The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-03-22

urely on the success toward which we
were working. Now that we have
reached this goal and have acquired suf-
ficient income on which TO live com
fortably, we find that there is a great
gulf between our present state of af.
fairs and happiness.
Is it possible that a business woman
cannot be happy without the compan-
ionship of a life partner? Please i'd
wise us as to what course would be best
for us to pursue in order that this
great chasm in our lives may be filled
THREE BUSINESS WOMEN.
Answer: 1T is one of the great
misfOrtunes of being born a woman
that when We sit down at the table
OF life we cannot have the whole
menu, as men can. We have to
choose between whether We will have
meat and potatoes or pie, while men
may have both
When a man goes into business
and makes success of it, his chief
reward is that he can have a home
and wife and children to enjoy his
prosperity with him. but a woman
who makes q success of business has
to deny herself all thought Of the
domestic relationship. She cannot
well have a husband and children
and home, although she may desire
them with all her heart
You three women made your choice
and | am afraid you will have to abide
by it. But for your consolation lie;
me impress upon you what you aIreaCy
know. and that is that you did moi
probably make bad decision.
We are all prone to exaggerate the
hardships of our own lot and exalt
the charms and advantages of the
fate of others. This is especially true
of the way in which spinsters regard
matrimOny. They idealiLe husbands
and figure them as guardian angels
who stand between a woman and
the world and al hardships. They
picture all children as little angels
and home as a paradise.
Alas, many a married woman cOulG
tell her own tale of a brutal and un
appreciative husband. out of whom she
has had to corkScrew every penny, Ot
children who are mischieVOus little
devils, of homes in which they are
WI IMAM any EA4ES.
And to these disgruntled wives, the lot
of the successful business woman, with
her independence and her WELT filled
pocketbOok, looks like an elysium.
Of course, any woman who really
wants to marry can do so. Especial
ly if she has q comfortable income.
But my advise to you, Three Business
Women is fo find interest in nztah
fishing your own homes an ddraEing
about you a congenial social circle. in
travel and in the other activities
that fill the lives of cultured women.
And If you pine for children, adopt
one, which Is the nobIest thing any
body can do. Certainly a good hus-
band is a highly desirable adjunct
to woman's life, but he is not a
necessity, and a bad husband spells
misery. Let well enough alone is
good motto for a spinster.
DOROTHY DIN
Dear Miss Dix-Do you believe that
we can only love once: DO YOU be-
lieve love is so precious that the gods
bestow the love certificate but once.
just as they have given us but once the
birth certificate, and will eventually
demand but once the death certificat e:
REVEREND S. W.
Answer: ] believe that it is only
given to the human heart to expert
ence the grande passion but once.
but think that few of us ever know
this great and overwhelming love. We
are as incapable Of this divine mad