A WOMAN’S DREAMS

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 44, 14 May 1927, Page 5

A WOMAN’S DREAMS

By DORIS JANES A woman dreams all her life. Her dreams are as precious to her as her memories—more so, perhaps, for they are unspoiled by others. No one can take them from her. When she is tired of one dream she can build up another to take its place. When she is tired of dreaming for herself, she can dream for others. One woman rarely tells another of her dreams—they are too intimate, too personal. If she confided them she would be giving herself away, for her dreams are all of the things she has not had and wants so badly. The plain woman craves beauty; the woman who is always hard up, dreams of fabulous wealth; the lonely woman of a host of friends. Such dreams are best hidden away from the light of day. ARDENT LOVERS In addition to the dreams of her own particular needs, there are three dreams that most women have in common. The first one comes in early teens when she first starts reading novels. It is of a big strong primitive man, with face tanned by sun and wind. “Curse you. how I love you,” he cries as he enfolds her in a stifling embrace. This dream does not last long. With increasing years reason steps in, and the vision of the sheik man yields to a milder but equally pleasant dream of orange blossom and wedding bells, of a husband and a home. A DREAM CHILD

Often, of course, this latter dream becomes reality, but even if it does not there is another dream that the majority of women—one might say almost every woman—hide far away out of sight. , , ,

It is the dream of a cuddly baby boy of her own. Wee fingers cling round her neck, tiny lips gurgle “Mummy” in her ear. She presses kisses on a soft curly head. Time and again, in imagination, she plans the tiny clothes. She sees his whole future—every phase of his boyhood and manhood. It is the dream from which she can never quite recover if it does not come true. The more a woman dreams the happier she is. It seems to give her a reserve strength to deal with the reverses with which she meets. She makes her dream world take the place of reality, and her romantic sense revels in make-believe.