Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-13
Be REALLY HONEST {
!. SLOGAN FOR WOMEN
Woman of Today Can Not Dc
lude Herself as to Age, Looks,
Dress or Home.

"rhe chief need OF today is intellectual
honesty.
1T is as essential to women az TO men
Some men can weigh themselves
without juggling the scales, but few women
can
1T is easy TO be truthful and fair to a
neighbor, but hard to keep from decelving
and hbbing to ones self.
If American girls, and particularly
New York girls, are to be happy and
contentcd Is future wives aud home
makers they must tell themselves the
truth"
These are few Of the prccepts of Miss
May Il. Van Arsdale, associated professor
of household arts of Teachers College
In her official capacity Miss Van Arsdale
has supervision over more than 500 girls
and young women who are studying
housekeeping and cooking in their scientific
aspects. Hef appeal for intellectual hon
esty therefore, Is directed mainly at tho
young woman who expects some day to
become the head OF home.
The principle, while not entirely new or
original, is being for the first time fairly
drilled into the head Of the college girl.
"Ihe woman of the future has got to he
absolutely honest to herself IN faci ng the
facts in connection with her every day
HE, SAID MISS van ATSdaIe.
She can no longer dclude herself about
her age, her looks, her dress, her children
or her homo. She may fool others, but
she has got to hold the mirror squarely
in front of where she stands and turn on
the strong light SO that she may see exactly
who is there.
''Do you mean that milady may not
put on those little touches that make her
appear well-more cllarning2" Miss Van
Arsdale was asked
Not precisely that" she replied.
"But if she resorts to these artieces she
at least must say TO herself Il know the
camou9age is there
The woman now, n in all ages, must
put her best foot forward, continued Miss
Van Arsdale She can be 100 per cent
value of herself before others and still he
intellectually honest When she begins
to deceive herself she begins to fail to
deceive others. Owing to the mounting
high cost Of living and the increasing
demand for better costlicr things, women
cannot be guided by former standards and
principles.
"1'he world is undergoing the acid test
In most States and in many countries
woman has taken her stand socially.
economically and politically beside tho
AAAttA3s A'4AC ieh1 StthtfAf ~ ~ AAitt
position and she cannot turn backward
She has got 70 face the world and herself
as they are.
Il cannot impress too earnestly apon
our girls the Importance Of being honest
toward themselves in little things as we'll
As big ones. If you spoil cake in the
cooking don't say, 1 didn't mean to 10 it
that way or something went wrong with
it. Instead, say to yourself I made a
failure Of this cake. am going 20 make
8 success Of the next one.
when q garment you have made for
yourself docs not fit you or look as nice rs
you would like it, don't blam,. the material |
or the pattern or the sewing machine. /
lust confess that YOU made a poor Job OF /
il and try to do better
Weigh yourself on the same scaies. |
iguratiytly. that YOU would have ya'1r |
butcher weigh the meat you hlIy md |
which you seldom take the pains TO look
1t while he is weighing it. See that you
get your moneys worth ont of yourself
The worst chcated person is the self
heated one
Woman IS destined to become a far
reater factor III or economic life that she
vcr has been Rouge won't cover
lefect in character, nor viii q wig keep
lsir from falling out or turning gray
.Ife is flll OF mistakes and those who make
he fewest are those who realize and admit
hem IS they make them
The person who won't admit fault
intellectually dishonest He or she IS
andicappcd al the start The kitchen
the first fundamental OF the home
he entire family usually has 70 suffer for
be mistakes made by the cook. That
the reason why there Is an increasing
emand for training in scientific house
ecping, cooking especially
'Infailihle laws Of nature punish in
'llectGal dishonesty III the home, and,
as rule the innocent
IfTer along with the guilty
In the trying times that lie before us
le housewife has most important part.
he should keep a budget She should
Tow exactly how much she has to cover
7erv branch of her housekeeping and
le should so conduct her affairs as TO
AXE her books balance She should
axe her figures as well rs herself tell
le truth She must be careful, cautious
I'd accurate The Foundation of all
appincss Is honesty, and the cornerstone
all society IS happiness.
The woman who refuses to cheat
,rsef IS not 20 likely 10 be cheated by
hers =