Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-21
IRENE CASTLE TELLS
JUST WHY SHE
AZORES HER HUBBY

COME lessons in GLOW to Be Happy
~ Though Married" might be OBJ
tanned from story in Photoplay Maga-
zine in which Irene Castle, now Mrs.
Robert fireman. sets forth her views on
the subject through Ada Patterson, the
magazine writer.
"To be happily married. says, Miss
Castle. 'at least one of the parties to
the marriage must have Il beautiful dis
position. My husband has. In conse-
Qucncc, we are supremely happy.
Fancy man being so unseltiSh that
when he knows his wife is going to
dine that evening with another man he
sends hcr big bunch of orchids TO
sparkle to the dinner. That is what
my husband does.
'"Thcrc is his latest letter. I have
| been away from home three days, and
I have had six letters and kilograms,
and orchids every day. Fancy man
who, when some little disturbing Incl
dent occurs says to his wife: Don't
be excited about it. dearest. 1t Will
make you i'll and unhappy That IS
what my husband does.
"No woman can scOld such a man.
No woman can quarrel with a man who
| just looks adoringly at her and smiles
whatever she says. That is what my
! husband does.
"E'ANCY Il man who, when his wife
L grows restless and wants to go
away for u while, says: Very well,
dear Even though business keeps
| him mt home. That is what my hus-
band does
"W'hcn the head of the Castle School
Of Dancing came back from London,
She told Inc how interested England
is in the dance. that it is as deeply
| interested as this country was seven
years ago, and told me that London
wanted very much to see me dance. i
was interested. I had not intended 10
dance again. but I had not anticipated
this. 1t would only be for eight weeks,
The amount offered for the engagement
was !inttcring. ! talked to Captain
! fireman about it. He says: 'Of course
! shall miss you terribly. but If it will
make you happy | want you to go"
How can woman feel toward such
q man? Grateful. of course, and ador-
ing, And no matter what her tempta
tionS, she would never be unfaithful or
insinCcrc.
"A write me, "How can you endure
the quiet life of small town?
Il not only endure it. / enjoy it
That life includes all the things that are
essential to my happiness.
Ithaca is town beautifully sit
uatcd. My love of beauty is fed BY
the hills and woods about it. OuI
hon" is exactly what | would hnv'
Cho'"n. 1t is simple enough hOmt
at CNyUgn Heights. but it has one tre'
mcndously large room. 1t was lee
turr' room. for the former owner. ]
is sixty feet long. We use 1t for (
living room. but it serves for dances W,
want to give or for any sort of assem-
blHgr we want to arrange in our home.
"Of course, Cornell College is n
Ithaca That adds interest to the life.
For the first time in my life | hav
all the animals | want. | have twelv
dogs and four horses and a village o
birds.
"iricnds ask me what I do, I ar
busy all day. There are my household
duties, and the care of the animals, an,
| am taching dancing TO 1OS children II
, Ithaca. They are children whose par
cnts cannot afford to send them t
dancing school. ! teach them twice
week.
"You remember the first time we met
told you that as soon as the dancin
craze was over / wanted to live in
small town and have children and hGv
all the animal pets I wanted? ] al
, realizing that ambition. The childre
: haven't come. but there are the HON
and the small town and the animals"