San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-04
Melody of
. Love
By Beatrice Fairfax.

Have you ever been In love. Need
less to ask! Everyone over 10 has
surely at some time experienced the
flame of wonder"
This great joy of love, this glory
of glories may be likencd TO wave
of enchanting music which watts us
far from troubles and unrest.
The poet, Burns, understood the cx-
quisitc harmony of love when he
wrote:
"Oh, my luve's like the melodies
That's swcctly played in tune"
Unfortunately, the music Of love is
not always played tunefully. Only Il
3l,illcd musician can play a melody
swcctly. More than wish to pro-
duce music is necessary. There must
also be power gained through study
and hard work and an understanding
Of the principles Of music which arc
based on the principles Of mathe-
MATES. ..t
So it is with love. If We wish to
experience romance that is sweet, har-
monious and all-satisfying, we cannot
afford to content ourselves with
dreaming and hoping for happy love
/ and marriage. We must practically
fit ourselves in every way to attract
and hold the enduring, faithful love
of which we dream.
This means work. Girls who are
called peaches" usually are girls who
take pains to keep themselves i'm
maculately neat, dainty and enchant-
ing. Their perfection of appearance,
which seems SO unstudied, results
from work, from careful grooming.
shiny hair, rosy nails, trinity shod
aect.
4 mans eyes are attracted to the
lovcliest, most charming thing near
him. If you are always easy to look
at" you'll find it easier to attrac the
man who interests YOU and far easier
to hold your husbands proud interest.
A girl must possess the physical
pOisc and vivacity of sound health to
attract and hold love and to be fitted
for marriage and motherhood. Health
means observance OF the common-sensc
rules of simple living. which we know
so well and so often ignore.
Marriage is a job for woman-
hard work-just as hard as your book
keeping, clerking or stenography. The
sooner girls cease to marry for ease
and good times and realize that when
they marry they are taking up diff
ficult profession calling for executive
ability and practical strength and
skill as well as infinite patience anu
tact. the sooner the proportion OF
happy marriages will increase.
Just as mathematics undcrlies
music. hard work, practical common
sense. unselfishness and good humoi
underlics happy, enduring romance and
marriage.
The melody of love is duct. First
Of all, show your intelligence by choos'
ing the right partner for your mel
ody.
/ heard Helen the other day pour
ing out to friend the story of heI
unfortunate marriage.
Her husband proved lazy, selfish and
cruel. He deserted her. She wa
obliged to find work to support her
self and the baby.
Il can't think" sighed Helen, "why
such an experience should come It
me-"
did your parents and friends 90
wise you to marry him!" asked tn!
friend.
'Oh, no." replied Helen. "Evcryon'
warned me against him. But l lovct
him, SO / married him."
Helen used her heart but not hcl
head in selecting her husband. Sh.
,,rh oh ,- elf IA :
piano and pound the keys at random
in the hope of producing music, thel
wonder why discords result.
Jean married struggling lawyer
in town thousands of miles from heI
comfortable city home. But Jean
used her head Us well as her heart
when she said yes to Alfred. Sn'
had known him long and intimately
enough to make sure he was ambitious
dependable and kindly. And she loved
him.
SO the two moved to their prairie
town home. They worked hard at thelI
partnership of marriage-he in his Of
flee. she at home, making that hom'
as near perfect ms possible and bring
ing up her three children beautifully
Last year Alfred was elected to Con
gress from his district.
Their success isn't due TO luck or &c
eident. any more than the exquisite
singing of your favorite opera star Is
accidental. It's the result of years..o
patient. hard work. Cooperative, IN
telligcnt efforts make marriage inter
esting and stimulating.
Like every girl. you in your hear
| long for love that will lead to :
home of your very own, good nus
band and children. Fit yourself to Mt
tract love. which is sure to find yoI
when you're sufficiently attractive
and for successful wifehood and moth
erhood. Make your love a "melod'
sweetly played in tune