The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-11-11
Martha Lee
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COLUMN

How shocked our grandmothers
would have been if they had been told,
when their husbands began to fall
out of love. that they should WOO
them back, I'M
What business had a woman to do
any of the wooing? 1t was her hus-
bands duty" to love his wife, even
though she had lost her girlish figure
md complexion and never had time
for anything but the homework and
the care of her children.
But love is not a duty" Women
realize that now. That IS why, more
and more, they are making efforts to
keep themselves young and as much
as possible like the girls their hus-
bands married.
Dear Martha Lee: have read your kind
answers to young women and wives, but /
never before felt bold enough to write to
tell you my trials and troubles.
I have been married five years and ! am
now just % years old, but feel as old as
Me;huselah. I am nice-looking. but 1 am
not as well-shaped as I was when Jack, my
husband, and I wcrs married.
guess I have only myself to blame for
getting married so young, but want advice
You see, / was Just II and going to high
school when I first met Jack. He used TO
work In a confectionery near university
in our town. where all OF US silly. romantic
girls used to go to watch the college boys
and girls. But when l saw Jack lost all
my sense. Oh. no was so tail and good
tracted me all the more. When he handed
me a menu. he wrote something on It.
On that menu he asked me to meet him
told no one about it but my best girl
friend. We met every night by the school
house for long talks. I couldn't bear the
hours I was away from him at school; so I
quit school and, unknown to my parents,
who were rather well of. l got Job at the
confectionery. Three weeks after our first
meeting We were secretly married in Michi-
gan.
Then we moved to a town. where my hus-
band started a confectionery with his saw
ings- Right away he changed toward me.
He expected me TO help him in the store
practically every hour of the day. viii.
ingly worked hard to help him succeed. and
he has succeeded. We have plenty of money:
Tut he gives me very little for clothes and
the children. as he says he is planning
something big"
I felt confident that my husband loved me
restaurant. walked down the aisle be
tween tables which are separated by high
partitions and nobody was in sight but
waitress who cid not know me.
So I sat down near the front and my at
tention was attracted by low conversation.
I thought. but was not certain. that the
n ans voice was my husbands. So I or
Cered drink and tried to listen.
Then my husband came down the aisle
Just smiled at me and went back into the
office.
Then from the table came two young
school girls, laughing and whispering. But
the prettiest one (she looked like used to
little and gold and pink and sweet hur-
Tied bv and I knew she was excited. for her
en- Esrr.Hf nH I'D ehr n 20 mt
something IN her book. I didn't have to
look twice TO see that II was a menu card
and there was line Of pencil writing at
have not said anything to my husband
about the affair. which I believe has gone
farther The other Saturday night ne came
home without the usual bag of candy for
the children To his embarrassment. the
baby. reaching IL daddy's pocket pulled out
yards OF blue and white serDentine and
What would you do' Do you think he
Just paws attention. TO this young girl be
vOungs If / thought IL was that. I should
try TO make myself look younger and be the
little girl I used to be. AprHAnp
You realize what the trouble is.
That helps a great deal.
have an idea that if you should
regain your girlish figure and become
once more the little girl" you would
have little trouble to hold. or regain,
your husbands love. Exercise. diet
and the right clothes will help you
with the figure. You are still young.
you know.
Then be the little girl in your
actions. too. Don't let yourself be
sedate. Don't let yourself feel "as
OLD as Methuselah" any longer You
should not neglect your children and
your home for your husband. But
neither should you neglect your hus-
band for your children and your home.
BY the way, ! also suggest that you