The Washington times., 1933-02-07
Advice for
Lovelorn
BY BEATRICE FAIRFAX,
Famous Authority On Love and
MARRIAGE

BY BEATRICE FAIRFAA,
Famous Authority On Love and
Marriage
Mrs. Franklin Roosevelt, wife
Of the President-elect, is set
, ting q fashion that I think is
distinctly wholesome in these
days Of limpness and discour-
agement, when so many are
merely sitting tight and wait
ing for something to happen.
It's the fashion Of being ener.
getic.
There's a little opposition to
be overcome on the part Of
husbands in some cases, it is
TRUE. Men are more conserva-
tive than women, and they
want to be sure that they are
not going to be forgotten or
neglected, in case a new
whirligig Of activities is to be
started up in every, home.
I'm not sure, Of course, as
to what the fashion-makers
will have to say, for the styles
of the moment don't suggest
energy the least bit in the
world. Wouldn't an arm in
side a very fashionable puffed
sleeve almost have to be in
active? Wouldn't it just have
to get itself waited on, by
hook or by crook? And could
anything be a better express
sion of habitual supineness than
the long, weary curves of a
perfectly modish skirt?
New Kind Of Life
Nevertheless, women especi-
ally the very young ones, have
gotten the notion of a new
kind of life that they think
they will like better than their
present way of living. Thous-
andS Of young women, even in
hard times, have considered
that their time was reasonably
filled in taking care of a two
room flat, window-shopping
and going to the movies. Now
they're beginning to wonder
if they couldn't spend part Of
their time more usefully, and
they are writing to me about it
lots of them.
I'm not surprised that Mrs.
RooSevelt'S exploits have set
girls thinking. Here's a woman
who has had the responsibility
Of an important husband, five
children, two still in school.
several homes, a high official
position. In addition, she
teaches in a girls school, runs
a furniture factory, writes ar
ticles, makes speeches, talks
over the radio, appears in the
movies, gives evening parties in
an airplane circling over New
York City, and is always dash
ing from one city to another
by train or motor.
Most of us can't initiate her
at all closely. it is true. But
she's an answer to the mis-
taken statement that a woman
must be either domestic or
non-domestic. The woman who
is really efficient, who has en-
ergy and ideas, can be both
and her husband and children
will be happier and prouder Of
her than if she spent her extra
time in playing bridge or in
assembling recipes for new deS-
SertS.
The Ideal Wife
It's often the girl with a
part-time job or a lively outside
interest of some sort who can
create The most charming home.
Don't be afraid to start some
thing of your own. Don't
think it must always be the
women in the next block who
shall be the pioneers in new
ventures.
Use all your tact and per.
suasiveness in getting it over
to your husband that dinner is
going to continue to be on
time, that your devotion to him
hasn't lessened a jot. but that
you are going to try to be a
little more useful-and more
productive. Either marketing
a cooking speciality or starting
a nursery group is always a
possible outlet for a clever
young woman's energy.
And when discouraged Ian
guor goes out a hopeful brisk
ness comes in, our very clothes,
unless I am mistaken, will have
to change their shapes.