The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-01-20
HAPPY, THOUGH MARRIED.
Hrs. Harmsworth TeIIs How 1t Can
Ee Achieved.

tse Achieved.
Alfred Harmsworth, editor and owner OF
the London Daily Mall and various
,ther newspapers and magazines, has made
fame and millions at the age OF thirty
three.
Mr. Harmsworth is one OF the most sue
cessful men ever known to journalism
and large factor in gaining his success
aas been his wife, says woman writer
in the New York World
When Nj and Mrs Harmsworth mar
ried she was q slap of a girl, and ne vas
twenty-one Mr.. Harmsworth then occu-
pied an editorial position on the illus
trated London News where he was study
Ing the business in every detail. with
view to getting out a journal Of his OWN.
Shortly after his marriage, before he
was twenty-five. this eaterprIsins young
Man issued the weekly publication called
Answers" waich was the starting point
OF his great success.
Today Alfred Harmsworth stands at the
head OF his profession, and is known
throughout the world as a genius. but the
subtle power which directs that genius,
which keeps it within the bounds Of con-
sefvatism, which conprehends and loves
1t and understands the world which is its
marset-that power is his wife.
Mrs. HarnswCrth is a tall. typical
English beauty. Her manner is Eng
lish in its graciousness, her voice is
English in its well-bred softness and
the beauty of its modulaticn. She is
the best exponent of the how to-be
happy though-married theory that |
have ever found.
Everyone ought to marry. you know"
said Mrs. Harmsworth. 1T is woman's
sphere and mans success | don't be-
lieve single men ever attain the best
there is in them. 1t is but natural they
should not, because their natures are in
complete without the softening influence
of woman"
Yet the careers of many men have
been wrecked by MARRIAGE"
Exactly. and if a. bad marriage
wrecks a mans life it helps to prove
how greatly marriage counts. But
everyone owes it to himself to marry
we'll"
THE trouble is girls don't think of
these things. They don't realize the pos
sibllities of marriage. They don't realize
how large a factor they are TO be, for
good or for bad, not only in a mans
home life and social life, but in his bust
ness life, too. and in the development of
his private character.
Now, isn't it true that most girls
spend more time on the details of their
Of the mans private character?
Half the girls don't know until they
are married whether a man dislikes read
ing or has decided literary bent, whether
he prefers to dine at night or midday,
whether he is believer or an atheist,
whether he's horsy or a prude, whether
he wants to live in town or in the country,
or whether he detests children or looks
forward to the joys Of parenthood. All
you know is that he has great deal of
money, or a title, or a good social posi-
tion, or a certain fascinating manner that
leads them to believe they are in love-
So they are married. The consequences
Of such marriages you see about you
everywhere.
when we were married we began at
the beginning. l shall always be grateful
for that The girl who marries a man
after he has attained wealth and fame
loses the very best part of it. From the
time | was old enough to realize / hoped
it might be my lot 10 be a part Of my
! husbands success. l believe that wish
has been fulfilled. At least he says So
Mr. Harmsworth was inclined to be
moody-n1o3t men are-and / was versa
tile. At times he was all business. his
head and heart 1iled with schemes and
projects. and / was all business, too.
-'At other times he was wearied Of
| business. word Of it would have irri-
? tatEd him. Then | was WearICI OF DuSl-
ness. too. He wanted music-we went TO
the opera or green fields. We drove into
the country He lonsed to angie for
trout; We followed the stream Or he
wanted to get ont CT England anyway, so
VIC Travelled bit. with sure relapse of
the business fever and home we came
and glad of it,
Then there were times--they come 10
all of them-when he wanted the society
of men--just men-and by 4 strange CO.
! Incidence / realized / cFaved the society
! OF glrls-iust girls So we have kept the
hosts Of our friends who were friends be-
| fare marriage and so we are both ready
to aver that marriage is not failure.
| unless the oarelessness Of ones choire
| may make it so.
Now. / don't mean by that" said Mrs
! Harmsworth, smiling, that a mans ge-
! MUS is his wife. Concerning the vital,
| fundamental cuali les which make his sue
/ cess he must possess them and he succeeds
4 entirely on his OWE merits. Sometimes
| a genius lacks courage, sometimes he
| lacks faith in himself, sometimes he is
so difHdent the world never hears Of him
| and sometimes he is SO bold and frank
he would show his whole hand before The
| time is ripe.
while a man may possess all the ele-
ments Of greatness in himself he needs a
wife for II is in the nature OF things mat
nothing in itself should be complete or
perfect For my own part have endeaV-
| ored to be an unceasing encouragement
| to my husband and any woman who VIII
| try as I have will succeed as we'll