The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-07-04
By KATHLEEN NORRIS
lBeil syndicate-wNU Service. !

IN 11ES6 troubled ClIueS,
when our problems seem to
= be taking on a national rath-
er than a domestic character, it
is more necessary than ever for
the woman Of the house moth
er, wife, sister, daughter, which
ever she may be-to see that
everything at home moves Sc
renely and smoothly; that home
is a refuge for the workers who
have to 60 out into the turmoil
and encouragement of a war;
torn world. IS
Women are the makers or break
ers Of marriage. They are the build
ers or the destroyers of home. Nine
ty per cent of the success or failure
of any marriage is due to the won1-
an. She can turn the most fortunate
mating into the least happy, or she
can pick the ruins Of her marital
venture from ashes and wreckage,
and transform them into happiness
and security again.
Everything but Character.
We all know young couples who
started few years ago with what
an admiring world called "every-
thing" Wealth, beauty, position,
all these didn't save these husbands
and wives from an early appearance
in the divorce court.
And we all know other brides and
grooms; obscure, poor, plain, mex
perienced. We know how radiantly
confident they were as they went
from the quiet wedding to the two or
three small rooms that were home,
how they irradiated these rooms
with love and service, how they built
about them strong walls Of true
married life, raised fine children,
rose in the world, added on more
glory to the glory Of American life.
In the one case the man may have
been spoiled, rich. selfish, stupid. In
the other he may have been schooled
to consideration and generousness.
But in both cases it was because Of
what the woman was that the mar
riage turned out as it did.
Here is letter from a Chicago
man that illustrates forcefully the
situation in one household, in which
the wife and mother seems deter
mined to destroy her own life and
those Of her husband and child.
An Inharmonious Household.
ssDear Mrs. Norris writes Don,
~ am head of a shoe department in
q large store. 38 years old, married
IA years, and with a daughter Of
nine. We live in a comfortable six
room apartment; own a car, and my
wife has the afternoon services
of a good maid. Some years ago
purchased a small cabin in the
woods on a lake, for vacation and
weekend visits. ! am a church
member, and have always tried to be
considerate of my wife and generous
to her, as well as faithful.
Evelyn was an extremely pretty
girl; she is much overweight now,
has dyed her hair bright gold, and
uses much makeup. Clothes, and
what her women friends think OF
her clothes are her greatest interest
in life, but she also likes bridge,
poker and movies, and she spends
much time and money on beauty
parlors.
Breakfasts-Dines Alone.
my wife never gets up for break
fast; our little girl dresses herself,
carries Mama a glass of orange
Juice, and trots of to school. get
orange juice and milk from the ice
box. Betty-Lou always has IS cents
for school lunch, ! lunch downtown,
and frequently return home at half
past five to find that Evelyn is still
away. Betty-Lou and do home
work, read the funnies, listen to the
radio, and at half-past six dine alone.
Evelyn may telephone that she is