The Washington times., 1914-08-07

Ir<A A OTHER. tell me-" said one
M night to that unfailing con-
| 4Vx hdante Of mine whose judg-
| ment always trust, ''in all
this talk Of sex equality and sex an
tasonism what do you suppose men
and women honestly think In thei,
! hearts about it,
| That" said mother, I've sometimes
| wondered myself"
Take the man with the studied atti-
tude Of Difference to all women, for in
stance. does he honestly respect femI-
nine opinion as much as he pretends
tor"
He usually respects beauty and sex"
said mother. He'd be hurt IL you mem
toned the existence Of a feminine
BRAIN"
Then. there's the casual chap and
the man who simply ignores anything
at all a woman says merely because it
emanates from feminine source and
he's sure 1t can't be right"
The last. ventured mother, 'is prob
ably not quite so genuine as Il appears
It's rooted In q very headstrong sex
egotism which the man may have been
driven to adopt for purposes Of self
defense. Likely. Peter, he's known
some strong-minded lady who bossed
him about bit, and he takes revenge
on the sex In general The casual chap
1 imagine is most sincere"
And women?" / went on thought
fully. Their attitude toward mascri-
line superiority keeps me guessing. I've
so often watched flashes Of the keenesr
impatience and disgust with men as a
sex. haven't your"
Yes" said mother. "Of course. But
Whatevar her afrftrda L.
usually more on her guard than a man.
She'll flatter him insidiousIy into think
Ing he's the most marvellous work of
creation. and then when he turns away
and begins to strut she laughs I'D her
sleeve. With men it's little different,
and there isn't the same necessity for
subterfuge that there Is among women.
Men as a race are not economically de-
pendent upon another sex. Most men
therefore bluntly lose poise once In
while and reveal q flash Of that colossal
egotism which Ii as much part OF
them as life itself. It's inbred"
"Oh. come now. mother" I protested
feebly. knowing well enough that she
was right, you're little hard on
men. You know when ais said and
done there Is a certain secret egotism
among women. too. believe there Il
strong conviction Of inherent superior
thinks she's something subtler and
finer than mere MAN.
"She is" said mother promptly. and
We both laughed.
And, moreover" went on. shes
pretty sure man doesn't understand
her."
He doesn't" said mother, with In
slant conviction. mo man ever under
stood women half so well, Peter, as
women understand men,"
TITS queer situation" I unused:
half Of one sex insidiously and chfval-
rously deferring to a sex whose weak
nesses and viewpoint they secretly jeer
All Of the other sex pandering instinct
lively to mentor WHAT"
Protection" said mother. Economic
support-good of the race-whatever you
may choose to call IT."
And most men," I suggested. like
the clinging vine. It's disconcertinz T.
a mans sense of indispensability to feel
that a woman can stand firmly on he
two feet and get along without him
It's a monstrous perversion Of the 1t-
ness OF things in his sight"
And the -esult?' wondered mother
"a draw!' said T. with veiled an
tagonism and a mutual sense Of sex
superiority on either side"
Locke" said mother, redectively.
saw the thing as II was. You remcn-
Marcus Carlotta asks what sex Il.
Marcus answers. Sex IL natures fun
daruental error' And I think he's
right
Copyright 1914. Newspaper Feature servfcs.)