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The San Francisco Sunday Call
The Spice of Life
VARIETY for our women readers is offered in attractive form on these
pages. "The* spice of life that gives it all its flavor" is dispensed with
a generous hand, touching the demands of ever}' mother and daughter,
and solving in skillful, experienced ways the questions that range from
dietetics to dress, from practical work to the beneficial discussions of subjects
that must clamor for thoughtful consideration.
"Study Hour" gives holpful suggestions for school frocks, while the page
from Paris shows the clever adaptation of lust year's princess under this
season's tunic. A talk on hot cross buns and pancakes will enlishten a few
"producers and consumers" on this very interesting subject. The newest rain
coats show the best lines and tendencies of these necessary garments, and for
the leisure moments in a woman's days there are Adelaide Byrd's needlework
, suggestions. Since fashion proclaims the read vent.' of short sleeves, you will
"accept a few hints on the development of a beautiful arm from Mrs. Symes as
relevant and beneficial.
Then on this page, through the eyes of observant women, the flirt, the
wife's allowance and the jaw of humanity are discussed. Skill versus vice
claims your attention, while the allowance that is due every wife and which is
never Been by many of the lesser halves is given its place in the forum.
Take these varied pages, and in your leisure hours today profit by the
diversity of Ideas that we hold out in tempting array.
A Mother's
Heart Cry
* W THE erwt wortd of mea— * s^^
JL Ah. 807. God pade dM then.
Whe» dm «t caOed t» «tM thy w»jr >^ )
la tha ci'tjt \u25a0world of nxal /^?/" _^<^-v
Ur-'.rocirr . •oomful. told. r <^£>>> s-^
Is the great worW of men.
WM noctht bat mU oa wMsh to. dun their be 14.
No mother* krre-iar. help feet tber*.
Or tsjwwr to thy c«S.
Except by pnya.
In the pwt wefU «f mm
A.kj-.t oatt than or n»e cr faSj
So What End?
CAN" not see the
justice of It!" cried
a \u25a0woman under
the crushing
sense of dear ones
gone and a living 1
one forever past
recovery. I could
not see the Jus
tice of it, either;
I could oniv point
out a few of the
good things that
still remained to
her in life.
As for the mis
fortunes, there
really was no ex
planation; but they afforded a splendid
opportunity for the trying of the
woman's mettle. Kad she been of tbe
right "stuff" she would have known
the uselessness of rebelling: against the
hand of fate, would have struggled
bravely out from under the weight of
disappointment and grief. Many inter
pret sorrow as the necessary discipline
of the Almighty in our lives, and
•whether we co believe or not w« must
all admit that bereavement, suffering —
any great tribulation, in short — is
either the making or the marring of a
character.
Slagda, that wonderful creature of
Sudermann's. you remember, says:
"Schuldig- mussen v.'lr werden wenn wir
wachsen werden" (We must know sin
if we would really grow). That is a
bald assertion, but hasn't it a measure
of truth? Is not the woman who sins
and afterward rises superior to temp
tation made stronger thereby; made
Intensely human and somehow soft
ened, even spiritualized, by the passing
of a great trial? I am not making a
plea for sin — nothing is more to be de
sired than the perfect saintliness of a
woman's life — though I confess I should
be glad if 1 cou^d send forth a plea for
the fallen woman, whom men may learn
to forgive and honor, but those of her
own sex, never.
Returning to the subject in hand.
however, whether or not we accept Su
dermann's theory that sin is necessary
to development, none of us can deny
the potency of an overwhelming sor
row to round out a woman's character.
If she fail not into a state of cruel
rebellion or of selfish, inane lamenta
tions, she will inevitably rise from her
bed of grief a better and a richer
woman. Really, when you pause to
consider, did one ever truly comfort
you in sorrow; did one, when you were
passing through the deep waters, clasp
The Wife's Allowance
r is an absolute
necessity in order
that she may
keep her self-re
spect. The woman
who docs not have
a settled amount
to call her own is
put under a re
straint and a
sense of injustico
that react with
deleterious effects
upon both nervous
system and moral
nature. Look at
it and see .if this
be not true.
Take, for In-
I stance, the girl who is self -supporting.
She marries. In the fullness of love
and Innocent trust she permits her
newly acquired husband to map out
the financial system of the home, which
he does on this wise: *So much a week
Is allotted for the table; this she han
dles. He will meet the monthly bills as
they fall due. She will run an account
at certain designated stores. Fair
enough, he thinks. As a theory, its de
fects do not at once appear to the in
experienced. However, practice proves
t all thing*-
A. So long as her own savings last, the
"^ride does not observe the fault of this
method. But at length the day comes
when she hzm no more, and ehe finds
herself in a trap, as it were. She does
not like to hint for money when his ar
rangement seemed so generous. But
FOR THE WOMAN WHO THINKS AND FEELS
1 Aadwbkbttb*
None then wfß. on, /'
In the great world el men. >.j.
Alone, uve that forever, vV ..
At thy «a« Xt» Love eh* II ea. '^\u25a0'^'V
•WhoM band haa glided thee thaa far ao wi«
Ciace tbou iii.it i. ra w t}iy fint fefast babjr bresth.
Low not this Lor*. Dear Boy, but truat It ao
A* noagbt claa thoo th»lt njia oo eartht
And 'twGl not USk torn, nor through Uf%
Kor yet ta death: end feom iD ham
Twfll aMeld^MC, then, c'en when thoa «tni(glai
Inthacr-tworUl*™* _ I - C _ HEAII
your hand with perfect sympathy and
power to solace, who had not herself
"suffered tribulation worse than death,"
realizing not only the force of the
crushing blow but the utter weariness
of the way that lay beyond?
The way beyond — that is the difficult
part. You have lost a dear one, yet in
the days before the loved body is laid
to rest you can scarcely realize what
has happened. Friends flutter about
ycur home and fulfill your duties. You
Bit by and wonder, like the woman In
the nursery rhyme, "Can this be I?"
But when all is over. and you return to
the house made vacant by death; when
you feel the chill emptiness of the
rooms once blessed by the loved pres
ence; when, day after day, you, miss
the gentle word of approval, the tender
clasp of the hand, the familiar face
across the table — when you feel this, I
say, you begin to know Just how bitter
is your losk. Never to see that face
agrain, never to hear the sweet tones
of the well known voice' Are you
strong- enough to endure?
Perhaps it is a little child that is
taken — your only son. around whom
every interest In your life has come to
center. It Is hard to give him up, hard
not to cry out, "My grief Is greater
than I can bear!" Yet there is still
the husband to live for, still his love,
strong as in the days before he wooed
and won you. Has the passing jof the
child's life dimmed that love, or has it
only made it brighter and more beau
tiful, like the green earth when a
spring shower has quickened it? Is
your love not enriched by the sense of
mutual loss and mutual sympathy? And
you have suffered! Silently in the hour
of your supreme struggle has been
welded the knot that binds you to the
world of human creatures and makes
you of closer kin with Wilhelmina In
her court and the Russian peasant in
her hut. You. have suffered, and indls
solubly you are bound to those who
suffer everywhere — bound by the chains
of living sympathy before unknown.
I do not mean to say that sorrow is
the only way in which we grow. To
say that would be to share in some of
the blindness of Sudermann's Magda.
The experience of a great happiness is
often as potent. An absorbing love has
lifted many a mediocre man and woman
to a higher intellectual or moral plane;
the coming of a child has meant to
many more the opening up of new ave
nues of expression. But the fact re
mains that sorrow and suffering are to
still more the fire in which character is
fried — to come out. let us hope, of pur
est and finest gold. '
there are numerous occasions when she
requires things which may not be pur
chased where she has a charge account.
It is distinctly unpleasant not to have
money in one's puree. She finds other
wives not so circumstanced. Continued
embarrassment leads to a feeling of in
jury. Unless she is wise and puts the
case calmly and clearly beforeher hus
band, all those things which preface
mutiny and rebellion will result. Un
wisely handled, this may and often has
spelled a broken home.
Nqw, most men are reasonable, or can
be made so if Judiciously approached.
There are so many excellent arguments
and of a' kind that men will readily see
in defense of a separate allowance for
the wife that the question may be ad
justed with little trouble In the begin
ning. If this time has gone by, the ef
fort may still be made with satisfac
tory results.
Of course, some women, having no
idea of the value of money, are waste
ful. They do not mean to be,. and per
haps do not, believe they are. Waste is
the consequence of several causes. As
young girls they have had no allow
ance, or they have, had too much, or
their judgment has not been properly
developed. In anycase, faithful effort
will largely correct the evil. The girl
who has been self-supporting usually
makes a careful wife. Whatever her
station in life, the wife's allowance
should be, a certain fixed sum weekly
or monthly, in just proportion to the
husband's income and the household
expenses. She 'should have . absolute,
unquestioned control of it.
The COUNTER FLIRT
FAIK woman has oeen studied,
scorned, loved, but never fully un
derstood by the sterner sex. Her
attempts at coquetry have been lauded
and decried; her Inevitable feminine
pursuit has been exploited as uncon
scious or determined; in fact, it is a
source of wonderment that there is
much left of the
dainty femininity
to capture man. In
pamphlets, books
and the minds of
her lord and mas
ter there is a dom
inating idea that
flirting is a trait of
girls and women.
But take this from
one who has ob
served -man in his
leisure moments —
the actions of
which wise men
have declared to be
true indices ot ,
one's character — flirting, pure, simple
and compound, is an unfailing mascu
line trait.
He is past master at the art. With
consummate skill he combines the lit
tle affairs that are not strictly business
with a glib tongue, a rolling eye and a
beneficent all embracing smile.
Watch the young 17 year older whose
aim in life is the holding up of an awn
ing pole and the consuming of count
less cigarettes. Every chance offered
by an indiscrlmlnatlng fate is seized
with an avidity worthy of a better
cause. He flirts with young girls at
the restless, giggling, pompadour ad
justing stage. One, of course, will suf
fice, but he likes to be surrounded by
an admiring trinity — the more the
merrier for this heart breaker.
This habit is not outgrown, but, fol
For Women of
Thirty
ACCORDING to a well known
French authoress, at SO a woman
is at her best. "Elegance, tact
and smartness typify the woman who
at 30 blossoms out In her greatest per
fection, fully conscious of her charms
and her power to please. She has laid
bare life's mysteries and learned every
move in the, game of existence. She it
is who needs not to be told that if you
have drab colored hair, a sallow com
plexion and faded brown eyes, and still
venture on a snuff colored gown, a
fawn coat, a lead colored hat covered
with a fawn veil, you will present such
a picture of dull depression that no one
will take the trouble to look for beau
ties that might easily be enhanced by
carefully selected pastel tints."*
Advice is also given on choosing col
ors suitable to different complexions.
The "tawny type" of woman must wear
deep rich shades of brown, toning from
bright chestnut to mole color, amber or
deep wine tints shot with red-gold
lights, special shades of purple verging
on deep violet, shades of gold and blue,
green and certain tones of soft gray for
day wear. For evening toilettes, white,
with touches of gold, is most becoming.
The redhaired beauty should choose
rich sable or ermine furs, and some
times chinchilla softened with old lace.
The "blonde" woman must robe her
self In pure white of a diaphanous tex
ture, relieved by a faint shade of color
that emphasizes her fairness and calls
attention to the blue color of her eyes.
If the blonde has a pink and white
skin, she can adorn herself with the
faintest blush rose shades. , Grays . and
all black costumes are becoming to the
blonde, and furs of ermine, rich black
or ' white fox enhance the beauty of_
golden hair.
The brunette is cited as fortunate,
for she may choose from, many colors,
from dark blues, greens, shades of
brown, from fawn to deep russet. She
may also Wear seailskin, black fox, car
acul, astrakhan and ermine furs.
-The "nut brown" maid never appears
to a greater advantage than when she
18 clothed In varying shades of brown,
with furs of sable, mink and sealskin.
Dark blue, pale gray,':" fawn and^pale
mauve are among the shades which
can be worn by the nut brown type.
The Time of George IV
PROBABLY at no time in our his
tory was the education of woman
generally at a lower'point than in
the time of. George IV, whether as re
gent or king. Dancing, the "merest
smattering of drawing, French and
music were generally all that s - was
taught a girl. j y '. ;.^.fg
As for the more solid raccompllsh
ments, they :\u25a0 were, generally speaking;
utterly neglected. An album'so or! 60
yearsiold is of, all dreary \thlngs. the
dreariest. Trumpery, .verses," puny, lit
tle ;copies of a drawlng^master's >: stock
in trade of flowers, fruit and ,, impos
sible cottages make it, up. : •- '
lowing the law of exercise, increases
in force and faculty.
A well bred — mark you— gentlemanly
man is sent by his wife to match a 11
tle piece of filet. This is a happy
thought. The pronunciation of the
word is an opening wedge for a long,
frothy, silly flirtation. It is unneces
sary to add' that the" prettiest' woman
behind the counter Is at the other end
of this rope of flattery, innuendoes—
"jollying," in the language of the said
flirt. He has paid her for her time and
her kindness. He firmly believes it, at
any rate. "Poor girl, I'll give her a
few helping compliments to brighten
the day." he says to himself.
But the lunch counters! There is
the great arena on whose track hun
dreds of gay Lotharios vie with each
other in an exchange of courtesies
across the two feet of board.
It requires three visits at the same
hour and in the samo section to insure
a familiarity with the neat waitress.
She Is "Ellaed" and figuratively chucked
under the chin while the man orders
his baked blueflsh and coffee.
If the attractive maid or wife (she
usually wears a gold band on her left
hand) forget the sugar, is she peremp
torily reminded of her neglect? Cer
tainly not. He kindly suggests that
she is quite sweet enough for him; but,
still, would she mind, etc., etc. A run
ning fire of wit, with a hint of well
simulated earnestness, is kept up while
the gentleman tarries over his lunch
eon.
Sometimes he tips, but more fre
quently he throws a parting sweet
smile, which rarely misses. And she is
pleased. I do not think that she is
deceived. A most obtuse creature
would she be if she could not acquire
an ease and aptness in the art of flirt-
Ing with three full hours each day in
which to practice.
•I have seen a man confer with three
women at one time, while sending a
Love Making
MARRIAGE, as in the lives of
many, is certainly the most im
portant event in that of the Por
tuguese woman. And what is more, in
the early days of courtship it is attend
ed with some romance. For there is
less of business and more of romance
in the ways of the Portuguese lover.
This Is how the Portuguese cavalier
conducts his love affairs. If he sees a
pretty girl in the street with whom he
would like to . become . acquainted he
follows her. He follows her In face of
all difficulties — -chaperons and duennas
—right up to her very door, and he
r.otes the address.
Next' day he comes again, and if the
young lady approves of him she will
most certainly be on the lookout. But
sometimes hard fate — an angry guar
dian or a stern parent — prevents her
from so doing, and then the gallant
youth is kept waiting.
So if during a ramble through Portu
gal one should notice a yonng man
loitering at the corner of the street or
gazing intently at a house, one must
not imagine that he is meditating a
burglary or anythinig so desperate, but
know that he is merely a harmless and
amorous youth gazing at the windows
of his lady love. .
But be sure if there Is a way she will
not keep him .waiting long, for the
Portuguese girl is a past master in the
art of harmless intrigue. -
Soon she leans over the, balcony and
smiles at him, and the happy youth,
thus encouraged, ties a note, in which
he declares his undying passion, to the
cord which the fair lady lias dropped
from the balcony. The next day the
young . man,, buoyed with hope comes
again, but this time he is bolder, for
he. rings at the door.
If the inquiries which 'the. lady's pa
rents will doubtless have ma%e prove
satisfactory, he' is admitted" to make
the acquaintance of the young lady and
her family. And then should he please,
and the _ lady's father be prepared to
givo the necessary marriage dot, wed
ding bells will, end. the little romance.
Think of the delightful possibilities of
a walk in Portugal! Who ,knows»but
what demure little Emelia may not
meet her future partner for life?
Here and ..There
ii A BOKE!may be defined as a man
ZV who. will talk about himself
IT -*" when, you want to talk about
yourself.
: "A: Chinaman never argues with a
woman., This difference arises from no
chivalrous feeling, but from, the con
viction that he wlll.be worsted in the
end.
"Women ought not to lower them
selves, to logic;. It is -their privilege to
impress r and to influence.
V"An; Englishman either to
heave half ; a ; brick ; at a stranger; or "ask
him to dinner, according. to the state of
his liver, of the weather and of every
thing else that affects manners."
Your Friend
IF your friend be weak, excuse him.
. If he be sensitive, support 1 him. \u0084 :
If he be unjust, forgive him;
Arid if he prove treacherous, forget it.
iourth on his errand. He Is a gay
deceiver, he thinks.
Young:, old, uncertain — it makes no
difference; man is there to flirt. If he
can not talk with a good looking one,
he is'broad minded enough to take the
next best. His graciousness knows no
color line; there must be just a suspi
cion of ingenuous youth for the flirting
/lend — that's all.
"Were I to suggest the possibilities
offered by other vocations, the mani
curing, for instance, this would stretch
out ad inflnitum ad nauseum.
The poet, the peasant, the profes
sional', man, and O, the actor — all are
eternal flirts. You see, they need not
be found out if they are the least bit
clever. Many a counter raises " this
gentle art to the nth power.
Think how proficient the modern man
should be when placed In the midst of
women of his own
social status. We
are absolutely help
less against the vil
lains.^
He'knows all of
the little games,
and has attained an
ease and facility in
the gentle art of
saying things that
please the usual
woman. She ac
cepts his avowals
and esteem and
sometimes love;
she listens eagerly
to the honeyed
words of her ad
mirer, never sus
pecting that the paun-ujaf iiavui uu
been acquired over catsup or the pep
perhash.
"A little more looking around, mad
am!/ Your eyes are dimmed by the
rosy glow of parlor lamps, and the
g;reat hero is never fully seen in his
true; Inglorious nature until Inspected
at leisure in the bright light of the
noonday lunch counter. .
Aunt Lucinda's
Piano Wireless
(( S^\ NE of the most remarkable and
i^ j effective methods of directing
table service I have ever seen is
Aunt Lucinda's piano wireless," said a
man recently.
"Aunt Luclnda lives in one of those
delightful old houses In one of those
delightful old streets that have pre
served parts of Greenwich village in
essence of old New York. She wears
little lace caps, little white curls and
grenadine. And those who know her
are' privileged to call her Aunt Lu
cinda.
"I assure you it Is a rare treat and
a signal hdnor to be invited to dinner
with Aunt Lucinda. I was properly
impressed when I, partook of her hos
pitality for the first time. After taking
my seat I noticed that just back of my
hostess, where she sat at the head of
the table, hung a pair of heavy por
tieres,-apparently concealing a super
fluous window. When'the company. was
In place I saw' Aunt Luclnda reach back
and to the side with one hand and part
the. cur tains. The result was a rippling
C major chord, and I could see that
the portieres covered V shallow alcove
In which was an old upright piano.
"I was attempting to cover, my sur
prise at this eccentricity as politely as
possible when the pantry door opened
and, in > came a . smart -little maid
with the soup. I understood then that
Aunt . Lucinda. had given the signal
by \u25a0 means "of the piano. The maid re
tired silently. When It was time to re
move the plates my hostess reached out
her hand again and struck three notes
softly, in harmonic progression. In-
Btantly the maid reappeared and
cleared the table for the next course.
"So. it went throughout the meal. I
could not identify more than a few of
the! phrases* and chords used by Aunt
Lucinda, but It was very plain that the
whole: scheme was most elaborate and
that. -the maid had been carefully
trained. The fish came In response to
a minor trill, .the roast was ushered In
at the command of a mellow rumble in
the'bass. — '" '\u0084': '\u25a0\u25a0'.'.
"Nor was Aunt Lucinda at a loss for
what I might call the accidentals- of
the repast. .Supposing a guest required
more wine or that the butter was run
ning low, she had a brief combination
of; notes or a measure from some mel
ody" to cover it. I thought I discovered
the secret of the maid's efficient service
when she very nearly'made a mistake.
More celery was needed. I believe, and
the* maid 'started- to. -.take the bread
plate away." Qne flash from Aunt Lu
cinA'a's eyes rectified the error and sent
the. maid \scurrying- for; that celery in
short' order. ; I made a chance guess
that, my hostess .was of ;a
Tartar in her domestic rule when I saw
the expression on the maid's face.** ,
"After , the coffee' Aunt Luclnda was
graciously pleased to; accept" some few
compliments on her ? system." She ex
plained* it by, saying she detested bells
and. that. she:had; never yet allowed an
electric wire to . beT : strung 'into the
house.rogafding it as -a* direct; tempta
tion Uo providence and lightning.':! had
already: notlced^that -the?s front door
bore a - gorgeous 'brass -".knocker and
neither bell ; handle = : nor ' button."
EVERYBODY who was worth a cent
had bought chewing gum. They
sat before me In a Ions:, contented,
silent but active row. and had they de
clared on their bended knees that they
had not tampered with a slot machine
on the platform, I should have known
that the persistent action of the jaw —
the constant grinding away at an un
certain substance, selling without a for
mula—had gone to their heads and was
beginning to get in its deadly work
upon the conscience.
Chewing seemed, indeed, to have got
on the brain, and it held a fascination
as I watched the rhythmic motion of
the Jaw, jaw, jaw. I may have imitated
them, for all I know, and I may even
have been thought one of that mighty
and fast increasing throng, rapidly
chewing its way into a normal diges
tion and out of polite society.
One can not "be deceived" and chew
gum; the two are incompatible. "So
ciety" and chewing gum are not syn
onymous. The brand has nothing what
ever to do with it. All makes look
alike to the impatient observer, al
though they may differ vastly to the
dyspeptic who, having lived success
fully the strenuous life at the cost of
gastrlo juice, indulges In this panacea
and deludes himself into a belief that
he allows himself this license only
within the sacred precincts of his home.
He does It in public'and In trolley,
occasionally, as do soma rather nice
looking women. He, without concern;
but she, by a process of self-deception,
satisfies her longing by an occasional
fierce bite, In the vain hope that a garb
more decent than a toga and headgear
less ancient than a halo will, some
how, reinstate her if she falls.
Clothes have nothing to do with your
opinion, and you observe every gnaw,
SKILL versus VICE
THERE is one side of the question
regarding woman and her train
ing for a business life which is
seldom touched upon. The importance
of a trade oV profession to the sheltered
girl may not at once appear, but there
can be no difference of opinion when
we consider the homeless and the un
protected. ,
Take the case of a young girl reared
to no occupation. In ,whose mind has
been instilled the idea that she will
never have to support herself. Some
day sho finds that the man or men of
the family can no longer be depended
upon to provide for her. This state of
things may result from sickness, death,
resertion. incarceration or lack of work.
She has been taught dependence, a
condition of mind which makes'initia
tive along any line repugnant, and
sometimes wholly impossible. What
shall she do? What can she do? Neither
by mental ability nor the skill of her
hands is she capable of service with a
commercial value. Yet she must live:
Inignorance and helplessness she looks
around for aid.
There are four men from whom a
woman expects support: her father, her
brother, her husband and her lover. For
purposes of argument we eliminate the
first two. natural protectors by ties of
blood. That brings us to her husband,
but it does not as quickly brins him to
her. In books frequently, but not often
in real life, does a man happen along
to marry a girl in the nick of time.
Marriage may not be offered when her
necessity is greatest. Meantime want
stands at her door and despair Is writ
ten large on her wistful face.
' So it is that, haunted by hunger,
frightened by loneliness, trained to no
service, chilled by the indifference of a
careless world, wholly incapable of
gaining labor and weak of will, the
fourth man finds her. In extremity
there is no choice. It Is provision, and
that writ large — provision, though
coupled with dishonor. The heavy price
she pays, and must continue to pay, for
the poor protection she receives is not
There Is No Common Task
//-w- N"nxy dreams I never do nine
; I tenth 3of the things I am obliged
-*-" to do almost dally, and I long
to do finer thing 3by far than I shall
ever be capable of doinß anywhere.
. "But one of my ideals of "well doing*
is to do the common things finely.
There is, indeed, no such thing as 'com
mon things.' It Is the careless doing
that is common, not the task."
Honey or Vinegar
-p. EMANI) most things and you will
I 1 get them, but don't follow the
-^— ' English suffragette. There are
more successful ways than hair pulling
and the throwing of bricks and stones.
You can catch more flies with honey
than with vinegar.
The Evolution
of the Jaw
you fairly count the chews until some
thing carries you on to a victim whose
disease has reached a, more advanced
stage. Ha is an anemic youth with lit
tle will power, and his Jaw moves
faster and faster until yours begins to
move in unison.
You go on to the next, and gauge the
rapidity there. It Is working over
time; and the one beyond is in tune
with the snore of hia neighbor, who la
doing It occasionally himself In his
sleep. Only such advanced cases pro
ceed in their dreams. His is a night
mare and there's a lapse when he falls
against an adjacent reader and knocks
her book out of her hand.
She gets the book back, because he
fails to, and Its fall has "disturbed her
think" and lost her place; but never
for one brief second has the trip ham
mer movement of her toeth relaxed.
She looks nervous, and your own jaws
take on a contraction while you watch;
the very contemplation of her w«»ary
muscles has reacted upon your own.
The. chewing habit makes all men
equal; nobody can stop; they are alike
moving mechanically, faster and faster
as the car whizzes on.
The muscles of the jaw and its whole
structure are bound to respond sooner
or later to this violent action, and you
see in the distance a coming race with
an exaggerated lower maxiliary.
You've heard more than one dire pre
diction as to the coming countenance.
We are fast becoming hairless, and
toothless" we will surely be if we do
not resume the practice of bone gnaw
ing; but you now know that the Jaw is
least In process of reconstruction and
that the race i 3 to be regenerated , in
facial contour, even although this un
expected development had Its lowly
origin in a cent's worth of gum.
at first realized. When it Is. tt 1* too
late.
For food, for clothes, for shelter how
mean and scant! And yet sho pays her
all. and why? Because, with narrow
ness of mind, bigotry of creed and an
unforgivable injustice it has been held
for ages that a girl must not labor
outside the four walls withia which
man has placed her and where he has
kept her for hi 3 own comfort, amuse
ment and selfish pleasure. It passes
understanding how any mother can
raise a daughter so defenseless in a
world where at any moment she may
be called upon to fight if she would live.
We can not afford, as individuals or as
a people, to make a woman's mainte
nance depend on any man, no matter
what his relation to her may be.
Some of these glrl3 have mothers,
fathers, brothers and sisters dependent
upon them. If the situation is des
perate when the girl has only herself
to feed, what Is It when tha burden of
others Is added?
Those who condemn these poor un
fortunates for their degradation assign
the reason oftencr than any other that
they wanted pretty clothes, finery,
amu3emcnts. I doubt not that this is
true at times. A perfectly natural want.
It seems to me; a want not confined to
any one class or color or nationality of
the sex. At any rate, it is what they
have been taught to expect.
If we would not drive girls to lives
cf vice, if we would not make them
choose between slavery and suicide, we
must teach them how to provide for
themselves, how to earn honestly those
things which it is the nature of youth
to desire. What is yo t uth without adorn
ments, pretty baubles, harmless pleas
ures, congenial associates?
Each time you reduce tha number of
alternatives you increase the risks.
Give every girl a fair chance to learn
a remunerative business, a strong wea
pon for her. own defense. Crime lurks
where poverty and hopelessness find
their home. Necessity knows no law.
SARAH CURTIS MOTT.
Get a Hobby
NO matter whether you live in th«
heart of the country or in a town,
don't allow yourself to get mopy
and morbfd and uninterested in things.
Read when yon get the chance. Talk
over what Is happening in the world
with any one who will talk with you.
and if you have not many duties to
fill your time and give you an inter
est In life, start some hobby. There Is
nothing like a hobby for keeping on
young and happy.
February's Birthstone
THE purple amethyst is February's
blrthstone. It carries to its wearer
the reputed power or engendering
deep rooted love>