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Show Play Fair with H Your Own Family I That housewife who saves all her finery for cnmpjny is not playing fair with m-bers m-bers of her family. Snm women, in facl countIn misguided matrons, have formed the selfiMi habit of laying aside nil their good things, such as dainty table fitting-, smart frock.-", and so on, and only hrmg-ing hrmg-ing those artkles mi to the light of day when visitors or callers aro expected AnJ these Tornen will go even further they I will appear downright unkempt In the presence of t h Ir dear ones, the few pro-p'e pro-p'e on earth who when all 1? raid and don'1 will accept them as they are with all I their shortcomings and limitations 1 Misdirected Effort. .. If any one were to accuse those foolish women who put ' company" ahead of their families of being selfish or inconsiderate, or not acting honorably toward their dear ones, thev would throw up their hands .n horror and declare that such an accisa-tlon accisa-tlon Is both cruel and unjust However, the wife or mother who thinks any kind of old makeshift good enough for home use is not so conscientious as she fondly Imag nes herself to be. If she will permit her table llr.tn (the good "pieces") to become be-come veliow or otherwise grow old pending pend-ing the arrival of company, or If she will wear her shabbiest waists or skirts around the house when "no one is expected." then she is not treating her family as they should In all fairness be treated. Many a man who seeks outside attractions attrac-tions does so simply because his wife does not keep up an appearance or does not try t- make home trlght and cheerful. Seldom Sel-dom does one seo n glovenly woman dining in a restaurant, and no one eer sits down to an untidy tnhle in such a place. The managers of those establishments make it a point to have everything bright and shining, and as n result they receive continued and deserved patronage, for the certainly laie no stono unturned In thel.- i efforts to make guests feel satisfied and i at ease. Visitors no matter how dear Frlenda they may be, should not eome first in our i minds. Naturally we feel that it Is only proper to "fuss up" a little in order to t make our guests thoroughly enJo their I stay with us. but if we do not very t frequently play the same role for those i who should receive our first and best con- t slderation. then we are great big shams. ,1 and if our guests knew we were acting this "double" part, they certainly woijid form anything but a favorable opinion about us. The room that Is used only when visitor come must be a very uncomfortable room 'o sit in. Its "Just so'" furnishings. Instead In-stead of appealing to the average caller, will, In nine case? out of ten. pet on her nerves She will long for a sign of life, for a speck of ei;ar I -he, a rumpled rofa pillow, or. if you will pardon It. a torn sheet of music ; n fact, ibe would actually be relieved at anything that would convince con-vince her that she had not been ushered into a sort of mausoleum occupied for the lime reins by persons supposed to be alive. This "best room" idea is gradually pome out of fashion, but It still does exist In some ho-nes Even thouph a woman must do her own housework, Is It not. after all. a labor of love? The average matron, if she Is wlifj In her dav nnd (feneration, l.-oks upon home duties In that licht. and will not declar. that "fusslnp up" a bit for her family means tremendous effort. Some sensible women have formed the habit of cutting down on their housework, and are makinc a splendid showing as p result of this good Idea, yet fh are many others (and v. e know a ter of them) who are constantly adding to their home duties with absolutely absolute-ly no relief In sight - . . Everyday Living. I "Dishes." the hupbenr of the aver-re housewife, may be made to lose manv of their unpleasant features If all tableware table-ware Is put soaking In cold water the minute min-ute It Is removed fro the dining room the "dolnc" of thos articles can be disposed dis-posed of In a surprisingly short time Not few women have thought cut some piece of fine work, some real achievement, while they were wp..-'-- a nan of dishes, and as far as the eira work Is concerned, far better to go to the trouble of cooking a Brood meal every n than have one's family fam-ily patronizing the nearest restaurant Of course, not all of us possess real linen r rare china, but the lmmhi-t of us oy.n make a fair showing If we onlv try .v-ase .v-ase of flowers, a fresh cloth, snowy while aapklhs and dainty china will add Immeasurably Im-measurably to the pleasure of the meal Pon t pack away our fine t nines, and lon't appear In old, faded, nondescript blouses or kimonos If you hope to be your ramlly's chum and champion The woman who plays fair with her family is a trump, ind she Is more. If a secret could in honor be revealed she Is. In almost every instance a happy, satisfied wife or mother. |
