Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-10-26
THE BLESSINGS OF HOME.

Someone has said, 1.-THE beauty and
comfort of home is order" Granted,
that order does play an important
part in the beauty of home, but
when this order is accomplished with
grinding toll and unpleasant expert
ences it ceases to be beautiful and be-
comes "consummation not devoutly
to be wished" We are sure the hus-
band and father is much happier if
greeted with smile from a pleasant
face even in the midst of some dis
order, than to meet a tired, worn out,
frowning wife with nothing but self
pity in her looks and actions. Moth
ing will drive man so quickly from
the home and hearth-stone as the
hard-luck stories of a tired and un-
reasonably orderly wife, one who
goes about picking up after you and
complaining about your slovenly ways;
and if the ordinary man doesn't find
pleasant companionship at home he
will seek it elsewhere, for we are all
human and we all love pleasant COM
pany So let us smile and keep on
smiling, no matter what our troubles
may be; for it is best for US and for
those around us. Remember, too,
that "the man worth while is the man
that can smile when everything goes
dead wrong"-and it is the same with
woman. So let US be "worth while"
Have you ever visited home so
ordered that nothing was out of
place? Everything neat and settled,
looking so dignified and stationary
that you hardly wished to move for
fear something might change. And
didn't you long to throw few papers
around, disarrange the table, kick up
a rug or even turn over chair to
make things look more livable? And
didn't the face of the hostess show
the formality of the home? And
didn't this face lack the happy some
thing that comes with a reasonable
amount of careleSsness a? Wasn't the
good cheer and whole-sOuled welcome
lacking? The very thought of hav-
ing every wish and comfort of the
guest formally anticipated takes away
from the many little intimacies which
exist in all friendships. Again, have
YOU never visited a friend whose very
welcome was joy to you? A friend
who, while not renowned for her
thrift in housekeeping, was comfort
ably housed with pleasant surround
ings, and world of comfort in her
self. 1t may be while welcoming you,
she removed pile of papers from one
chair and a dust-cloth from another,
telling you that she knew that every
thing was "topsey-turvey" but she
was so glad you were coming that she
couldn't do things" that she said
to John, whats good enough for us
is alright for our friends" ending
with "Oh, l am so glad you are here"
What pleasure to visit in such a
home, To feel that no one has
worked hard for your coming. and
that no one is waiting for your de-
parture.
True hospitality makes friends and
keeps them. The welcoming smile of
the hostess and friend, the pleasant
informal chat and little intimaeies
over the simple cup of tea are more
to the guest than all the grand APP
pointments and formal attentions
that can be bestowed upon her. So
let US not be too thrifty in one way.
Let US expand and grow in all the
different qualities of our nature. Let
us remember that while the beauty OF
| q home is order, the blessings of a
home are hospitality, good humor
and smiles.