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Show 3 Beauty and Dignity of Motherhood. B Edith Rockefeller McCormick, wife j of Harold F. McCormick, with Mme. 2 Schuman-Heink and Mrs. Frederick r Schoff, has contributed to the current issue of a well known magazine an 1 article touching the philosophy of motherhood under the caption "What ; My Children Mean to Me." ; Writing under the sub-title of "In the Capacity of Mother Woman Finds " Her Greatest Glory," Mrs. McCormick finds the true gratification of life in the dominion of the home and an in-; in-; centive for nobler acts in her maternal love. She says, in part: ; "It is not until we have experienced a condition that we know. It is only ; after we ourselves have felt, have suf- fered, or have enjoyed, that we can say, 'I know.' This knowledge gives us the power to sympathize, to appreciate; appre-ciate; it broadens our horizon, makes us more rounded in our development, increases oud chances for usefulness and deepens our powers of enjoyment. Why, then, should we not welcome the unfolding of the wonderful new world which comes to us after marriage and receive the fullness of the Creator's great gift. "When we waken to the realization that the baby in our arms is our own that we hive the right, the privilege, the honor, to be called motner, we fini that something new is within us, a love so different from any that we have experienced before a pride a jealous care, a great, overwhelming joy. And this we could not know before, be-fore, and how wonderfu? n jsl A little soul loaned to us to love and to care for. What great confidence God has put in our love and our wisdom to make us scuch a gift! Life now has a new aspect. No. it is not more beautiful beauti-ful than it was before, but it is more rounded our horizon is broader so much is onen to us. " 'But,' one says, 'there is so much sacrifice in a mother's life; so much she gives up, so. much she gives out which 13 not appreciated, and for which she never receives and return.' "May I ask what sacrifice is? Is doing do-ing what lo.ve prompts us to do ever p hardship or a deprivation? Are not the noblest deeds of one's life the deeds prompted by love? And can love ever be small? "Looking at it from the narrow-standpoint, narrow-standpoint, children broaden our scope, help to make us more our ideal selves; their touch is absolutely necessary for our highest development. But looking at It from the true standpoint, wha: we may give out or time, strength thought, to these little beings, we gain back threefold in the richness of a home with children. "Thus in the capacity of mother the woman of beauty, of talent, of eharnj of executive ability, of strong conviction, convic-tion, of artistic temperament, of high ideals, of broad intelligence, of commanding com-manding presence, of warm sympathy, of keen perception, of deep feeling of noble ambition, of loving humanity, finds her greatest glory." |