Evening Star Newspaper, January 8, 1928, Page 95

THE SUNDAY STAR. WASHINGTON. D. C.—GRAVURE SE(TION—JANUARY 8. 1928, The First Born By W. E. Hill (Copyright, 1928 by the Chicago Tritune Syndicate.) “John. 1 think you'll have to go up and lie down next to baby a while—that always quicts him. Clara can’t do a thing with him!" Something is bound to happen in the best regulated nurseries about the time the dinner gucsts have assembled. “I tell you, a son is a great re- sponsibility " Very young fathers are pretty well howled over by the first baby. They decide to be more dignified, smoke long black cigars and all that. Here is one telling the old boys at the club how it feels to be the father of a 2-day-old hoy. “Mahel! MABEL !!" Just a panic-stricken young father who has held his first horn too long. “He has your eyes, Lois.” “Oh, NO, his eyes are blue, not brown, Gertrude. He has_his father's eyes.” Nothing makes parents crosser than to have a callér mistake the color of their child’s eyes, so be careful. When in doubt say something like, “Oh, what a large child!" “Hurry, doctor, HURRY!!" What happens the first time an only child swallows the top of a cold-cream tube, a button or any forcign matter not included in the daily diet. - TRy i i STy B = “He notices everything See how he's What a pretty doorway that s, Vietor. Would you say it was A N o P " " The P | ¥ ¥ - drawn two eyes i the tace? b dom's koow where he could have heard itt” The frat lad Spanish or Walan?”® The prospective father of a houncing boy is wait Mt 4 st l\lll':‘")"fl."";«; word has been uu’. Vo issue from Jumor's hps and the househaold g the hospital reception room for the glad tidings. His mother oot b A ¢ hrst chald i on great Surmo) (randma she'll be o a few minates) is trying to keep hi cheered ap by talking gayly of this and of that ) e T e e