Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-02
HIGH COST OF WOO|NG
HANDICAPS CUPID
Marriage in Haste Only Financial
Salvation of Up-to-date
Smitten Swain.

A Young mai VINO WorhS az "''e VI
number of desks in ia-ge o'fice down
town approached his boss the other oay
on the subject of more money each week
The sIppliant mentioned the hcreaseo
cost of everything.
"Oue would think you're married from
shs uav YOU bleat, the boss said -
don't sec how this high cost Of things hits
Won single fellows AT all. Naybe IT does
boost the price of your hoa-d and cuts
down on your drinks, but that's about all
The Young man fioundered through his
VOCABULARY for suitable rcfuta'iou lie
in allv mumhlcd something about having
gi-i. loving her and desiring 70 give her
all the things that member Of r union Is
able 10 provide for the one girl.
The boss antcd the increase. 1t
chanced lac had only that afternoon
bought dozen American Beauty roses
for his wife IN recognition OF ten Yeas
of unity In his courtship days those
roses had cost him SIP dozen. He rc-
nembc-ei he had ha1 sense Of shock
that a decade had added 100 Per cent 90
the cost of r,sCs
Other young men probably arc being
turned down daily III thci- petitions for
sala-v raises. Ia gcly because their bosses
arc lnritlnR thcir gifts 20 their wives to
livery once IN = while the United states
DcDa-tment Of abor issues a group Of
statistics showing that the cost of eggs has
advanccd 20 or so Pc cent, rs the case
NAV he. whilc the cost Of baby shoes has
climbed five sizes m the last thrre yeas.
This IS married mans pTopags nda Inc
worker with q mate has only tn write tn
government bureau to Eet eloquent facts
% cite for the raise ln saisry appeal.
lie receive material with every whistle
Of tho postman
The single man has no bureau 60 turn
tn for of Cial DroCf that the candy ne
givcs his girl twic" or more often each
week is moro valuable by il0 per cent
than It WIS a decade agn No government
agency will come forward for hum with
testimony concerning The aviation ct
elk stocking prices The high cost Of
loving properly gets lt.ie q no publicity
This article, therefore. Is m adventure INTO
unchartcd seas
Preferences of the girls ~ lovablo age
have not altered IN tho list ten years
They have longinCs faf silk stockings.
vesrnings for silk gloves. hankcrinEs for
tce cream and candy. desires for flowers,
for theaters for railroad excursions But it
IA different with these frivolous lures II
feminine fancics Their prices would
scarcely nc recognized bv the men who
haven I shnpped for them in ten years
About tho only adjunct to the perfect
courtship that doesn't cost more is = walk
in the park The simplc little girls Of
peripatcflC tendencies should be more
popular than ever I5ut n that there IS a
limit 10 pc,icsi rianiSn.
The rapid upward trend of courtinE
cost has won lnnumerahlr adhcrcnts 70
the two-can e-moTc-chcaply-tha
doctrine II has undoubtedly curtailcd
courtshlps and cut down tho period of
doubt 4 long woolng stretch would place
the average young man IN such despcr-
ate financial bunker that he would never
roach the matrimonial green
Long before youth thinks II marriage
he buys some grl tcc cream Ndas Some
times he will wear short trousers when he
pig-tAiled hut otharwISa quite grand
lady N his arm
In 1909, which is soon going ~ bc eleven
wears ago, the boy needed 10 cents for his
little iced expression Of affection That
bought. according t. the managcr Of ! NJ
Horton 4 Co. dealers IN tcc cream for
wears. two large thick gIassos He'd With
thicker syTlip studded With fruit i i VAS
strawberry 8 generous depth Of carh0nated
water and q SatIsf wing portion ct lcc cream
But now 70 quote Mr. Horizons man
aScr again. IL : 3 Case II going up to mother
or father picking the more liberal one,
and asking her or him COR 81 cents 0r a
cents depending on tho ncIgnborhood.
The-c I.5-crBt 0T 2G-Ccnt srdas arn con
ccrtratcd IN aesthetic shrinking glasses or
cone-shapcd parsqln containers Only
the boy who IS 8 reckless spendthrlft can
hope to tell 81 his love IN she language of
ice cream scdas
The candy presentation stage follows
tha, typIfed by ice cream sodas John
: Huvlcr used 10 sell IN 1909 at all Of his
stores. a standard and quito fancy brand
of Chocolate and bonhons for so cents
: pound. 1t was either q rlch or rnsdly
infatuated Young man who paid 50 cents
{or sweets for her. and then he cot box
Vlth drcoratcd scenes Of hini life and
W1th silk ribbons
There are few brands q the kind u
candy YOU can give her which do not
cost more than 81 "a pound 81 present
4 ha9 pound box Of Euylcr's. o. Apollo
or Page Il shaw cand, NAV bc obtained
for 6D cents These candies cost - cents
and more Ia the theatcrs dIrllc mt rms
son.
Having attracted her with s,3as and
cemented her affections with candy
he youth usually asks hcr parents f he
may take her out Back ID 1909 there
Was nothing monentg.s abou. such .
proposal Vow the youth fares i f1jyta-
ton with high finance when he asks her
folks Il ne NAV take her ~ Their hands
for the evening
L. NJ Glen8keT. Of Sbuter-' theatres
nd O. O MCINTYRE OF tie Hntci Ma
iestic have watched the courting cost
irving for altitude for wears They have
scen young men smile naturally ten vears
.gu when they pad foI the dinner for
two. and now they sra gIimpsIng the
Younger brothers Of these Young men
smiling heroically rs they trade hug
Of LIE savings for the evening"
'oOd
The best seat in any housn ten wears
AGO, according to Grenaker. cCs ST SI50 !
The same seat takes s. away from the
Young man Ii love today There is 4 90
-ent war tax Oh tvo 50 theater tickets.
Figures vividly protray the scurvy
rick which the ccsy of walking out"
s playing upon Young mep in love A
epmparlsoD cf the cost Of an evening out
with her in 1909 and in 1919 gives the !.
appalling results
1909 1919
Iheatcr tickets $500 $500
andy - 90 125
Conveyance .. 100 60
Dinner for two..... 225 200 /
Pms - III