The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-12-03
Lure of Travel
Loses Power When
You're in Love
By Beatrice Fairfax
An Authority on the Problems OF
Love and Marriage

AN AutnOFlty Oh the TFODlemS OF
Love and Marriage
T Owe, Of home and love of
- travel are two conflicting
motives which, between them,
keep this old world of ours
progressing. Fascination of the
unknown, back of the urge to
travel. impels pioneers to conquer
every wilderness. Love Of home
and family passes the torch of
life to each succeeding genera
ton.
Somewhere in your nature these
two primitive urges-longing for
home and longing for adventurous
travel-are hidden. Some day.
they may clash. Then there will
be a battle royal.
1t is wise for every girl and
young man to look about a bit
and enjoy care-free good times
before settling down to the re.
sponsibilities Of home and mar
riage. If these play-years include
travel, so much the better. Rich
girls often find their travel year
through a school or college far
away from home. Others, less
affluent, sometimes plan to teach
school or obtain work in a dis.
tant city, for the sake of change,
travel, possible adventure. The
travel spirit is stronger in most
young men than in girls. Usually,
however, when Cupid comes
along, desire to see the world
takes a back seat and the two
in love have but one common
Observation-Disclosures desire to
marry and start their own little
home.
But this is not always the case.
Only last week I had a letter
from a young man I shall call
Dick, which told of battle with
himself.
Dick, it seems, is in love with
the incest girl in the world. He
had intended to marry her il she
would have him. Then at the
last moment his love of adven-
ture was too strong for him.
He enlisted in the Army for
three years of travel. Now he's
very forlorn. He longs for his
girl and the home they were plan.
ming together.
The Vagabond spirit is supposed
to be light-hearted. But wanderers
are usually lonely. Love of home
Is perhaps the most primitive in.
stinct. When it fails to find ex-
preston in time. restless discon-
tent. melancholy and intense lone
illness follow. Heart hunger for
home only becomes more insist
ent when it Is suppressed.
III try the stage a year or
two, then come back and marry
Jack" reflected Anne. Jack loves
me, so he will wait for me. And
I do want to travel"
But alas! When Anne returned.
= three years later, she found Jack
had turned for consolation to an
other girl. deciding that Anne
was too fond of change and ex-
element ever to settle down hap.
PLY as his wife.
Travel and a career at the cost
of love are about as satisfying as
apples of the Dead Sea, which are
said to turn to ashes at the
DAASALC lOuCL.
"a rolling stone gathers no
moss" runs the old proverb. But
1t becomes polished" some mod.
ern wit has added.
IL it comes to a choice, how
ever, love and home are more
important to your happiness than
travel and adventure if you are
the average girl or young man.
For the home-hunger is the
deeper.
Marry the finest young man
you know while you are still
young, while you have strength
and courage for hum-drum druid
gerry, difficult adjustments and
monotony, which are as much a
part of the great adventure Of
marriage and homemaking as it's
Joy and peace and achievement.
Make your nest with the man
you love. 1t will be a real home,
the sweetest place on earth. if you
and he bring all your efficiency
and energy, all your sympathy
and understanding, to the task of
homemaking