The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-05-11

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aIt's : shame" ale exc1n1mo9 - ~
other women, ''that lnrGnret 1oogu't'
get married! Hare she =. oottlng On
toward twenty-five Or tweoiy.elz and
actually II you ever zee her with =
man it's surprise!"
.Yes," eagerly sssented Mr.. Brophy,
Fastening to the window and looking
out carefully from behind the curtain.
I've often said so to my husband.
There she is-pretty. with attractive
manners and capable. Why. she'd
make any man . good wife-a wife he
could be proud Of! ! just cant un'
derstand It'll What are the men think
ing Of to let her grow into q regular
old maid?"
But that's the way the worlds
erowing!" commented sad Mrs. Grim
SON. plaintively. "You see it every
where. The men don't want wives to
take care of, and the women are too
particular about the men!"
YES, that's just it," declared Mrs.
Burnham. Girls are too high and
mighty. Why, they want whole es-
tablishment to begin with. and the
poor men are frightened to death! II
these girls would make up their minds
to take the men who ask them. for
better or worse, not forgetting the
poorer with the richer, they'd all
be married happily in no time.
But they'll get gray headed and
unattractive and set in their ways. !
can notice Margaret getting rather set
haven't you noticed it? But they'll
realize too late! And. perhaps, they'll
b a lesson to the coming generation!"
Just then Mrs. Roth entered. much
excited. What do you suppose?" she
exclaimed, breathlessly. I've just
met Margaret on the corner and she's
got diamond ringi She didn't want
to talk about it, but ! found out that
she's known him a long time, and
they're going to be married soon!
tried to get something out of her about
him, but all l could learn is that he's
a young city man whom she met at
school. Actually, I'm dumfounded!"
She collapsed into seat and sighed
deeply as she proceeded to arrange
her sewing.
We'll, did you ever!" was Mrs. Bro
phys brief comment.
Mrs. Jones shook her head. Poor
girl" she murmured. There she Is,
earning her own living and making
good money. too, and going to give it
all up for the sake of some man she
probably hardly knows!"
Yes, but it's like girls.' exclaimed
Mrs. Burnham, impatiently. They're
willing to take up with anyone, just
to get married. She'll uud it's a very
different thing, shaving a-ound house
all day and taking care of children,
from the easy life she's been leading.
She thinks she's going to live amid
roses from the time she gets married
but she'll wake up! It's rather sad,
isn't it?" And she gazed dreamily
out the window.
Mrs. Gray sat silent, meditating.
Think of giving up the freedom of
girlhood!" she finally said. She'll
miss her parties and dances, her free
dom to go and come as she pleases,
and her right to buy what she wants
with the money she's earned herself.
It's different from what it was when
| girls were dependent on their fathers
and marriage meant only the change
or the person who attended to money
matters. To give up ones independ-
ence for the sake of a man-especially
a man one barely knows-is positively
foolhardy! Margaret always seemed
such nice, sensible girl, too. I'm sur.
prised."
Isn't 1t strange how crazy girls are
10 get married?" declared Mrs. Roth.
They don't realize when they're well
on until it's too late! And you can't
tell them anything. They're lust
forced to gain their own experience
and repent too late."
There she goes!' exclaimed Mrs.
Gray. And they all fastened to the
window.
She looks a little worried, don't YOU
tnink?' remarked Mrs. Jones.
It's shamei There's not a man
good enough for a girl like Margaret
declared Mrs. Durham. "Oh. she's
coming in here!"
Iney all hurried to the door.
oh, Margaret, congratulations,
| Congratulations"
we've suspected it right along"
when is it going to be?"
Who's the lucky mann"
I'm SO glad-after all these years