The Washington times., 1928-04-07
Springtime Stirs
Youthful ArdOr
for WOOing
BY Beatrice Fairfax
An Authority on The Problems 81
Love and Marriage.


and love and poetry and ecstasyl
The world is one when spring
comes, In alteration OF the renewed
life and beauty Of this old young
earth.
Who is TOO old and Grabbed to-
be for ait least an instant young
i and happy, on the first spring
day? Who does not feel quick
ening OF the pulses, stir Of the
heart which are prelude to loves
spring songs2
We are all for the instant young
together with sprin and we are
all this iii Ioveif only with love!
10 wonder spring time is ring
time of lovers
You may have been warned not
ID heed the call Of spring. You
may have been assured II Is only
d trick of old Mother Natures To
inspire mating and IS not to be
taken seriously.
But / am inclined to say Fol
low the impulse Of sprfngit is q
sound instinct, based deep in the
roots OF life Just 50 far as YOU
can without harming others or
negIecting the duties that must
be done, follow the call to OUT
doors. to change, travel, love and
JOY. I
You win wish to so away some
where lii search of adventure and
romance that Is part OF the spring
urge. If you can't so to the ends
of the earth. 70 fishing or hiking
on bus riding. Follow your I'M
stinct, Fling your windows wide
and bring outdoors within.
See that pot OF blooming hya-
cinths or daffodils IS set in your
window to express the song IN
your heart! Even few nastlir-
fiurn seeds III d painted tin-can,
bursting through their earth pTi-
son ia search OF sunlight, Will
tune III with the spring song!
Possibly your particular spring
nafI may Be To new and pretty
clothes. Sometimes il is wise. in
deed. to buy new clothes and wear
them gaily when spring Is deck
Ing the earth in fresh color.
know one girl who looked over
Ter savings very carefully, when
Easter was approaching, and de-
cided To cut down expenses IL
other ways but indulge In very
pretty clothes.
An inexpensive vacation camp
near home, lunches Of fruit
nothing else for month, and
walking to ana from work to save
bus fares, she concluded. would
offset her extravaganza. SO she
bought d lovely, smart spring en-
senabIe Of French gray, with q
darling little green silk hat, soft
gray kid pumps and silk stock
irans, gray gloves and q gorgeous
green handbag. All these new
things were simply but well made.
Both the coat and frock were q
perfect fit. She even INDUCED in
spring permanent wave for her
straight tresses.
AIadge was plain. ordinarily.
But III this carefully chosen cos
tune her blue green eyes looked
deep and luminous, her we'll
brushed hair shown with tawny
llstre, and her clear skin took on
faint color from the becoming
green of her hat.
She merely followed q spring.
time urge in this bit OF extraVa-
gance. Her tailored new frock
was not toe elaborate or light
colored for the office. The first
Saturday she wore her new OUT
1T. Jimmy. who had d good posi-
ton as assistant to the head book.
keeper, smiled and stopped for an
instant to speak to her.
This he had done before. But
today he said:
Have you date for this after
noon? Want to lunch with me
and to go to a matinee?n
That Saturday afternoon was
several spring times ago. Now
Madge is Mrs. Jimmiei On Satur~
day afternoons this spring. they
will pile into the family car and
20 for a spin with Baby along
in her tiny hammock, to get the
good fresh air.
lis not the girl who frankly
hopes for her own little home and
her own babies and her Own Man,
one day, justified in spending
thought and good taste, as well az
all the money she can reasonably
afford, in making herself the kind
OF girl q young man will notice
Secause of her smart, chic ap-
pearance?
IL you were to drive along GER
tain lovely highways this April,
not Tar from the ocean, within
sight of the pine-clad hills, you
might meet car containing a
silyer-haired lady with a sweet
smile. Next her, holding her hand.
as you would see IL you noticed
closely, you would be sure to OBJ
serve fine-looking. elderly man,
very attentive and interested in
her every word and glance. These
two have been married "a years.
The Wife is an invalid. Her hus-
band phones her each day from
the office, hurries home to her,
is contented and absorbed al.
ways when he Is with her.
For these two it lis always
spring time. because they bear in
their hearts the warmth, the sun.
shine, the tenderness and devotion
or mutual love. OF such love,
which fortunately exists far more
frequently than pessimists are
willing to believe, the circle, sym
bolizing perfection, is fit emblem.
The wedding ring is their bond,
not OF bondage, but of changeless
affection and JOY.
Come out into the sunlight. Let
Yourself be young love with un.
selfish devotion. Then you, also,
will be part Of the sheer joy,
which y spring time, ring time!
A film version Of Beatrice Fair
fax's interesting column has been
made by Cosmopolitan PrOduc-
tiOns. 1T II called 1.-THE Love
lorn," and ii now being shown at
the Rlalt0 Theafer. Molly O'Day
ed Sally O'Neii IRE featured.