The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-02-22

New York, Feb. 2O.-Mrs Leslie
Carter doesn't believe the consummo.
tion of the feminine ambition lies i'm
the mending Of socks. However. if
it became absolutely necessary. she
would mend her husbands. but she
would rather be- successful act
rgss.
Apropos Of Margaret nlington's dec.
laration that she is about to give
up her stage career and Daniel Froh.
man for a little home. marke,
basket. thread ana needle and q
few "ki5dies," Mrs Garter, while
she refused to discuss Miss Hing.
tons case directly had few re-
marks to make on home .hicyc.
mcnts when a reporter called to see
her today at the Liberty thcatcr.
Now Mrs Frohman is far too
pretty and attractive to mend socks
for any man." declared Mrs. Carter
You just say that for me-"
And the inference is that no
pretty woman ought to darn Oitcral.
ly speaking) her hubby's hosc?"
Il think if YOU said figuratively
il might come nearer the mark.
Would YOU darn your husbands
socks?'
Mrs Garter looked troubled, then
amused.
Well" she said. If they needed
it very badly and if-if thor were
no one else and he wanted me TO
why ! would Now, YOU are nice
young man. 1t seems to me there
might be some pretty girl who
would darn your socks"
The reporter, a foolish young thing
fastened to change the conversation
What is the ideal province OF
woman Mrs Carter?' he asked.
Doing what she likes best of all
to TO-"
"Woud YOU give up stage ca
recr like Miss Ellington has done
to attend to the whims and wants
of man?'
There is nothing but the stage
for me. That is my ambition"
- o men appreciate the love OF
a little home staying, domestic
mouse as they do that OF bril-.
liant brainy professional woman
''ludeed. they do moi Few men
have any appreciation of the home
their wives struggle to provide for
them That is the fault of the pro
gressiye times The men want
change They want something new.
"The laughter aud the lights and
the glamour are their hearts desire
They don't want TO be confined to
the cullcss monOtony of home
with just one woman in il. They
love the sparkle of eyes, the gleam
OF wine, the fascination of the va
riety that comes and goes, comes
and goes constantly.
Years ago it was not like this.
My grandfather and grandmother
! lived together for siXty-oight years
could never bear to be ont of each
others sight, and died within six
weeks of each other But times have
changed. Now the men don't care
for the droning tedium Of four
square walls. Children are a nuis-
ance. Daily routine is a bore. The
girl who gives up a brilliant OPP
portunity of venture in the un-
certain realms of home is taking
risk"
Mrs. Carter was asked II long
professional careers for women did
not mean race suicide.
Certainly not she retorted
Merely because a woman is pro
fessional it does not bar her from
being a mother There are many
other things that hinder the bearing
OF children more than professional
careers Take the women OF the
stage and see how many OF them
have families
Mrs, Carter believed there was
nothing abnormal about women who
preferred achievement to waiting ON
unapprecatiye husbands, and, any
way, women who wasted TOO much
time pandering 10 the other sex
were foolish