Evening star., 1928-02-24
SUB ROSA
RY MIMI.
BY MIMI.
Whose Fault?

| Edna Is not young. She is well INTO
the late sos and she's tired and worn
| with hard work. Three children
| have robbed her Of youth and vitality.
She's ready to enjoy quiet middle age
| In comparative ease and comfort, for
| her husbands fortunes have lately
taken a turn for the better.
| She's ready to enjoy bit OF her
| husbands society, too. She hasn't seen
him much. she says. since the children
began to come.
For IS years she's been Shaving for
the children-cooking and mending and
cleaning to keep her house comfortable
| and livable.
Now, just as she's ready to relax and
enjoy life, she has made the astounding
discovery that her husband is unfaith-
| full. What's more, he is pursuing a
| yellow haired schoolgirl half his age
Edna's bitterness is intense. She
wants to wreck his life. She wants to
leave him, take her children and get out.
In fact. she's the most miserable wom-
| an in the world. And all she wants Is
| advice about how to get the divorce. etc
Well, I'm about to tell her an astound-
| ing piece of news. I'm just about to let
her know that the best and wisest
course she can pursue is to ignore utter
| ly what she knows of her husbands in
| fidelity. II she is sensible woman
she will never speak to him OF 1t. In
stead, she will devote her every energy
| to intusing new life into an old, worm
out relationship in order to save her
| marriage and her life from complete
| shipwreck.
Doesn't sound practical. does It? But
| it's the only thing for her to do.
You see, know Edna. And know
| that this mess has come about through
her failings as well as her husbands.
Long years ago, when Edna was young
she was going to be perfect wife. She
had dreams of companionship. helpful
| ness, splendid partnership.
But when the first baby came along
her dream took tumble. And her
husband began to fade from the picture
a little She hadn't so much time for
him. She had to devote every energy
to the rearing Of the precious atom Of
humanity over whom she bent SO anx-
iously.
! More babies brought more work, more
devotion to household tasks--less time
for husband. Pretty soon he didn't
matter at all, except as the meal-pro-
wider.
Edna got 50 involved In the ma
chinery OF housekeeping she didn't
even have time for friends.
When her husband got q raise in
salary and suggested maid to help
out. she rebelled. No one was going to
look after her children but herself. No
one was going to try to run her house
for her.
So the poor. old meal-ticket found
himself being evicted from his own
house by his children. Edna's absorp-
ton In them dried up all the wells Of
tenderness and devotion to him.
The very fact that this yellow haired
girl is so hopelessiy unsuited to him
proves how pathetically in need he Is
OF loving. tender. and helpful wife.
Edna has been unfaithful in her own
way.
II she's a good sport and a clear
thinker. she won't wall over the injus-
tice he has done her. She'll buy her.
self some news clothes, get herself q
| new interest in the man OF the house
| and try to make herself at least into
some semblance Of the perfect wife that
| was to be.
Remember-being a good wife doesn't
| mean just being devoted mother and
perfect housekeeper. 1t involves a
great many other things as well-things
like interest in the husband, love for
him. help for him. Edna failed as a
good wife. Why should she reproach
her husband for similar failure.
Mimi VII! hc glad TO answer any 0xuiries
directed to this paper. prortied stamped
addressed envelope Ia ensl0s.d.