Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-16
OF Love
and Laughter
Woding in a Summer Stream
Poses q Childish Question
BY MARJORIE HOLMES,

You sit on q little footbrdge, the sunlight warm on
your bare shoulders the panks rough and hot TO the legs
They sway under your little girls feet she shouts with
childish erceness who goes triptrap. triptrap over
my bridge?"
she sits down then and peeis on her sandals 'cmon
Mommy, let's wade"
The water is icy to the ankles and the color Of an
amber tnslng wine II trails it, silver rpples about the
pnk-gay rocks that rise above It, and dry In the
SUM- Mnnows dart about the NOISY stones ct the bottom
IN shadowy schools elusive Is thoughts.
Where do minnows so 90 fasta Why're they IN such
Yes, whyq you too wonder People aren't the only ones
VINO dash sOUus Sus nc,e no saSsr hops
from dry rock to dry rock like squirrel She gathers
bright stones from the bottom and huris them rejoicing
In the splash and proud Of the gttering circles made
Careful now, honey. don't disturb the cows"
For YOU are approaching their leafy heaven. You
peer into shady, tree-roofed room Here two copper
coored lie chewing watching with grave disinter-
esed eyes Their hoCves have made deep pockets IN sns
whiri Of butterflies dripping in hlack-and-gold ballet
Your younsster signs. II just wish they looked little
''why. for goodness sakea"
"well then It would Be more exciting. Kind Of Ike
the billy goats and here we'd found the real oges
that think they owned the stream"
Things rye Learned From a Teen-Ager:
"Folow through Mother. I've gotten that from sports
When you pick up bat to slug at balcr say tennis
you juswel wham straight from the middle Of yourself
and follow through Just let r 60 one long clean stroke al
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FITS IKE that With lessons I'm beginning 70 ngurs out
or with anything else you start Don't quit tan ts nm
ishsd Keep q y from the beginning 2 the end you
the middle. Follow through"
Apron Pocket Recipes
Finding the matching walpaper-fahric combination too
expensive for her particular Kitchen. friend Of mine
bought yards Of reasonable fabric then papered the walls
with IT. 10 her pleasant surprise. went On smoothly.
stuck wen and has most engaging effect
The Nom You MGried
Men. as wen women enjoy their little compliments.
Notice fresh naircuti
The happy combination Of particular shirt and tisf
or merely think to say, sometimes-'You look vsry
nice today"
Grandmother AlwcYs Soid
"Just do the best then stop. There are some
human being must realize he can only 90 90 far"
Hove You Ever Wondered Why?
Children love 10 hang around listening 10 adults taik
wcmen conversation especially seems % have fascina.
- can mr. remember spending whole blnfu afternoons
savesdropping my mother and her friends And vivid
IN memory are many Of the things thsy said however
seems amazing now that they didn't drive ss on
Maybe mothers IN those days were simply more careful q
Whimsical SIGHTS Of Summer
Two little Kids in business behind cardboard box and
. pitcher. with sign which says: Temonads % half
glass, Sc whole glass"
Working Mothers -.
Having been reared In that when considered
It their privilege well duty 10 living for their
families maybe I'm sticking my neck out when bring up
the subject Of working mothers.
II speak for the children who left In the Of
paid help while Mama goes forth to help Daddy Would II
not be better tried to make the husbands pay
check dor In later it Just might be that all the 90
called extra money they now earn win be used to keep
Richy and Susie out Of trouble.
'Tm not blaming the maids put in charge Of these
children, but often maid thinks, mother has no In
terest IN the chlds upbringing. why should she3
II am well aware that many so-called man walks
out and leaves his family to get ~ best they
also think many mother who works could spend her time
better rearing the children she brought into the world
II would like to have the opinion Of other women On
this subject"
Mrs. Z. g. Ransom, Arlington, Virginia.
Okay-how about 1t. women?
Wednesday,: closer look child psychology subeef q
Marjorie Holmes "of Love end Laughter"