El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-19

ffded to me. and she continued: Il see
a good play every week, and regard
/ the money spent as part OF the neces-
) sary household eNpenditure-it Is as
{ essential as soap for Mondays laun-
! dry work or the roast for Sunday S
dinner"
This same woman. by the way. re-
: garded a good many other things as
{ essential family expenditure" among
them was money for oecenr-nOt TO
{ say attractive-hOuse dresses She
I never wore at home clothes that had
grown too shabby and slatternly for
wear outside. She was not rich, only
] conscientiously economical but there
were some things she wouldn't take
! chances on, and among them was q
Z frumpish appearance at home. and
the other was becoming dull heavy
and unenlightened-
This woman had three sons and they
thoroughly enjoyed her sprightly
comments on current events She read
I the papers, and she met them on their
own ground, whether II was politics
OF baseball. She never let these boys
I feel that she was something midway
I between an idiot and an angel They
/ appreciated her for what she was
an intelligent. sympathizing human
being. And when the Oldest was in
college he wrote her every day or two,
not duty letters, but letters fun OF
amusing college gossip, because ne
sure TO send.
The Crime Of Being Bored.
The one crime a man cannot for
give is that Of being bored He VIII
forgive the breaking Of all the COM
mandments, he viii forgive extrava-
gance. ne VIII forgive neglect, bad
housekeeping even untidinesss but
when q woman begins to make him
tired all the kings horses and all the
kings men cannot keep him home
.na~n. HHfH1 p
deadly women-women who never
read, never thought, never felt Ihey
were dead souls who lived in tWi-
light world Of self But the war gave
them occupation and purpose You
are amazed at the change in their ap-
pearance when you see them Vital
heart warming interest has made them
look ten years younger
Win they keep this precious legacy
or viii they release into this a1mless
old life-shopping when they 40 not
intend to buy, complaining when noth-
/ ing is the matter, enjoying poor
health" for the purpose Of discussing
their symptoms2 These are the women
whose husbands are an easy prey TO
the ever present ''vamp."
The vampire IS seldom the snaky,
sinuous creature in black velvet and
plumes that we meet on the movie
& screen oftener than in real lie. On
her native health the "vamp' IS ira
quently the embodiment OF wholesome
ness. good cheer and high sptrits--all
such a welcome change after the dis
nal recitative at home-the cold one
has. or the influenza one has Just
missed. OF aunt James cold, II one
can't lay claim to an original affllc-
ton. The high cost OF everything, the
trouble one has finding suitable com
panfons for the children. the iniquities
Of the 1aundress and the other sorry,
grievances that beset every woman
but that the clever woman does not
hand on.
Don't Demand Sympathy.
Don't demand sympathy. No other
Influence has been so potent IN max
ing weaklings, winners and failures
as the craving for the deadly and IN
sidious anodyne. You may not be cruel
! to a poor thing" but there Is Moth
ing inspiring or compelling about the
creature who expects eternally TO be
ueIted with sympathy. Live your own
I life. have your own interests, do not
! be one Of these parasitical women
9 who live on the bounty Of someone
eIse's sympathy pity or considsra-
II is the daughter OF the woman
who taught her not to. cry when sne
cot hurt as a baby; who held TO her
eyes an ideal Of stoicism; VINO traiI l,s
her not TO be a gutter when the
task was hard-that makes the best
type OF wife. She may not start out
on the matrimonial voyage prepared
10 steer clear or mid channel" be-
cause she Is too inexperienced, be-
cause she learns the trick as she goes
along. The rock that spells shipwreck
FOR other families has no terrors Tor
this wise little skipper