Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-05
Give Their Attention to Spirit of Great L. S. Holiday
Getting Things Done, Labor Day Idea
Both Heads the Family Decide That Construction Material Must be Oh
tanned Before Night Is Tradition That One the Other
BY NINA WILCOX PUTNAM.

A S Jacob, the original cloak and
n suit king, once said, II don't
IA know who got the idea that
Labor day was a holiday, on
account most workers work
harder trying to enjoy themselves on
it, then they do between clock punch
ing"
And how true that Is was made
solid with me the last Labor day on
which / labored with George, that's
my husband, trying to make him see
that it is often less work to work
than to loaf, If you crash the idea.
But did Geo. get It? And how! He
decided that half loaf was better
than none and got that over to me
plainly while Labor day was still in
it's early AM. thereby upsetting all
the plans + had made for celebrating
the day
had figured. of course. where Geo.
would be home all day, and kinda
planned where we would get g. bunch
Of them things done which we had
left undone around the house. |
guess we are exceptional family,
we are always taking exception to
one another anyways. and so very
likely no other household has things
left around half finished like we do.
What I mean is. we will start some
repairs. on a chair. say. and get 1t
all finished except the bNaid around
the edge Of the bottom. And that
chair will go without braid for weeks,
not that we have forgotten it. No.
probably the guimpe is already in the
house: what we have forgotten is the
bras headed tacks. And we don't
forget them lacks, either. not exactly.
What / mean is. every time we
come in the room where the chair
Is we remember the lacks, but when
right in the hardware dept. at the
Emporium we forget all about them,
and think to ourself NOW let's see,
I'm sure there was something else
wanted, but I can't think what 1t Is,
let's see, oh. yes, l remenber-nar-
row pink ribbon for my underwear"
Which is perfectly all right, on ac-
count we wanted the ribbon. too. but
it can't very we'll be made to do the
work OF braSs-headed tacks. / per-
sonally myself have done exactly as
per see above and then come home
thinking 1 had got everything. took
off my things. exhausted. and then,
when it was too late, caught sight OF
that near upholstered chair. and said,
Oh, my Heaven, ] forgot them lacks
again. That chair simply must be
fixed before the goods commence to
ravel; III be sure and get them lacks
the very next time 1 go downtown.
Very likely no other family ever
had such chair. or it's synonym,
it always appears TO me when l go
in other ladies' houses, where every
thing it just perfect. all finished and
etc. Whereas over to our house
most everything is pretty near fin
ished. including me, when | think of
the work to be done.
x X X
WHY. take even our Junior. |
w commenced him some yrs. ago,
and he amt nearly finished yet. Each
annum 1 say to myself. now next
year there won't he near rs much to
do to Junior as there was, he aint
a baby any more he can take care
Of himself, pretty near. And by the
he has grown some new difficulties
that has got to be taken care Of.
In them respects he's just like
our garden--full of good wholesome
dirt. and we take as good care of
it as we can. only it's never fin
ished. there are always bare spots
where something didn't catch hold
and will have to be planted all over
again next VI. rs the same with
all growing things. ! guess. But
some day we hope to have a fin
ished garden with all the stuff grow
ing regular. just like we want it to.
and the seed catalogues say 1t will.