The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-11-11
GRANDMA STILL KRITS
BuT THE YARN TANGLES.

the styles in grsndmothers have
changed go greatly that I'm not in the
least like the dear old lady in the
black silk and real lace cap who used
to eft plsoidly knitting by our 1reeide
when was little girl can see her
now, in the summer time, too, In a
retired corner of the porch of our old
home Usually Youngs Night
Thoughts lay open on her violet.
picture NJ nuiet and repoHe To recall
In these bupy times. She didn't have
10 read BerEson and Ellen Key or any
of the modern philosophers that have
to sohble In large bites in order TO
keep up with my department in the
Womsn's league she wasn't burdened.
either. with q civic conscience.
don't suppose It would ever have oc.
CURED 10 her that n was her duty TO
leave her dinner half eaten and rush
down to the city council on a Mon
day night to throw the moral weight
Of her presence assinst the passage
Of nefarious ordinance
"Oh. dear. there's the telephone.
Friday forenoon did you cay? Please
vsit a moment until conHult my cal
endsr Yes. I can Gee you at ten.
Please come promptly, MS ] have a
committee meeting at II.
That's a Young woman who wants
me TO hear her paper on eugenics be.
fore she reads II To the Mothers coun-
I'll in the settlement where she works.
! wonder what my grandmother would
have thought about euEenics7
Lust excuse me moment while
glance at theEe notes. Here's an in.
vitstion TO the ball poudre the Had
sails are giving Wednesday Of next
week | certainly must squeeze in a
dancing Lesson or two before then.
Billy-thats my younger grandson,
you know-told me the other night at
the club hop that ! was really rusty
on the waltz and two.Etep You
see I've done the new dances so much
the last two years that I've rather
neglected the old ones, and now
that they're coming in again. ! certain
" must brush ND. ! suppose 7 might
take a private Lesson early Monday
afternoon before I go to the lecture
on Chinese porcelain. That reminds
| mel must refresh my memory on
| the comparative Importance of the art
of the successive dynssties, Dear old
| grandma. she wouldn't have known
! the difference between the Ming dy-
nasty and a china teapot. and he
lieve It was comfortable state of
/ ignorance
No, | cant rest much Thursday
| afternoon. because I'm one of the pa.
| tronesses at the play and the dansant
that Adelaide-that's my grsnddsugh
ter you know-and the rest of her
sorority are giving for the benefit Of
the Red Cross. But Saturday will be
quite a free day Just one short
meeting in the morning. a musicale in
| the afternoon and the theater at
| night. I'll have the time to rest in
the early morning, while the manicure
is doing my nails. ! always take that
hour of the msnicure's weekly visit
to do a lot Of quiet thinking. sup
pose grandmother had all the time for
thinking that she wished
| NY head fairly hu7zes with projects
for the new vacation camp I'm get.
ting m, the movement for introduc.
ing household economics in work.
mems homes, that I'm pushing. and
plans for all my other various boards
and committees The change of fash
ions Va hothering me Just now also,
for all my trocks, nearly, are too mar.
row ekirted for the present mode.
though they were only made last au
tumn I'm trying to evolve meth.
Cd Of making them fuller which won't
necessitate a complete remodeling.
How pleasant It must have been for
grandmother always TO know that her
waists were to he made surplice and
her skirts plain gathered Il must have
given her peace Of mind far exceed
ing that I gained from the course in
artetic dress design that took last
year, She was free from all wor.
RIGS about harmony Of tones and grace
ful lines Her only care was for
| '''hAAiNii'NH d'Ah NNhiNfNct NNu N'I lfFl-
ing for art was easily expressed in
the pattern of knitted lace which fin.
ished the hem Of her crisp white apron
that she rarely mussed, for all she had
to do was to knit
yes, Of course, knit ! knit with.
out ceasing almost The only place
! dou't knit is at church or a dane.
ing or bridge party. and don't know
how long ! shall he exempt from knit
iug there. A woman whose needles
aren't continually clicking for the suf.
ferers across the sea is considered
heartless The family darnlng, which
was sacred rite with my grandmoth.
or, is sent out of our house TO he
done. SO that we can have the time
to knit knit, knit keep a work
bag In the dining room so that ]
can knit between courses, and have
I 4.