The evening world., 1911-01-23

as the question
c-.T-1= s.!. has been formu-
lated 10 woman
from the depths :
Of her own experience or the far reach
es OF her intuition has undertaken to
answe 1t.
But Miss Blanche Bates has made a
special study OF widows. For weeks be-
fore she donned the very becoming
weeds which she wears as "Nobody's
Widow" In the comedy In which she II
starring at the Hudson Theatre she OBJ
served tho species-soulfui widows.
doleful widows, pensive and expensive
wfdows-and the result OF her observa-
lions is herein set down.
A bold young woman. you decide. You
don't realize how bold till you have
heard what this clever student Of
widows has the honor TO report.
"widows!" exclaimed Miss Bates,
why. widows are easy-of course. I
mean easy to explain. I didn't think
so at first. Till knew that I was to
appear In 'Nobody's Widow and wear
an actual widows cap. I shared the
popular superstition that the f~ascina-
ton OF widows is as inexplicable as II
hhtW 4 vas " ~ u
widow in name only. but I wanted TO
be plausible. at least. So I went to
every one OF my women friends. say
ing: II o know an eligible widow.
fairly attractive and not too old. ask
her to dinner and have a man there.
and let me come. too
Met Fifty Widows.
I'm that way" said Miss Bates. "I
met nearly ffty widows. and I'm willing
TO give the result of my obser vation to
any poor unmarried woman that wants
to hear 1t. That o." she added. with
sudden d%inidenee, N'f you Really think
I'm qualified TO give advice on the sub
Ject."
mo one could gaze Upon the sophis-
ticated allure OF that widow costume
and doubt YOU wisdom for a moment
] replied. and. thus reassured. Miss
Bates began her exposition.
"widows want to please men.
They know how to please them and
they m have to pretend other
wise. They f~asoinate. hrst, bsoauss
they want to f~ascinats; second, be-
cause . man wants to be fas-
cinated, ana, third, because he
knows she has fascinated. In love
men are hopeless sheep. you know.
II one jumps over . fence the 9TH
srs all want to follow.
/. THE widow of a man who has died
peacefully as her husband has a sort OF
reference from her last employer as
: to her general character anc amiabil-
ity. You mustn't overlook that. Then.
too. widows court the next man all In
, the name OF mourning the dear de-
parted. A man who heard q young
girl talking about the Joys OF mar
. ried life or the sweet comfort of
companionship would be shocked to
e death. But a widow can outline the
0 most alluring programme OF conjugal
I happiness and by adding Poor John
o how / miss him. masquerade as an
o ingenious and still Borrowing babole'
Q OF past felicity. She's Patience on q
u monument. the first mans monumen
u Of course. smiling at grief and his sue
cessor.
Widows Not Romantic.
"0irls are proud ana romantic.
widows are neither, n II there
II anything on earth that scarss
the average man OF marriagsabls
u ags its romance"
"Nobody's Widow saw the protest II
d my eye.
e "Oh. ] know they like It in plays
Is she exclaimed. but men are all homoe
opathists when It comes to sentiment
and a girl ia 80 apt TO say DO you low
me, dear?' when a widows Que woulc
be We have beefsteak and onions 70
dinner
IS another thing about widows" Mis-
Bates added. sis that a man doesn'
A. have 20 make a blum to them. He ca
lie be himself and not be called a mon
lie ster or a brute. He can be selfish; h
can be erouchy; he can be lordly a
an Office hoy Il had Just mot one Il
the Belasco business Offices. so I appre
ciated the slmile) all the while know
ing that the widow understands hi
kind and Doesn't expect. anything els
from him.
Widow 10 Comforting.
Girls" said Miss Bates. ARE charm
ing, difficult, divine, but a widows ma
ture is as comfortable as a pair o
new shoes that your maid has broke
IN for YOU. OF course the shoes are an
nj TO be a little down-at-heel." she added
-, ..but there's no use trying to be com
y Portable and exclusive at the same tim,
l. 1t can't be done.
"It's not the facts OF life that
men n womsn quarrel over, its
the illusions. One OF the illusions
: nearly all men have 10 that they
like to be woosrs. Why. II COURT
ship depended upon men they'd all
be in Trappist monastsrissi
III Young girls are taught that love
an Edelweiss that grows only on snow
IA.. ,al chat ~ tpka4 an aXnal
mountain climber to gather. bl
widows know It's a climbing rose Wi
rs roots very deep In the soil. and thu
it will grow and climb vi erever thu
choose to plant 1t.
After ALL" Miss Bates ended. I'll
1900. - tLn aIIau'o ~ rn,