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Show Genius and Marriage. "The married life of a genius is usually usu-ally unhappy so Is that of his wife." The speaker was Miss Helen Gould, who apropos of her reported stinging rebuke to the Colorado parson who wished to banish old maids was discussing dis-cussing marriage In general. "To be the wife of a genius Is bad," she said, "but to be the husband of one is worse. At a musicale I heard a lady say: " 'Who is that man with the soft-bosomed soft-bosomed shirt and Windsor tie?' "'He is the husband of the wonderful wonder-ful contralto, Vivavoce,' her companion answered. " 'Yes,' said the other, 'but who was he before his marriage?'" |