The evening world. Newspaper, October 25, 1920, Page 19

Urge Vol dulld up a home together—so many of ue believe our children should be che children af voluntary parenthood, is the surnmary of the case for ‘ woluntary parenthood as it was given to me by one of New York's most “© weetul women, Mra. Dimer Blair, only member of i age Sm ee tinguished Public Health Couneti 4 New York State, past Prewident of the State Federation of Women's Chute, Chairman of the Public Health Com- gittes of tho General Federation of ) Women's Clubs, champion of a State- ‘wide system of maternity clinics and hereelf a silver-crowned mother and It was Mre Blair who recentiy rss & most carnest and succens~ advocate of voluntary nt pod at the annual convention of ‘the Gtate Federation of Women's Chubs, when representatives of $00,- 900 of New York's most conserva- tive and public-spirited woren in- © dorved by a large majority vote a reins in the interests of o removal of legal nial knowledge y limitation, first thought, thts @o ask her what were the lurpelling reasons which induced her and her tellow delegates-—most of them ea: eat and devoted mothers, pot a. few om grandmothers—to indorse the ideal of voluntary par- “Why, 1 suppose the basic idea in the mind of every woman who takes thie stand \s e great, understanding, musalfish love for little bablen,” the gracious, wweet-voiced wornan plied sdmply. « “very woman who has held in her arme a baby for which she has Jonged, to which sho haa given her!- tage of good health, around which @ne can wrap her tenderest care like mantle—every such woman must ‘pity from the depths of her heart ure born of born ing poverty of environment where they Fe wrotchedly in the firet few vearn ef life or grow up stunted in body, fa mind, or in both, “Think of conditions In New York's wn poverty districta Think of the families where irl-wives of fiftorn ere mothers, where there in a baby every year and a little child dies avery two or three years, whore the mother has neither the strength to ve her children « fair start before Fact nor the strength to look after them properly after birth, where the gaother herself is an old woman at wirty-five.” . } “But I have heard the objection, © told Mrs. Blair, “that knowlodge of \khe prinoiples of voluntary parent~ fod would result tn a lesale aging of maternal obligations— vwhich too many New York women imre dodging as it is.” ‘Sine polish. artificial woman who te physically and economically fitted Me have children and avoids having Who Says YouCan’t ‘Mix Business and Love? O HBNRY would have sd that the romance that in New York's Te lingers alr caused it But Mr. and Mrs. Carl George Washburoe of Eugene, Ore, de- clare that catnctdence was respon- sible and that it would have taken place soon anyway. Miss Narcissa Mary Jewett, the daughter of the late Lumber King of Oregon and an undergraduate at the University of Oregon, came to New York in the course of a sixeweeks’ trip through the East, Suddenly there came a tel- egram from her fiance, Mr. Wash- burne, whom she had known slace childhood, saying that he was en route for the East on a business trip. They met at the Waldorf- Astoria early last week and de- cided that New York was the best place in the world for a wedding Assistant Manager LeMaire of the hotel did his best to speed mat ters up. He secured the ring and commandeered a clergyman while Mr. Washburne was attending to the license, and by Wednesday afternoon everything was ready at the hotel for the ceremony. Alter- ward the couple left for their honeymoon and will return shortly to Eugene, where Mr. Washburne is junior partner ot one of the big gest dry goods stores in the Nori west. As they were toa have been married in the spring, their new nome iS ready for occupancy Whether or not this episode will cause a general rush for New York by impatient swains remains to be seen. | NEW MOVEMENT OF N. Y. CLUB WOMEN | “Give the Poor Women the Same Chances ay Selfish Wealthy Sisters,” the Argument. By Marguerite Mooers Marshall, Courrtgnt, 1940, by The Prem Publigning Co (‘The New York Bresing World.) ~ #6 HH first right of every child is the vight to be wanted, Every baby t shoyld come into a home us the mont perfect of fervently desired gifts, Just at America always has stood for voluntary marriage— the marriage of A man and woman who love cach other and who want to untary Parenthood; . Fewer Babies; Better Ones MRS MER BAIR them will, in any case, Itmit her fam- does—pay knowlodge we want made legal for the sake of the woman who really needs it,” replied Mra. Blair, “A change in the law wouldn't affect the woman who breaks it to- day with no legal penalty. “But the matergml slacker ts au exception to the rule. Most women want children, are miserable if they cannot have children. Every normal little girl loves babies. Every nor- mal bride wants babies of her own A famous ebild specialist recently said he had on his desk over olghty applications from couples wanting to adopt children and who were ticart- broken because they had none of their own. But a woman who thinks of the welfare of her future children demands the right to ‘space’ them in- telligently, @o that she can give them the physical and economic advantages they should pave. “In Holland, where instructions for voluntary parenthood have been available at olinios for years, the rich average Jerger and the poor, amailer fatnities than In nny other country in Eurape, Holland, also, during these years, hax had @ very high ratio of inctease in the population, and in a period of thirty yoars the Dutch baby death rate dropped from 180 to 90 a th nd, wh 5 * record rate fo ©, And considerably tower than ours. “Now Zealand, another country which practises voluntary parent hood, han an even higher ratio of in- crease in the population than Hol Jand, and it has the lowest baby death rate—60 per 1000—in the world. In our country, the rate av. tage 1M per 1,000, New Zealand tn ing nursery for bables {a fine art there. It bis er and baby hospitals {fic Mirth regu does not tend to wipe out the race. “It lo argued frequently that Hen. Jamin Franklin and other great men were members of large families. Likewine, many instances can de found where genius has sprung from the small family. If tha people who argue that poverty and bardiship are @uoh a aplendid environment for a large family of young children really belleved their own — arguinent " they choose to rear their in such surroundings? But rdo! A child need not be born into the lap of luxury, but it haa a right to decently Ithful conditions of existence and a decent chance for education. “These are some of the arguments which haye won the support of a majority 4f New York's clubwomen and of other conservative, conacien- tious women in many parte of the country for voluntary parenthood,” concluded Mrs. Blair, “And re member this; Rven if the bill to be presented at the next seusion of Con gress for removing the ban of know! edge of this subject be passed, guch edge never can be made eom- y. Those with religious objec tionsjand others can ignore it, Hut for tHe rest of us, voluntary parent hood, like pure milk, maternity clin fon, prevention of social disease and otaer reforms, will be just one more stop in protecting the rights of moth ers and children,” _ Can. You Beat It! OUR NEW FLAT DID IT MONDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1920 a Secret of “Why Is a Grouch?” Found at Last in New York DR. SANGER BROWN 2D THE DISCOVERER ( Simple Cure: “Catch the Grouch Young Enough and You Can Turn Him Into Sunshine.” By Marguerite Dean. in many others, 12 the latest selentific the at your friendly overtures, gioome during evan the ort of weather we've had this fall, and in only use an antidote, (o professional annaa, Cateh your grouch young enough and you can turn him inte a sun beam! Oliver Herford anticipated this theory when he wrote: , “feader, would you @ cynic be Vindictive, vitriolic? Then be one in your infancy Your nurse will think it's ootic Like meas catch it while youn) "Twill drive your parents frantic; But you'll grow up, if still unhung Ap optimist romantic’ To which science merely makea the additional observation that you muat receive the right sort of treatment in your grouchy childhood if you would grow up to be « shedder of sunlight. edical men have joined hands THE SEASON'S ODDEST BRIDAL HEADGEAR you're bury, the charming and popu- Jar daughter of Col, and Mre. H. P, Kingsbury, recently became the bride of Donald Harrison McKaew in Washington, D.C. she wore a bridal veil arranged cap fashion as shown In her photograph wbove. It was not only very becoming, but possessed am individuality that wae very striking. Wer Mise Elisabeth Kings- TAR. JARP FAMILY Oeprrigh!. 192, by ‘The Pree Pubilsalog Co (The New York Mrening World) n Paris are remarked here's one ‘ tg new gowns over there!” Mr, Jarr waa being led through th shopping district, around be wildered, “No, over there!" exclaimed Mrs Jarr, dirvoting him with her finger, though, a9 we all know, it's rude to point, Mr. Jarr had not sighted the new short skirt from F th aud BO looked roused Mrs, Jarr, for they roked short to him, till he thought it best to almulate at least a pasting inter oat “Looks pretty eat feubly nice, though,” he “Well, I admire your taste!” cried Mra. Jarr. “Don't, you think that's ® going @ little too far?” y ‘The higher, the fewer, 1 should aay,” remarked Mr, Jarr hurriedly. “Hut I think even tho shortest ones contain much merit.” “Oh, you weren't looking at the skirt,” said Mra, Jarr, crusiinglr “Your eyes were on woman that wore it, It's strange to me on tinued she, “but that's th t of woman that appeals to men! As Mr, Jarr had no idea w “ COURTSHID* SsaTrTy ePMARRIAGE IN GENT + Copyright, 1920, by The Press Publishing Go. (The New York Brening World) “ec EAR MISS VINCENT; 1 am seventeen and a senior in high sehool. There is a boy, older than |, in school whom | like very much, and who, from various things which have occurred | have rea son to think likes me, He is very pular and much ‘chased after’ bythe viel. Bo far | have made no advances and while he is quite fresh with other girls he seems very bashful with me, Could you euggest any way | could make him my personal friend without seemingly ‘running after him?! “a. B way you f the young rivilege be should pend wpon it that yor nan really desires to know you bo will “find a way.” “Dear Miss Vincen In the \ fast year | have made such ad vanosa in busine: that ft am ready to marry and have a little home of my own. But here is my problem—where can | find a domestic girl? My pal has just married a doar little girl who can cook, sew, keep house and market like a woman of fifty. Unfortu nately | know of no such girl. My acquaintances all amoke, doll up and are pood enough com anions for a frivolous evening, ut believe me, | want a different type of woman to share my cot tage and bear my name. BOB OF MANHATTAN.” ve met the wrong type o But brace up, for thore You girly, Hob. are plenty of girls, good } loving ones, Just like you de: right here in the city. Keep your eyes open and you will find them. “Dear Miss Vincent: 1 am doeply in love with a cousin of mine and he told me he loved me and hae asked me to marry him: 1 have asked my mother if she would have any objections to me marrying my cousin and she has atrongly objected, However, she would give me no reasons, Would you please advise? PUZZLED { woman it was that had worn tho 1 shorter, and perbaps uglier cc 6 kept silence. A freosing calm seamed to eettle aver Min, Jur They walked on 4) this wise for balf @ block and thon Mr, Jarr ventured feebly to ek If ehe didn’t think it was a fine day “Don't speak to me!” cried Mrw. Jarre. And she rained Aer veil and dabbed at a tear that stood in the corner of her eya, ‘What's the matter?’ asked Mr. Jarr, “Gee whis! What IS the mat tor now?" “I prefer you ‘wouldn't me, said “Mra, Jar. home!" wpeak to “Let un go 40 you want to go home ked Mr. Jarre, “Didn't you come downtown with you? u say I wasn't interested in that concerned you? Didn't that other men took an in Lorest in thelr wives’ olothes"—- Hut I dkin't speak of men who took an interest in other women's eclothes—and in the women who wore them did I d Mra Jarr, “Why--what-what?" sputtered ¢he astounded Mr. Jarr bas ont try to page it off that 1 Mrs Jarr, with a @ob. » to have to realize that h things ocour when I'm but to have my husband, openly admire a t type! It's too much too mu And Mrs, Jarr dated the hand- keroh: aga n. vow re,” said’ Me. Jarr, doggedly, n't geo the woman wearin th new Parks akirt, as you alike to me't— dangerous mis =, 1 tyle of one drexs t see the dame ww shorter skirt, and I didn’t no yoody but you. and f wasn't noticing anybody but yo and I never do notice anybody you, and if you want one of those new short skirts [ll get It for you if I have to go out in an automobile with funmen to get the where- withal” This sounded better though des perate, but Mré. Jarr shook her head ne of them only want te admired Bh eet me or that creature wouldn't g to reply, but n due tim mi whlle the not the hort foot, rather conserva Jarra opinion tt could be ailod a tif it waa of Seotch Y an't all Mrs 1 f wea . muita ble Se GLIMPSES iNTO NEW YORK SHOPS T one of the recent oper A ing displays much com ment was made upon the extreme simplicity of the eve- ning gowns, Invariably they were closely draped about the figure, and whether the fabric was velvet, satin brocade or metallic weaves they were com- bined with Jace, usually in the form of an underdress which showed at the opening of the drapery. The shoulder streamer ot tulle wns prominent, One gown of cerine velvet was etun- ning in its simplicity of design, with just a long streamer of black tulle falling from the right shoulder In the millinery shops they tell us that hats, no matter what the shape may be, are still worn very low on the foreheud ani to be real smart should be tipped to one aide. GOING DOWN! PAR TAD ON A Deu Bow. Can't take t walks ay more. Wond what's Ue matter? There ty Just as mix “ to walk now us ther What wealthy man walked down town every ing, winter and summer? You can read about 1 re if u decide not to walk in th country, Suppose you apply for admigsion to the Grund Lextee of the Infinite and take your de- Brees thie winter. Read what you ean about th outdoor Ife and how you or is expreswerd in N with Emerson on }* why Gladstmo ¢ Roosevelt humted and Cl tthed There doom wis tt morn wns 5 mere to the out “BEAUTY==* * BY DR. CHARLOTTE’ HEALTH Copyright, 1920, by The Pres Publlening Co, (The New York Brwing World.) ways The cently boon to ning a ribbon t lace and To the The ua of curling tongs ts ruine the hair, and 1 strong: noun them, but by means of th nty Ht tle caps mentioned abc the hat belug carefully bru can | up kid petal curler are any number of differ nthe t 1 » hid den under the I whieh thu serven a threefold purposes. A woman in curl papers need no longer be object of derision and rid.eule to tho wuite sex, She can don her "beauty and vie with’ the smurtost look worn in the land for looks busy feet must be and z hod. Krenek u c should under ‘ " durin how t Are out dowu h and mt r to one's “oudolr women their morning ekeup Ap rplexing which Sprung into popularity, no are careful of The aver utity her lit- % cap by muking it of dotted swiss or white lawn, adding a @rill of ranc majority softly waving hair is very beoo is al- question. has re- ino of w able Do You Look Neat Around The House? HE manner of wearing the hair during working hours constantly be changed, and means for the proper ventilation of all rooms never overlooked, In going about one’s daily tasks it in well to remember that deap breathing tn well ventilated rooma pute a check on coughs, and bronchial and lung trout It develops the bust and ty well pounded and Deooming ¢ that ia not pownible where thi tyg is short and shallow Tt la not dim nt ap at tractive picture while doing ones housew if attention te given to a tow dy ‘The Prem Puittaing Ca (The New Tork Bring Warney chikd ls father to the man—or woman. That te ory to account for the oranky Individual who enape .; with the educators, abd together they ing out from the eduentionat gardens the shoots that not thriving while (hey are young tender and may benefit from trans- pieted a survey at P. 4. No. probationary school for boys, the causes for Lege yr ee gible and delinquent chi Terouches” in tne making—are [t wna found that often there is a physical cause which provokes or ag- gravates « child's mental t und consequent so-called mental ¥ inquency, Thousands of dren have passed through tals of the United Hospital the Iast fe Bec y limited facilities, many cases can have only clinical attention where they really need hi observation to gain the beat tat, Ay emul Hospital Wand expecta to raipe 1m Jospital vember for relie¢ among the sok and dy will be devoted to wor “We all know the person whe considered by his associates to ii-natured and ill-tempered,” said Dr, Brown, in opeaking of the the-grouch-young” ‘Ho likely to be something of 4 recluse. He ts different from the rest of We don't care for his society, and he leta us along He ie and always has been. or themselves iy. never hope to interest them in Eng- fien Hterature or history. Vet when they fidget through the period or carve up the dewk they are ae defective, They are seldom de. fective but have mo aptitude for the studies which the inelastic oursteulum of the public school forces upon them. “Nervousnens in children, when does not result from some ph: cause, can generally be traced to! environment, For instance, children come from a home in whieh the father abuses the mother sat children, the offspring naturally a fear hanging over them that pre- vents them from attending to the tanks of the school room, “Malnutrition is another cause back of the so-called Juventle delinquency. But between the hospitals and the seho ln the majority of these causes an be remedied and the present mal- justed child will be set on the right d instead of being left to ng the wrong ones he coul ith any profit to himeelf | TFubles Or The TFutp. 1 6EVJOU can't woman Aw any MAN will tell you pv argue with a8 Mo you know why t's because if you are a man—you can't ARGUE t know how! § a DENT where your bump et reaxonableness ought to be, erit your politics, And pay the freight for y religion, wife's And are imposed w by service stations, Headwaters, landlord profiteer Recause the inotto of the average easy eoing male erat is, “Anything to avoid an argument! \ et hee WOMEN tonal and unreasonabl Por years they ed, explarier Rave reasons Why they should have the vot o haar of 4 Nw women kent ng the socks that grande ee At least didn't WAPUGTIe If OOers ik by rational a: doesn't wear his rubbers the signs say “rain,” to ruin an $18 pair of creature, That !f he when all Mikal; shoes To catch cold To develop influenza, fe is To receive @ doctor's bill To ake himeelf and bis family highly uncomfortable for @ week or more? Did you ever argue this thesis pa tiently, step by step, And then hear him say: 1 won't wear the — hate ‘em! It’s not going to rain anyhow!” Did you ever, by peaceful argument, Convince a man that it doesn't pay to put off going to the dentist; That it's eanigr to get up at 7 and have time to eat breakfast, han to walt ti 730 and rumor & train: Vhat it’s simpler always to put o pipe in the same place, Instead of choosing always @ DIF- PRRENT place, and making the resound With loud, piercing things! I When the bunt is ont ‘ou never did these things—ner any other woman! his is the truth of the matier, and the gospel according te Rre— fou can't argue with @ MAN! Vor ee a ec