Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-04-06
OF SMALL TALK
DURING THE MEAL HOUR
1Ofetto Lynch Tells OF Day mt Table
istrgs When They Discussed
Operations.
THE HIGH COST OF LIVING
Rather Discouraging 70 Open Your
Aiouth to Receive Choice Morscl
u OF Food and Hear of Expense In
cured.
ny LORETTA q. LYNCH.

w pat does Your family talk uuou;
when seated a; table" Perhaps you
araI.o close 10 them that YOU do not
mr. have uot noticed. But lot an ouI
sider com to your home. Recently
"a nave bc, y one OF the ou< sldcrs IN
! some one Ell home II wasn't a
{ homo for INV. lids. I; was just the
y homo of Il NICE oF'!h"E!' eNe''N -oaE
American family
The linen was immaculate. NE
china was 80 pretty ara .he glass a,t,i
silver jus, gLstcmcd. Particular ca1r
was taken TO serve lls. conservation
dishes in COMPANY stNIc, for | WIS
5ecompany.
and when MrS. Never came in no
z ticed that the rev guess did not seem
Ito receive 81 .pr1iAi weigomv as
K some OF the rest OF us Snc was piec
> and looked quTc disa s1";abi" In ~.
ply TO someone Lovely weataer'
z ple. but when one has been ihroush
!. tho operation I've bccIl ;:hrcuEh. s1oH
or bad weather makes little difference"
Have YOU ever seen amy one pom
oil upon flaming i..SG9l: wns
& like one OF these :ha; Aunt Mary =
I. had had an operation Had come 10 the
mouse:
"oh. yes. remarked our newest IN,
u, hve one morning. but said would
not allow anyone 70 operate Oh me
untn my husband cam. Ahu men,
!, bath Ira and rolled me of the bed on
TO the Ytrctchcr
Bai al al M Shs pobn id H Take yoG o M
to become unconscious; You know 1t
took me hours--thc doctor said he
Il rs l."
Every day We poor nnoconis who
Souldn,' hSas Of a Sin s., SPer" ii0n-
We're treated to all the grucsomc de
tails OF operations. Some days when
VIC were just bubbiine 70 talk about
= newest sweetheart and tho price OF
the latcs, shoes. We were mere audi :
cnce in world OF cuts and heals and
adhcsions and stitches.
Then. there is another variety OF
H,onversat'9nn which ought II,. 10 be ria ,a
j. the subject OF the high cost OF
,.yins. DO YOU know the woman
- cren Your mouth overly eide TO
;nduct tempting morsel Of food
and SAYS oh. dear. oh, dear. Don't
Jeopic-iood is SO high and no ono
,vre seems TO appreciate how ! must
llnch and save and scrape 10 make
There is time for everything
and the, time to throw bouquets at
mes aeili'y 70 ma ana Is reriai r
who has some regard for her fam.
iiy,s digestion viii take hand
.lnu lcdu tIit Npplt " UNIVERSAL lOl
away from subjects that annoy
worry. distress or digust the dinner
TOO often the family meal hour /:
allowed TO de,erioratc into an attempt
p At refo-matory where each ones
shortcomings are raked over the un-
hallowed Goals by one less worthy.
In these days OF modern ,Ish. the
American family meet none too often.
and when they do meet il should bc
an. hour OF happiness and pleasure.
Have you ever thought seriously as
10 why that prosperous Nh Brown.
with perfectly nice wife and three
children, takes that homciY lnauicurist
out to dinner occasionally No he
is not the typical Villain of the movie
and he probably has only biz Of
friendly emotion toward the lady b!;
lie mas her conversation pleasant and
her manner cnccrtuL y meal III pleas
."t company has decided tonic e.
feet
And so, Mrs Housewife. YOU :ak,
strong hand Insist, tactfully OF
curse; tha; there is chcerfg.ncss
foiks viii gel much more value out
"i me food you "ud ever more d!f-
-.Grlt