Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-07-31

Should Give Men rlore Encourage
ment to Pop the Question.

| LyCeum tOr the last TWO udyS on
"Higher Physical Conditions, - be-
lieves that women should propose
as we'll as men.
He thinks that men have had too
much of a monopoly and that it is
about time to enter upon new de-
parture.
DR.. Law views have created a
stir in feminine circles, for he de-
clared in his lecture that so many
fine women would not be unmarried
if the custom of the men "popping
the question were not so strong.
Nov, this conventional method, :"
said DR.. Law to me yesterday, ''of
men proposing is all right up to
certain point, but the women are
not getting a fair show. Every
young woman who believes that a
man would make a good husband,
and that he would be fine father,
should have the right to propose to
him. OF course, some girls do, but
there are many whose shyness pre-
vents them from taking the step.
"Members of the gentler sex
should cast aside convention alities
many times. l believe that if IL
were understood that women should
proposals we'll as men-there
would be so per cent. more mar
riages. Also, I believe that the
marriages would be happier if the
women proposed rather than the
men in many instances, for a
woman S instinct is a great factor.
Mem may make mistakes, but
women do so rarely
"My wife occasionally says to
me: don t you have anything to
do with that man" / may have
associated considerable with him,
but l soon discover that my wife is
right
Mrs. Lille Devereux Blake is in
clined to believe that Or. Laws
poAitlon on the subject of popping
the question is a good one in certain
cases.
"The trouble with some of our
finest young women, said she to
me, "is that they are so afraid OF
being misunderstood they they do
not give sufficient encouragement to |
young men. Naturally it would be
very distressing to girl to have a
young man feel that she wants him
to marry her when he may not be
in love with her. But there are
many cases where the girl is so
difident that she will not give
sufficient encouragement to ayoung
man
Take the case of wealthy
oung woman who is admired by a |
poor young man. He is a worthy |
man, but his pride prevents him
from asking for the hand of the
wealthy girl Why should not the
young woman propose?
MANY of the sweetest and love
liest young women are too shy.
Their difidence is mistaken by
young men for coldness. These
young ladies should overcome their
undue shyness and give more en-
couragement to the men.
"Nrs. Elizabeth Cady Stanton
also believes that women should
have the conventional right TO pro-
pose as well as men. She thinks
that, generally speaking, members
Of the fair sex can and do "pop the
question" with their eyes, and in
many other coy ways, without the
lormality of words
Women, said Mrs. Stanton,
"should be independent and not
dependent We should stand
equal with the men in everything.
If woman should have house
and a bank account, then she
would have a perfect right to pro
pose, l believe that all women
should try to te self supporting Il
there should be more independence
of spirit women woGld not occupy
the inferior position that they do
! But for a woman without indepen
dent means to propose is simply ;
case of a person asking another e
clothe, feed and house her.
WANTED A BOY