Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-18
EARLY LOVE A FROST
BLICHTS WOMEN'S LIVES
Don't Fall in Love or Marry Early,
Advises Peggy Wood, OPeretta Prima
Donna at %, Who Has Never, Never
Been in Love.

winsome maid. demurs, pretty maid
a maid with cheeks lustrous the roseate
shells of the sea, with provocative-oh, tam
talizing-lips. laughing dancing, mischievous
eyes and rlotously curling brown hair. maid
in shimmery gray pink In her bodice,
wearing coquettish gray bonnet with pink
roses ont. Captivating. fascinating-only %!
And never in love!
"Really--truy," declared Peggy Wood, the
star of adele" that charming French oper-
eta playing at the Garrick I've never
been in love. don't want to fall in love. And
I won't fall in love- There! You see. l have
serious ideas the matter of girls falling in
love. It's bad thing to do very, very bad
thing! Why, the trouble with most women
the reason they never develop any personality,
or assert themselves in life, or create career
is Just this: They let themselves fall in love
too soon. Why, love to a very young girl is
like frost-it destroys all the promising buds
OF life"
Miss Wood is perhaps the youngest prima
donna Of musical comedy in this country, and.
while only 22. has played in Naughty Mari
etta," "The Lady and the Slipper" THE Mad
cap Duchess" and other successes Miss Wood
the daughter of Eugene Wood. the celebrated
author of Book Home" is as unique in her
9'e % ,. ~,
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" Pe wv "'''' ''e "eeueu "iucH 'i"Ne-up-
''o' 'of "e' eo'''p'eNio" iS Gear AS 'he
u"""' F"D'an'' rosy "eh''y She pat'eu heF race
with a powder puff here and there. out on the
stage Wilmuth Merkyl was singing the opening
number; outside OF Miss Woods dressing room.
hanging with founcy spangled things and redo
lent OF subtle perfume the east" moved to and
fro Miss Wood rose. and her matd-French-
Algerian in Lousian disguise-gave the fin
ishing touches to her dress. Her aunt. Miss
Woods companion and chaperone, so!ictously
separated the curls of her hair
I'm a serious person" declared Miss Wood
81 believe in future for women in their doing
great work in the world, I'm also n Socialist"
a cry-whethcr of anazement or dismay-
arose from 1.-THE and louuging James Redmond
who plays the part or Robert Frebur. in love
with adele" Mr. Redmond rs an Eugl!shman
with Mona Lisa hands.
ITS true" Miss Woods eyes flashed. I'm
serious. Young women should absolutely not
permit themselves to fall in love, They should
let young men fall in love with them-oh yes!
That's great fun! 1t gives experienced Girls
need experience! They should let all the young
men fall in love with them they can-tease
hem, play with them, but hold them off and
study them. Ah study them, Verify the
proper study for womankind is man.
Peggy Wood made an nlmitable gesture
Peggy has always had these ideas ever
nce she was a child" irterpolated her aunt
4 you she is quite serious. She has
lad many beaux-many indeed But she has
ept herself quite remote"
Surely" exclaimed Miss Wood u let
hem do all the feeling and suffer emotionsl
sn't that wise? It's what All girls should do,
/ were advising girls ia tell them to airt
nd coquette and be just, WELL absolutely as
niScheyous as can be! And ever study men,
hey can use the knowledge they acquire to