The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-11-02
A REGULAR MOTHER.

A REGULAR MOTHER.
There is plenty of sentiment about motherhood
but little romance.
Essayists and editors who write about mother
hood with a capital NJ and tremelo tone grandy
call it profession
Actual mothers know it is a job
There are picture mothers-attired in lacy neg
ligees and bending tenderly above pink babies in
silk-lined baskets.
Or poem mothers with silver hair gracefully
disposed under white caps. sitting, testament in
hand, by cheerful tiresides or windows with SUM-
set.
Or popular song mothers whose whole business
is to be waiting day by day" for some ungrateful
son who is Invariably repentant and invariably
far away"
But what is a IRREGULAR" mother?
A regular mother is the capable lady who sends
son John off to the army, and Mary off to her
typewriter and father down to the shop and little
Bill away to Sixth Grade, A-and generally
makes the world go round and stay in its tracks
A regular mother hasn't any time to '1ook the
part No silk negligees or white caps, or wait
Iing-day-byday for her!
Generally the regular mothers hair isn't silver
white at all, It's that pepper and-sat mixture of
brown and White that signifies strength, common
sense-and the best wearing qualities." Norris
it smooth and soft-it's usually a little rlmpied
by the rush to "get the family off to work" or
get dinner on the table,"
Nor are the regular mothers eyes "dim with
tears or "soft with memoriesv Please tell US
what regular mothers eyes would do with tears
and memories when she's got to see everything
from the hole in Bills stocking to that new blush
Mary wears when Jim calls up to make date!
And when it comes to dress there's mighty little
silk and lace about regular mother
She's satisfied with clean white shirtwaist
with it's crocheted edge on the collar Ito save the
cost Of ace), with fresh apron over her "dura-
ble' serge skirt, and for jewels, only her scratched
wedding ring, and the little old gold brooch
grandma gave her. But she ALWAYS LOOKS
BEAUTlFUL-that regular mother!
So if the sentimental Mother" of the cheap
picture and the poem and the popular song brings
the quick tears to our homesck eyes-its only
because we have had REGULAR mother-and
know her as a thousand times more wonderful
than these! 4
Fochs plncers are again being applied, and the
bad tooth, AUSTRIA will be removed.
Berlin says the people rule, but Kaiser Bill still
holds the rank of emperor 'Twon't do
Germany retreats. Drive on Austria progresses
Constantinope menaced. Place your bets. gen.
tlemen!
AS so we'll pointed out in the Paris press, Aus
tria's recent notes might we'll be called her
posthumous works.
Smatter? No reformer has yet blamed the flu
epidemic on the low cut waists and silk stockings
of the fool wimmin folks
The Hun notes keep getting shorter and shorter.
When their words become as few as their ideas,
this diplomatic exchange will cease
Another of the land" family among the victims
Of war! Liver and succumbs to Herb Hoover's
heartless mo more bacon as garnitures"
It's grand thought" says Harden, chat the !
worlds fate is in the hands Of Wilson," It's a |
much grahder thought than to see it in the hands
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