The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-05-28

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Marshall in the Evening World. She
really wants him. Perhaps ut first
she thought she didn't because she
was reacting go vigorously from the
pofnt Of view outlined In the c0nun-
dunn of the old maid who carolel.
Any .dude1l do" But the sanely
sprogreEslye woman Of today realizes
that her complcte5t life p lived only
Islien she fir.Gn the right cot CT man
70 live 1t '-f'', her
diSflR h y 5nodsrn woman demand
of the L.oaern man? took these
Questions to George Middleton, &C;
Somplished playwright and shre%u
student of feminine psychology mr..
Middleton emphasizes the need for tue
newman by showing what happens
toEthe unions OF the unreconst-ucted
man and the new woman.
Believes Some "Anti" Descriptions.
found Mr.. Middleton in the big
flying room OF his home ut 1913 way
serly place. He is 6:toot' squar-
sshouldered person. who furnishes a..
seTceilent corrective to the conviction
If Certain ants that every husband
ofSaSsuffragist wears l3-inch collar
HIS wife, Fola La Toilette, has spoken
for votes for women in nearly every
state in the Union. yet not the aardlest
seartoonist would dare depict him as
ihenpecked. :,
the new woman is to find man VINO
win und erstand her." Mr.. Middleton
agreed with me. mo woman can
lreach eher highest personal develop
nSent alone-and none of the new
women know want to-"
Where New Man Differs.
aBut what's he like, this next TO
impossible he?" persisted. Anu
how does he differ from his preaeces-
sors?n
woman to be free. the arama.as.
said!. slowly; free to express ner cwn
indivfdualIty. He doesn't try TO curb
Iergto 7iiis preconceiYed standards: He
doesn't hold her to the marriage BOND
against her will. He puts no check
nnonIher achievement to economic and
nolitical independence. He Is con-
Bscious that the burden OF child-bear-
ing falls most heavily on her, and ne
leaves altogether to her the question
ofawhether and how often she shall
assume that burden. The man OF the
mast lis a dominant male; the new
man must be the understanding hu-
man. He must realize that there Is
mo such thing as owning woman.
ll3gThat last point is precisely what
the husband in Mr., Middletons play
s",Possession, didn't realize.
Wrong Kind Of Leisure:
.S.,I. gave YOU what every man in
my position wants to give his wife,
comfort and leisure" he frigidly de-
clares to the woman whom he has d.
"it was leisure which ruined our
life together" she replies. Not
leisure to use as l wished, TO use in
something thought worth while, IN
Ss6fnething which differed from your
fwaYsof looking at life. But leisure
with you always watching it curb
SssYou always questioned me. You
always disapproved of my actions II
differed from those OF our lille
women friends. You knew exactly
what 4 should and should not do.
mustn't do this on that for fear peo'
nile would talk. Remember how you
stormed because happened 10 con-
tribute to those poor garment strikers
the money you had given to me to
waste on bridge?
Tied Down BY Name.
81 had to make everybody think |
believed the same as you. had to
make all my opinions only palo re-
fiections Of yours. / couldn't be my
self In what was trying to DO 10 es-
cane my boredoms, without fearing
Everybody would criticize you.
Couldn't do or say anything :or NY
self because bore your name
Although Mr. Middleton insists that
fiieidoes not necessarily speak through
the mouths of his characters. am
convinced that in this indictment the
dramatist holds the mirror up to what
tiiesnew man ought not to be.
1.-THE new man." he explained fur
ther,Stttis the man who puts the hyphen
In marriage. I'm not referring to
mere matter OF names. mean that
OF the new man marriage is like hy-
phenated word, Is union of two en-
titles of exactly equal Importance
and whose equality is not affected by
the union"
Sometimes Questions Of Earnings.
ssThat theory OF marriage ID com
Sparatively rare,"I observed.
1.-THE practice OF It is rarer yet"
he replied. "often man thinks he
Is q free spirit and that he can un.
derstand the new woman-until he
touches his emotions. Then he re.
yerts to type and tradition"
Gle believes in the economic indie.
pendence of woman, but he's hurt II
his Swife's salary is larger than his
own instanced; and Mr.. Middleton
grinned.
sThe test OF mans emancipation
from old conceptions Of the relations
Between men and women lies In how
ne reacts emotionally," he said.
stake that matter Of economic in.
dependence. What logical argument
against 1t can be found? They say
that a. man needs the responsibility
.ofgsnpporting wife to steady him. II
he can't be steady without that"
Mr.. ddleton's strong white hand
swept outward and downward in a
gesture of utter contempt.
Money matters cause more divorce