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.


shells Of the sea. with provocative-oh tam
talzing-lips, laughing, dancing, mischievous
eyes and riotously curling brown hair. A maid
In shlmmery gray, pink roses in her bodice,
wearing a coquettsh gray bonnet with pink
roses ont. Captivating, fascnatng-only 20.
And never in love!
"Really-truly," declared Peggy Wood. the
star OF Adele" that charming French oper-
eta playing at the Garrck. "Tve never. never
| been in love. | don't want to fall In love. And
| 1 won't fall in love. Therel You see. have
| serious ideas on the matter of girls falling in
| love. It's n 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 a career
! lis just this. They let themselves fall in love
! too soon. Why, love to a very young girl is
| like a frost-it destroys all the promising buds
| OF life"
Miss Woods is perhaps the youngest prma
| 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 Woods,
the daughter OF Eugene Woods. the celebrated
novelist, is as unique in her having had
romance as she is beautiful, enchanting. 1t
was in her dressing room last evening She
had just finished making up for her part. Not
that she needed much make-up-indeed, no, for
her complexion is clear the dawn, radiant,
rosy. Gently she patted her face with a powder
puff, here and there. Out on the stage Will
muth Merkyl singing the opening number;
outside of Miss Woods dressing room hang
ing with louncy spangled things and redolent
of subtle perfume, the cast moved to and
fro. Miss Woods rose, and her maid-French-
Algerian in Louisiana disguise-gave the fin
shing touches to her dress. Her aunt Miss
Woods companion and chaperone, solictously
separated the curls OF her hair.
'Im serious person." declared Miss Woods
81 believe in future for women, in their doing
great work in the world I'm also a Socialist"
\ cry-whether of amazement or dismay-
arose from 1.-THE and lounging James Redmond
who plays the part of Robert Frlebur in love
with adele" Mr.. Redmond is an Engllshman
with Mona Lisa hands.
ITS true!' Miss Woods eyes flashed "Tm
serious. Young women should absolutely not
permit themselves to fall in love. They should
let young fall in love with them-oh, yes.
That's great fun! 1t gives experienced Girls
need experience! They should let al the young !
men fall in love with them they can--tease |
them, play with them. but hold them off and |
study them All, study them! Verify the
proper study for womankind Is man.
Peggy Woods made an nmtable gesture.
Peggy has always had these ideas ever
since she child" interpoIated her aunt. ,
81 assure you she is quite serious. She has
had many beaux-many, indeed! But she has
kept herself quite remote"
Surely" exclaimed Miss Woods II let
them do all the feeling and suffer emotons'
Isn't that wise? It's what all girls should do!
If were advising girls I'd tell them to fiirt
and coquette and be just we'll absolutely as
mischievous can be- And even study men.
They can use the knowledge they acquire to
advantage later. You see. I don't believe in
early marriage. Girls should wait until they
are mature before they marry And they
should create their career first
What happens when a girl let's herself fall
in love? She just gets engrossed in man
when she should be concentrating on her own
development She is carried away by gamut
Of feeling and suffers and all that. and is quite
cut up Then, too her personality is crushed,
by that OF the man she loves. Con- |
slider women who marry eary--the Spanish and ,
German women for example. What great
women have emerged from Spain and Ger
many-very few, very few. l can think of
1one What have the women done in thsee
countries? Nothing. They are household chat
els. They are dominated by an arrogant hus-
oand who does what he pleases. As u class
hey have lost all personality. They are ami
'be drudses, negative, comPlacent. pitifuI.
Yes. I'm IA suffragst, l believe In the de.
'elopment of women and women's sharing in
he work OF the world Falling in love early
md early marriage cannot but blight a wo
mans future life. Young women should seek
elt-eSpress!on in work some form of art ,
They should let romance go by until they have
ucceeded and established themselves Then
ct them fan in love and marry If they want to.
after all, love Is a great thing. and ones SUI I
rene expression in art comes after some great
motional experience. But / want 10 distin-
uish between the callow calf love of Hfa,s
april and the intellent mad mature passion OF
uml After twenty-two!"
Miss Woods was interrupted A French maid
ntered
Georgia Gaines run out OF her face enamel {
lay borrow yours"
Take it, commented Miss Woods dusg,, :,
naid Strange how some folks seem to drink ,
ace wash" c
Miss Woods continued:
"Supposing l should have already nsrriod (
'uring the past years I've been developinr
We been four years on the stage. I've had 10
-udy hard. and i've improved as / worked
expect TO improve further. II I had mar =.
ed the man might have developed ahead of p
e-I might have developed ahead OF the man r
oh, that's quite possible, That would bsys I
zen terrible. Yet, that's what invariably, han {
EMS with too carly marriages-then diy,rcot ,S
believe IN marriage being permanent Yes =
10 great lofe In htetime-that only is worth L
lille. lt's worth waiting for Women sborl5 -
eel their hearts TO All romance until tbsv a.. I