Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-09-11
EFFICIENT HOUSEKEEPING.
ny Laura A. Kirhman.
ARE you A NEIGH
BORLY no USEkEEPER7

Incredible though il seems 70 mo.
there nre many housckcepers in this
world who do not seem u know or 70
appreciate the Joy Of being ON friendly
terms with their neighbors. To my
mind, there is nothing that makes the
! life Of bousekeeper sweeter than be-
| ing ready, always, TO welcome friend
into ones home, no matter what ono
" dong. Mrs a., over her cake board,
should smile with genuine gladness as
Mrs. B.'s aproned form appears on bcr.
back porch for moments chat and
~ the two visit" together, for n while,
they should feel the truth that life holds
nothing sweeter than good neighborr--
than Deighbors whose proximity hns
brought true friendship.
4 But sometimes, even in the case NJ
o holisekeeper who does want TO be
friendly with her neightors, one finds
that 10 Is hard TO live happily among
ones DciRhbors becailse'of the discomfcrt
due 70 indiscretion ! have on my desk
q letter from q reader Of this column
which - signed Anonymous" and which
illustrates this point. II cant seem 70
, be happy among nay neighbors," runs
this letter "And ] know the fault lies
with roc. They are all friendly--btit I
am forever doing or saying irnpulsivs
things which, ] imagine, makes them
lose respect for me. Some women never
seem 70 say the wrong thing in the wrong
place. What is the secret Of living in
harmony with them, with my tempera-
, ment2"
| This letter will touch sympathetic
| chord in the hearts Of as all. For, we
have all had the Same experienced My
Letter Friend, quoted above, need not
i think that she is alone in her prone.
, ness to make "hreaks" She may rest
\ assured that her neighborsI regret their
q little slips, too--although she may be
: 50 busy making slips Of her own that
| she does not notice the slips they make.
3 For we arc none Of US perfect We
o all do OF say things impulsively which
o are not worthy OF our better judgment.
! II we stopped to think, VIC would decide
II against uttering these words or com.
o hitting bhese acts. But, once out, the
Z unwise breaches must be paid for in
n regretsi
v If we are sensible, we will not try
20 undo q blundcr Such an attempt
o. only tends TO make the mistake greater
: still The best thing we can do is "a
d ignore IL.
/ Blunders are ike candle wax which,
d when dropped upon wool fabric, may
not be removed until it has been left
alone for a while. IL one tries TO re-
2 move the wax when the spot IL fresh
| one simply spreads it ond rubs it int
| the cloth; but If one leaves it, 1t viii
| harden--when it may be removed easily
HI So when we make our little break o.
II blunder, let US run from it--not hove
! over it and experiment with it in ar
| effort to right matters. In saying TIN
II | refer, of course, TO the wrong we d
| ourselves-not 10 the wrong done aga n :
- others. If we hurt another's feelings III
ii only possible ease we can ind II il
II apologizing.
n Neighbors, in being nGghborly, mus
as learn to live down the little break
and blunders which they makc-whict
lie in fact, everybody in the world makes
i'd But, barring this slight discomfort
er (which they have brought upon them
in selves, what privilege it il TO kno'
Ily and love the souls who live out the
lives next door to usl
Ir. Tomorrow letters.