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REPORT ON A HONEYMOON

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by the girl who wrote "MISS INTO MRS." (this page three weeks ago). She had only been. married two days then. she says:

away from us

a

and have wonderful time

all on your own," they said to us.

will be over."

"As yet I see no reason why - one should not accord the same under- standing and kindness to one's husband that one

would to a friend....

Now

· show off and be for a while the sort of people we'd like to be all'. the time, but haven't the energy or natural high spirits required.

But it is difficult, in front of some one who knows pretty tho- roughly your real temperament, your most dreary self, suddenly to put over your show (which isn't really affected, either, but inspired by other people and a romantic picture you have of yourself).

There are the stories you tell people? My husband doesn't of incidents in which you were really like me travelling alone. both concerned, and just as you He says you never know....

"are arriving at the distortion Her husband said a lot of things, which makes the tale seem fun- and she kept nothing from us, nier (at any rate to you), you

catch your spouse's oye.

FIND, in fact, the

In some people the 'reactions general attitude of

are different. The kind of part- people quite changed. Women, ner who should never be allow- the kind I would not normally ed a marriage licence will butt speak to for more than a passing in with the correction of fnet. politeness, have become friendly. The well-meaning but thought-

a friend,

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"Go away and get all this moonshine knocked out of you," they meant. "We don't want Phone. 27778/9 you sitting alone in corners breaking up our parties...don't come back until you're ready to

They have developed nn em- less will shoot a knowing, ice- play bridge, talk cooking, hus- bands, scrvants, oi stocks, ships that, lasting only the barrassing way of referring to cold look across at the teller. shares, and racing...and take length of a train dinner or Chan- my husband (who is as jenicus sensible (we think) Mr. and Mrs. your place quietly. The fun el crossing, are fun. My hus- of his independence as I am of will do neither of these things,

band tells

me of the pleasant mine) as if he were a little boy nor will they laugh over-loud. sense of chivalry he has enjoyed or a miniature dog....

As yet I see no reason why While he is sitting next to her one should not accord the same CAN only tell you my helping lone young women with I

side of the story: passport or Customs formalities, a woman will lean across the understanding and kindness to And I've had my share of table and ask me, "Does your one's husband that one would to your honeymoon maybe was or will be quite different in detail,glamorising the object of my husband play golf?" or "I but there will be parallels....

journey, of my life and hard wonder if your husband knows times, to young men who tell me a friend of mine-Colonel Sot- AS a sort of sum-up of of exciting achievements, of the wot?"

honeymoon experi- girl they didn't marry, or what- My inclination is to reply, "I ence I think I'd say that for my- ever they like to make a good don't know; why don't you ask self the best approach to mar- story about.

him?" but that I think would be riage is to admit the worst and But-look obviously Mr. and unnecessarily rude and outside make the best of it. Mrs., read your respective news of the Mrs. traditions. All I I may prove myself quite and order your meal can do is to exchange with my wrong, but I've an idea that a Papers,

few marriages go stale cach-for-self, in the civilised husband the sort of look that in- good married way, and soon à bore dicates well-it's-no-fault-of-curs. through the couple practicing will tag on.

we-fell in-with-these-people. the prescribed sentiments a little Like, perhaps, the woman well

too inhumanly, almost encourag. 2. over sixty and continuously A PARTY is another ing each other to become first marriage test. Our insincere bores to themselves

NATIVE LABOUR

INQUIRY

There has never been a time when so many countries and continents have been eager to collaborate in the work of the International Labour Organisa-

tion of the League of Nations. Native labour problems are now arousing deep

interest at Geneva, and the South African

Government has gone out of its

First there was the business of daily mood. My husband wakes early and gay. I wake grudgingly in a sort of gloom which I enjoy so long as I am left to thaw gradually.

For the first three mornings we were both strenuously con- siderate. I talked over morning tea; he stayed in bed later than he liked.

my

These politenesses simply dropping things (which my hus- meant that we started dressing band had to pick up), who said: party personality isn't much and, not so long after, to every- at the same time. Danger zone. "May I sit with you two young like our daily selves: we like to body cloc.

way to help the 1.LO. in its en-A little question like, "Have you quiries. Through Mr. H. T. Andrews, the accredited South African representative to the League of Nations, it has invit- ed the Governing Body at Geneva to send delegation to study-native-labour conditions in- the Union at first hand. Such an investigation will be of first- cluss value to the ILO. at the

seen my blue pullover?" can seem, when you are crawling Lunder the bed looking for your own shoes, the final exaspera- tion.

at the International Labour ference will be that of "the

al action is necessary, because

the history of colonial develop- ment has been marred by many

So we learned that to give in to our particular morning moods was a far better plan.

I Wouldn't Be Twenty-one

youth. "I wish I could go back [lo_twenty-one_again, they say.

often I hear men sigh for early

I would not go back to the days

Again

By A Man of Fifty

lost the aest

bed and wardrobe (I think hotel youthi can give, I also suffered After the Storm

our

sympathy with my questionings. My most carnest inquiries were taken lightly

"Oh, you don't want to worry your head about tha Wait until you're a little older-you're too young to understand."

At every venture outside Ute ordinary conventional line I was re-

A NIGHT IN THE BAY

are we

Propped up in bed, I don't at of my early youth again, not for all all mind making a few guesses the gold in Christendom. It is all about the whereabouts of a pull- very well to be full of youth, health, over. And while he went off to high spirits; to see the world through present time. Next year one of decido about the weather and oc-coloured glasses. But so far as

3 was concerned at any rate life learn something of my fellow-men, pulsed, sometimes even ridiculed. the big subjects to be dealt with talk to the porter I could have proved, as it almost invariably does, I hadn't the money to allow of this, And it hurt

the run of the narrow strip of that there is a compensating balance At fifty I have the money but have fell in love of course she wasn't Con-room that hotels allow between for most elements.

the "right sort of girl" for me! If I enjoyed one thing which only

Father and mother knew better than I. My own heart promptings went architects must lead strange mental disease such as only youth

for naught. She just did not pass- regulation of contracts of in: married lives, maybe they walk can know. Ambitious, I was often But I am happy, I have arrived the unwrliten exam set by parents, digenous workers." Internation- about piggy-back in a final effort so impatient with the handicaps of in smooth waters No more do I So again I knew a great unhappiness youth that I was wretchedly miser-suffer the torture of mental and as I saw this romance slowly mur- at space economy).

able.

spiritual exploration. One of the dered by "c

"experience." Because of my youth, and despite unhappiest times in my life War I wanted to be an architect, want- WE found that in most the fact that I could have easily when I was in the early twenties, ed to create things, do things, use

things

too was all habits proved my ability, I was refused Life was a complete. question markvision. That

wrong. advancement in my profession. My and from nowhere did I seem able There were enough architects al- deliberate attempts to exploit agreed fairly, well if we were elders and employers simply would to get answers to my questions, nor

(Continued on Page 4.) natural about them and that not take me seriously, And in native workers. Often condi- only if we pretended was there a private life socially,

found it tions

almost

irksome that most people expected amounting

to clash.

naught but inanc nonschise and slavery have been forced upon

4 "mere Both of us, having lived alone irresponsible chatter from them by ruthless methods of re-for a long time, found that there

youtli

1 dared an expression of cruiting. It has proved ridicul- are moments when you want to opinion which differed from the "No poric chops to-night" grins waves roll up with a sic-ez-shudder- rocking the genial engineer, bustling ing smash, and ously easy

be alone, not to talk, and happily accepted opinions of my elders, "Oh, through the smoke-room. for unscrupulous

Jefklly from side to alde. Clothes what do you know about ita boy

Good sort, the chief, but his ideas sway and strew the floor; bottlen white employers to get the for the future we admitted it.

of twenty-one? You wait until you [illiterate natives to accept mis- It is surely more truly polite inevitable reply.

have more experience," came the of humour are on the tactiess side at crash: cabin-trunks break loose and times. No, I'm not unwell, but 1 slither uncontrollably to and fro leading contracts, which might to say "Leave me alone for a

think I would rather finish my book over the floor. Thunderous awоope on deck, if you don't mind.

of the waves at the window- just as well have been written while"-kindly than to put on Getting into a Groove

craaash from the pantry, and again in Greck for all that the victims is thinking, "My heavens, can't lack the yeast of experience,

The chief's right, the wind is get-crocosh, as the store, of crockery. Perhaps some of my opinions' did ting up, and I fancy these modern sweeps from end to end; backwards knew about the unending servi-I ever just be contentedly now I am fifty 1 can see all about right enough, but perhaps I'll Idok

but authors haven't quite,.... No, I'm and forwards.

If ever I leave home again......... tude to which they were binding grouchy ?". We find it so anyway, me ten thousand evidences of the down below; it must be nearly Getting complose now-the end must themselves. In recent years, of

fact that "experience" is more often dinner-bugle anyway. Others cvi- be near. than not another way of saying a dently have the same Iden, and they course, something like an inter-

BUT more difficult than man is in a groove.

are not all as unconcerned as they

Sen pouring in? Well let 1 We national conscience has been

any of the adjust- In my office I have a man, who would like you to belleve.

can only sink at 'the worst. Or is ments of intimacy is the sudden has been with me twenty years. He That's a nasty lurch. Nothing that the stewards swabbing the developing, on the subject. The transformation of personality, who are under the mito dinner after all. No, I'm sure I daylight. Make an effort and drag is rather looked up to by the rest of wrong, but perhaps I won't turn out corridor? If so it should be gelting International Labour Organisa-which is expected by other peo-taken impression that because of his won't! Don't bother about tion itself has done, much to give ple.

long service he is specially cherished clothes to-night, Sturgess. I mean Cold grey dawn; gaunt hungry direction to the spontaneous

and favoured by "the boss," The

darkening the port one.. Travel abroad alone and a reverse is the fact. I consider him thanksmotherly for rest. No waves just a few hard mome movement in favour of assuring young man or woman who has a complete failure, but I do not get biscuits perhaps, and a bottle of soda. veal leaden aky-sea-skyla dizzy. moment and dropping swiftly to re- native workers, a square deal, no striking physical disabilities rid of him, because I know that it

alternation. Ught Turn away quickly Nevertheless, in certain colonial finds spontaneous acquaintance-Twenty years at. one has lacked prisoned demons in every panel add to send a wreath, I wonder?

did he could never get another job.

Pitching now without disguise. or pay the penalty. Woodwork creaks and groans;, im- Dozing again. Will anyone troublo territories, the old bad habits die

generally means a mun

"guts." initiative, ambillon,

But their lamentations; unpleasant water- hard, and the ILO. has by no hand. They suggest that the both he and the stat speak of his pipes, and valves suck and gurgle, pushes aside the debris, and sur- Faithful Sturgess taps at the door, means completed its work. The Government, employers and Now that I have reached the "age slapping against the window with a

"experience." Не

and the sea throws up vicious spurts, voys the wreckage with a rueful air. He has had none. proposed visit to South-Africa-workers'

"Well, sir, feeling better? It's a groups at Geneva of discretion," of experience, I am should enable the International should each choose a representa- aware that young men do

malicious not get o next time of going one bet-rough morning, and the wind's-get-

up!"" terzic still in the dart and think of Labour Office at Geneva to add tive, and that experts from the in

square deal. They

#celting up? That's more than I affairs either in their own nothing," say the experienced. But can, anyway! Thank goodness, wo materially to its store of first- International Labour Office community or nationally. They are

suspect once to

Cspecially It it is your own,

and with a chance of life yet!" Helpful noises from surrounding "Through it, sir? We're just tive-labour-conditons. The The delegation will select its own I recall the many hours of cabins add to one's comfort, and rounding Ushant and turning into South African authorities have time for the visit, and will re-my room at twenty-one. How

bitterness I spent in the solitude of rising all over the din, the meeting the Boy. Just beginning to feet li,

the made it clear that they are ready main in the Union as long as it med to think that life was all topsy-frames Itself into maddening chants.

Just a simple monument please to give the delegation a free wishes to complete its enquiries, tire, active, keen to travel about and night! Swish (pause), crash. The

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