Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-08-21
FICTION FOR WOMEN IS Planned
Investigates Home Magazines Again Finds Stories
Pander to Wishul Thinkng-In Them All Are Noble
I and Their Mates Are Entirely Unreal.

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had as little to live on as I do she'd
be selfish, too, and make no mistake
about it." herbert decides not to
speak to Joyce again.
In the meantime Evelyn has been
busy at her home-making. She puts
the Gala lilies in the hall, she puts
the tea roses on the dining room table.
she puts the violets In her boudor and
then, pale and exhausted by her
labors, but looking lovelier than ever.
she gives cup Of tea to one of her
Great Big Boys. He praises her for
her efficiency, even as herbert praised
Joyce for hers, but Evelyn is not
Shallow and replies (blushing) that
1t is nothing, she loves wearing her.
self out and getting pale and exhausted
in the making Of her home. Thu
Great Big Boy suggests that she
might like to go for a drive. She
says no, thanks, she is expecting her
bert home for dinner and must be
there to greet him. The Great Big
Boy expresses well-bred envy of her
bert's happy lot
But when herbert does come home
he is still upset over Joyce's harsh
philosophy and so he gives EVELYN
a snort answer. Or maybe two short
answers. And Evelyn is cut to the
heart, but bears her anguish nobly.
She says not word of reproach She
just begins to think highly and
hollly) about Joyce
The next day Joyce comes unbidden
into herbert's office and apologies for
being so ungrateful and then bursts
into tears, saying that her sordid
life Is more than she can bear. herbert
murmurs. Poor little girl and takes
her IN his arms And just then the
door opens and Evelyn comes in. for
her high and holy thinking has con-
WINGED her that she has not shown
enough interest in herberts work and
that 1t is her duty to drop into his
office every now and then and give
him a word of cheer and encourage
ment.. So things are in fine state,
indeed.
| Joyce throws herself at Evelyn's
feet and says. Il love herbert!
He loves mel And Evelyn says, in
a quiet, stricken voice, herbert. is this
true?" herbert says that it is. Evelyn's
heart, of course. is broken, but she
replies molly that she puts herbert's
happiness above everything, and so
will let him marry Joyce. And then
herbert and Evelyn separate
And Evelyn goes back to her home
making. She puts the Gala lilies in
the hall, she puts the tea roses on the
table, but not the violets in the bou-
doir! All no! And little patsy, peggy
and junior, in their childish fashion,
come to her and say, Mummy, why do
you put no violets in the boudoir since
Daddy went away?' And at that
Evelyn's bitterness overflows.
She rushes out of the house and
throws herself on the grass under
the nydrangea bush and tears at the
sod with her beautiful hands and
sobs, He is my mattel" In this sorry
situation her best Great Big Boy finds
her. And Evelyn tells him at once
that her life is ruined and so she may
as well be his, If that will make him
happy. For she can't get away from
that old yen to make people happy,
you see. She is Just little ray Of
sunshine by nature.
But though the Great Big Bow
was once a constituencies rascal bent
on home-wrecking If only he might,
he has learned. under Evelyns inf1u-
ence. the Nobler Way. So now ne
refuses her wild offer. though only
after a gratifying struggle with him.
self. described in such detail as the
readers of Pictorial Ripplngs" simply
gobble up.
He helps Evelyn back to the house
and places her on the sofa and then
rushes off to settle things with her
bert. And as he is going through her.
berts office, his eyes meet those OF
Joyce and he is aware of a strange
awakening thrill. But on he goes to
herbert's private chamber and there
he is on the point of having things
out when Joyce rushes in to say that
there has been telephone call from
Evelyn; junior has come down with
lnfantile paralysis This news is the
more dreadful because, as Joyce ex-
plains between her sobs. the child
had wandered out into the roadway
to look for Daddy and was standing
there shading his eyes with his chubby
little hand when the germ leaped
upon him. Il cannot come between
you and them!" sobs Joyce. Il have
en-oh--selfish. selfish, selfsh!"
A ND the Great Big Boy ceases from
his reproaches and hands her
bert his hat, saying. You must 60 to
them, old man. 1t is the only thing"
So herbert does 60 to them, junior
gets well, and Joyce and the Great Big
Boy get married, after Joyce has come
to see Evelyn and wept before her on
her knees for having been so selfish,
selfish, selfish. and Evelyn has for
given everything and everybody.
Now isn't that beautiful and true?
Millions of readers-millions of dol
lars-thousands of jobs-all devoted
to utter drivel Either something is
wrong with the reviewer, or their
aren't enough setter dogs One Of the
six!