The evening world., 1912-09-14
A Woman Should Choose
Marriage and Success
Both, Says Mary Austin
There Is No Conflict
BetUeen LoUe and a
Won,an's Work Even II
II IL the Labor of a
Genius" Declares the
Aufhoress in a Friendly
Talk.
Marguerite MO0ers MarsI,aii.
Should . woman choose mar
rage or suocsssS

Should . woman choose mar
rage or suoosssS
That IN the question asked by Mrs
Mary Austin In her clever novel, "A
Woman OF Genius" which has Just
made It's appearance. And Mrs Austin
has her own modern answer to the es-
sentially modern problem she has
selected In one word. this answer IL,
Both"
Incidentally. It's an answer already
made by the lives OF many New York
women. who have worked out a sue
cessful combination OF a lob and n
happy home But the general literary
attitude has been that there IL .
sharp line OF cleavage between a
career and wifehood.
And that's 40 unnecessarily" as
serted Mrs Austin. The only thing
that can possibly make II necessary
In the mental attitude OF the husband
And he's getting ever so much more
open to conviction.
"whst We have to get into our
heads II that love II the great
central fact Of marriage. The
tendency has been to confuse the
non-ssssntials with the essential.
But there 10 no oondiot between
love and . woman's WORK, even
II IL 10 the WORK Of . genius. The
struggle, whom II exists, comes
between two diRsFsnt sorts Of la
bor-hsr chosen hsld ana house.
WORK. But . woman can love .
man and make him an excellent
Wife without wishing to be his
oooki
1T In the egotism OF the male
Joined to certain time-honored super
stitions. which In the root or the
whole problem. lie doesn't mind let
ting his wife work. but he wants her
TO work for him. And he has definite
hereditary views about the nature OF
her work. She may prepare his rood'
keep his house clean. see that ms
clothes are in order. II doesn't mat
ter whether this In the work for which
she is best ntted; II IL. in his mind'
n tacit corollary OF her marriage VOW
NICE TO HAVE SOME ONE LAY
OUT YOUR CLOTHES.
And this intimate PERSONAL service Is
most delightful for the recipient.
never realized quite how pleasant It was
untu I lived s,one ard d!d a great deal
q, regular work. Then ] stw how con-
yenient Il would be ~ have somr one
Inv out my clothes for me aud PICK up
things when | dropped them. But real
lied that to secure such attendance
mus, pay money for It. Why should
husband expect II In return Tor board
| and lodging?
"The real duties OF marriage include
| faIthfulness, the EFFORT not only TO keep
thu love OF the other person but 10 re-
tain all the strength and Hneness OF ones
own love. and a mutual helpfulness In
the things that count. There should be
no obligation. expressed or understood
TO play cook and nursery maid In add
ton TO being wife and mother.
There In no lack OF real companion
ship bet tween husband and wife Just be
cause she has a Job outside her home
as well as he. suppose she stayed II
the house all day and did the worl
there. He'd be working In his shop OF
once during the same period OF time
and seeing nothing OF her. But ~ sh.
went out when he did and returned nj
the sam. hour they'd have an cqua
amount OF social compan.onshlp. stimu
lated by the fact that each had brought
back spells from the outer world"
LET CHILDREN ALONE THE
ONLY THING TO DO.
And II there are children" I sue
gested.
1T doesn'; seem to me tina, there /