Evening Star Newspaper, October 24, 1926, Page 103

THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON. D. C.—GRAVURE SECTION—OCTOBER 24. 1926. Mother and Daughter —;-!‘—l"—.@‘r_—‘r-—-— BY W. E. HILLg &’(‘%fig (Copsright. 1928, hy the Chicago Trihune Syndicate.) — [ ] (. v ¥ X L/ gz - A THE INGENUE'S MOTHER Vellie McMeaty is the fond mamma of e McMecaty, playing leads at present itrate Films, Inc. Some days Mother for N McMeaty is fonder of Faustine than on others, and the same is true of Faustine's feeling for her mamma. One of them is always going to court to answer a summons demanding an ac- counting of funds withheld by the other. Some- times Faustine suspects her mother of dirty THE VICTORIAN APRON STRINGS Victoria was born the year the English queen died. and was named after her. Victoria's mother is very eighteen-cighty in her feelings about ow a daughter should grow up to genteel womanhood. Victoria is not a_bit \lq(u\;mn in 3 y spel 3 spirit, but her mother is bigger and heavier, physically and (A\ill;’fil'ul‘;x:;\'kt‘\'c"m)~5rl*lfld ?“I(-‘l'fip‘f!‘d o l_-.au‘.w:- otherwise, so Victoria hasn't much chance to be modern. 1 ii‘c»at \l;‘cill‘:c‘lllc\f (:lkax?:it)u d(‘\‘r:llliléfl ai:rl(\icc):);- PERSONALITY PLUS She gains about an inch leeway a year. Though quiet and X‘l(ml’idl‘fl)"lc with_colonial trimmings) is A mother with a magnetic and ultra engaging personality is a terrible handicap for a growing girl, especial- 'cntx,s;]wd };‘9“"‘3‘;‘“3“'S'fcs(‘]""'h“ underneath, and plans to just one summons after another! ly for those daughters who just will take after a less colorful father. hob her hair when she's 30. work with the McMeaty thousands, and other times Ma McMeaty is suspicious that Faus- tine is holding out on her salary—a low trick' if there ever was one, because didn't THE ROMANTIC MAMMA Some mothers just can't help being romantic and reliving their own youth in the affairs of their dear. darling daughters. If a young man takes Mabel to the movies. mamma begins right away to plan a big church wed- ding. with a thousand bridesmaids and ice cream in the shape of little pink hearts! And right away the young man is transformed into a bright white knight covered with spangled armor, come to spirit dear Mabel away to a rose-covered bower in elfland. Then she shows him the old album of snap- shots of Mabel at four years old, and tells him what a good. capable wife she will make the right man some day. ‘“Mabel,” says mamma, “is just like me at her age. Her heart is a big, beautiful red rose, ready to bud and bloom for Prince Charming.” Ii Mabel is a wise girl she won't stay out of the room a moment longer! JUST KEEPING UP FOR THE GIRLS Mrs. Caraway Tweedie has three daughters, and she has really kept going all these years just for them, so she could be young with them and know what was in their hearts and all that. Mrs. Tweedie didn't get much out of them, ever, but she had a good time. (Some daughters, you know, just won't make a confidante of their mothers') And now the last daughter is marricd and flown from the parent nest. Mrs. Tweedie is still keeping up, and rushing around, hither and yon, with cohorts of boy friends, just from force of habit. She is a devoted mother, however, and takes the greatest interest in whatever concerns her daughters. “Louise. dear.” she is saying to her ecldest girl, I saw your baby yesterday. Stupid little thing. isn't it? Doesn't it cver talk > THE MOTHER-IN-LAW The mother-in-law is a very handy person to have within reach, whether it's measles, sewing in the house, or the THE DEAR OLD MOTHER cook leaving. Whereas the IN THE FILM little wife's own mother usual- In the films they like the mothers ly phones back, “Now, Ruth, mature. No prematurely young you know perfectly well you mammas for the screen public. About can do that much better than I 85 or 90 is a good age. And if can,” the mother-in-law, not daughter is only 14 or 15, why that's being so hep to Ruth, comes all right with the scenario depart- right over and does it. ment. THE ADVANCED MOTHER Some mothers take their little daughter’s upbringing more seriously than others. They take up courses on what to do and what not to do with the waxbke mind of the growing child, and read up on “Vocational Training™ and goodness knows \\'halhelse. So)ii_the THE MOTHER BY ADOPTION THE OLD-FASHIONED MOTHER child shows signs of being full of repressions, inhibitions, Oedipus > he? Oh, isn't sh in'! See, she “ et i s i ¥ 6 : ) S 1e i 3 i it's i 4 s Margot love her mamma? qus she’? }I . isn't she cunnin’'! o T get so tired of hearing you harp on how you never thouyht oi doing W"m]"\“f »mx‘.luhmg st v‘“ Senckloneit MO R faRettible \\Egis to kiEs her Uncle Billy! Yes, sir, she jus’ wants to kiss her Uncle Billy! the things T do when you were young, mother. Just as if it was my strain on a modern parent! The darlin' ™" fault you didn't think of them'" W ) — A laN ( aaN\\]