The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-06-03
|Co1lfessiotlsof aBride'
Copyright 1920 BY The Euspa per ErdoprI,c As,Ocao)
THE BOOK OF ANN
AS AN INSTITUTION, THE FAMILY IS LOSING
IT'S PRESTIGE

lire to fancy that keep posted
on new books and up.to-dnte philoso.
phles OF life. AZ | considered Daddy
Lorimer'a appeal 20 me 10 help pre-
serve the family 'acutchcon from
AIMS needless blows. II suddenly oc-
CURED 10 me that many authors are
now exaltinE individunlism AT the
expense Of the family. AA an inHtt-
tuition. the family II losing prestige
for several reasons. ! have read
Economic forces are dihrupting II.
High rcntn. for instance. compel
families TO live In small quarters.
human compression results IN *.
ploaions Of temper; one hy one, "a son
or daughter. a wife or a husband,
leaves the home circle.
Art, science. or new cult beokonH
another to an individual career.
or som. new rod Of love demands
liberty for his worshipenl
There was Ann. with her ability
TO read and her lack OF abiliiy Ia
think. Modernism had gone TO her
head Some OF Il Is pretty strong
stuff for weak brain. suppose.
Ann. at least. demanded for her
self all the freedom Of the theorists
Her idcaa were CLEANED from The
smart stuff she had picked up IN
current plays and scenarios and nov
els, She crammed her head viii
weird theories and applied them "a
life,
But new social theories arr aiwnyf
several decades ahead Of social prae
tees. Daddy Lorimcr kn~w that
when he sent Ann. like n naughty
child. 10 confess TO Mother Lorimcr
was Awfnlly curious 10 know
what Ann had told mother and how
mother had rcprimandcd her. but OF
courNe mother never would ten ms
that
was especially interested because
daddy represents the average con
soryativc masculine point OF view OF
sex subjects while mother holds u
the Ellen Key variety OF opinions
altbo Hho never. never would ihinE
OF applying them 10 her own affairs
nor let a woman OF her clan live b,
them.
Daddy loaihes fcminlSm. The dou
bic moral standard has always beer
plenty good enough for him 10 i've
by,
had seen how he reacted u
AIMS escapade. ! was terribly anS
ious 10 know how dear mother hope
TO influence her new. pretty. head
strong little daushter.in-law.
No dinner for Ann that evening
al. phoned me. and ! didn't blnm'
her. She had gone thru enough e
spoil a very healthy appetite sh'
called UP TO ask II Bob WIS going e
the regular meeting OF his ARM
post. and. learning that was to b
alone. she came over BY the shor
cut thru the Lorimer park. altnoa
as soon as Hob had gone
I pu, her into my nicort chair
wher. she looked like a lad ehil'
that had cried until tired -- ans
hadn't profiicd any too well BY pun
! iuhment Ann WIS In a pouuni
mood just wanted to ait around an
not say anything. just wanted u
keep on pouiing TO let me know hoS
abused she felt.
i've seen girls do that much TO
often TO be impressed. SO l vat dow
on the floor beside her and began I
Hcold her In "A real Ststnrly fashion
Now you've let yourself In for y
Ann Lorimor. why didn you hN''
when told you. this noon. that 20
can't nirt any moro' Can't you NJ
derrtand that you belong TO TN
tr.f.. and because you belong. 20
have rot to adopt its standardAE IL
tired 81 talking Of u. For goodnes
/ nike get the pOtufF