The Washington times., 1928-04-21
Great Joy Of Life
Centers Always
in Affections
BY Beatrice Fairfax
An Authority On the Problems Of
Love and Marriage

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l What Ii love?
The question has been asked
millions OF times
/ Has It ever been satisfactorily
answered? One good definition
Il calls love the extreme Of affec.
tion.'' But Whist Is affection? You
I zee. Dictionaries do not solve the
mystery.
The wisest men and women an
swer frankly. when asked the
meaning ot these gerat cosn1ic
/ forces, II don't know
ssOf coufse, every intelligent per-
son knows there is no such thing
- love, self-sufficient young
man remarked to me the other
day. It seemed to him 4 sign Of
[ his cynical superiority, to deny
sentiment.
81 take my pleasure where ]
ind IT. and / don't kid myself
with the old blah Of love-" he
/ added. His hard face grew
/ harder as he spoke.
This type Of philosopher usually
! becomes extinct with his or her
! generation. because they do not
marry and found families.
If there isn't love there isn't
anything. There isn't honesty or
faith or idealisnl. These qualities
are also inccmpreFaensible to the
material senses.
Yet if you did not exercise faith,
you would never set into q taxi,
! railroad train, q steamship.
When you do sos You place your
life in the hands Of others be-
cause you have faith Ia them.
Likewise, those who lead realIy
thrilling lives. replete with JOY,
nuccess and achievement, are
those who believe in love ana let
it color their daily living
/ s.I,m going shopping, q mar
ried friend OF mine announceds
/, with 3 smile az gay az the sun
If morning. 81 must get ~ new
a,lit for Frank and one for Dick,
and An extra pair De knicksrs for
lM1th--tnose boys 20 through t-leir
clothes In no time at OIL.
slsrhen 4sabv must have new
.fncfi1las- least dozen pairs
for he's creeping now and they
..v6si vsonsf Sc loneiyy.' asked,
as she took up her vigil waiting
Tor the bus to the city.
mo, indeed ! shall % TOO
busy she laughed. want 70
| get through in two hours z can
and come home TO the children.
'sYou see, / have my shOpnIting
bar with me, was her final joke,
as she held up roomy shopping
bar ana summoned the approach
| Ing bus.
coat on 4 spring morning tnaI
simply shouted for new, hgnter
clothes.
knew she had not considered
. spring outfit for herseH. Sne
would make her two-year-otd
coat do, fresheninE It az best ane
could. And she would look very
! 1rsII eroonned and attractive,
knew. for she would work hard
/ ana eleveriy over her old things.
Self pity? She e slorlousiy
lhappy. She haA love, her nome
and children, and counts hersen
among the fortunate O thus eartn.
Al few days later I heard her
Iiruaband's sequel to the story. BY
strict economy he MANAGED % 10y
aside money for 2 spring ou.Ll1
bfor his wife, and planned to sur
1nfiae her. When she aIighted
from the bus he was waiting for
6er At the department store where
he knew she would do her shop
lping.
Il decided to 90 along" he ex-
lplained. Then. az soon as the
children were outfitted. he led the
way TO the wonen's department
and asked for spring coats.
mean? We can't afford new
coat for me this spring." his wife
Cant weF' he laughed. You
wait and seer
sure enough, when they re.
turned home my friend was wear
ling q charming new coat, hat,
Is4oves. and scarf.
1--WE still another new hat he
talked me into buyins-the dar-
Ningg' she told me, proudly. HE
had saved for weeks for this SUR
prise for me-"
These two possess the secret Of
MISREPRESENTATION married love
with home and children. That
husband will be q success, for he
has incentive, inspiration.
, you will win, dear--you can't
help but win" his wife assures
him, over and over. And she does
her part of the hard work with q
fgong on her lips.
Only love can keep q mans
nose to the grindstone and at the
same time keep him young and
happy. Only love enables a
woman to see her Prince Charm.
ing in the husband who some
Hines calls the family uncon4pH.
inaSntAry names when he cuts him.
kseif shaving, or comes home q bit
di9cOurAged from the office.
But love forSives and forzets,
makes work Joy and inspiration,
Eives meaning and beauty to life.
Study the nature Of real love.
Practice it1 unselfishness. Make
stlre the attraction calling itself
love is really this extreme OF un.
hselfI6h affection. including admira.
EtiOn and respect AZ well as infat.
nation