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A MOTHER TO
HER SISTER
His wife
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, AUGUST 26, 1950.
WARNER S2
wants him
him to leave her
"I have done my wife a great wrong. We liave been married over 20 2 years: alte is a grand person, charming and good- looking, but her physical attraction finished for the some years ago, and we have not red a normal married life stre".
"She thought it must be something to do with #712 faith, but now she has found und the truth because of my agate with another woman,
"THIS woman docs not mean anything to me and it te all over, but my wife wants ne to leave her so that I can start my Wife anew.
own to resolve.
She can't Let it be seen that you and allow be expected all at once to your wife are going to
nothing to come between you, get out of the tangle of and then carry on with as much mistrust and thwarted love good humour as you can mis- into which your disloyalty ter. has placed her.
Look again at the whole affair with these points in mind. Check up your own behaviour and your at- titude to your wife. trust her to do the
As for your father, once he understands the root of tho dietien, he will be able to help her with extra considera-
on and affection.
This will be a healing balın, Then in its way quite as effective as risht e melicine which she should
thing as she has always be receiving from her doctor. trusted you. Should I just
can't walk out on her, and yet if I stup now that she kncans the truth, can I ever make her happy again?
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continue to have difficulties
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the physical level, arrange with the out-patient local of your department
น HERE is not much that hospital How can do. After all, psychologist. why should you com plain when you have broken deceived your wife, rewarded her goodness with your infidelity, to say nothing of trampling the other woman's affections in the mud.
your VOWS,
#m
"We are Being with i5)= ires, but ours is not the
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makers but she fe bearable for father and though It tool The future depends upon air too.
a little father's marriage as trell as ours your wife. I Purprised that a woman of may soon be on the rocks. What
can we it?" her intelligence is taking such an unoriginal line. Of QUITE honestly, AVOURITE llama in London's course, if you have shown
Children's Zon is two-year-
side.
clo nol think either of you need
Your father and mother will able to look forward to that
which lateri har beauty inbidle age can bring to a mar- Cage and which makes all thel timientties abundantly worth white.
“We have Lately come buck from East Africa with Сиг oniu child, Things have been difeull while there, and neither Dig rife nor i fert hopeful about making a success of our martince. Her health hus gor to blis, partly due, I think, to the tragedy of tro babtræ dying within a sein dạy of their birth. Wa love children, and wow we are to have ander she dreads the thing happening, I would end mur happiness. What ought I to 10"
course there repeated feus- trations
wife's of your
THE MOST BEAUTIFUL NOVELIST?
KATHLEEN
(Forever
J
Amber WINSOR is no- minated by George Mal- colm Thomson as claimant for the title. Has she any rivals? Here are
two-
CATHERINE CASKIN
wrote a best-seller, "This
girl. From Australia she has come to England, now works in a London leading library.
no sign of repentance, and all this, fon seriously. For mother-instinct have upset her. Other Eden, when a school-
I don't believe it is sheer mali-
No doubt proper medical belp old Wendy, who though she jare just presuming on her eius wickedness which lies be
was hard to come by in Afri- wears the slightly supercilious
ca. She should now put herself of most gond nature, you deserve all hand your mother's tantrums. "looks" characteristic
fully Jumellately under of her kind, has an unusually you are getting and she has
In so many cases like this, a
her nupper pre-natal clinte. gentle nature and is pond with much reason on her
mother's
of Jentousy children."
There can't be forgiveness daughter-in-law is vastly in-
Successive deaths of babies 10 by his wife amet be the added difficulties young are often due to difficul of a husband
father's and unless he comes down from which his perch, making a clean brings, and for which breast of everything and is not a bit responsible. genuinely feeling the hurt he has done his wife.
Now Wendy is distinguishing herself in another way. In the rame enclosure live her mother, Gladys, and her elght-month-old
fister, Mist.
Until recently. Gladys and Mist were inseparable. But the mather und has now tired
little white calf has turned to Ber elder sister. Wendy, for companionship. And she does hol look in vain.
wife
one
middle-re Fometimes
the ties over FRther's blood.
Dr
woman
al
no
Ouly since 1939 have detalls of this particular factor been known. That is no doubt why proper tests
made were not when you were abroad.
You can
the
When anyone is feeling ends with herself, and doesn't know why; or is sleeping bad On your own confession or is annoyed with herself
for bursting into tears for
passing reason:
assure your wife of her, with the result that theyou have withheld from special
of the through black clouds of depres- that if this proves to be the your
then. it takes rate all is not hopeless, There essential ingredients of a sinn- why,
of it being with is real chance heroine to cope tensibly happy marringe. Wherever the inevitable ups and downs of possible to bring about an car-
ly delivery of
child. a couple are not living as domestic life.
immediately blook transfusion "During the past few weeks "husband and wife," untold
If you, your wife, and your after birth has saved many Wendy has completely adopted psychological damage can
an understanding baby in such circumstances. father show Pip result. Tempers are always her infant sister," Tiss
patience when her outbursts rays being frayel: "moods" boil come along, the whole trouble Viney, the
The pair now spend so much up into explosions, And the will probably pass in a matter time together that roost visitors
of time. Maise ample allowan for mother and couple "wonder why." take Bein
ces for her moods. Never get Your wife has therefore a involved in unnecessary" daughter."
big emotional problem of her ments.
supervisor,
-(London Express Service!
argu-
She will feel cheered,
A
R
think.
here is certainly no real re zon, if you take this advice, why your son should not grow up in a happy home.
-1 London
Express serviss)
RUTH PARK, born in New Zealand, married an
Her American Journalist. first book. "Harp in the South," won the Sydney Morning Herald prize for the best book of the year.
WILL SHE BE AMBER 2?
STAR MONEY. By Kath- leen Winser. MacDonald.
12s. 6d. 196 pages.
BOOKS
by..... GEORGE MALCOLM THOMSON
Pranses
worse
takes A turn for tho when Richard, his friend, sug- gests that Jordan really hairs women, Tormented by the fear ORGET that Kathleen
there may be some truth in this, Jordan makes howy attempt Winsor, in one tremen-
to murder Richard, and bolti. dous bout of absorption pages shows that Shireen, poor
In fact, he does not hate women and dors not and regurgitation, read 392 sweet, started that way.
And the conclusion? Is It Richard. But he is, for a time. books and compiled a novel tragic? Tragic in the sense that as unhappy as if he did both. of
England her husband (back Restoration
from the Through meeting a shy girl named "Forever Amber" wars> walks out her lover named Roberta he ni
ni last Ands (sale 1,750,000 plus).
her up. Life in ashes, the road to "personal relateura- Shireen laces two sleeping pills tion." It is the nearest that ller feat of scholarship and a lot bath, fires her secre the miserabilist school can get and industry has been Ju- tary and goes to a cocktail to a happy ending. "The Barriers adequately recognised. Will party.
Between Lout and tedious as the novel enternes with
from an honest, some university
In, It hus
the appeal of the comfortable talent. Its painful- honorary degree of Doctor
"Fuccess story. Also it la almert ly vivid images create, convin- of Letters (or Philosophy) exclusively at female vanity cingly enough, the costs of a going a-berging, please take "The war's really harder on
man haunted by self-distrust. women." Men are dim gures, the hint?
useful if they command specta! ROYAL ACADEMY. By D. 1. Murray. Hodder and Stoughton. 12s. 6d. 453 pages.
an
For the moment, however, it is attention In restaurants, Clotnes Important to forget that there are more important. was such a buok, that it had an enormous popular success and
Shireen going into action: 'A cerise satin irt and a sleeve-
that its author Is a comely less black blouse embroidered
woman. young Money, this about a pretty
For *Slar
novel, new
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bell round the arm-holes with seeds entrant makes a strong for being the most rovel thread and cerise-coloured cry- staggeringly Improbable woman wellerstals. She
wore black satin of the year. Its scene is the who wing enormous popular chors and her nails and mouth raffish side of Victorian London. success with an historical novel matched the skirt, there was a
Ils
characters, from Disrael
plausible.
Camilla North, its leading lady,
So it has been suggested-and little line of green shadows downwards, are uniformly Im- denied explicitly by Kathleen above her eye-lashes." herself that "Star Muney" is When Shireen's thoughts' drift autobiographical. What shẹ cân momentarily from herself, she hardly deny is that she shares is soon in the grip of emotions with Shireen, her new heroine, that
successfully defy her equipment of good power of expression
inos Ha
a notable looks.
is a painter whose real interest in life seems to be horre-racing. In this preference Camilla inay be justified, for M. Peridol, the "This (New York) is the most famous French critic, remarks, i ste, in
for your Mees, she "As
is a wonderful fact, the
elty in the world. beautiful female novelist?
beautiful gure, but as a pain- And do you know why Brilish rivals in the she any
ter, deplorable! Her art is Altera. "No," he said. "Why?" business? Fascinating problems,
"Because belongs to anyone turn! What a disaster?" one could not This, but our business is with sterner who loves il enough.
say of Royal Academy. issues!
Canilla's brother Edward is depleted as an anaemic creature. as hu contrives to be a But gambler, a dope-flend, a rising Young
Digracil's statesman In Government and a
the strangler,
Judged simply as a novel, has "Star Money" впу literary value? Practiently
Will
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on the
"Forever
Amber"
sealt.
Why?
The heroine of "For. ever Amber" was distinguished
While we are on the subject. what is meant by an almost physical pain?" (p. 39). The
cusation
felt by the plodding reader about p. 3117
на
it be a popular success? Prob- THE BARRIERS BE boy cannot entirely lack vitality. ably, although sales will hardly
TWEEN. By Marc Pursuing Comilla la a Life Brandel, Eyre and Spattis. Guards major named Macon- woode. 10s. 6d. 288 pages. nter. Is Macounter a cad or
The evidence is chap? conflleting. He tries to save a by a brond, If undiscriminating, STUDENTS, of the fashionable conf generosity of outlook and con-
of miserabilisin will young subaltern from ruining dur. But Shireen Delaney in find good clinical material in himself at cards-Bo oft back to barracits. Not a man here "Star Money" is as mean, shal- this strong, unpleasant novel to
She combines casual unfaith fulness to her husband fighting for his country)
with frantic explosions of jealousy if he even looks at another wonen.
culi
decent
he
Buys,
wat low and selfish harpy as you describing the wore of a young but will respect you for it-In will meet in # day's march American expatriate in Mexico. his heart." Hunting with Camil- "There's nothing Jordan Bushell is afflicted la, along the shelves of a lending
gives such a fine edge to a rat- with all library.
the troubles of the
He despises his tin run as a doosidly pretty Fophisticate.
side." father and hates his mother. Ile girl
of your gallopin' suffers from "terrified self- Just as a decent chap would.
So, it is a disappointment to disgust," "secret knowledge of his own viteness." He wants to And him trying to kiss Camilla in the shrubbery. From that warn people against himself. She is simultaneously immoral, He deliberately burns the point, the path falls steeply! self-righteous, self-pitying and back of one hand with
# One interesting feat is attri- to Lord Hartington on untruthful.
When a psychiatrist buted Towards the end of the story hoorishly declines to be im- Page 413."burying a yawn in 51 is sugested (Miss Winsor pressed, Jordan burns the other his long beard," Try it some- endorsing) that Shireen, poor hand. sweet, has been ruined by His love affair with Sylvia.
SUCCESS.
Study
cigarette.
of the carter grim business for both of them,
time.
(World Copyright Reserved-London
Express Serulcej.
VIGNETTES OF LIFE
WHY DON'T YOU TAKE COLOR. PICTURES AND SEND'EN AWAY
TO BE DEVEL-
OPED
#LOOK AT THEM!
NOT A TRICK LEFT
IN THEM... YOU SHOULD
KEEP THE CAMERA WITH YOU ALL THE
THE
THE DIE-HARD WHO HAS TO DO IT ALL HIMSELF...WITH A ROOM FILL OF EQUIPMENT AND A HOUSE FULL OF-ER - SMELLS.
THE CAMERA SLIPPED ON THIS, ONE.... HEA,4EX/
THE NEXT ONG IS A FLOP TOO.
FORGOT TO
YOU'LL HAVE TO SEE HIS COLOR PICS. WHAT MATTER HOW BAD THEY ARE OR
THAT YOU'RE DYING TO SEE THEIR TELEVISION....
DARK ROOM
KEEP
OUT.
FILMS
IT RARILY FAILS: BY THE TIME THE SHAP- HAPPY ONE GETS BACK WITH THE CAMERA THEY'VE QUIT THEIR CUTE PROTO- GENIC TRICKS.
"RAN
COM. IT BY GENERAL FEATURES CORP, TMWORLD RIGHTS RESERVED.
IT THROUGH
TWICE-
AND THERE'S
STILL
KOTING
OH IT."
I DONT CARE IP YOU ARE? IT'S MY
· PANTRY... AND I
WANT TO GET THINGS FOR
DINNER!
ITS STILLA DEEP MYSTERY TO SOME FOLKS.
HEY DON'T OPEN THAT *DOOR /
ONE WAY
TO TORTURE THE GUY
Shutter-Bug Season
BU
KEMP STARRETT.
JUST WHEN THE LIGHT IS RIGHT AND THE SUBJECT GOOD. YOU GIESSED IT A SAFARI PARADES BETWEEN KER
ARD YOUR CAMERA.
THEN YOU CAN
TAKE ME
THEY SAY YOU
| SHOULD CHOOSE YOUR. SUBJECTS CAREFULLY AND NOW WE KNOW VIY.
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