The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-02-18
MANY MARRIED
FEMALE FLIRTS
MEN NEED EVERY BIT AS MUCH
PROTECTION FROM MARRIED
WOMEN or UNSETTLED HABITS
AS WOMEN DO FROM MEN.
speoIaI to mo Journai.


New York, Feb. 17.-Since the wary
and wicked old benedicts who mas
querade as single men to ensnare the
trusting little moths have vetoed the
plan to make them wear q badge OF
Identification, 1t is now proposed to
accomplish the end sought by having
the bachelors denote their estate by an
Insignia
But Just as everything begins to as
sumo hopeful aspect along comes
the suggestion that the bachelors need
as much protection from married
women Of unsettled habits as the bach
elor girls do from rarried men. This
has rather involved the situation. es-
pectally as the suggestion comes from
Mrs. William Grant Brown, president
of the Federation Of Women's Clubs,
who is held to know whereof she
speaks. So that in some circles there
is a disposition to call it a draw, with
honors evenly divided. In proposing to
establish line Of demarkation be-
tween the merry benedicts. with a
penchant for stray1ng into forbidden
fields and the guileless bachelors, no
one took into account, seemingly, that
there are almost as many married fe-
male 1irts in Gotham as there are
male temptors. This does not include
the ever-w widening circle of motherly
spinsters who wear wedding rings that
I think men need every bit as much
protection from women as women do
from me-" said Mrs. Brown the other
day in discussing the proposed inno-
walton. "Just consider the havoc that
would be wrought in the ranks Of the
unmarried men If each had to wear a
label positively inviting the attention
OF the maruading female. You know
that Thackeray says somewhere that
any woman, unless she has a positive
hump, can marry any man she pleases.
OF course his great safeguard Is the
fact that some other woman my have
married him first
Probably one reason why the mod
ern man wears such plain and incon-
spicuous clothes is that like certain
insects, he has found it wisest to be
unobtrusive and not attract attention.
1he effect would be altogether spoiled
if he had to sport some giittering
badge or button that fairly proclaimed
him 'uncaught' to all the world"
Dissenting In many respects from
the views of Mrs. Brown. on the Quee-
ton Of marking the bachelors, Miss
Mary Coleman, q well-known woman
lawyer, added this to the discussion:
"a man would have twenty excuses
for, evading such a law If adopted.
He'd come into court and swear that
his button or badge had been stolen,
or that his valet had mislead it, or
tina he'd forgotten to take 1t out OF
the suit of clothes that had gone to
the cleaners. The distinguishing
mark. I'd suggest for bachelors would
be a black necktie. They should be
kept IN perpetual mourning because
they are so foolish as to stay single
and deprive themselves Of the society
of a nice girl, and the comforts of a
home. There would be no danger Of
forgetting to put the tie on. because
a man doesn't consider himself dressed
without one And If 1t were the law
that he could only wear a black tie
until he married, why a black tie he'd
wear rather than go without Incl
dentally, / don't think there'd be any
spinsters In the country IL such a law
were passed. All the men I know are
simply crazy about having a large
supply of ties on hand OF varied hues.
To release himself from the obliga-
ton to wear black one continually,
the average man would do anything.
A wedding would then mean trous-
seau for him, too. for he could exult
IN a perfect orgie OF ties