The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-02-13

mood with titled dancers and other
vagaries.
How viii she provide for her sons
and how, when they are OF the age
OF personal responsibility. will they
provide for themselves? They have.
practical people say. not been given
the sort OF education that fits a child
for future self-support.
Il do not care especially what my
boys learn" their beautiful mother
has often said, beyond the mere
rudlments."
i will not have their talents
trained TO the abnormal point of
genius. want them to become sim.
pie country gentlemen. should
hate to see one OF them become, for
instance, a Cabinet Minister.
"A very important part OF the edu-
cation of my children Is teaching
them love OF beauty. II they love
the beautiful they seek TO become
beautiful. We think OF what Is about
us and We become like what we
think about, so n Is most necessary
10 see only beautiful objects. Keep
ing this In mind. | am most careful
about the selection Of my children's
toys. ] never allow them 20 see any
thing that is manned or distorted.
Il went shopping in London TO buy
my children toys To my surprise
and disgust. I found that the six or
seven leading toys were all hideous
distortions OF human or animal
bodies. You may be sure my chill
dren received none OF these toys. I
never give them anything like your
Billikens or Kewpies or Brownies.
They have never had any dolls with
huge abdomens and little legs and
heads either too large or too small
for their bodies, never in right pro.
portion to them. Your Teddy bears
are not, bad. because they look ike
bears. Most animal toys are hideous
travesties OF the real"
Also the Richardson boys are de
prlveu OF the ordinary picture book
that so stimulate the ina gination OF
the average child.
Ny children's picture books arc
copies OF the sculptures and paint
ings In the Louvre and Luxembourg
ana other galleries Of art. They have
never been allowed 20 see anything
MANNED. SO clear a picture that I
implanted In their minds % the
human body that when my Oldest
son. Rory. saw n picture Of Venus de
Milo. he said. I don't like it, The
arms we're missing. and he thought
her Imperfect lie gave the same
Criticism Of the Winged Victory.
u JET them look al picture books
only after I have gone carefully
through them and scissored every
picture that shows the human figure
other than as perfect Also cut
out every picture that shows killing.
Wy boys have never seen the picture
OF Jack the Giant Killer. nor OF The
witch astride a hroomstick. nor such
an absurdity as the COW jumping over
the moon"
Nor have tho Richardson boys had
their imagination stimulated by fairy
stories. Alice in Wonderland is a
forbidden delight 20 them.
read or tell them only such
stories o. deal With beautiful themes
] 20 back to mythology for them "
said Lady Consiauce an unfolding
her educational theory and practice
t1r instance. 7 tell them the story
90 lhrseus and Andromache"
Every morning n every day FOR
MIN" months "a year Lady Constance
las sent her children naked into the
rarden fo PLAY
u make my boys take exercise
every morning for fifteen minutes in
o. perfectly nude state she explains
ln tla' way Che air and sunshine
dire. ny reaches their vital org4rr
Generally ] sfnd them straight from
Hair beds tu tho gardens Din ne
w.I.NlHffr hey take nrfr morning
exercise nude indoors. and after me
haf. ordinarily fffern minutes OF
play In Che nude is enough. A chUda
lnft.uc' Tor Uay De- en- uEsrring Guide.
Iney DO not i0itfr ar their plsy in.