Show THE RIGHT THING at attire the RIGHT TIME By MARY MARSHALL DUFFEE PARENTS T IJ EH 1 Is u n rule of If good form limit tells us that we should lIe never lIet t reprove reprove re re- prove a u servant or fr other oilier u. u her employee In III Inthe the presence of lr outsiders A wull waitress rss perhaps breaks a n dish li at nt dinner end the confused lI ho hostess less exclaims hardily that she site should not he so auk ani CI 01 o nut she has been beet very ery careless les Now the perfectly well bred hostess ss does dues not nol do du this She does docs her best at Ht the till time timeto to draw her guests' guests attention from the mishap and If she slie feels that any ally reproof le- le proof Is necessary she waits until she Is alone with the servant Now if It we ure are as ns considerate ORthis as OR this to servants ought we WI not nol to he ht us as considerate to our children Yet rei Yet truly 1 I know plenty uty of persons who would pot not third think of reproving ln servant stI in ht my presence especially lull when servants ser are so IndI Independent and hard to get who would not lint till think III It II anything amiss to scold their children In my presence Sometimes the time scudding scolding Is delivered in n a R half bait Jesting manner John t will you ou he be careful exclaims the mother to her ten year ten year old son when he ht Is tr trying to bring her sonic scone article that she has hils s sent nt nl for You di ou ere are the mn most t awkward creature In the world Your our feet lct are ure so su hl Mg big Its t's no wonder your you ou trip over them And then to In III r guest Just JuM Imagine John wears shoes hoes that Ilium ure are larger than nails mine already I Z suppose he Is going 10 to have enormous feet relt like Ids his father It II may he be that John Is IB sensitive He lie Hewus vas doubtless s luJ to In do du the Ihl errand and nUll carefully U refu II wad und It II hurts him to he le reproved for fur his failure allure to todo todo do so Moreover II er he feels sensitive about those bi hi big feet He Ill knows vs that the only reason his Ids parents tt tease ne dm mho about them is because lie be cannot mule come comeback hock hack at nt theta them and make tensing teasing remarks re re- marks about their Infirmities Now Nov really does It seem scent fair If you OU t ant to 10 reprove e a John Jahn und mind humble him perhaps perhaps you u ire are re Justified hut but you oU ought at least to he as ns consider considerate ate ule to 10 him us as you OU would be he to a n servant teT ant ant-and ant and do It when there Is no DO third person present Copyright |