The Washington herald., 1921-10-12
CLERGYMAN WOULD
SCHOOL "N-LAWS"
IMPROPER CONDUCT
biames Is Per Cent of
Wrecked Homes on
Interference.
BY DOROTHY DIX.


per cent of the wrecked homes
Ihe country are broken I'D by
ue wife's mother or the husbands
Dlher' urges the establishment OF
hoois in which mother-fn-Iaws
in De taught how to be in-iaws
a, eao or being outlaws as they are
me idea Push it along. Un-
toteoly most mother-in-laws are
1,1u, need of an education that
,i,.a mt them up above the primi-
r.. nlmal Jealousy that makes
tbai their son-in-laws and
~ dauShter-in-laws, sight un-
seen, because they cannot endure
tnSt their children should love any-
ne else better than they do them.
ESQ mother-in-law needs to ba
inued In the elementary prin-
OF Justice so that she will
mink that the man who is mar
-, 70 her daughter should slave
iieIi 10 death to provide her with
usineS and pearls while she
us tnat the girl who is married
,r ~ her son should do her own cook
ana not expect to have 4 new
oltener than once in two years
furthermore, IL would certainly
Tor sweetness and light il
io'her-ln-law could have II forcibly
impressed on her mind that every
couple have a right to man
'. their "wn affairs in their own
anu "~ve their quarrels with
S.l oul haVils r'n;her to referee them.
Nor' can rr deny that there will
Dc slump in the divorce market
When mother-in-Iaws learn how TO
Keep their fingers out of their
SnlIurens pies. and acquire a wis
'ih ana grace that will enable
rem TO make their visits like
ahSels-few and far between.
but IN the in-law muddle the
iiOther-ln-laws are not the only
sinners. There are also present the
uauShter-in-laws and son-in-laws,
and II II is advisable for mother.
Ih-Iaws to be taught the ethics of
'he ln-Iaw career, why is it not
equally advisable for the son-in-
laws and the daughter-in-laws to
re likewise instructed in how to
conduct themselves properly in the
station OF life to which they are
calling themselves
surely school for in-Iaws, in
which they would be taught the
duties and amenities of in-law-
noodness, so to speak, would fill a
long-felt want. and save many q
heart ache. many a barrel of wasted
tears, and many a sordid family
squabble.
The kindergarten class in the
college for In-Laws should begin
~ instructing the tender mind OF
the young bride and groom in the
folly Of entering their new reIa-
tionship with chips on their shoul-
aers- II is bromide to say that life
Is mirror that gives. us back our
own reflection. But IL is true. And
II Is especially true of family life.
The members Of our fainiIies
whom we love best are those who
show perfect partiality for us.
Those we admire are the ones who
arlnrirs Us, and, CONVERSELY. those
we dislike are those who are cold.
and distant to US. and critical of
US. Therefore. any bride or groom
who wishes to draw mother-in-law
fangs. and cushion her claws, has
only to make up to the old lady
and show that he or she desires to
win her affection.
There should he a special chair
in the School for In-I.aws devoted
exclusively to cultivating an artis-
tic line of jolly to be applied to
mother-in-laws by brides and BRIDE
EroOms who have qualified as efici-
ency experts in spreading the salve
The School for In-L.aws should also
give its pupils a brief course in
natural history. showing that mar
riage does not automatically cause
a woman to cease being a daugh-
ter because she has become a wife,
or prevent a man from remaining a
son after he has added a wife to
himself Neither does marriage put
a stop to tender family ties. and
change the love of men and women
for their parents into indifference
or hate. as so many in-laws seem
to think that il should
The College for In-Laws should
lay stress on the fact that there
are no half portions of virtue. and
that the woman whose jealousy de-
mands that her husband shall sacrf-
hce the mother who bore him TO
her whim. is so lacking in loyalty