The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-11-05
Home Lacks
Appeal for
1880 Youth
BY MARTHA LEE.

If mothers and fathers spent half
the time in making their homes
pleasant, agreeable places for the
children 20 lounge about in, as they
do in talking about how the home
is an institution Of the past, things
might be entirely different.
Mothers and fathers, looking back
on their own youth, realize sud-
denly their children only are in the
house long enough to eat and sleep.
Why when they we're young, they
spent all their free time at home.
They had their parties there. They
had their friends and fun and
amusement right in their own
homes.
They see their sons and daughters
romping out every night to a picture
show, a cabaret, a dance, any place
in order to get out of the house.
And they start thinking about what
a shame it is the home has deteri-
Grated into a place to get meals,
when it is inconvenient to get them
any place else, and place to sleep
when one is too tired to go any
farther.
Plenty of Attractions
Although there is the radio, a
victrola and all the rest Of the mod
ern mechanical contrivanceS to keep
them amused, they seem to prefer a
movie, a stuffy night club or a
crowded dance floor.
Parents think it is because chill
dren have changed. Of course they
have. So have times, which &C
counts for the change in people. AS
far as that goes, so have parents.
The fact that distance practically
has been eliminated by modern in
vention, is one reason. Mother and
father stayed home when they were
Young because there was no place
else to go and even if there was
there was no way of getting there
Sons and daughters Of today are
brought up to think nothing OF
haunting off twenty-five or thirty
miles for an evening. Their mothers
and fathers do. They've been raised
in the atmosphere.
And then when they show signs
of following the trend the parents
suddenly become very hurt, very
reminiscent about their own youth
and say that the home is just a
place , hang hats and sleep it of
only One Thing to Do
When this happens the parents
can do lust about one thing. Make
the home so attractive and pleas
ant O. place to be that their children
will not want to go anyplace else. A
place where they and their friends
will want to gather at every oppor-
tunity.
Dear Miss Lee: have a son and
dauphter. 81 and 10. Their father and
have saved and scrimped through some
lean wears that we could have nice
home for them when they grew to an age
where they would need 1t.
They both are quite popular. But nome
is the last place they come to and we
see them only at mealtime. WouIo
like to have them here more. l would
like to have them nave LlleAE 4LASAlOo AASAS
instead of always going out. What can
I do? xr-or,e 1,r,,r,rp
Perhaps, because you and your
husband did save and scrimp for
the nice home, now that you have it
it is more of museum than a
home. Perhaps you cherish your
furnishings a little too vehemently,
It may be a house instead OF a
home.
Requires Some Things
A 1880 home requires the same
attribute an 1880 did. 1t must be
hospitable, comfortable, cheerful
place. There must be more atten-
ton paid to the comfort of its guests
and habitueS than there is to the
furniture and knick-knacks.
Children will find their amuse-
ments and bring their friends to a
home in which they feel welcome
and wanted. Your own children are
no different. They will want active
cooperation from you and your
husband. They will want encourage
ment that their friends are welcome
to make your home sort Of hang
ont for a few wears.