The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-02-12

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nmnf Of the press, aud undouhiedl;
the ioplc is an interesting and debAt
able one, though there seem TO b.
May good reasons why Marie
man should proclaim his estate to nc
wofld, ana no particular reason wins
be shouldn't, s
Brl, SO far az / know. none has y4i
publicly advocated what appears "a
me 10 be an even more necessary ~
cial innovation, namely, that widows
ahould bear some Distinguishing
mark Of their forlofn condition
0f course, in the early days Of he'
widcwhood, the poor woman, Of whom
have no wish TO make fun. does M
neunee her sad lot to all and sundrs,
And for long after the weeds have
been put aside. she viii wear cClors
which, to the seeing feminine eye,
speak az plain US words OF her wild,
owhood. But what does the average
nan, enrapiured OF divinity. nc,
at dance, dinner at home" Or 10
tel, reck OF the fact that the soil
divinity" Is dream In mauve. OF
gray. or black and whlte9 Nothing
sir; absolutely nothing.
He preceives her wedding ring. ana,
conclude that she is married wom
an With whom Il wlll be quite aa,o
to indulge IN q little Irritation Too
late he learns that She IL Widow
ana widow bent on marrying again
That sir IL the class I sang qhe
fascinating widow who has Forgotten
or ,tlfied her woes ana ls looking our
for No, 2.
need not dwell upon tae "falal
charm Of the widow. "neware Of tas
'Iddera.' said Mr. Tony Weller.
eriemlsIng the accumulated wisdom
Of mankind IN regard 10 love affairs
srffice II 10 say that II a widow Of
average attractions means TO marry
man his only chance Is to drown
himself Or TO start Immediately ior
the north pole. The former. however
is the only certain method Of evasion
But The whole point is that as n
rule The victim has no chance 81 es.
cape tie ls onsnared, fatally ensna
ed before he knows where he "a. A
couple OF dances leie-a.tete ln +
"eozy corner" short railroad jour
hey alone, ane II the widow know
her business and which Of then.
aoesn'tY--wlthin few weeks the
once gay and careless bachelor Is
safpins At the aIvar
And all because he had no warning
IN the first instance thar she was d
willow. II he had known. and If he
we're q sensible man. he would have
fled from the dance, be would haYs
made hay Of the coay corner. fe
would have hurled himself ont af The
train window
DO not plead only the cause az The
marriaeeable man, bachelor or wid
over every unmarried woman should
support my crusade. What chance
haa the maid against The Widow
None, SIR; absolutely none. The 10,
lner must give the man warning that
she IS unattached the latter nocd
not and frequently does not mlp lhe
victim is inextrlcably IN the coils
submit then, that IA fairness "a
men in fairness to unmarried woa
en, widows should be dlstluetiyeiy
and Enthusiastically labelled al auch
The next question is, what form
Should the label iakeg do NOT tbirk
There should be much dlfileulty ascui
ihls
Savage racea usually obllge thelr
WIDOWS to proclaim themselves "
Sitting their noses. Or puuing oul as
their teeth or painting themselves
green Or Prussian blue, or IN ON
way flsiIguris their pursous.
do not Of course. advocate such
extreme measures as these: bm siIil
widows might be Obliged 10 wear n
smpll black patch over the Iefi eyes
brow or on some other eonspie ias
spot.
" again, they might he required sa
v'ar hat Of distinctive shape rhs
former course, however is open ie
The objection that patches are re-.
movable; the latter TO The stlll mnrs
fortibie restraint that, II the hat Or
head dress we're unbecomng no wild.
ow would wear Il while If ii wera be.
coming every woman would want sg
Be seen IN It.
But surely something could be-
done with the wedding ring or with
9 special ring The former might be
worn on another flnser Or nave =
lack pearl or black diamond aef into
I, o. better atIIl, every widow
should be compelled 70 wear 0n The
liille finger Of her rlght hand q sil
sei band This would b readily dls
'lnRuiahahle from other rings. and ID
'ta color would pretllly aymb0llzg
Islg NeareF'a MIdnwad nnndliinn