1941-06-07 — Page 11

THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 7, 1941. Bringing Up Father

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By George MacManus

DISGRACEFUL-IZL NEVER STOP AT THIS HOTEL AGAIN;

I GUESS HE GOT IN HERE BY MISTAKE-

MY-HOW UNCOUTH-

Com, King Powered Byndizes. Mr. World

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A PAGE FOR WOMEN The Greatest Talent Of All...

bent; to cheer him madly on

It is generally the business of things produce a greater sense of It is possible, too, to build a beauty page to be definite and loneliness than does a difference someone up away from his true to give recipes for making the in religion or politics. most of your charm. An exercise for this; a treatment for that, a crisp word about good manners, and not whining.

In more serious matters agree-along the wrong track. ment is not respect is.

necessary, buti And most of us have seen the tyranny of a woman who Is im- said that there are Biensely ambitious for won en, those who unworldly man.

those who knock

an

It has been But there is a kind of charm two kinds of which is the most important of build up and all for a woman who is to pass down. Or course, you cannot i It is not generally necessary to years of her life with someone really divide people into two | volunteer the unpleasant truth. else (relation, friend or hus- kinds, but this is an interesting But sometimes somebody scri-

band), and there are no precise attempt. rules for it.

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If Divorce Court news has ever caught your eye in the newspapers, you are familiar with the phrase "incompatibility temperament."

of

It is one of the recognised rea- sons for divorce.

Perhaps really

it is the only reason, for it is never the final catastrophe that is in itself un- forgivable, but the friction or weariness that has gone before.

Let us, therefore, call this greatest hoffe talent, this art of being good to live with, compati- bility.

Being able to be silent at the right time is part of it.

It is a terrible irritation when a woman cannot slop interrupting work or thought or any concen- tration. There are times, too, when grler must have quiet.

On the other hand, when talk is wanted, you must have plenty to talk about.

You must know how to tell of

Obviously, it is better to be a builder up. Most people are the better for more confidence.

Those who need taking down a peg can seldom take it profitably from their nearest and dearest,

Consistent damping or chilling is intolerable in one's home,

and fast rule.

Yet even here there is no hard

Being built-up loses some of its charm if it is so indiscriminate or automatic that one doubts the sense

(JI the sincerity o the builder.

ously demands it. Then you must give it and he or she must take it, even if it knocks something down.

Building up isn't just being a to be a real stooge; you've got thing to give. Disagreement can person or you won't have any-

be stimulating and pleasant.

But if there is a general rule about this talent of living with another person it is this you won't really know or understand or help

anyone unless on the whole you make that person "feel good."

What Kind Of A Mind Is Yours?

As we grow older our minds-→

the day's doings with a touch of we hope-grow older with us. liveliness, how to have fun dis- cussing friends in common; and

you should not be quite incapable of impersonal talk, of following your companion's speculations and ideas.

The years bring what is known as mental maturity.

How

can you tell whether you have it or not? By finding Out how far you can plan

ahead.

Small talk is even more neces- sary than greater talk. One can read good books on most subjects, but one cannot gossip alone.

Many companionships sag be- cause, though the couple may like child does not

Of course, we recognise that a each other, and though they may that

plan ahead, and mature men and be able to talk well to guests, women are still children mentally they have nothing to say alone because they go through life from by the fireside.

day to day.

some

assess

It is often more necessary to talk about the boiler than about |

But you can generally the universe, and. & pleasant, yourself and friends on the basis amusing touch on the first sub-, of how they plan their lives. jeet may be a better gift than profundity on the second.

I Use Red...

ribbon or tape to mark poison bottles in the medicine cupboard. Labels are not easy to read in the half light. Chil- dren are warned off by the bright colour.

Cross stitch 10 mark towels. The effect is decorative I do my initials and the colour stays better than any other. I use stranded cotton.

electric light bulbs in out- of-use rooms. The dimming is good and the colour reminds peo- ple to take special care to see that the black-out is in order before they start flashing torches about.

polish to improve those

If you have a twenty-year'dreary tiles usually found in por- Having a different sense of endowment policy, you have a ches. Mine were beige and brick humour is a formidable barrier. twenty-year mind; if you have colour, Now they are a warm,

Finding too often that the other pald for a house that will do you dark shining terra-cotta. person is not amused, too; finding for thirty years, you have a the other person too often laugh- thirty-year mind. ing at what moves you these

HE'S CONCER

ON.

RAISE

checked gingham to make

a plain -white bathroom gay. Curtains are gingham. Fitments But if you live in the kind are red plastic. Towels are red of rush that is full of peitý ax1 and white,

Floor is black and cltements and takes no account white with a bright red washable of the to-morrow that must mat come-then it's time you took

paint on В white back-

yourself and your mind In ground to warn people that they hand and persuaded both to do can knock their heads when going a bit of growing up.

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