& -~ —————— IS A SURE REMINDER THAT PEOPLE OF THIS LAND OF PLENTY LACK HUMILITY? Comparison of Our Times and the Pilgrims’. Thanksgiving day has become asso- a natural enough manner, idea that all clated, in with the idea of plenty—an the concrete on {s translated into American tables that day. Ours and on that srate and celebrate the fact cing of good cheer. down to neration custom comes us, As we know, from a §£ of Americans which did not have plenty and had the best of reasons for belr thankful and testifying their gra tue when the lean season was past and a fat one came. There ha our land since rated this bom 1 6 ie aut Vass been the ve practice follow thanks were the that came to faithful labor and harsh struggie and have it scendants still givers of little tha who have much hard also are thankful what we have, but probably trifle too complacent about it an little imagine it wholly through ing much, and have chiefly as ing to our pleasure and comfort, we rather curiously testify our thankful- ness for It by administering to our pleasure and comfort in extra fashion on the day of thanksgiving. We sup- pose it really would be more appro priate if we should fast on that day. Some Cause for Thought, 3at all this is to consider only one phase of our plenty, the plenty repre sented by a full table. This is a sym- bol of our material prosperity, and perhaps is not the one we should too fixedly contemplate. What we should do, probably, on this day, is to look about and inquire a little to see whether our plenty exists In other forms. If wae find it doesn’t, perhaps we shall have occasion some time to make Thanksgiving day what it orig: finally was, a commemoration of our success in supplying by our own labor and struggle what we have lacked Then we would have a little better understanding of the meaning of Thanksgiving. Most of us will agree, we think, that America’s plenty is not as well rounded out as it should be. Our fatness ie a little too much in our turkey, so to speak; our richness in the material tokens that are useful only in giving us possession of mate. rial things. Our plenty does not ex- tend to our education, our patriotisin, our culture, justice, tolerance or pub- He intelligence. In these possessions America is deficient, and for the very sufficient reason that we have not la- bored and undergone sacrifice and hardship to get them. Nor can we get them in any other way, We can- not buy them with our wealth as we do turkey; and if we could, we never would have occasion to be thankful for them, Thankfulness implies some humbleness of mind, and that can come only through a sense of sacri. fice. Nobody can be truly thankful for anything that has come without personal effort. That's why the Brit- {shi have created such a tremendous social and industrial problem by in- stituting the dole system. Nobody is thankful for it, least of all those who receive It. Need for More Humility. It 1s something of a question, then, whether an America rich only on the mwaterial or turkey side and poor on the spiritual side can keep up this Thanksgiving institution with success ful results. Carlyle tells us there Is strug Comes Hav- we to our deserving. regarding what means of administer too likely For fertile soil and kindly skies, For fecund seed, for strength and skill To sow and harvest the supplies Which now our bursting garners fll, We give Thee thanks, O Lord. For every wise and holy thought, For all of worth that we have won For every kindness to us done, We give Thee thanks, O Lord. The vanquisher of worldly care, We give Thee thanks, O Lord. —John Power in Capper’s Weekly. nothing more hateful than a from which mulacrum, symbol all # he departed. ne ng to become empty. shee eo dae nksg dns hat giving day ing if preserve is worth presery we can its meaning shall never he able tO to think that d4 by the t, but we if we come 1 wv fa fa i ele splohrats nlenty is fittingly celebra nd hiding our laci s things with it, It is national because COnceIs ed our ack in character, and have made no proper effort to possess them, that be in our thoughts that day, It doubtful whether they are. Our Thanksgiving, we fear. 1s mare a boast than an ex- pression of gratitude. "An humble and a contrite heart” must precede any genuine expression of thanks. America is not particularly known for its humility. Pilgrim Times, and Ours. If we want to preserve this institu. tion in the spirit of its founders we have only to follow their wise exam- The things they lacked they ac quired by effort. We do not lack the same things, as it happens. We do not, for example, lack turkey, and we are rather missing the lesson of the Pilgrims if we confine our efforts to acquiring only the things they had need to acquire, We suspect If they had lacked in the same measure the things we lack today they would have directed their efforts toward acquir ing those things. But the Piigrims had the form of plenty that Is spirit uality, and their wants were mate rial. Our cass is the direct opposite; but whereas our ancestors rounded out their plenty, supplying their de- ficlencies by labor and striving, we are satisfied to allow ours to remain one- sided, and our Thanksgiving to be a praise of plenty that represents too little of a race's struggle to acquire something it needs much more than the fatness of a Thanksgiving turkey. Kansas City Star, ack should most io ple. Nation Has Cause to Render Devout Thanks The story of the conquest of our great area from its native wildness is one of the epics of man's existence. The tichest heritage ever bestowed upon the human race has fallen to the American people. They are true tees for posterity in their enjoyment and administration. They have been wasteful and prodigal, but are learn. ing and in some respects have learned the lesson of conservation. Millions of newcomers have been absorbed and have contributed strength as well aw some weakness to the body politic Industry has marked the decades of this great development: In many matters a pace has been set for the world In science and In business and in thrift. Out of these material ne tivities has come a cultural advance. universal. The standard of living is higher here than in any other land. It is well then that thought of the n its blessings in giving. The and that have befallen the people are the more bravely for this annual consideration of the bounties and the tion should turn to losses sufferings borne marked the year. are the more tion of the gas City T The nation’s thanks for the realiza- of Kap- fervent ROrrows others, Hes, So Many Reasons for Now will For ’ hianl evil I utter thanksgiving. the berries on the kifnikl Thanksgiving for this fruition, Thanksgiving of pause for the brave work ahead and the need to be strong. I will utter thanksgiving Clara Morris In Christian Monitor. LOW sow Science Ode to the Bird The home poets are making merry nt the expense of the forlorn Thanks. giving turkey, as in this rhyme, by the Tifton Gazette's columnist: “The barnyard turkey struts around, all heedless of his worth per pound. “It's true he feels a trifle proud, and often states his thoughts aloud. “But all the same I rather doubt if it Is pounds he thinks about. “He quickly gobbles what he's fed— nor knows that he will soon be dead. “The wiser plan of staying slim has never yet occurred to him, “He doesn’t have the slightest dream of what Thanksgiving time will mean, “He eats of this and dines on that, and grows attractive, sleek and fat. “In Ignorance, he struts around, quite heedless of his price per pound. “1 ask you, isn't this a shame? And yet I'll eat him just the same !"-~At- lanta Constitution, Cenc When Turkeys Were Cheap “At the time when 1 removed to Kentucky,” wrote Audubon, “turkeys were so abundant that the price of one on the market was not equal to that of a common barnyard fowl now. I have seen them offered for the sum of 8 pence each, the birds weighing from ten fo twelve pounds, A first rate turkey, weighing from twenty five to thirty pounds, avolrdupols, was considered well sold when It brought a quarter of a dollar.” Quite a difference nowadays when you go to buy your holiday bird, - Smart Frocks for Statuesque Women Dresses That Are Flattering to Those Above Average in Height. ‘he Woman's Home Companion de- signer here presents two dresses smart in detail and flattering to those who are a bit above the in height, whether slim or well rounded, The one shown at the left combines four important new style notes; it is collarless, it has a pointed yoke ef- fect, it is a one-piece dress but looks lke n two-piece and it has fullness below the knees, The unusual yoke and tle starts midway on the arm- hole from the shoulder, is stitched to the blouse part way ard falls loosely down the front and ties at a becom- ing length. The belo the is achieved by means of soft gathers at average fullness knees f =) a A Dresses That Will Appeal Women Who Are Toil oir oni tet oO Black Antelope Chosen for Two Charming Bags i (ve 4 i had Kk. gsed for i! flops all CRITY 1t frame, Small pouches mounts i covered with either silk « of {| marcasite and a square emerald metal repented on the pend the sl fre ir velvet have set with The is and the {| cornices sterling silver combination int tab game and stone s ] upstanding clasp. Velvet Replaces Beading for New Evening Cowns Velvet Is replacing beaded dresses to quite an extent in evening fash- fons. The bead embroidered dress has by no means disappeared, but not every house shows the extensive choice of models that would have been on view several months Ago, Chinese embroidery has taken the place of beads with some of the big- gost houses. The new velvets, for formal evening wear, occupy a large part of every collection. The beauti- ful metal fabrics also are supplanting beads in the evening styles, Suede-like F in Fashion Limelight Duvetyn and kindred snede-like fab ries are In more evidence than usual this season, For the outdoor sports costume it has always had an important place. But Paris dressmakers are using it this season for the jackets of three piece sports costumes, for sleeveless sweaters and for the trimming on cloth dresses. Milliners aslo show a revived interest in materials of this type. They are most seen in brown, dark green and bright blues, Pcarls and Brilliants With Square Cut Gems This Is the season of jewels which glitter, and pearls, the favorite for many seasons, are now second in fa- vor to diamonds and brilliants of all kinds, Square-cut gems often are inserted as the keystone in pearl necklaces, un- der the now influence, Necklaces of rhinestones are fashionable and much old paste jewelry is coming out of hiding places to oe refashioned to modern requirements, Tan Pony Coat Is Among Fashions of the Season A prominent motion picture actress poses for the purpose of showing this handsome light tan pony coat with The cuffs are beli-shaped. Length of Skirt as It Is Prescribed by Worth Two | {dh are more potent four fingers on f HEers in wisi not ihan i bottom a woman's skiri—or oft —in the opinion of Monsieur Ja opinion tc in SOME, fie 8 § Women niger oi Who Care er Interest SUT dorse printed Printed velvet The label Is an exceedingly tweed The velvet, heavily season's favorite, although by no wrap is the handsome brocades are means passe, Your new hat m your head and carefully The side flare and the pointed panel st be to draped fitted offer possibilities for graceful, uneven hemlines, Sashes Are Reinstated by Paris Dressmakers The new “little girl” frocks, which are not for children but grown-up ver sions of the flaring skirted with normal walistlines, often have broad sashes tied around them. Noi many grown-ups are slender cnough to wear the style, but there are n fow Paris dressmakers with very ape. cial clientele who are pushing It Sometimes the sash Is a wide taffeta ribbon. Often it is of the same soft material as the dress, chif fons and crepe de chine are all used for the sash dresses, dresses Satins, Hint of Greek Draping in Some Winter Models There i# more than a hint of Greex draping In some of the winter models which Paris ig praising. Patou has a conspicuous example of flowing lines in a dress for evening made of black chiffon. A bertha effect is extended into a scarf which hangs from the right shoulder in a long for ward falling drapery. There is also a suggestion of drapery in the chiffon skirt which hang® much longer on the left side than it does on the right. A jewel of aquamarine holds the gearf in place on the shoulder. Black Coats With Badger One of the smartest sombinntions of fur nnd fabric is seen in the new coats of fine black broadcloth luxurl: ously trimmed with badger. 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