El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-18

I NEVER see one Of those mother
/ spoiled girls-they may be any age
from Il 20 40. or older-without hold
INF the mother strictly responsible.
Often the daughter is spoiled because
the mother has never quite finished
playing with dolls. Her daughter IS
her doU-a toy 10 be sewed for. fused
over, cuddled. petted. played with
never BY any chance does the mother
regard her as a responsible human be-
ing.
It would never DO for the doll 10
grow up. because the mother would
then be deprived Of her vocation SO
the daughter becomes sort Of petri-
fled product-she is neither a child
nor a woman.
Frequently a mother OF this type
has a passion for sewing she loves 10
sew; she loves TO shop and match odds
and ends Of things She loves TO fitch
ideas from smart dressmakers' open
ings" and then reproduce them from
remnants off Of the bargain counter.
In these various activities. the moth
err expresses herself and such talents
as have been given her The daughter.
who usually has a selfish streak nat
has been watered and tended By the
mother. unconsci0usly perhaps. per
mits herself to be made a doll Of e is
easier TO accept these doubtful bene-
fits than TO resist them.
Perhaps in the beginning. she want
ed TO be the captain OF her own soul,
but gradually she had given that up.
and decided that as mammals little
girl IS is perfectly proper for mamma
20 slave for her, from morning 20
night.
seldom an Attraction.
The mother. on her part represents
a sort OF perpetual motion machine.
she could not stop even If she wanted
10. Her fussv activities have eafh-
cred such momentum. during all these
years. that there is no checking them
She must 80 on doggedly with the
sewing. matching and shopping. till
she drops.
Sometimes a lover steps in and res
cues the girl from the terrible fate Of
being killed with kindness, but not
often
Mammals elderly baby IS seldom an
attractive person the excessive cod
ding and c0ssetinE makes for a GER
tain weakness OF character that finds
expression in being peevish and whin-
ing she expects the world to spoil
her as mamma has done. but the
world has no time nor patience for
this type
The man very naturally asks him
self who IS going TO continue the
spelling and waiting upon processes
after marriage. naturally he gets pan
iclcy about domesticating this type OF
eve lamb. and he drops out
Curiously enough. mothers OF this
type are always eager to marry of
their spoiled. helpless girls Apart
from their dressmakinE talents that
were bound to find expression. the
undertaken secondarily. that the
daughter might eclipse her friends
and make a brilliant marriage
Average Man Afraid Of This Tyne.
But the average man shys away
rom this situation a masterful old T.
woman holding her daughters life IN I
a wise. and semi Young one content I
20 have IL thus held
OF course a girl OF this kind never I
has any life Of her own. She Is OBJ /
sorhed as completely as water Is alb I
sorbed BY a sponge She may have I
all the talents in the world. but they
never flourish on the thirsty soil OF
such maternal agoism.
knew a mother and daughter Of
mis- kind-tha husband and father OF
me pair always called them the
vampire" and the "vampee." They
aughingly responded to the names. It
vas the family joke
One Gay the old man died and
here was no money left. contra
> Go everyone's expectations. So the
boot vampire" then past 80. had 10
let about making the family living.
A place In a government office was
occurred by friends but the old mother
would not let the daughter accept It,
they belonged to what they proudly
imagined 20 be one OF the finest fam
lies in the worid-crowned heads in ,
luded
And 70 daughter OF the house Of
re ID call them the Adamses Of Eden 2
have ever gone into an office to &
york.
10 the masterful old woman decided 8
bat. while her daughter must work. J
De had 20 work IN secret. The form {
I industry She chose. was making Y
andy con the sly" for the Ladies' Tx Z
nanEe and certain stores-provided. C