The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-05-29
Why Do Women Marry Men?
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yY7oMEN today IRE receiving higher salaries than ever
w before in their existence The following letter from
woman worker who says that she lis making pretty good
living and asks advice whether she should give ~ A
position independence and get married shs writes
!. haze tuvo married sisters-and knOD that beth 4
"Tkey haUe the uUorry and # children and they
haze bear their husbands uOorr1ss e 'OeM g ths
1IVKen NJ uOork Is done, Ii really = done nv time
belongs e me, and do UhGt like !,
house o. the bills 81 the children AlWays someone aek
81 something they need
81 knob yOu adUise all and aN men e marry.
- = ~ - - aTWENTY,sIx YEARS OLD"
young woman We DON'T CONTROL OURSELVES n
THIS WORLD.
ii we DID manage ourselves entirely y would bs much
colder more selfish world than il ii Very likely marriages
would be less numerous People living alone and thinking q
themselves only, would Be plentiful
But men ana women put here on earth ALkhADx
WOUND UP
we have to run in certain way obedient 70 winding
And the wisdom that winds Is very high and very pure
Men. Men and women marry because THEY HAVE TO That's
che real answer to your question
married woman with babies i REAL woman. othsEs
ARE NOT REAL
what ID YOU think ii man that does work. and that
does not want to work?
The woman that does not want marry and 70 ier
children theswrong kind Of woman e the IDLE man h
wrong kind Of man.
We can tell ron the answer to : much difficult quss
ton than yours The question Isl
why do women consent to marry men WhOas ? rule
ire not 1T ali worthy Of their good luck2'
Women marry men chiefly because THEY WANT 20
KNOW ABOUT THEMSELVES
Women have not the faculty Of INTERPRETING them
selves TO themselves.
yery pair little man Shakespeare day bOasted that
with ten minutes start could interest that che
handsomest London could not attract her cr second
What be said true
His secretalthough he kept himsewas very simple
he told the things she wanted 70 know about
HERSELF When the handsomer along and wanted
to talk about HnGsELF-he not listened TO.
Young men may for their guidance that the
important thing study the young wOman's chsractsr
ability talents qualities etcand then give the young
woman the results Of the investigation
You see women cannot YET produce actual hgass work
such as produce They have in them qualities far higher
than mems qualities But these only show ii their sons
Lincolns mother greater than Lincoln The creator
greater than created But she did not know it She did
not get the applause the crowd the Of the millions
What she needed and probably got was the kind Of
would have understood her greatness and told her
about it.
Nancy Hanks her name and she about six feet tell
But the right man could have told her that her big hands
were proof Of mental power He could have told her that the
was fine thng-an indication Of that would
inherit She would have liked such and gone long
way to please him.
womans real qualities are revealed ONLY IN HER
| The right kind of is only REALLY happy when
she has sons daughters that tell her WHAT SHE u.s. and
that combine with her good qualities the best qualities
the she for.
Naturally woman's liking for the admrer and future
husband comes first.
While waiting healthy, cear-eyed children sing her
praises and PROVE her WORTH she likes to have around
intelligent man Eat can guess tnOse quaues ana describe
them we'll
women marry they musnature makes plans and
thew are obeyed They forced the UNFIT-wch
explains of voluntary old maids and bachelors
Our letter writer Miss TwentySx is taking notice. and
know
her the person who will marry her and make her working
hours irregular.
She will be glad that happened when small wrinkled
human being minutes old is handed nicely
washed with little white dress onOokng extremely ugly
to all the the world but wonderfully beautiful to
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