Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-16
BREEZY LETTER FROM ETA -. BARBER.

Dear Sisters of the Social Corner. l intended to send greeting for the birthday of The Corner but there were so many good things it was just; as well. am glad we have an honor roll 1 know how hard it must be for Mar raed and Happy to give her only son. to her country. She is a brave woman to cheer the boys of other mothers as her letter shows she is doing. | Do the writers who met Wish Aunt Mary remember at both picnics Ann Teniler of Central Village 2 .aists do l they know that she passed on to rest Feb. 18th. She has boy in the ser vice.
 Now want to tell Polly Jane I think we would get on real well to- gether, for we both Ike tlls same books, and books are real people tc tne. I think every middle-a aged New England man or woman ought to read Linceln's books. Young people like a change If they have lived, in New England, but we older ones recog- : nize many old neighbors and friends
 among his characters and he treats them in such "a manly way we would not resent the take of of our own
 parents. Harold Bell Wright is af,-
 other favorite of mine and also Ralph Conner. J Old Sol:. guess we could spend a pleasant hour in book talk.ssI, too, found Dickens above my intellect or something else is the matter with me Tor him. I like extracts but can't keep interest in the books Perhaps, had | lived in England I should have lmore interest. I like New England istories, the great northwest, the mid idle west and the real west or south I like Mrs. Stowe; I like Mrs. South worth and do not believe her style Twill do as much harm as many otil-
 lers. I like Gene. .Stratton Porter, but
 II hesitate to give some of her books
 with the story Of life given in beau
 Itiful, tender bird language, into young
 lpeople's hands unless they have beer
 Unusually well trained.= like Grace
 lRichmond and for boys c. A. Steph. lens can't be exceiled
 have been trying to find out what
 Is the matter with Paula Has some.
 Ibody got a new dress, or what? Nov ] the way I look at that is if my bus, band and I agree on what we spend for clothes it is no ones business and if we do not agree it is our fight : Suppose a woman has no old cIothe: } fit to go out with her husband? l It has been rather cold this wintel , to go without even to escape being stacker. The wife who gets S5l Ewrap is in luck; and so is the on, l who gets a s1o one: and the man wh, pays s20 for an overcoat for one win } ter these times is not suffering
 bet two cents that woman who got ! $50 wrap was on the in-law side o , the house, and the abused man wa Z lthe real blood
 rl If the woman can earn more an, l wants to work and her husband i 5 willing, who does she hurt more thal --ii if she kept house and made calls an 7 attended to her neighbors' affairs. I should be proud of a man who ha T to have his wife stay at home an 3 mother" him when he is well and sh : is. needed to weave the cloth and d
 other work for their country. If ther t is no children, why can't both wor ii if they want to? Why should the k live in poverty on his "smaI salary 3 when she can earn enough to hay ; comforts and also to help others. : If the man in the nice warm kitch f en" does the work and keeps the hous pleasant and serves meals for her f | do more and better work than he ta 6 do, why Is he molly coddle' and si y g stacker D.
 0 Iswould suggest a draft of thos h men who let their wives, mother
 sisters and daughters support -stfel t and they sit in bar rooms instead n doing work in warm kitchen and th } women call 'slackers" are those wfl : will not do a bit of work to earn . cent, and then refuse to help each al,
 every good cause because times al
 so hard"
 T Now. Paula. I am perfectly wiifin ssi for yDtJ tO stay at home and s1unfy1s
 your husband and live within his sa
 arys wear old clothes and attend < your affairs just as you want to; b, lltt to the sister who works and earl ,l comfortable clothes and a good hofn 'i and buys thrift stamps and Liberf ,e bonds, gives to the Red Cross, the
 M. C.. As and to the church, I SC . Well done'-even if hubby does u .SS houseworlx-and | say the same u him if he does It good
 ETTA BARBER