Salt Lake Telegram | 1923-08-27 | Page 12 | Loves His Art Too Completely, Says Wife

Loves": His; Art Too . ' Completely, ; Says Wifa";', . . MlfX ITHEL T. COHEN. ; y M Aft IAN HALE. . NEA ervleo Writer. - -' KRW TORK. Aug. f 7 o woman wo-man should marry an artist until ah htas a working Interest In hts life," says Klhet Talbot Cohen, who gav up hor own musical ambitions to further fur-ther those of her husband. Her statement fa based on experience expe-rience and observation. Her contention conten-tion tn that no painter, sculptor, ma-el ma-el tan or other creative art let ran aeparato hla life from his art, and unless a woman' works along with him, eeoner or later ahe wHl lose out in favor of his. permanent mistress, his srt. Lov me, love my art, Is the artist's ar-tist's unconscious credo." ah explains. Ht Is the reason for the artistic temperament tem-perament blamed for so many unhap- fy marrtages among profeesionals. tt a not nough that the wife of an ar-tlet ar-tlet ahould understand him. She must understand hla work." Her advice to th young and vn-sueoectlng vn-sueoectlng is that. If you haven't thla understanding, you will be murn happier hap-pier married to ft broker or ft hanker. DIFFERENT TASKS. "The business men likes to get away from hks business." she went on. "It - Is more of a grind. HI wife should make his home a haven from stock markets and financial news. "It Is much mors Important far her to know how to drees attractively and serve a good dinner than It Is for her to speak the language of Wall street. "An artlet, however If he Is good on, siways has his mind open for an inaplratloa. Ha may do nothing all day, then find" himself obsceeed with a desire to work just at the time his wife planned for him to go out to dinner with friends or had Invited guesta. M Is up to her to make the excuses and smooth things out. "Unless she shares hla snthuslasiu and his sympathies, gho soon finds-this finds-this eort of thtnc Intolernblo.' ARTIST HERSELF. In her own Hfe, Mrs.' Cohen has worked out tho matter successfully. A gradual from Trinity college (n England, and with ft degree from Cambridge, she came to thla country to seek musical recognition for herself, her-self, She was one of th first women to play In a mixed orchestra, Th man who became her husband was playing play-ing there, too. After their marriage he became the director for tho Missouri Mis-souri t beet re in 8u Lousn, one of the largest theatres In this country. Then she lav aside her own ambitions ambi-tions to help her husband realise hla. She has charge of tho musical library and selects the programs and orchestrations orches-trations for her hueband's orrheatra. And he consults her regarding nil Policies. , "We re both worklrg for tho same thing and for our mutual happlneas." abo conclude. "But I let him hav th aeet on the pedestal."