The Washington times., 1938-01-31
AdUiCe
To
LOUebrn
By Beatrice Fairfax

l. letter sent by a woman
who seems to know some
thing about this business of
living. Her daughter, an
only child and a spoiled one,
too. wants to 60 to Reno and
divorce her 22-year-old hus-
band. whom she married In
opposition to her family's
wishes. Extracts from the
mothers letter to her daugh-
ter follow:
"Try to rememer, my dear,
that you will take yourself to
Reno, as we'll as your troubles
with Jack. Both your father
and I feel guilty about the way
in which you were brought up
spoiled, petted, indulged. But
YOU are our only child, and we
adore you.
your husband was too young
for the responsibilities OF mar
riage, and he had been equally
spoiled by his parents. He was
unable to graduate from high
school. and college was out OF
the question for him.
WANTS DIVORCE
"Your father and I begged
you not to marry this boy, who
was as unprepared and unsuited
for marriage as you were. You
we're threatened with a nervous
breakdown; neither ate nor
slept, till we gave in. Now,
after one year of marriage, you
want to go to Reno, and you
expect us to finance your di-
vorce.
For your best interests, your
father and I refuse to do this
thing, and we suggest that you
remain with your husband and
try and make a go of your mar
riage. You're 18 years OF age,
and the self-discipline you ac-
uuire now, if you see your mar
riage through, will stand by you
through life.
This might be called the
gadget age, and most of the
gadget population seem to spend
their time trying to get away
from themselves. You see them
dashing about the country in
high-oowered cars, getting no
where in particular. You meet
them on the fastest ocean grey
hounds, doing nothing when
they arrive. They never write
If they can telephone or tele-
graph even about important
things. Why all this Seething
rush but to escape themselves
and the utterly vacant lives they
lead?
OUR FAULT
Perhaps, my dear, you'll be
one of these gadgeteers, and the
fault will be partially that Of
your parents. With the rest Of
the herd. you will be trying to
escape yourself.
IF we could send you to Reno
to divorce yourself from all the
indulging, spelling and lack OF
discipline you acquired in your
old home, we'd cheerfully H.
nance the expedition. But you
are no longer papa and mama's
little pet. Apron strings must
be cut, and you've got to stand
on your own feet.
Jack, whom you married in
opposition to us all, isn't a bad
sort at bottom. He was spoiled
and allowed to leave high
school before he got even the
rudiments of an education. And
your father and I both think it
would be an excellent idea for
you two youngsters to go to a
night school or some school for
adult education, and peg away
at something which would en-
able you both to earn little
money
BEGIN TO STUDY
your husband is fair typ
list. If he knew Stenography,
with his family connections he
would probably be able to get a
good Secretarial job. You've al
ways been interested in making
your surroundings attractive.
Why not take up a course in in
terror decoration. Your father
and will help to finance these
undertakings for you both. But
not one cent for Reno, which
would only point the way to
more self-indulgence and lack of
discipline.
DO your own 'Reno.vating'
at home"
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