Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-12-12
W. L. George, English Novelist,
Predicts NeW Moral Code
BY Toe BeckIey

LONDON, England (By mail):-
There are 1900, 900 more women
han men in England and Wales to-
day. What is the answer? Shall
woman betake herself wholesale to
the nunnery? Will emigration solve
the problem? Must the government
establish q husband lottery with a
glorihed innovation along polygamic
lines? Arrange for leasehold mar
riage? (All right, all right-be calm;
we didn't really mea IT'D Or will
the two million divide itself, accept
Ing its celibate lot with the smiling
defiance Of the bachelor girl or the
gentle effacement of the Victorian
old maid?
Even such a student of woman
and the world as w. l.. George can
not give a nutshell answer to Eng
lands new riddle of the ''superfiuous
woman" 1 ven to him, however,
feeling hat the author of THE In
telligence of Woman" Woman and
Tomorrow" The Strangers We'd
ding" "A Bed of Roses" etc, would
know whatever answer there is, and
would express it with the colorful
candor for which he is as well known
In the United States as he is in
Europe.
Aids to Marriage
What does life offer" | asked,
ito these 1900, 900 minated wom-
en- ?"
They will not wait" he answered
promptly, "for what is offered. They
will make life for themselves. A
freer life, fuller, more interesting.
Don't expect a moral somersault.
Most women prefer marriage to any
other career. Therefore the compe-
tition for eligible men will become
much more fierce.
Aids to marriage will be more
ardently sought. Beauty, clothes.
accomplishments, education. financial
Observation-Disclosures are the chief
aids to marriage"
Mr.. George at this point made a
slight detour into the by-path OF
personal preference in feminine
dress. He is "all for modern fashion"
and If you will pardon a bit of his
frivolous frankness," he likes short
skirts, low bodices and sleeveless.
1.-The girl of the next decade" he
resumes once more the highway of
| prophecy, will insist on better edu-
cation and on being taught some
| trade or profession that will earn a
living. For 1t is the girl who can
| keep herself that has the best chance
| to marry. She is not in a panic OF
| hurry and anxiety. The earning of d
hivfng has other advantages, too. II
widens many girls opportunities fol
meeting men.
No More Shrews
THE tempers of the modern gir
must improve, too, for with chance!
of marriage 1900. 900 to the bad
few girls will risk success by indulg'
ing in cattishness and irritability fol
most women know thai good nature
is the keystone of sex attraction"
Thus by intensive competition, &C
cording to the novelist, women will
acquire more and more charm, t.
the great benefit of themselves
whether they marry or not, and tt
the world. Girls who work hardes
In the marriage game will win the
prizes-as in any other game! Th'
ones who are naturally handicapped
the lazy ones who are too timid, shall
have to be content with something
less than marriage, for we all agree
with Mr.. George that despite its in
evitable disappointments, its sacri
fees and it's frequent d%ullness, mar
I riage is woman's most profitable anC
satisfying career"
What is this something-less-than
marriage to be, then, for these @,
200, 900 surplus British spinsters anC
widows? If I expected Mr.. Georg,
to answer "polygamy" or '1easeholc
marriage" I was disappointed.