The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-02

could no, as yet reach out and smurch
his newness
returned to the living room and Ara
bella sat down with come sewing.
In the kitchen an ebuillent colored
maid was ha Iling up the dumb walter
and talking intolerable sauciness to
Toby's colored nurse.
looked at Arabella with some uep'-
dalton. She seemed a little tired, though
bright and sweet, and her own marvel
lousy capable self as always.
III It's freight cars with Robert"
said. what OF Arabella the Younger
"Oh, Just about million ruined frocks
and petticoats a week. And lurld vo-
cabulary for a young lady. And tricks
OF plnching and shaping her small play
mates. On the whole, a good deal OF
borrowed and plenty Of original naughti-
ness When Toby gets real start In
life don't know what III do. Revert to
the mld-Nictorian mother ! guoss. with
don't" for the principal word in my
vocabulary. Being twentieth century
mother on Riverside Drive doesn't pay.
At least It doesn't net me either time to
exist or the privilege OF Just being
human"
All Set for . speech.
turned over the pages OF the evening
paper absentmindedly. / usually sug-
gest theatre or movies at such times.
But somehow had feeling that Ara
bella wouldn't want to 60, and / didn't
want to go myself.
I got UP and wandered about a little,
restlessiy, lighted my pipe. and then
didn't smoke it Arabella looked fright
fully dignlfied and aristocratic, way OF
hers at times. felt like saying as
Robert did once: How do you furl your
hair that way. mother? Arabeilas hair
has a glorious sheen.
A seif-conscious little dlmple appeared
near the corner Of her mouth. and she
looked up at me.
"You want to make a speech the worst
way in the world" she said.
! struck at last an attitude con-
sidered dignifled.
81 do" said.
I'm listening" said Arabella meekly.
well. then, Ceres. Cornelia--InOs,
beautiful OF mothers. what In the world
do we stand for in American society?
Hero we are living in a perfect rabbit
warren OF families. with no personality
of our own. with the room meant to be
a living room turned into nursery. so
that the infants can be tolerably happy.
with at least two too many compromises
In every half hour OF the day"
puffed heavily at an extinguished
pipe. was seized with longing TO
dodge the Issue.
"Arabella," said. Il will never be
rich man."
She gave a startled. guilty llt,lo look
at me.
Don't bother to hide anything, my
dear. know whenever I look at the
.rci Of your eyebrows. and your thou
md and one little physical perfections
) -: It's taken so many generations Of
freedom from manual labor 10 make.
that IN your heart OF hearts you hope
that life won't be entirely free of French
maids and footmen. know that vol
really don't consider that living here II
living at all, And it's perfectly true that
to bring children up in the freest way In
the city means owning a big house with
plenty Of room.
Monuments to the Frugal.
Those nice old city houses with q top
foor full OF maids and nurses. and the
floor beneath that full OF pinafored little
girls and sailor suited little boys and
he floor below that for the pretty. petted
mother. and the drawing room floor full
II frumpy comfortable thinss-thosq are
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