Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-08

great organization can put IT across
II SO desires
The trouble with the individual mothe
in trying tn make her daughter dress mod
estly is that she nuns counter to what al
the other girls are doing, and mother
influence ms compared to the Influence o
the mob, is null and void II all the othel
girls are wearing but two fig leaves, ther'
is NOT single little Eve alive that can b,
induced 80 add third fig leaf to her cos
tune.
Therefore, TO get any results, mother
must act in concert, and when the hun
dreds of thousands of mothers who com
pose the Federation Of Women's Clubs
put down their broad, flat -soled sensible
middla-aged feet on any abuse, IT Is gong
to be squashed as fiat rs y pancake, and
cease to exist
Why. they could make red flannel
fashionable AS n ball gown and every
girl crazy Ia wear it IL they wanted to
For these women carry atound IN Their
little handbags the money that keeps the
retail trade going. and the minute thst
they say. with one voice, that they wart
decent clothes for their girls. and wlll buy
no other. that instant designers, dress
makers taiors and manufacturers VIII
get busy making up garments that Will
combine beauty. style and modc~ty.
And Mamie, and Sadie. and Katie
will be Just aS crazy about the rev sen
sihle-length SKIRTS. ard the modest dc
colletcs as they are now about the see
more garments that they are wearing,
for thcy Will be the latcet things IN the
shops, and all the girls will bc ewearlr <
them
l.. -l..,t "a
tremendous puwcr thew hold IN their hnrdS
through being the purse bearers for i Is TIC
wives and mothers who sperd the money
that the husbands and fathers earn
II is the mlddle-aged women who buy
the clothes and furniture. who dccldc on
what papers and magazines shall be taken
what books read what places of am,l.emcpt
shall he atterded. Therefore. these mothers
if they VII 4 - concert. car set the 81 vie-
and make ruir any place Of business. or
amusenc, -LS giving or withholding their
patronage
W manufacturer would put out a type
of garment they refuse to buy No dance
hall would permit the kird of dancing
that thrv would not LEI their daughters
larcc Ne theatre would put on plays
that they would not lei their daughters
see. ard that they would rot scc themselves
- after NIL the whole thing is lip u he
mothers They can make the World exact
II the sort Of place they want thor chl-
dren ~ live IN. for the hand that pays
rules the world
II is wonderful to think what the en-
hncd mother influence might do. Ard
terrible t. think how little II docs do
Perhaps the Federation Of Women 'lbs
u gong to mobilize this great power and
put il Irto action. II II does II Will bc the
lever Of Archimldes that vii lift the UNI
verse ard raise It up - higher things
brave tonigh, and when ! suddcnl,
thought of all YOU We're giving up and All
YOU intended 70 do we'll il was too much
for mc
He laughed a little. his eyes sqnnt-
4 did irighten YOU. he SAID VIII vou
be sea red Il come ovcv there again and
kiss vou2
After some minutes NJ asked again
y on knew | loved YOU, didn't YOU
Il didn't know uRtil the other day
Ruth answered DO YOU remember
when YOU said YOU were not going To
the city because YOU didn't want 70
leave me here alone"
Yes. ! nearly kissed you Al tho gate
Tim said But wanted 70 wait and make
3 lot of money first, and then tell YOU
loved YOU and ask you to marry me Ruth.
wouldnt that he nice 10 have a little
housc and only YOU and me-
Yes only you and ! Ruth was not
Of 4 correction Of grammar She
was still sitting looking up al Tim and 10
her he was the most glorious person II the
world and growing more 50 every minute
IS the romance OF the situation settled
deeper and deeper in her mind
DO You think il would be NICE Tim
was evidently not satisfied with the tone OF
her answer
Why. YES i suppose 50 hadn { thought
about H. YOU know And Ruth laughed
this time = laugh that fluttered q little.
Il don't believe YOU love me, then
DO YOU Ruthic, dear
Yes vc> But. Tim. YOU 70 50 fast
Ruth held out her hands TO him. almost
with i gesture Of appeal Tim. dear. l /
pnly got myself used 70 the idea that you
might II II love with me and now YOU |
you
4 know. grabbed you and nearly
-trangled YOU and kissed you And now I
want 70 know whether YOU bc happy
living with me III :. tWo-story house OF .
-arlvle street
But for aii the apology in MS speech, /
hls manner stayed the Same ak-pIca1
ng. half-teasng. wholly II love He caught /
he girl to him again Ruth had risen and
llso stood near the maute and kissed
ler, kissed her till she was almost breath
ess and struggled to be free agar He /
vas rough IN a way, but she DID not resent
lis roughness.
i don't know she said at last Il
10 love you, do wait as he came
towards her again, only il makes 50
much come at once Please let me think
.bout IT. or rather, let me get Father off
n this trip, then Ill have time to think
bout it. Please don't say anything more