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The Washington times., 1923-01-21

fering and helpless babyhood and
womanhood everywhere--is there
one Of us to whom certain sort
Of singing, blue June morning, or
a certain sober winter afternoon
when a big football game is afoot,
doesn't bring that old thrill Of
being young again, that old glory
Of violets and furs against a
young skin, that old memory Of
the special boy, in his big coat,
with his masculine. protective big
hand under ones trusting elbow?
DO. LATER LOVES LAST?
1t didn't last that first begin
ming of the sex call that lies under
all life, from beginning to end. But
was it any the less real for that?
Do later loves always last? Is
there any rule that marriages con-
tracted between fifteen and twenty
are less successful than those be-
tween-say. twenty-five and thirty?
All, If they could only make
rules about 1.-THE statisticians!
For how deeply. how passionately,
we all want to be happy as wives,
how we all pray. and resolve, and
plan, in those dreaming, rose
colored days that precede the hour
of wells and orange blossoms!
Whether the bride Is sixteen or
forty, the dream is the same.
ITS just going to be heaven, be-
cause we never ffght9' says little
Sixteen.
SCI think we are pretty sure Of
ourselves, we don't deceive our.
selves says Forty, more gravely.
"And it seems impossible that
Roger and I should ever disagree"
BUT is IT IDEAL?
When Mary is beautiful ,and
twenty-five. and George is steady,
good and twenty-eight. and they
have the same religion, friends
and tastes; when Grandpa Smith
gives them their house. and
Grandma Davis their little closed
car. and Mary promptly has a fine
little son, and George becomes q
stockholder in the firm, then every
one says that that is an ideal mar
riage.
But is it?
That type Of marriage. strange
as it may seem. most often goes
on the rocks.
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lit had been, runaway match
between the village beauty and the
rich mans son.
All these acres Of apple trees
belonged to Billy's father, and she
and Billy were still going to college
together, and having such fun!
Billy was twenty.
And you are rich?'' asked.
well, we win be. Billy has
four brothers and sisters; their
mother is dead :. But thare'll be
lots for everyone when his father
dies. And he and are never GO
ing to settle down, we're just go
ing to travel, buying the most
gorgeous things. He's going to
give mega white rabbit-slin jacket,
with red belt z
you and viii never see each
other again" said after awhile.
t'But I'm old enough to be your
mother. and you have no mother,
and I'm going to give you some
advice.
You've made fine marriage, to
the man youlove. But unless you
make your happiness matter of
serious study and prayer, wealth
and youth and love won't save
you.
II YOU act the part Of big sis
ter to Billy's family, il you raise 4
family yourself. and take your
share Of serving, and sharing, and
working, then youIl have a won
derful life, and ten or fifteen years
from now youIl have that travel.
ing, and yoti will have earned It.
There's q tremendous advan.
tage in these young marriages
don't lose it,
1--WE LOATHE BABIEsg
She looked at me with all the
radiant secure superiority Of her
age.
Ny dear, we loathe babies!' she
said gayly, ''apd Billy's kid
brothers and sisters are always
4
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Question: We are planning
to build next spring. The site
is an open space with . steep
hill-alInost cliff-behind ii
and high. trees at the base. What
style of a house would you ad-
wise building?
Answer. You need n house In
which the vertical lines predoan-
mate TO correspond with the
broken lines Qs yong background.
A house with gables and . broken
roof line and with the vertical
lines strongly brought out WIN
tit your background. Don't
make the mistake Of building i
house with broad horizontal fines
against such . background.
Question: have seen the
name bridge lamp" used n,
print. What is = Aridsa lamp
and how does 1t differ nom
other lamps2
Answer: A bridge lamp n y
floor lamp with an arm at the
top OF the standard from which
the light Is sus ended. II fs
used for reading light and
usually in combination with MI
armchair or chair and table to
make nook in lIving-reom.
Copyright. American Hemes Bureau.)
The Washington times., 1923-01-21

vaguely reaches out to unknown
fields Of endeavOr.
Planted IN the heart 81 our
modern, material cities. are those
curious forcing frames of the
soul. the religious novitiates. /
wonder how, many Of US, idly re-
marking, That's the Sisters
training school" realize what !
novitiate really is?
The aspirant II treated as il
she were clay III the moulder's
hands. Her weaknesses are
braced, her faults of pride. 81
impatience. Of taIkativeness, 81
sensitiveness. Of jealousy are not
merely curbed, but are actually
extirpated.
She IL taught to endure. to
defer, to obey, to be silent, to BE
strong, to serve ana to smile.
Wiser, older women, over her
watch ana study her for years.
+ And she grows to be IN turn
wise, silent, infinitely gentle,
tireless IN service to others.
The friendship, the laughter,
the calm Of convent life il one,
Of the miracles of the world.
We cannot ali be saints. But
oh. II we could have ! training
school for husbands and wives.
II q girl could learn that she
was extravaganza, that she waa
impatient. that she was too sen
sitive, too seif-centered. before the
bitter lessons of the divorce
courtI
Then we need never fear puppy
love marriages again. Babies
would have their IrightfuI place
In the big national scheme, young
love would b precious. not de-
spised, and marriage would be
not an end in Itself q material
gain to b jealously sought but
only another means to the real
end we all have IN view when
We say, ''Thy kingdom come"
fCopyright, 1855. by the Republic
Syndicate.1
This 3 One u series 81
Woman to Woman Talks on
present day family and social
problems tIlat Mrs. Norris. Amer.
ica's best loved and most popular
woman writer, Is writing especial,
y for the Times Herald. Another
talk win be printed next Sunday.
The Washington times., 1923-01-21

authority on decoration for
room Of this character These
colors are cool and refreshing
for a south or west exposure.
A plain paper Of warm French
gray is recommended for the
walls, with ceiling and enameled
woodwork two shades lighter.
The neutral tones suggested de-
mand some warmth Of color, To-
relieve the room from an air
of "deadness. which may be
given with prints or pictures
showing soft blues and oranges.
White marquisette curtains
should hang at the windows,
with side curtains Of unusual
design. like larkspur, in shades
Of blue with foliage of soft gray.
The cretonne curtains should be
finished with a narrow blue
fringe.
To give life to the room 4 con-
, trasting note Of soft yellow
should be brought in with can
die shades and a vase of corn
yellow. The braided rugs are
recommended for a Colonial room.
The Washington times., 1923-01-21
BY ETHEL UNA.

DURING the winter months
the farmer uses his spare
- time in planting his crops
for the coming year. Like
wise the gardener draws plans
and chooses assortments of seeds
for the beginning of Spring work.
With the same forehandedness,
the homemaker may take time
by the forelock and have her
ideas arranged for the Spring
renovation of the home, so that
when warm weather arrives, and
the windows are opened and
everything set out to air, she
will be ready for action.
With the multitude of re-
sources at her command, there
is no valid reason for the home
maker to fail in rendering her
house an attractive place in
which to live IL she only uses
thought in planning and activity
in making use Of the means at
her hand. Designers and manu-
facturers have anticipated every
requirement of the homemaker
I'm keeping her domain abreast
of the times and she need only
to take the time to keep her
self informed in order to supply
every legitimate need. Hardly a
spot in the house or a phase of
her activities for which some ar
ticle Of use or ornament has not
been designed. She need only to
consult her dealer, ask him to
look over his catalogues and
price lists and she will be able
to command the very piece of
furniture or the appliance that
she requires.
NEED ANTICIPATED.
This completeness Of supply in
furniture exists no. only in the
sets and suites which are more
or less the Iasis Of room furnish
ing. but likewise in the occa-
sional or odd pieces which fill
Zip the gaps and give her rooms
= the harmony and balance neces-
sary to completeness. In the liv-
ing room, for example articles
necessary to a well furnished
room are a substantial table, such
as gateleg or davenport table,
q davenport or sofa, two or three
arm or. wing chairs, a bookcase,
and odd tables, chairs and smaller
pieces Of furniture.
In American homes where the
living room is used as a family
meeting place and for the enter,
tainment of guests, plenty OF
chairs and tables are necessary
TO realizing its full value. The
homemaker may be assured that
the piece required may be had
IL she looks for It persistently.
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<EVrToN'T you please write
som ct hing about
-x m nny-lovaS mar.

You please Write
som thing about
pm ppy love mar
fiages?" desperate mother begs
me. from some small mid Western
town.
"NTine was one, and the wretch
edness I endured for the nine
years my marriage lasted has
never faded from my mind.
.sNow my only child. a girl of
seventeen. wants to marry her
very first sweetheart. who is nine
teen.
What can Il do to save her
from a lifetime of misery?"
shis mother is herself only
thirty-six; and from her long let
ter / gather, that she is imagina-
tive, excitable, nervous-in
word, temperamental.
~he answer to her can only be
me answer to any mother, old or
Young, wise or foolish, whose ten
der, jealous, anxious fears ac-
company a. child into the serious
business of living.
A puppy-loveT marriage, or no
marriage at all, or a late mar
riage, or a discrepancy in years
either way, or a difference in
nationality, creed or fortune. cam
not hurt your child's happiness,
IL that child has been taught to
find happiness where it really exS
lists.
Puppy-love-th there are a thou
sand prettier names for it's the
sweetest, the realest, the most
radiantly memorable thing in all
the world.
We laugh at it indulgently. in
middle Iife. Gracious. had
such case on that boy once.
we admit, half-ashamed. half
amused at the Thought.
But how wonderful it was!
To be seventeen. to be wearing
the new organdie, to have a waltz
playing somewhere. and the. big
yellow midsummer moon rising
ever dim meadows. and to be in
loveI
Is there one of us. staid. mid
dle-aged, Woodworking. and long
ago possessed OF those stronger
loves. the wife's love. the mothers
love, the woman's love of all suf-
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fighting with their aunt, and
hate his father.
More than that, he saws he
wants to live somewhere where de-
cent, self-controlled people can get
something to drink II they want
itg'
Presently put her down, In
front Of q garage. and for the
rest Of the day felt as If gallant
little rowboat had passed me. be-
ing rapidly carried to the swirling
waters above Niagara Falls.
This little wife was perfect
illustration of all the danger
there Is in puppy-Iove marriages.
Ten years ago some mother
should have been building this
girls character, should have been
backing that beauty and charm
with patience, self-control, sanity.
and honest ideals.
1t was not done; and now, un-
less circumstances plays an ex-
traordinary part, it win never be.
EARLY MARRIAGES.
But, on the whole. j think !
am all for early marriages.
They afford q marvellous dis.
cipline and training, before settled
habits and traits are formed, to.
complicate.
They mean young parents,
growing UP with the boys and
girls like sisters and brothers.
And they mean one more thing,
Increasingly important in our
rapidly changing and developing
social order. The woman who
marries at eighteen, and has her
babies before she ID thirty, Ii
free, in early middle life, for self
expression along other lines.
These are days In which we
have to admit that every woman
desires, and needs, some avenue
for earning money all her own,
no matter how insignificant in
amount. The terrible question
of work ot. babies?' il answered
by the very early marriage.
It is the ripened. experienced
woman, who has known wifehood
and motherhood, who enters the.
business field rather than the
restless. ambitious. ignorant girl
Of twenty, who is sick Of mere
flirting and dancing. and who
The Washington times., 1923-01-21
Famous Woman Writer Declares That Nothing Has
Svveeter or More Haunting Memory Than First Love,
and That Early Marriages Have Good Chance for
Happiness If Young Have Had Right Training

think Of one such marriage
now, one that came under my inn
mediate observation.
Two beautiful girls were born to
this marriage. and the pretty wife
and the handsome young husband
were prominent figures socially for
some five years. Then came the
divorce, and both remarked un.
fortunately.
The husband was killed while
: speeding, some six years after his
second divorce, and both wives are
now suing for share in his estate.
The first wife meanwhile was in.
volved ina disgracefuI affair with
her second husbands polo groom.
The two girls are in a boarding
school, and the lovely nun in
charge Of them told me that even
during the Christmas holidays they
receive no word of any sort FROM
their mother,
ON THE OTHER HAND
On the other hand. a stenog-
rapher of thirty ,marries some rich
boy Of twenty-five, and the family
circle collapses with grief. But
-she bears him children. and, she
makes him home, and after
4 = 4 8
while everybody accepts her, loves
her, admires her. I
Betty and Tom marry at seven
teen and twenty and Tom gets in,
flammatory rheumatism and has
to give up his work I'm the law
school, and, Betty has four babies.
in five years--and ten years later
they energe triumphant. Tom, as
district attorney. and Betty radiant
in her runabout, with a quartet Of.
fine children for, a background, and
theirs is one -of the happy mar
riages.
A cross old man named Barrett
refuses his daughter N ~riage OF, !;
the grou.d that she is bed.ridden,
and eight years older than the
~. + s. a III ~
The Washington times., 1923-01-21
This is the Time for the HOnlemakcr to Look
Over the House and to Learn What It
Needs-There Can Never Be Too Many
Chairs, and Grouping i'm the Living Room
is Determined BY Contour of Room.

In the modern large living
room, which usually is used as
a family room. there is, often
division into groups OF furni-
: ture.z Probably the living room
has a fireplace which becomes
its central point. Naturally the
davenport and table and some of
the chairs will be grouped about
the fireplace.
Another division may be the
corner where the piano stands.
1t will require its lighting ar
rangement and its few pieces Of
furniture. Another grouping may
be the library or reading space,
where the bookcase, comfort
able chair, a small table and
a reading lamp will find their
places.
INDIVIDUAL TREATMENT.
When these units have been
suitably grouped, open spaces
are likely to be found which
require their own treatment. A
desk and a small straight-backed
chair may well fill this space.
Another space may call for a
wall table or drop-leaf table
or a console. No hard and fast
rules can be given. 1t all de.
pends on the necessities Of the
case. The homemaker may be
The Washington times., 1923-01-21
Dealers Can Give Expert Aid in Furnishing
Home Hall is No Longer a Problem I'm
dRidual Treatment Desirable I'm interior
Decoration Hints ON Making the Living
Dmnpa Mono a 4&po o4sv,a
Room More Attractive.

room, the dining-roonl the hall.
bedroom, kitchen, nursery
fact. all over the house. in fur
niture, decorations. floor cover
ings, wall coverings, and, in
short. every need of the home.
American designers and manu-
factureHs are alert in meeting
the demands upon them.
Spanish influence is distinct in
many Of the latest furniture de-
signs that are now being shown
by merchants.
COLONIAL IDEA.
In the bedroom setting illus.
trated here, we have an ex-
ample fof the Colonial idea work
ed out in a practical way which
is at once simple and effective.
Such room may well be used
for a guest chamber, having
just the combination of formal
ity and intimacy which hints
of thoughtful consideration and
friendliness. The wide bed is
an invitation to rest. The dress
or and chest Of drawers affords
plenty Of room for putting away
clothes while the desk, supplied
with writing materials, subtly
impels to letters telling Of the
welcome received.
Blue and gray are the predom.
mating colors suggested by an
The Washington times., 1923-01-21

try road, I picked up, q year or
two ago. an extremely pretty girl
OF nineteen. Her owp car had.
broken down, and during the five
mile lift I gave her, she gIeefully
and readily told me her history.
She had been married two years
The Washington times., 1923-01-21

man she loves, and both are poets,
airnpractical and temperameptal
bht the Brownings have their love
idyil in spite. Of him. and thereby
enrich the lovers literature Of the
world.
Driving through . lonely coun-
The Washington times., 1923-01-21

Write to Better Homes Edi
tor, care Of this newspaper,
for advice or information about
home furnishing or decorating,
sending stamped, addressed en-
velope for reply.
The Washington times., 1923-01-21

On the whole, am all for early marriages
They afford marvellous discipline and training before
settled habits and traits are formed to cOmpicate
They mean young parents, growing up with the boys
and girls like sisters and brothers.
They mean that the woman who nnarries at eighteen
and has her babies before she is thirty free IN early
middle life, for self-expression along other lines.
The Washington times., 1923-01-21
BY KATHLEEN NORRIS

Puppy love is the sweet
est, the realest, the most
radiantly memorable thing
in all the world.
How wonderful it was!
TO be seventeen, to be
wearing the new organdie,
to have q waltz playing
somewhere, and the big vel
low midsummer moon rising
over dim meadows, and to
be in love!
Il didn't lastthat first
beginning Of the sex call
that lies under all life, from
beginning TO end. But was
it any the less real for that?
Do later loves always
last? Is there any rule that
marriages contracted be-
tween fifteen and twenty are
less successful than those
between say, twenty-five.
and thirty?
A& = q
The Washington times., 1923-01-21

~ URING the winter months
the farmer uses his spare
. time in planting his crops
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-10-16
TWO LOSE FINGERS


SPARTA, Ga. Oct. 1G-Oscar w.
Smith, well-konwn lumber and saw
mn man, had the misfortune 70
lose several fingers yesterday, when
his hlnd became entangIed in Q
steel cable which he was using to
snake logs out Of the woods. He was
rushed to a local pphysicia nfor
treatment. 1t was necessary to place
him under ether before his hand
could be dressed and the mashed fin
gers amputated. his is the second
casually Of that kind in the same
tIamly in the last few days Ray
Smith, SON Of above named, lost two
fingers in mill.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-10-16
TENANTS CULTIVATE
28 PER CENT Of LAND
One Per Cent Increase n Last
Deeade-6O Per Cent South
EN- Land Tanant r;IaJ

hADIAUN, WIS. OF ~ r
tenancy il the United statos - =
I l but one per cent during the
80 decade, contrary to the gener.
a. oeileL mat agricultural lands
were rapidly passing OUT Of ~
nd"u5 OF oWner-operators into fLa
hands of tenants, iudoino ~ ~, "a
e5ort OF the Institute for Re
search IN Land Economies ana
uohc Otillties This BODY AZ.
,ec'ed by DR.. Richard R. Elv. we'll
Known economist, is: or@ani7od
specifically to conduct research in
land problems. - Al
Easing its Conclusions n,o,,
1870 census figures. the Institnta
concludes that an increase in ton
ahcy can be expected in the nor-
mai development of a nation %
Tact neglected by many who look
unon tenant farming as sometime
absolutely. undesirable"
The report showed that tenants
ooerated approximately one-lour,0
Of the farms Of the country in
1880, with jump to % per cent
IN 1900. A more gradual increase
came in the next two decades. the
proportion in 1910 being 81 rpr
cert and in 1920, 30 ner cent.
Measured in terms of ACREAGE or
l'nd in farms, about % per cent
Of farm land is being cultivated
tenants, according to the institute
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-10-16
CAPTURE TWO LIQUOR STILLS

oPARTA, Ga Oct. 16-Sneriff
~ NJ. Jackson and Deputy r. d.
1Smth captured two stills Sunday
in the northern part OF the coun
ty hey were made Of ten gallon
gasoline cans and were indeed
crude utensils. A negro named Ed
Graat was just firing up the stills
when the officer walked up, but
made his escape in the thick I'M
der-brlsh in the swamp where he
was 10 ed. The stills and a sinai!
amoQnt OF beer was confiscated.
No arrests have been made.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-10-16
Forsyth Street, NexE L. Bank J
Commerce. Americas. Ga
RAILROAD SCHEDULE

arrival and Departure of Passenger
Trains, Americas, Ga.
The following schedule figures
,Lblished as information and not
guaranteed:
Evening star., 1923-04-28

CANOES-DEMPSEY'S ROATHOUSE 3sth and
SITS. NV: large consignment OF Oldtown
canoes for sale; also some private canoes In.
auire Roathouse office. 29s
Evening star., 1923-04-28

FORD TOURING. self-starter; lights: motor
overhauled; Sl25 cash. 116 Carroll street Sc,
after pm o9s
Evening star., 1923-04-28

CIGAR STORE for sale; can be used for other
business: good location; 3-year lease; price
1paSOnahp Col 1Oog1 0Ss
Evening star., 1923-04-28

REAUTY SHOP. located in large apt. house
in northwest; will sell with equipment of vi
bra tors violet ray, electric irons. fixtures. etc.
for $1,000 cash: highclass clientele; low
ygRtaI. Address Box 113-W. Star office.
Evening star., 1923-04-28
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES.

The Star requires from
advertisers in this column
references and a detailed
statement of their PROPOSITION.
Evening star., 1923-04-28

T'IANO TUNING. 50; piano and player repair
irg. Speake & Spriggle, go n. Y. ave. q. W.
Main 5SlB
Evening star., 1923-04-28

GAS SERVICE STATION, II st.~n.e.; price.
$500 cash. NEWS0M, 1110 II ne. Line. 207l.
GROCERY and meat market good location;
lease; doing good business: store closes $40:
will sell very reasonable. Call y. 1927 o9s
Evening star., 1923-04-28

"
second hand store fixtures of all kinds. We
Duy and sell National Showcase Exchange,
$40 Oth st. NV. Main 6l45.
Evening star., 1923-04-28

10-RO0M rOoming house, newly papered; fur
niture good new; bargain for quick sale.
Franklin g241. iDI 9th st. NV,
Evening star., 1923-04-28

BAKERY aud confectionery for sale; big
Iakeshop. . brick ovens, . delivery Fords and
ice cream machinery: easy terms. Inquire at
n510 Pa ave n w
Evening star., 1923-04-28

CIGAR. newspaper and magazine store for
sale; prominently located on 14th st. NV;
Lewis Realty Co., 1i17 X st: Suite 3O4 -3OJ
Tel. Main 800
Evening star., 1923-04-28
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES.

DELICATESSEN STORE; must sell on account
Of i'll health; good business. Phone COL 53i9.
Evening star., 1923-04-28

WANTED
Men who knew real values in
USED CARS.
If you are not sure of your
own judgment bring some one
that does know.
Dodge, 1921, touring, S good
tires and bumpers; absolutely
must be seen to be appreciated !;
lowest terms, $500.
Studebakers-Light and spe-
cial sixes-several to select from
we guarantee these cars as to
price and condition; $500 and up.
STUDEBAKER,
IOI6 Conn. Ave. NV.
ALL THE WORLD LOVES
A WINNER.
Evening star., 1923-04-28

CORNER STORE suitable for neerbeer saloon,
meat market. or drygoods business; thickly
populated neiChbnrhood 21st and l. SITS. n W.
Apply Dist. Realty Investment Ex., 934 New
York ave. NV.
Evening star., 1923-04-28

our specially Quick service in emergency
cases When YOU think Of plumbing. think of
CAROw & FRY. 10l1 Fl st. NV. Main 1881.
Evening star., 1923-04-28

RIG wFAVING-RI'GS REWOVEN FROM
worm carpets durable and cheap OLD IAT-
REL ECLIPSE, 500 10th st. s.w. Frank. 39T7.
Evening star., 1923-04-28

PRINTINjT-Complete printing service. writ
inc. illustra ting. composition and presswork;
high-Cradc commercial work. Columbian Print
Inc Co Inc S1l l4th ST NV. VI. 4o50