The Washington times., 1928-05-05
Deep Affection
Keeps Home
Together
II BY Beatrice Fairfax
An Authority on Problems OF Love
and Marriage

and Marriage
TO many Of us sunrise and sun
get are the loveliest hours Of the
day. The rosy light and GOODNESS
Of dewy morn are equalled only
by the sunsets panorama when
its splendor is heightened by a
few silver lined clouds.
Noon may be torrid, or dark
ened with storm and stress, but
q day can be called beautiful when
its sunrise and sunset are per-
feet.
The dawn of youthful romance
Is so delicately lovely as sunrise.
Its hopes and dreams paint castles
In the air. But when love cul-
inmates in marriage the air cas-
ties melt into the light of COM
mon day"
Marriage often turns out to be
prosaic. Jill finds that there are
long, monotonous stretches or
hard work, between occasional
thrills. She and Jack are opinion
afcd. Each is unwilling to give
In.
Jill, let us say. insists that
country life is best for the chill
iren. Jack loathes committing.
Jill declares with spirit that II
their country home is sold 1t Will
be over her dead body.
Jack departs on a business trip.
Unless you come to your senses
and decide to move to the city, |
shall not come back, is his ultl-
matum.
Jack does not return to Jill.
is there another woman! jill
wonders, suspects. fears.
Jack arranges with his lawyer
10 send certain amount to sup
port the children. He asks MS
freedonl This Jill refuses.
II shall not let him escape from
his responsibilities she storms.
Il hate him.
But she keeps his framed
photograph always on her dres-
sing table.
Jack complains OF his wife's
etubborness, her extravaganza.
But his complaints grow less
bitter as time passes. He remem-
hers the children generously at
Christmas and birthdays. He meets
them now and then in the city
for a matinee.
Betty needs dental work
Jack wrote his wife on one oc-
casion. Please have it attended
to and send me the bill
So Jill took ten.yeat OLD Betty
to the city to the family dentist.
There Jack and Jill met for the
first time in four years
Jill had grown pretuer, WITH
pentler. more sympathetic charm.
She had learned to demand less,
to appreciate affection. overlook
faults.
Jack had thought tenderly of his
home many a time during his
eelf-imposed exile.
1T was a real home, that wide
nerehed house with the roses
climbing over it and the laughter
Of children ringing through It.
And Jill was woman a man
could trust and look up to, even
though she might be a bit hasty.
How pretty she looked TINS
morning, Jack reflected. in her
blue suit and hat which deep
ened the blue of her Irish eyes,
with their dark lashes.
s'ShaII we have lunch together
he SuEE0SICAs " ehAAt-A ~ N%'SAf
YOU about a camp for Junior this
GUNNER"
So they lunched together-Jack
and Jill and little Betty. And, as
the result, Daddy came home.
That family is reunited.
After years of stress and storm.
Jack and Jill find that it is
quite possible for them to live to-
gether as non-combatants. Elk
pecting less. giving more, they
experience the peace and happi-
ness, the embodiment of life. chat
result from married affection and
conafadeship, home and children.
Doubtless there are few couples
who have not at some time felt
the impulse to seek divorce.
After the idyl of the honeymoon.
faults begin to show up with
exaggerated ugliness by contrast.
But those who enter into mar.
riage in earnest are not cutters.
Through patience they learn that
married happiness is very much
q matter of mutual consent, OF
making up ones mind to get
along.
The efforts of man and
woman to make their marriage A
success, their patient adjustment,
self-control and unselfish service
keep them busy, progressive and
happy in the best sense OF the
word.
This effort has made the world
better and richer from century to
century. and is still remoulding ii
to meet progressing ideals. That
Is why marriage has survived
because it makes better human
beings through the influence of
unselfish affection. devoted parent
E hood and good homes.
Many letter reaches me from
husbands and wives who. after
IS or 80 years of married life are
gloriously happy and would face
the same journey of life over
again il they could do so together.
The beautiful and persistent
faith lightens the sunset years of
those who love, that twilight of
old age and death may prove only
the prelude to another and better
dawn-stiIl together!
Youthful romance pictures the
years ahead as perfect. Then
come difficulty. possibly misunder.
standing. encouragement. and de-
spair. But IL love persists it pre-
walls. leading to that glorious af.
lection of married friendship
which grows sweeter and more
satisfying as the years pass.
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