The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-02-02
CONFESSIONS
OF A Wife
WHOLESALE BABy CARE

We have been around TO some OF
the orphan aEyiumn today. little
book. and oh. how | wanted 10 take
all those blessed motheries. babies
In my arms and carry them home
uai care and comfort Perhaps la.
blcs are better cared for wholesale In
a scientific and sanitary manner.
but don't know.
believe Charlotte Perkins on.
man has decided that In the best way
to mother children. and that after
experimentation and observation.
Not having eyes. my little conf
dnnt. you have never seen tho look
on a mothers fao. as shr clasps her
baby In her arms II In the most
beautiful. all.pcrvadinE illustration
OF unsclflsh love that have ever OBJ
served.
Not having cars. little book. you
have never heard that indescrlbable
inarticuiatc expression of pure en-
joyruent and content that n baby
gives when Its little moist mouth
touches lta mothers breast. To me
that ia the hoiieat picture in all this
world.
Donna had determined that she
would adopt a girl II she could find
one that pleased her. To hear her
talk you would think that she In.
tended 10 take a newborn angel
who had strnycd 10 this mundane
sphere by mistake.
1T must have brown eyes like
yours. Margie." she said.
And red hair like mine, too" I
suggested smiiinEiy. for I knew that
Donna dctested red hair.
"Oh. no. my dear. no. she inter.
rupted quickly. II don't want her
to have red hair. Proud as you are
OF yours. Aargie. have always con.
sidered It your greatest defect"
And pray what are my others.
dear, kind and sincere friend?'. I
asked In mock annoyance.
81 won't stop TO go into the sub
jcct today" was Donna's laughing
answer. because / don't want you
TO be too unhappy about your APP
pcarancc."
Just then we arrived at the OF.
phanage. We told our errand 10 tho
good sister In charge and were ush-
cred into a big room where there
were big babies and little babies.
laughing babies and cross babies.
pretty babies and ugly babies. robust
babies and fraIi babies. but alas. all
of them were rnotherless babies. lit.
tie book. and oh. how / did ycarn TO
do something for theml
Poor little things-all of them.
either from the necessity or the dis
grace of their parents. would have
to face the world alone unless some
good woman took them and held
them 10 heart and soul.
The good sister brought to Don
mas attention a baby that almost an
swered the description that she had
given me OF the child she would
adopt. Great brown eyes and soft
curls OF gold, dimples like Donna's
own and a darling mouth that was
curled into n baby smile.
Donna held the child in her arms
for a long time and her lips rested
on the downy head. Suddenly from
across the room came n little Groom
ing voice, and both Donna and I
turned To look In the direction OF the
sound. There. on the other side of
the room. sat baby In "A gocart.
He was an ugly baby. a boy. with
carroty hair and wide mouth. He
had small but twinkling gray eyes
which were fringed with long, curl.
ing eyelashes that we're the only
beauty about his whole face.
Again Donna kissed the dear
golden curis that covered the head Of
the baby In her arms, but her eyes
Travelled across the room To the
grooming baby In the cart.
TO he Continual