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Show KSpjGSflOUSEWORK. all will agref(H HJS jr la moro or less humdrum, I ri Sjagg A yet tho wlso woman Is sho:2 SL j who tries to dlsposo of tho ljfflSSg day's endless tasks calmly, t Women who do thrj I houaework unaided should not let theaa duties become all-absorbing. Even though : ' many task3 confront ono nothing Is gninei : by becoming worried and unstrung, T7on. dorlng how ono can. In a certain pe'rlo ) of time, do all that mu3t bo done. By ' far the wiser and better course Is to keep ' cool, give Important matters, such as'phc- J nlng meals nnd marketing, one's best at- t tcntlon and then to forget all about trivial i duties If ono hasn't time to attend to them. H VARIETY IS VITAL. , ;I 5 4 Tho woman who permits her housework f ' to monopolize every hour makes a grave mistake always. Women of this typo are generally given to complaining and bine mcods. When one Is weary or out o ' sorts a good laugh Is what ono is sorely In need of. r Then who will say that It Is a grave offenco to let tho luncheon dishes remain ' unwashed (but soaking in cold water, of' ' course), dress In ono's smartest frock and hurry away to a humorous movie once In a while? The gay crowds, rollicking muMc! . and laughter provoking figures on tha screen will, unless ono is a dyed in thaj wool pessimist, drive away tho bluest of blue moods. is If there is any human being who de-J serves a littlo variety now and then, aj change of scene as well as of thought. It is tho wife or mother who porform3 her. housework unaided. Frequently wo hear ' this clas3 of women complaining aboyt their hard lot, tho never ending tasks that ) He beforo them, and so on; but theM . women do not deserve as much sympathy as they are anxious to receive. ' , If they would wisely keep out In tha" ! fresh air and sunshine as much as pos- ; siblc, and at the same timo train them-! ; selves to listen nnd to observe thcr wouH ; find thcso slmplo outlnc wonderfully re- : freshing, not only from a phvsical but from a mental standpoint as woll. Homes thnt are over polished when; tho "men folks" of the family aro afrall ' to Iran atralnst a sofa pll'ow aro never really happy fclomfcilcs. What difference does it mako If now and then, owlns to), er.dlcss tasks piling nn. something must ii left undono? We shall all live through having to postpono dusting the hall for a day, or even for two. If this or that cood frlond fomos to us and wo answer her ring wlh a smlhi;-on smlhi;-on our Hps. tho tradr-mark of hospitality,' ; she will not think of or even notice the : duit that is making life miserable for us. ' j When tho sun Is shining In a brlpht.i clear sky and you arc feellnp a wee bit : unhappy, don a smart frock, co out for a brisk walk. Forget that the sldcboanls; Isn't dusted or that tho silver remains un-, polished. ,Thcy arc not vital Issues, but . your health and spirits arr and yea ; simply cannot retain either If you permit ! your housework to become all-absorbing ' . 'r We all admire tho thorough housekeeper , tho woman who has a time for every ; : thlnp and who docs every thine on time; L but there 13 such a thlnpr as becoming too ; much a part of one's work Women who i cut themselves off from the world arouml1 (. them, meanwhile declaring that thcys haven't timo to keep in touch with pass- & Ing events, not only tako a positively it wronfr view of llfo but grow old Ions bc-J foro their time. 1 3 Many a woman who shines as a house-; . keeper falls miserably as a homcmaKer. j Whllo good housekeeping Is very nccc3- s'ary, homo making is by far the most im ; I portant. Tho avcrago wife and mother a should remember thl3 fact and not make r( llfo miserable for nil around her by htf over attention to matters that aro of vcr? , small moment 1 HOiME MAKING AN ART. ;( . ' Let her wisely concentrate her best ef- j (-forts (-forts upon tho home making side of house- t, keeping, by keeping cheerful, planning , l and preparing wholesome, inexpensive I meals and by taking an Interest in the thlnss thht Interest ovory member of her ' -1 family. If sho docs this life will for all concerned v tike on a rose hucd aspect, and the thou- sand and one worries that como up every ?j day In every household in the land will . f appear so small that sho can sensibly "smile them away." , .. 1 |