Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-07-10
SEEN ON THE SIDE
Answering Genrvlcvc.
BY HENRY EDWARD WARNER


ono who signs herself "Gcncvicvc." and
whose chirorraphy is feminine enough to sug-
gcst verify asks us: why do leave
home"
ordinarily we leave this sor, ct thins 10 the
I.ovclorn editor. II Gepcvieve is spooftnS. We
bite. II she is in earnest, she asks the ques
ton that is going TO rock the world som" day.
Men leav" home. Geucvicvc. usually because
the home has Quit it's job. When man hrds
that the woman he married is not at home
any moro. he fingers elsewhere because in
s:inct IS more powerful than duty.
BEFORE marriage. every woman Is essentially
a mare hunter. do not moan tr say that every
woman excludes from hcr thoughts all else
but matchmaking. hut mate huutinS j. the i'm
stinctive business Of the fsn,alc, because her
nature Is dependent. And SO. she is mate
hunter
She bats her trap with al ,hN sweetness OF
scx. with all the allurcments " personality.
with ali ~" charm ~ delicious prc,ense. To
cut tho prc'imtnaries, she huds nsr mate.
After marriage. this woman cortir2cs 70
hunt her mate 10 hold him, tor she must kncw
that wild mate hunters on the warpath.
and she must meet them on their own ground
II she docs not know this. her education has
hcen neglected. 1f>she docs no, know this. o.
II she ignores H. she becomes:
Too much Interested IN other things 20
bother ahou, him
,. shit;less and untidy. since her lure is no,
needed to catch the mate. and she trusts 20
Law and convention 10 hold him
J. 4 petty tyran; a scoid. fault
finder. a peevish believer in his faults blind
to his virtues. thinking herself secure in ,he
legal protection so lavishly afforded her by
concrete statutes
Generally speaking. Genev.eve man does
no' leave home until some other place proves
moro attractive. And generally speaking. the
woman who complains that her husband leaves
home. is simply admitting her Inability o.
failure 20 make homo what Il should he. She
+ not pointing out her mates untatthfulness
she IS simply announcing that she has been
soft enough boob enough. 70 lose her Hsh. IN
competent rather. and UNIT
To lose a mate AFTER capturing him argues
that tn" mate hunter Is mighty poor Judge %
man When man marrics. ne marrtes what
h" believes the girl to be II she continues
TO n. tho same sort OF girl he courted. he
viii usually he found with his slippored foe,
stuck w on tho mantclr!ecs OF Home swoo,
Home. But II. having nailed him. shc
suits the statutes about desertton and non
support and vaErancy and concludes that he
can't get away II he 10. and {. She
then proceeds to pull on her mask and show
him what sort OF a lady she really Is. and
Il he doesn't like the brand she is forecast
for cloudy weather and storms
TIL" way 20 hold man, Genevievc is 10 ia
The same Kind OF girl he courted. iIe liked
that kind well enough to tie up for life with
T., and why change the brand? venture this:
No wife who tried ntelliRently TO hold her
mate ever lost MIN. admit exceptions. but
merely to prove tho rule. And tho woman
who loses her mate should be ashamed 10 ad.
NIT II. because she either FELL down or made
mighty poor selection In the first place
NoTE-If John had asked the question in
stead ~ Gen"vi@ve. the answer would be tho
same. lust reverse tn" order Ind read 1, for
"i'h"r son, I'll" subsistence OF Il Is Don't he
hNp"rr!t" while YOU are hunting your mate
and don't bc = boob attcrward