The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-08

Miss CrOthors believes in women. Sh
believes they are ready to take thei
place in every field along with the mer
And In times past she has not beef
avcrse To writing along these lines
Therefore when she fitted the Misse
Taliaferro with a comedy which poke
good naturcd fun at many of the whim
and theories of the femlnists she occa
stoned considerable surprise and no littl,
amusement among those who have be
come accustomed to observing her OF
the other side of the fence.
Young Wisdom" Is clearly and cleanl,
satire. The story deals with the tenet,
Of the advanced thinkers. touching hu.
morously upon the widely discussed sub.
ject of trial marriage.
The opening of the story finds an an.
parently normal small town household
consisting Of Judge Clafrenden. his wife
two daughters Gail and Victoria and a
precocious son named Barry. Gail Olaf
fenden is impersonated by Edith Italia
ferro. while Mabel Taliaferro appears as
Victoria the elder daughter. Victoria
has attended college and has been taught
To think for herself along highly original
and more or less erratic lines regarding
marriage. AS n result she is in contin-
,,ho 80 -, WV. ,"e 'uuSe' n'r iather'
VIZ ~ "',''','""'s IN 'he suprem-
VI ma" an" a'So III 'he Closest al
herehce To tne traditions IN all matters
s"e,hinS 'he nome ms younger
daughter Gan, VINO mas come under the
influence OF the Revolutionary theories
promulgated by her sister Victoria, Is
ABOUT To he married. ON the eve OF her
wedding. while the rehearsal Is in prog
bn ipH
brought to bear on her begin to bear
fruit and there is a clash which suggests
the Impending storm. A display of the
wedding presents is suggested by the
Judge
I'D rather not have them shown n,
all. think it's old fashioned. silly and
vulgar" protests Gail ansriIy.
Whereupon the Judge. anchored n g n.
Is to the traditions hedging the r,rr,,,.
ceremony. arises in his dignity and r.
Dukes his offspriny for ber ravo,,,inrar,
spirit.
"Old fashioned and ,.u,noro. ,
the Judge. "Jf Won car ~. 90 ~
reason for cb,noirc . liza, .!
for any new notion I.r, ,.arrao,,.. Ill
ing IN do so In, un,i, ,.o,, 90. 80,
wen stick IN tho ola" '''''"
Gail is mn, eosiI,. r.ooo,,a, =.
fathers u,tir..,uu, ra,,,,n,i. "
mal,ties az ,he imnerd;nn ,,.a,.,.,
threatens IN show omen r.h.,I,or
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matter ~ f,c, 10 .,,,,,, ~, "a" S. VINO aS a
her lit,,e sis,.r.s n,;,,a ,,.,,. TO- e n''eu
dinarv ideas rsg,rdirn ,,a,,,,,s ..
dom in love as weI, no o,ons, n,har IT,.
,,,a,n,,. 80 -. "'o"e o'"e' ''"es'
"Don.t GET so .xci,oa. s,o ,o.
"You have N comnror,is. .,.a.'..
hetwoep tho ola ia e. -
cant exnec, father and ,,o,ha
modern in apv u,,y Th.,.,u. ,,,.,
the mast Ea,b.r 10 IN 49, -, ~
a." N ''''''e' 10
pa, ,,o o, -.
sown and can c,aWanao,' 80 ne.n
her marriage IN Peter var H. -.
ems to boil the ceremonv Sha go,
an eminent woman writer IN ,d,,arco5
theories as Justification for bor Gov
templated course. Reading from tbis
presumed authority she saws.
Lovers are Increasingly onxious N
rescue their finest feelings from the nrv.
ing fingers of society. of family and OF
friends. More and more is love VEN
Grated as part OF natures mysticism. !
The brilliant wedding ceremony will |
soon come to be regarded as ridiculous |
then unbecoming and finally immoral"
AZ TINS point Miss Gail injects n few
OF her own IDEAS bearing upon the SUBJ |
Ject.
'heres ahything hate she de-
,e"e"ehtS' us all tnis russ
"u s"" aoo"' the wedding. ANA then |
"". eoi uoes II uo' All over IN two
3D..
". uear' you must make conces-
r.