The Washington times., 1938-04-29
Boy
AdUi.SeS
Girl 9
By George Antheil

A RE there any really
"A happy married folkf
Can real love conquer the
handicaps of a mother-in-
law, unemployment, differ
ence in religion and tastes in
music and recreationi
If you want your faith in the
institution Of marriage and the
power Of love, read this letter
which should be printed in
letters Of gold: --
Dear Mr.. Antheil: So many
Of your writer's complain about
married life, that want to
stick in a word Of praise for it.
My wife and were married
four years ago. I was unem-
ployed but / had a little money
in the bank. My wife was under
legal age. Her mother, a widow,
had to give her consent. These
should have been sufficient rea-
sons for our marriage turning
out wrong.
II went to work a week after
we came home from our honey.
moon, during which. incident
ally, we spent every red cent we
had. We have lived with my
mother.in-law since that time.
We have had two children, q
boy who died at birth, and ths
sweetest doll baby girl, who re-
Sembles her mother but has my
temper.
One Likes Mozart
Other Jazz
I'VE have never infringed on
each others privacy. am inter.
ested in lodge and civic affairs
so have two nights out a week.
My wife is very much interested
in community houses and wom-
ems clubs-so she has her two
nights out. I like books, classical
music. My wife likes excitement
and swing music. But do we
drag each other to hear Mozart
or Cab Galloway? Indeed not!!
my wife today is as appeal
ing, and she will continue to be
throughout our life together, as
she was when I married her.
Because couples are married it
is wrong to think decency doesn't
matter. My wife is as shy and
sweet as she was on our marriage
night. We are of different re-
ligious views but never discuss
that difference.
my position does not pay
enough for decent living. My
wife works, pays her own board
and buys her clothing. My
money pays mine and the baby's
board and care, the laundry, in
surance and milk bills. With all
this tumble you may wonder
how such unconventional per-
sons could get along. I take
pains to notice the slightest de-
tail about my wife. I compli-
ment her, praise her. admire her.
It is easy because I love her.
Silly?
But it Works
"I do not wait for an ami
versary or holiday to get her a
corsage, candy, hose or, some
times when I'm broke, some
inane thing from the dime store.
I take pains to tell her it is a
token of love. She makes me
happy and ready to conquer the
world when she tells me how
wonderful I am. That is silly,
I suppose, but is needed to pre-
serve the until death do us
part
'"Too many young people think
marriage gives them a right to
dictate and question. I'll admit
our plan of marriage is revolu.
tionary because we recognize
Jealous temperament as detri-
mental to our happiness. We alb
solutely trust each other and
feel nonored in that trust.
Incidentally before marriage
both of us believed in old-faSh-
ioned virginity for both parties.
I wouldn't think Of degrading
our love by illicit relations. We
have taken our marriage vows
Seriously.-CORNELUS."
You say your marriage should
have gone on the rocks because
it did not conform to the usual
rules. It is founded on a much
firmer basis, the basic rules for
successful marriage, faith, trust,
understanding, unset III shness
and the greatest Of all-love.
Congratulations to you both.
Yours is the ideal design for
marriage.