The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-23

utIt OJllQ ne fewer MARI
stop work. And on the othc
broken homes if all wives were
In this modern age very
large enough to support a wife
in idIencss.
Most persons agree that
youth is the best age for mar
riage. Then We arc young enough
to adapt ourselves to a changed ne
vironment, to make allowances for
the other.
But money is needed to make
marriage successful, just like money
is needed to make a business part
nership click.
Girls who are fitted physically
and mentally for the commercial
world should not withdraw when
the minister ties the knot.
They should not only help their
husbands in the home but in the
business world as we'll.
The extra money in the first years
Of married life does more for eco
nomic stability than bridge parties
and dances.
If the wife works, of course the
rair must give up a lot of the social
life to which they no doubt have
been accustomed. They won't have
SO much time for parties and the
like
But at the same time they are
foregoing little fun, they are lay
ing the foundation for after life.
A few years of youth placed in
the bank of life brings high divi-
Gends later.
But I do not mean that a wife
should work forever as a man is
forced to do.
And there can be no time limit
set. The length of time a woman
works should be a matter for set
Element in the family. Perhaps
one year will be long enough or
perhaps she might work for the rest
Of her life.
At all events I believe it best that
a woman should stop for her chill
dren
Children demand everything that
a mother can give, and business
man should not take away one
moment from them
A woman who is earning a living
by writing should not stop for her
children. She can give them every
attention and still go on with her
work.
But "a stcnographer couldn't
pound typewriter for eight hours
day and rear a family. too. That
would be suicide.
Michael Eyquem de Montaignc,
the French philosopher born in
Bordeaux, France, in 1888, says.
'Wcmen are lazy, and I hold it
ridiculous that the idleneSs of our
wives should be fostered with our
sweat"
Montaigne admits with engaging
candor and in the most liberal man
ner "WCmens right to work.
And Sainte-B eauve said he was
the wiseSt Frenchn. an that ever
lived Maybe he was.
We do know that this man was
the bridge between the Renaissance
and the Enlightenment
He is the father of clarity and
beauty, in French prose; he is the
most read of all the classic writer's
of France.
respect his opinions. We can't
call them "poppycock."
Dear Martha Lee; You have given real
advice to others, and now want you TO
give me a little advice
old with a dear husband and a darling
My husband has worked hard since we
were married, but it seems as if we are
not able to get ahead. mt
threw US into debt. went to work when
I was well, and now we are about out OF
h But Miss Lee ny d husband thinks
a09g d is put home can 0m se a. is nd so p M
alone. He seys am worth $40 a day to
him Just to talk to when he is at home.
with the baby. but my extra money helps
us get SO many little things we need. and
But what are nice clothes compared to a
husbands love and peaceful nome?
MRS. A. G.
You utter a philosophy as sound
as the ages; a husbands love can
not be measured in gold. Tt is
priceless. 1t can't be purchased
with anything but love.
But you are right when you say
"The extra money buys us so many
little things things we need"
But you must stop work. Your
husband and little girl need you.
Set time limit, say three months,
and stop working then. Save your
money in the meantime.
You can be more valuable to your
self and your daughter and your
husband when you are at home.
Perhaps, when your daughter is
older, you can start working again
and help your husband bring more
money into the firm of Mr.. and
Mrs"