex-
pecting him to show up at your home
before you were married. He would
like some of that same kind of thing
in his own home. He would like TO
feel proud of you. and he would like to
feel that some of the fixing up was
on his account.
Here is another thing that want TO
say about the right kind of compan-
ion. II woman is to be a real COM
panion she will show a sympathetic
interest in the affairs OF her husband.
man is Just a man. He often Graves
sympathy even IL he is supposed to be
big and strong. / do not mean that
probing kind OF interest in his afafirs
that is always trying to uncover some
thing. But that kind of interest that
approves of his good intentions, that
shares in his mistakes and that cheers
in the gloom
woman will mourn the departure
of her youthful beauty, and vainly re-
sort to many devices to restore IL or
to keep up an artificial appearance.
and all the while she may be neglect
ing those better qualities that she can
make survive. Any man knows that
physical beauty must fade. Time. wor-
ry. labor pain all conspire to spoil the
bloom of youth, but that smile and that
sweet cheerfulness that perhaps had
most to do with making the lover OF
him. need not fail. To the husband
who has remained the lover. nothing
is sweeter than to see the emerging
of those clever little tricks which re-
mind him of the sweetheart of whom
he thought by day and dreaded by
night. and for whom was his every
youthful plan.
ChiIdIess Woman Untrue.
The childless home is a misfortune
to say the least. The woman who en-
: tiers into wedlock with the deliberate
intention of declining the responsible
ties of motherhood is untrue TO her
self. her husband and humanity. and
is sinner against the natural and
written laws of God. The childless
home is a misfortune to say the least.
There are man. fields in which wo-
man can serve. and there may be many
good reasons why women decline the
relationship of wifehood. But the
great thought of God for the wife is
that she shall be the mother.
We denounce the man who betrays
a woman. but what shall We say OF
And self-betrayal it is. 1t is playing
false with the hottest instinct of wo-
mankind-motherhoo The little girl
while still a babe gathers the doll into
her arms in sweet little motherliness.
and the growing girl reaches eagerly
for the babe brought into her pres
ence and this is only the mother in
the soul reaching out towards that
which she may some day call her own.
her very own.
! | know that il means labor, | know
it means sacrifice, | know il means
care. | know il means heartache. but
so does everything else that moves
this old world onward. I know that it
means all these things but every right
thing brings compromising Joys. What
finer thing in life than to contribute
manly sons and womanly daughters to
the service of God and humanity.
Mothers. your life is complete. and
the world must bring to YOU its great
est honors and its best gifts.