Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-16
FEMININE FLTRT
OFTEN PROVES TO
Be BEST OF WIVES
Ancient Adage That "Flirts
Never Marry Isn't True in
Most Cases-Her Expert
ence Valuable.

From time immemorial much censure
and criticism have ever beset the path
way Of that not -altogether-to- he despfscd
young woman, the Flirt. Watching her
somewhat lively department. aud tuclina-
tion to daily with her various admirers.
matrons shake their heads. sagely mur-
muring the ancient adage that "Flirts
never marry" while spiustors of unyot-
tain years, but quite certain opinions,
hold UP their hands in condemnation.
Yet in the fact of all this. it is a Gu
rious but true fact that the Flint in most
cases not only does marry. but marries
quite happily ana satisfactorily, and
really retains her husbands affection in a
fashion quite unfathomable to her former
censors
For, after ALL the solution of the prob
lem is not far to seek. Before marriage
this much-critic!sed young lady has gained
her experience of men and their ways.
and once married she is not nearly so
liable to fall into the matrimonial mis-
takes of her primmer sisters those er-
rors of judgment which SO Tar" and irri-
tate the average husband. Her knowledge
of the mere male has taught her to stecr
clear Of these very pinpriCks which drive
love out OF the window and the husband
out of the house If She hears her hus-
bands footstep she iuvoluntarily glances
IN the nearest mirror to see that she is
looking her very best then greets him
with as merry aud coquettish a smile
as Tn the old days when he anXiously
courted her among crowd of other
Hspirants, and the neighbors consequently
termed her that tIirtatious girl"
Although now married, the thought Of
appearing before her husband untidy or
dowdy or in any way unattractive fills
her with aversion. For before marriage
r1N..V L. -.
ness, not merely that essential attractive
ness in outward appearance but, in addi-
tlon. the charm of an attractive and In
teresting mind.
> At an lat home the other day over
heard the following conversation between
two married women, both Young and
pretty but differing in the fact that be-
fore marriage one had been invariably
denounced as very fiirtatious," while
the other had been held up as a model of
sirlish proprety. My dear" walled III.
model girl II scarcely ever see George
now, and We've only been married a year.
business all day, and every night he goes
off to the club to gossip with his horrid
men friends. can'r keep him in the
house 1t all. How do you manage to
keep your husband with you SO much?"
Because | try to make our home NOR.
attractive in every possible way than the
club, and myself more attractive to him
than any one else" replied the other
gaily, "and don't consider his men
friends 'horrid'; they can d"or
night they wish ana smoke all over the
house"
But, my dear, how dreadful for you
cried the model girl. Think OF the
carpets and the cigarette ash and the
trouble"
"oh, bother the carpets and the trouble
il my husband is happy" was the reply
He says he is proud to have his friends
drop in and meet me, and I join in all
their talk He SAYS I'm the best com.
panion he has, and mean him to keep
on thinking that"
But l hate mems talk and politics ana
golf, and all that sort Of thing" said the
other
You must make the effort anyhow"
said the happily married girl Couldn't
you sometimes Just fiirt with your hus-
band a little"
But, my dear" walled the Model
Rirl, II have never firted in my life. and
you have the advantage of mel don't
know how 10 set about it,