The Spokane woman. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1921-1935, 1926-09-23
By PAULINE SUING BLOOM

school OF modern poets, is credited WIN great
deal of ability both as a poet and writer, she mas
no aspirations toward a literary career To be
wife and mother is all that she finds time to be
and that she says, is really the only satisfying
career, the one worthwhile for woman, anyway.
Being the wife of a poet, too, is somewhat differ
ent from being the wife of a practical business
man The wife of a poet, she finds must keep
her feet the ground and her head in the clouds
to meet the demands made upon her Because
much as poet may despise the material things OF
life the demands there Just the same and
am afraid they make dire reast OF the woman
who shares the poets life she said
But to know Mrs Lindsay is to realize that she
is extremely romantic, in spite OF the fact that she
is the possessor of more than the usual share OF
what call common sense when we mean uncom-
mon sense Rare ii is to find young woman, the
possessor of tact and ability enough. that in addl'
ton to being wife and mother she is able to be to
her husband all sufficient audience, his secre-
tary, stenographer and critic. as well as business
manager II was Mrs Lindsay who arranged and
had complete charge of her husbands last lecture
tour
The daughter of a minister pioneering in new
country Mrs Lindsay was raised to appreciate
the value of money, but the wife of poet moth
ing but the greatest pleasure must be felt or ex
pressed if the muse led him to the florist shop
and she deuged with four or five dozen OF
the choicest of pink roses an experience that had
been hers earlier in the day, the huge bowl OF
them enlivening the whole room where one side
wall bore the original painting of the Tree of
Laughing Bells" The item flowers" however had
been entirely omitted from the monthly budget as
arranged by Mrs. Lindsay
The presence in the Lindsay home of Susan
Doniphan Lindsay interrupts well planned sched-
ule occasionally as she as yet Is not appreciatve
of the demands of poet to absolute quiet for
the busy working hours. Sixteen weeks old, she
still believes that she is the member of the Lind
say family entitled to the utmost attention morn
ing noon and night And she gets it not only
from her mother, but from her distinguished faith
er, whom she has entirely captivated When Vachel
Lindsay. wrote:
"Of faces that pass, faces of the elect
among woman you have more serious work
than to bend seriously upon dreamer
All Of you smile the mother smile, and go
back through the mist know must
travel alone"
He did not foresee the life which he is enjoying
today But after Susan Donphan, named for Mr..
Lindsays grandmother, who was sister of General
william Alexander Doniphan, of Mexican War fame.
he had satisfactory attention and the breakfast is
over and the ordering for the day DONE Mrs. Lind
say takes dictation and answers letters. Then Mr..
Lindsay chants the poem on which he is working
or talks the magazine article which he has
written or is about to write. He, she says, always
works with other people, he does not like to read
silently as hearing with the inner ear" feeling
the play of words the soul is the surest test OF
music and rhythm.
Il was the day following the primaries that
chatted with Mrs. Lindsay. She was distressed
because women had not been more loyal to women
when casting their votes at the polls the day be-
fore.
Having woman in public office is nothing
more than form of glorifed housekeeping for
the state and surely the state needs good house
keepers in its position the larger home" she
said. "Women do not understand they can dc
nothing until banded together. Womens clubs are
helping to make women work together, but they are
still indvidualsts in great many ways, while mel
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