South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-12-15
Men Gossip AS
Freely AS w omen
1t is Mistaken Idea That Men
Are More Liberal
Minded.

Woman has been accused of gossip
ing. because she lacked occupation.
Man. with his manifold duties. is sup
posed TO he too busy for gossip. But
men gOssips arc quite as numerous as
those OF the fairer sex.
I'm mems clubs many a scandal is
set rolling which gains momentum
.as il proceeds upon its way, and
wrecks names and homes before u
finishes its course.
Foolish women risk their reputa-
tiOns by allowing men 10 compromise
them, and believe implicitly that their
admirers viii protect their names
against the whole world.
Yet over a stag dinner" or over
the club table, the story of these in
discretOns is freely told.
The names are possibly. or prob
ably, withheld; but it is a simple mat
ter tor the listeners TO locate the char
acter i'm the story OF the play as re-
lated by the proud Lothar.o.
Under the influence of wine and
Good Fellowship men who have
been trusted and believed in by weak
women have more than once shown
letters and bOasted of their cOnqueSts
Woman has been accused of beins
jealous in her treatment of her own
sex
circle is supposed 10 awaken her to
sense of rivalry which leads her TO
DO petty acts.
But it was young man who car
RED of the palm for petty actions at
one of the summer resorts.
Because an attractive young wo-
man came 20 the place without bring
ing "a detailed account of her past
life. the youne man set himself the
no.le task OF studying me directory
of the town from which she came,
and inVestiga ting the history of all
families bearing her name.
Each day ne made n new report
upon the POSSIBLE identity of the young
woman.
His listeners were amused: but no
one was frank enough TO tell him how
despicable he seemed i'm all eyes
Meantime the very worthy and
tired youns woman. who had left an
excellent position among the worlds
educators, and who came away for
rest and recreation, and chose TO avoid
any thought of her duties while rest
ing. was all unconscious Of this
espionage. Liked and respected by
her own sex. she was not prepared 90
md wOuld-be spy and gossip among
men.
II is a mistaken belief of most wo-
men that men are their best and
most nDGfdi- lllnQeQ lflenQS.
Men demand more of women in the
way of conventional behavior than
other women demand.
Men are much more critical than
women.
a man will not hesitate to be seen
in pU tic with woman whose name
rests under a shadow; butshe will be
very firm in fOrbidding his wife or sis
ter or mother 10 be >cen with her.
That is not friendship or defens".
A woman has been known To de-
clare her belief in the innocence OF
one who was the subject of gossip. and
at the same time TO announce her in
tention 10 stand by her And she has
been prevented by the men of her
family Yet these same men were re
garded by the victim Of gossip as
loyal to her, because they spoke to ner
in public places, women held aloof
Men believe themselves to be more
liberal and Just IN their estimate of
women than our sex; but they are not
They deceive themselves.
Women are growing more liberal
minded, more just and more sym
pathetic with each decade They are
growing less prone to gossip.
But men are keeping up the aver
age.
When next YOU hear a bit Of Cos
sip. look UP its source Ten TO one,
you Will ind it started with man
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