The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-12-13
CONFESSIONS
of q
WAR BRIDE
Copyright, 1918. by the Newspaper
Enterprise Association
I DECIDE WAR GRO0Ms
WANT LOVE AND ALL
TIE COMFORTS or
HOME

I'm tired Of Epy plots and family
scandals and business life for WON
en- and treasure hunts. / want ms
Bob back hone--and my honey
moon all over again. That pretty
Manner.ng girl at the office wish.
ed ms rnelauchoiy on me when she
said, I'm getting darn tired Of a
world without men in tor not
enough to go round--exc.pt old
ones. Gee Won't BE- gid when
the boys get homcT'
I echoed the idea and I haven't
been able to get rid of H. To be
Bob went overseas. but only in a
business way--those spies. for ex.
ample.
Sometimes I feel that I arm n ter
ribly ungrateful Eiri--ungratoful 20
the fate which has placed IN. In sur.
roundings most girls would envy
and especially ungratnful 10 the nice
people OF the LoriIncr home. who are
80 anxious to make me perfectly
happy.
But In spite OF their kindness, In
spite OF the fac, that / arm never
Idle. that have encountered and
overcome dangers. saved human life
and valuable property have only
been excited. but never happy. not
for months.
have been living at a wartime
pace. and now that peace Is settling
over the world. now that recon.
strucuou" takes the place OF hattie
cries. I am moved 10 DO a little re.
constructing On my own account.
want 10 rebuild my personal
happiness And | guess that Is the
wish Of the average war bride. war
wife and war mother.
l sometimes think that because
American women have been spared
the knowledge OF wars greatest nor.
rors. we are therefore going TO miss
wars special lessons for our sex.
Lots Of girls know have always
built their happiness at the expense
OF some man. But 1 have never seen
one Of them win permanent happi.
ness that way.
want to be loved very much IN.
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war brides debut In return for the
love Of which dream. I want to
make a real home for the man who
loves me. and / want to make 1t "a
very. very comfortable home.
Just To have Mysteries OF Joy
when the boys come back Is not go
ing 10 prove how much we love
them. Six months-fiye years from
now. our men win know the value
we get upon them. a husband win
judge by the honest ana patient en-
deavor his wife makes 10 keep his
house clean. his food well cooked.
and his babies washed. warm and
smiling,
do not think this an old.fash.
Toned or u provincial ideal of mar
ried life. even II l did acquire II as
poor girl in a country town. /
think the war has made such simple
and wholesome ideals the very lat
est fashion. I am convinced that o
good woman's happiness Is not to be
destroyed by washing dishes. just as
am convinced that real happiness
does not consist In having coffee
served in the drawing room after
dinner, or in the opportunity 10 buy
a half dozen full length fur coats at
time.
OF course. no war bride can solve
another's problems for her--but
heaven help the girl who thinks she
can solve her own simply by giving
herself
In spite Of the glory Of their vic.
tory, our soldiers have been dream.
ing Of the comforts OF home Now
1t Is the woman's part 20 make their
dreams come true.
How | envy the war brides who
are sure of their chancel
Go BE Continued