Mundane Musings

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 325, 10 April 1928, Page 4

Mundane Musings

The Worries of Women Tortuous Thoughts ■ Wives Nag ng hours .nose of the spinster. ~Many~a wife _f mania by the fear that she shouTi ----- - - - as looks the way, or utters a word of admiration, for another woman. Wives "t t * us . -TP® become suspicious, nan - - - >le and f r on th< or evidence of waning affection. Another type of wife, secure in the -.nougat of her husband's love, will fret herself to fiddle strings*’ if he nappens to lose a train or be delayed once in a while for an extra hour in tne office. works up into a state of extreme agitation, and tel!= anyone who will listen to her that she feels ----- dent has occurred. By the time the poor man reaches home he finds her in a hysterical condition, or else, in her relief at seeing him safe and sound, sne overwhelms him with reproaches r or ,-— e fright he has innocently given Aoout the Children A mother's nervous fear regarding her children is equally trying. She foresees some calamity overtaking teem every time they are out of si eh" a and, :f through the mercies of a watchful providence they escape death she lets her vivid imagination bridge the gulf of the years to the time when Jessie will marry a young man of she will not approve; or her Z®”V V-e J°>" ana pride of her heart. Will fall in love with a chorus girl or fovef° ne wilora s^e can never, never That, perhaps, is the most foolish y~ * l -" - ears. Indeed* me dreads which, in dark hours, terribly beyond words, the hearts of some women often appear very childish and silly to her. whose obsession takes an entirely different

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