The evening world., 1916-04-12

an who stuck IL out seized my hand
and said: Anna, you and I know men
TOR what they are. After what they
have made US suffer let us vow that
We shall never be lurcd into marriage
with one of these gross ana terrible
beings | vowed the vow with her.
But | broke II and she kept II, and |
don't think she ever quite forgave mo.
After graduation she went West and
did rough surgery in "A mining town.
She wrote me only half in jest that
she was never so happy as when dis
mombcring men. After I married she
wrote me one letter of reproach and
then dropped me because i had not
kept tho faith. But my marriage was
the inspiration and sulaCe OF my life.
Ny husband. George Fiske Comfort,
was the principal founder of the Met
ropolitan Museum of Art. He drew
up its charter and worked unceasing-
~ at Albany until IL was assured to
the city. lie founded the Fine Arts
College Of Syracuse University. In
that very commercial age in Amer
iCa his was pioneer work too. We
helped each other. Love Is n great
anchor. 1t should be every woman's
anchor. and is so when she has found
the right man. | found him. After
marriage | determined to be a great
mother | had three children In three
years, and we adopted two others, dis
I tant relatives of my husband. And
! then 1 found my babies Outgrcw my
arms very rapidly | could not in
I terest myself In the vapid life Of So
cicty. Women made rounds OF calls
! In those days. and on all their in
Vulnerable visits never said n frank
! thing or drew sincere breath.
could not stand IL. | told my hus-
band that wanted to go back 10 my
work. He said, Decide for yourself.
You know 1t was your love OF your
work and your splendid courage that
' drew me TO you first SO I took up
, the practice of medicine again. Wo
| pooled our incomes. ! did not neglect
! my children. and | made name for
myself in my profession.
"Do you know" DIR. Comfort added
thoughtfully, II perceive two distinct
tendencies among women IN America
, to- day? One toward Scr,ous develop
mcnt and responsibility and one tow
ard luxury. Some women OF to-day
seem to believe that men must work
and women must spend. They are a
leisure class and they look down on
the men who support them"
DR.. Comfort a millionaire said 10
me in New York not long ago, my
WIG ana ! uTuuBcu together. Sne dld
the houscwork and the washing and
plotted and schemed TO get along. To-
day am worth $3,0000O0 We have a
town house and a house at Newport.
But l rarely see my children. The
girls are always rushing of to Eu-
rope; the boys have their own friends.
There is never a dinner at which the
whole family sits down. And when
there is to he any big social function
at the house my wife or one OF the
girls says. We have such and such d
thing on for tonight You don't want
to appear, do your The truth Ia my
wife and daughter are ashamed of
me-"
That mans experience Is the ex-
perience OF thousands Of others. Such
men are the workers in the hive, and
their work is rewarded by the con-
tempt of the queen bee, for whom
they strive. Young men tell me they
don't dare TO get married-that CON
tempt Of the marriage tie, disbelief in
| its obligations, Is rampant among tho
young women of to-day, Tho poor
girls can make more by working than
| they can by marrying They won't
! give up their well paid jobs 20 share
with a man salary no larger than
| their own, perhaps. The rich girls
won't surrender the mNuri"s their
fathers have won Tor them. Yet In
seventy years Of life ! have learned
that the only thing worth living for Is
struggle glorifcd by love-