A Sentimental Cynic

Radio Record, Volume III, Issue 43, 9 May 1930, Page 25

A Sentimental Cynic

LEADING woman journalist in America, Miss Helen Rowland, who specialises in writing cynically and devastatingly on love and marriage, discloses the fact, in a recent interview, that as with most cynics, a strong strain of sentiment and idealism underlies the crust of cynicism. She deplores the fact that girls of to-day, are cheating themselves of the old-fashioned love-match by feigning indifference, and adopting an attitude of equality to the opposite sex. She complains that they show themselves ready to dispense with love-making. before marriage, in the beautiful old-fashion-ed sense that has inspired the masterpieces of the literature and drama of bygone days. Much of what Miss Rowland says is unfortunately true, but happily she looks upon such conditions as a passing phase, and sees a new relation’ between the sexes arising, when women will, without the prudery of the Victorian era, yet wait to be wooed before being won. That, in these circum,stances, men will again be found ready to do the wooing, she has no doubt, since the "just out of reach" will always seem the most desirable of attain-ment.-Isobel W.