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THE REE: OMAHA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 7, 1913. 9 jhe 1 v. JP Bringing Up Father CoPTrlxht, 1911. International News Barrloa. Drawn for The Bee by George McManua WELL- I DIDN'T Vast To en am VACATION- Out QU 'NSIiTEb.So NOW -rv, nr idea SO - too NEED evT out jo: I VONOCf? VHT Kind op place s m wipe , SEN&IN' to; t DON'T KNOW VHERE THIS UEAD 1" out KNOW I'm walkiim' wv FROM -SOUBVIUI.E I r WHAT KINO or j ' '''''' '''''' ; A Clever Man's Choice s in Women , -.J By WINNIFItED BLACK. "I am going to marry a beautiful woman," said the clever; man, "and a good woman, and 1 don't care whether she can spell c-a-t cat, or d-o-g dog Or not. "The stupider oho Is thebetter; women are so comfy when they are stupid they are like nice soft cushions, al ways so pretty to see, and so nlco to lean against "I'm tired of cleve people, tired of bright women, tired ,of intelligent companionship - I want to be com forted Idon't want to be stimulated. "Marry now? No; not just quite yet. I'm not ready just now, but In a few years, when I'm through with things; I'll marry somebody pretty, somebody' dull, somebody swoet tempered, and then I 'shall have a family tall . sons' and pretty daughters clever boys and good girls, ' and I shall sit back and. watch them grow up and tell my wife what to do, and what not to do,' and my sons and I will havo a good time laughing at tho pr tty sisters and the kind, sweet-tempered mother, and life will be Just as.lt should be." j And the clever man did what so few clever men ever do he kept his word. He knew clever women and pretty women and good women, and rich womdn and poor women and young women,, and middle-aged women and old women, arid women as slim as willows and women who thought of themselves as "Junocs ques.'' Five years ago he married, JUst as he said he would, a beautiful, amiable focjl. Yesterday I saw tho clever man and his beautiful wife. There were two children a -very ugly, very JIvely, very Inter esting, very clever little girl, with her father's high forehead and her father's stubborn mouth, and her father's awkward gat. And there was a very handsome, very dull, very slqw-wltted, very 'timid little boy, with, his mo'bes.-ye'Wc '.rn'outh, and his mother's almost silly smile. ' And the clever man was madly 'In love with his ugly daughter, and was doing his' best to spoil her, and the stupid woman was desperately devoted to her stupid son, and they were all four very happy,, much , to tho disgust of several very much Interested people who had been hoping all along that the clever man would see what a mistake ho .had made, and would be very, very miserable. All of which goes to show what fun It muu be to bo a novelist and have people hsppy when they ought to be Instead of wfciin thty are. 7he man's theories about women? They haven't changed a particle. I'm glad my daughter is clever," says the clever man. "I don't have to marry her." Wouldn't you like to shako him? rr Beauty Dainty Florence Jerome Talks on the Beauty of Ideals -.J New Candy Flesh Reducer Popular Hero Heretofore the corpulent have undergone an torts of hardship and risk In the ef .on to lose their excess adipose. Weak-t-ning baths, exercise and starvation uiti are harmful to- many. -Most Interna! mtdlcatlon plays havoc with digestion, oiuuiutlon, nerves or klaneys. tuw, thanks to the gcnlUH whose experiments rave made it possible, one may dlscaid the Irksome and Injurious thluiiu.and just cat the harmless and delicious "boran. turn jujube ' Instead. The idea halls from Germany, where obesity is ,so prevalent and when sweet liuuta arc mucit Indulged In. It seem already to have become popular In the Unlteu States, trom wnat several drug gists have toid ine. in uc.u ........ uent ot the boranlum jujube Is a kind of seaweed extract which has the power to break up and partially absotb, par tially eliminate, fatty und oily matter. As but one jujube need te eaten after each meal and one at bedtime, the new method U quite inexpensive. The fleshy cnes now have good reason for lejolctng. -Mildred Ht. Albans in Household Quest. Advertisement. TWENTIETH CENTURY FARMER Best Farm Paper In tbe West. By IALIAN IjAUFEHTY. The world Is being very kind to pretty 18-year-otd- Florence Nugent Jerome, and she Is givlnng back- to the world smiles and' sweetness and sunshine. But far back In the depths of her won derful eyes Is a question that makes you think of some of the sadness of tho ages. "Why should this little girl, who has leaped intd Instant favor with the theator going public, have this question in the depths of her eyes and soul?" I asked myself. But after a few minutes I knew. Little Florence Jerome Is a sensitive Idealist, and so. she. looks at life sadly now and, then for all her merry nature. Sho would have all beauty perfect, and she knows It Is not. "Rosemary Lee cannot find happiness in tho "Follies" of ,'Now York. So the creator of Rosemary cannot find satis faction In the follies of her sister-girls In New York. "Even In,, my little time In New Ybric theatrical circles f nave sdeli so much," said she, "and I wonder, won der If girls never think of the prlco they pay for .Immodesty and sllllne(ss,"' This was to be an unusual Interview, Jf sat up, literally! as 'well as mentally alert. "Havo" you brought your Weals Wlthyou into thctheaterT'-' I asked, "Yes,. and into. New York," answored Miss Jerome wjth assurance and earnest ness. "Qlrls have It In their power to make the attitude of the men. Now look at the results. Tho men are beginning to think that they .must be worldly and sporty and to boast about it In order to ,wjn. favor wlh girls. Then the' girls "think'' that' lh "order to bo popular with .men tliey must cater to the worldUncss they havo helped create the demand for So we see girls painting their faces ab surdly and wearing Immodest clothes, arid everybody blames eVetfody elso fdr the lowering of our Ideals. I blame the girls, If we are sweet and modest, and seem to admire and appreciate the fine qualities in men, they will cultivate them and' then we will eel that our sweet qualities make us .attractive. It h an' endless chain. Isn't U7 But I do to mlmlre tho-old-fashioned modest fem in!ne"glrl, and I am sure the girl of this typo will fjnd love and kindness waiting her wherever she goes. ' "If men are getting so used to Im modesty that they like It, why then let us train them to modesty and ste how much better they will like thatl A good beginning would be to distinguish care fully, between the clothes we wear on tho street and those ,we wear In the house. 8lmple dignity for the street, with the constant remembrance that the sun glaro reveals everything It can so we must be careful' to conceal what should lia concealed and though I believe In a bit of powder to cool the skin, I don't lUo to see a girl turned Into a clown by tho braxen reveallngs of the sun. "Please don't get the Idea that I am a prig." went on dainty Miss Florence, whose beauty has the sweet simplicity of tho old-fashlofcd miniature. "I be llovo. In youth and pleasure and being aa attractive as you can, so you will look .young and -pleasure will come your way. But I think you should (always nave our own ideal as a picture In our mind and not be persuaded to like a strange picture Just because It Is popular. "Now let me Illustrate for you. At the convent where I was educated I got the habit of walking each morning from 8:30 to 9:33. The air Is so cool and pure then, and nature Is so lovely and healing. Well, It Is a tradition of tho theater to sleep until about Jl, and I. u mere beginner, am boldly kping against that tradition, because I think that an early morning walk Invigorates and braces you up for the day. I wonder Jf It would not be I recommend simple dignity tor the ctrcot. Though I believe In a bit of powder to cool the skin, 1 don't like to see a girl turned into a clown. It Is a tradi tion of the theater to sleep until 11 o'clock, but I am going boldly against that tradition. Each. of us worth the whllo of all business women to get up a bit carlltr and have each day start oft In a little stock-taking visit with themselves and nature. Each of us should be alone a part of each day, and the very best time Is In the coolness ot the morn ing. You can Just plan then to have your day bigger and finer than It was yesterday. Miss Jerome in Three Pose. "Wo all need solitude and we all need pleasure. Life has to havo relaxation and spice an well uh Ideals. ' But I don't know how any one can be beautiful un less they try to be sweet and lovable. And that Is not a bit what you wanted, Is It?" said Miss Jerome. "It was not exactly what I expected," I answered. "Hut I like your old-tush- should bo nlono part of tho day. Tho host time for that 1 early In tho morning. An early morning walk braces and Invigorates you for tho remainder of the day. Voti should always havo your own ideal as a picture- in yt.tir mind. loned girl and your old-fsshlonsd (dials mid I hope you can make them the fash Ion of today," And so I do, little sisters, and so would you If you could truly seo tho charm of Florence Jerome's clear, fresh girlhood unspoiled by cosmetics, undlmmed by Jewels, and shining forth by Its own Idealism as our great Ideal beauty, : The Greatest of All By BEATIUCK 1M1RKAX "Whom," Is one of the first questions asked a child, "do you love?" There Is a sudden clasping of little arms around the mothers neck, childish lips are pressed against her cheek and there comes tho whispered response, "You." It is the first word childhood heart-, "love." It has been a lite that was mis spent if It Is not the last. Tha Journey through life Is only a few hours as compared with eternity, but it is long and weary as we measure it With out short-sighted eyes. To amuse our telves we Invent many diversions, hop ing to find happiness In fame, wealth, pleasure, ambition, and when these fall we ask forgetfulness In work. But nothing Is worth' while, nothing satisfies, though we gain all that we longed for, unless we also have Jove. It lightens the burdens. It Illumines the dark places. It gives purpose to the purposeless. It Is the source and the sustenance of faith, courage, hope, ambi tion, patience and every enobllng quality Without love, wealth Is poverty; with love, poverty Is wealth. It puts courage In tho veins of the coward. It makes a man rise above htmstlf. It U the trans forming wand of the only good pair the times have left us, Love youthlfles. Though one bo old and wrinkled and bowed with the )ears, one Is not old so long as there remains In the heart a reverence for love. The young woman who scoffs at It Is older than her grandmother who trusts and bellevrs. Love strrngthens. Tho mother novcr tires, though sho works every hour, be cause she Is strengthened by love. Tho husband and father is persistent in the face of discouragement and defeat and spends his life In toll for those he loves. It enthuses. No man Is a good work man If he has only himself to provide for. The best workman Is tha man who loves. It Is the universal gift, and one which depends not upon the whim or caprice of some fickle goddess that presided at our births, but upon oursclvos, We were born for love, and all we need do Is to bellev and It Is ours. It Is Independent of social position, age, color or wealth. The love that comes to the maid Is just as sweet as that which comes to her mistress, and Just as true. There Is more ot it In the home of the poor than In the home of the wealthy. It Is if bout the only thing In life that defies a bank account. One Is never de feated so long as one loves. Te failures, the loafers, the drunkards are those who do not love. If Micro wore no such thing as love, thn churches and theaters would close and the printing presses would stop. It Is not only tho greatest thing in life; it Is II fo Itself, und the world revolves around It. It is the hopo of youth and the com fort of old Ago. All along tho way there Is nothing that will take love's place In I'ff. The young woman Is stretching out her arms to wrlcomo It. Tho older woman owes it to her younger Hlster to forget love's bitterness and disappointments, and meet her with sympathy and under standing In the greatest experience life holds. The old own It to themselves to have faith In It. They owe It to their Juniors to express that faith often. The mother or father who holds that a marriage for wealth or social position Is more desir able than omi for love Is not fit to be a parent. It Is an Injustice to the son and daugh ter morn tragic in Its results than beat ing a child. Dorothy Dix's Article On Taking Inventory, Mothers Should Not Close Their Eyes to the Defects of Their Off spring, but Should Correct Them So That in Later Life tho Children Will Not Turn Out Badly. By DOUOTHY BIX. 12vcry now and then every business man goes onrrfully over his poBsesnlonk, listing, nppralslng, classifying, ndvunalmt and depreciating their worth and valuing them by the mar ket standards of tho day, lie calls this taking stock. Wben ho Is through and has balanced Ids lodger, h o knows precisely whero he stands what he has to hope for and what to fear, whero ho may fight ami where he must hedge, ' I have often thought that there would be less failure In the world and fewer ot us would come to spiritual ' linnlt' tuptoy lf we would follow the same plan and occasionally sit down and take stock ot ourselves mentally, morally and phys ically. It Is human and comfdrtablo to think wo possess all graces und virtues and charms, but It Isn't true any more than it would bo for tho cross-road country store morchant to itnaglno him. self a Wanamuker. Why shouldn't an ugly woman, for In stance, fuco tho munla and calmly take an Inventory of the beauty that slit, lacks? Nobody will deny that tha woman who Is born beautiful draws tho prlio package In tho lottery of life, but sho doesn't get everything. There Is tact and charm ot manner and grace, and tho woman who has there has a maglo veil that hides a homely face and makes It Hccm beauti ful to thoso who coma In contact with her. Moreover, whllo beauty must coroi by nature, these qualities may bo cul tivated. It lies with every woman to learn a delicate consideration for the feelings of others, to acquire the art of listening with Interest and to so Improve her mind she will always be the most delightful and Intelligent of companions. And when she can do these things she needn't worry much about the etze of her nose or whether her mouth is cut bias or straight. It seeinH a pity, too, doesn't It, thut people, don't oftener tako stock of their children und seo Just what they aro ami what might be made out of them? Ot course, U'b delightful to think that all of our little Sallies and Johnnies and Tommies are genluees, but our pleasure In tho illusion Is opt to bo a little marred by tho subiequent disappointment that wo might so nsBlly have saved ourselves If only we had looked at them as thoy wore, Instead of us wo wished them to bb. We should think a merchant craxy If Advice to the Lovelorn By BBATIUCK PAIHPAX. Tell Your Mother. Dear Miss Kalrfux: I am a young girl id years of age, and u young man of 18 years took my ring, which he said he would have repaired. I cannot see tho young man ony moro and would like to know how to get back thn ring without writ ng to him, as at present I cannot receive mall. VIVIAN. There Is entirely too much of tlils method whereby, a young man obtains a girl's ring and keeps It, or. perchunco. gives It to some other girl. Tell your mother, or father, and let no foolish sentiment prevent you. I'rrhnp, ,. To Supri Dear Miss Fairfax: I am a rather nriv girl of M und have been keeping sUmdy company with a young man two years my senior for quite a long while itJal sure that he loves me. but he Is too bh! Ry su I fear. How ran j brnr this man around, for I love him dearly ANXIOUS. ' Sometimes a girl lets a man seo the state of her heart, and he makes no avowal of love, knowing she is already won. Make him less euro of you. Refuse to let Idm monopolize you and Introduce another man on the scene. A touoh of uncertainty will give zest to his pursuit and wings to bis feet. ho had a store full of calico, and home spun, and pots, and kettles, and pans, and In tnklng stock he listed them as point laco and diamonds and pictures. Yet Unit Is Just exactly what we are doing with our children. We are catling commonplace and ordinary qualities by flno names. We won't see them as thoy mo and make the best of thorn on that basis. Wo aro so determined on raising up geniuses, Instead of good business men and citizens, that now and then we convert them Into hoodlums ana Idiots. Why shouldn't a mother look her own children over Just as she doos her neigh bors' and size up tholr strength ana weakness? Sho should, at least, then be able to work out tho problem ot raising them with some sort of knowledge as u, fcundatlpn and guide, instead of going at It purely as guesswork. Sho won't do It, however. It takes a courago to look things In the faco that she doesn't porsess. Sho won't admit that this ohlla Is fooblo-intnded or that one is dull, ana so sho deprives them of tho marvellous, help that modern education can give along these lines. She shuts her eyes to the fact that Johnnto is botvlcggcd and Tommy la knock-kneed, and sho dooms them to bo through life a butt for tho ridicule ot tholr acquaintances, when tho defect could be easily remedied whllo they aro children. She takes no pains to help tho ugly Blrl correct her awkwardness and learn tho things that would make up for her lnck of beauty. Even her efforts to help her children are half the tlm atrocious mistakes, because sho has never taken stock und doesn't know what (the has on hand to work with. Kvory now and then some unhappy and tearful wife comes to me with th tale of her troubles. Sho Is dlsatlsfied, discontented, disgruntled. Sometimes she Is r.ot appreciated, sometimes her heart Is hurt by cold treatment, Sometimes she feels that she made a mistake In marry it.g and yearns for a career out In the world. I don't know any remedy as Rood for such n state of affairs as for tho woman to sit calmly down and take stock of her possessions. Perhaps Ufa hasn't given her all she wanted. Most of the rest of us are in tho samo fix. Very likely sho hasn't gotten all the happiness sho expected out of her marriage. Not many dreams comn true. What sho needs to do. is to count up the things she has got and set how sho con do a better business ana get more happiness and good out of tho things sho has. Mother's Advice To Her Daughter A Real Lire Doll to Fondle Is Woman' Greatest Happiness. One ot tbe most important matters about wblch women concern themselves is their future status as a grandmother. And sht Is wlidom Itself who knows ot or learns of that famous remedy, Mother's Friend. This Is an external application for t&a abdominal muscles and breasts. 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