The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-27
Through a Widows
LOrgnette
THE "oPEN SEASON." FOR
HUSBANDS
BY HELEN ROWLAND
Copyright, 1920, by the Wheeler Syn
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There's young Gayboy, having his
last fling-poor fellow!" remarked the
Bachelor. as he nodded genially toward
young man who sat at coy little
corner table, regaling a remarkably
pretty girl, with special dishes and
highly favored flattery.
His last fling?" reepated the widow
ried?"
Going to be? He is married. eluci.
dated the bachelor. His wife comes
home tomorrow
The widow smiled, as she DOTTED her
dust coat and unfastened the chiffon
hat
What foolish woman" she ex-
Claimed to go away for two long
months and leave such a decorative
husband unleashed, II serves such
wives perfectly right, when their hus-
bands become-er-mislaid. No wom-
an would go away for a whole sum-
mer and leave her pom or her Pekinese
to go his own wild sweet way, and to
forage for his food, and then expect to
IND him, waiting patiently right there
on the front steps. when she came
"Ah, we'll" returned the bachelor,
with, shrug of resignation, what's
one husband more OF less in these days
OF progressive matrimony? A pom or
Peklnese is valuable animal-but a
husband can always be easily dupli-
Gated"
Perhaps agreed the widow, with
out conviction. But, there's the other
woman's' point of view. What / can't
understand, is why any girl should
waste her powder and her lipstick and
season on married mani"
The bachelor sighed and attacked his
clans with relish.
IT'S getting to be a positive fad!"
he complained, bitterly, I'VE poor
bachelors don't stand a chance beside
the man on the-leash,' nowadays Even
IN the Broadway comedies and the
movie dramas, Dolly the -debutante and
Flora the flapper, and Tessie- the beau
titul-typist are lured away from us by
Ian"
But I'm not talking about 'viliansv"
interrupted the widow, land I'm not
speaking of the Broadway flapper, nor
or Bertha the beautiful sewing ma
GGhlne-girl, and all that sort OF thing.
I'm thinking OF nice girls-and nice
men. Why does nice girl, who would
rather break an arm than a conven-
non consider 1t smart. chic, even a
Ieather IN her cap, TO be seen lunching
should think that she would realize that
II looked-well, rather hard up to say
bandi"
Exactly agreed the bachelor Like
having to borrow a pair of evening
gloves, or an. umbrella, or a lift in
somebody's motor car. Going about
with borrowed husband is sign of
sentimental poverty"
still" unused the widow thoughtfuly
regarding her ice consomme. II suppose
that there is something in the fact
that they're so much easier and more
responsive"
WHAT
oh. more impres sionable," explained
the widow They've been broken to
harness you know, and are bride wise
and much less FESTIVE and spirited. It's
like pulling tooth, to get any senti-
ment. or even a little enthusiastic and
convincing flattery out of a bachelor"
Nonsense. protested the bachelor,
TIM overfowing with sentiment! And,
as for flattery, nothing could say about
that ravtshing motor bonnet you are
wearing would do it justice, much less
THE average bachelor" interrupted
the widow, ignoring the bachelors be-
lated attempts to mend things, doesn't
even try to make a filtration interest
ing. He thinks he is doing his bit by
bestowing his society upon you. But
yearning for some crumbs of sentiment
and few purple moments Of romance"
And besides" put in the bachelor,
with whitening scorn, they know that
tthey are running no risks. They know
that it's perfectly safe for them to talk
Ike Harold Bell Wright hero and
play the Lou Tellegen They can't be
married again."
oh, I don't know" returned the
widow. slipping her coffee reflectiyeiv,
"A man is never safe! Sometimes it''s
easier to marry one who has already
been married than to capture one who
has never been married at all. The |
average girl has read so much about |
reno, and progressive matrimony, that |
] suppose, down in her heart. every |
one OF them has glfmmer of hope that |
the married flirt may fall in love with |
her and permit himself to be passed |
along via the divorce court"
"Humph' grumbled the bachelor |
Rather illogical TO fancy that a man
who has once been through the domes- |
nc treadmill should be willing and eager |
to try again"
But thew ALWAYS are" declared the |
rs Willingness is concerned. they are |
AL Happy Hoolgans Still, there is |
such thing as honor among flrts;
and as for mo, 7 consider another wom-
ans husband as sacred as her pocket
book, Besides 7 don't care for
"Crumbs?" repeated the bachelor in
That's all q married man has to
offer any girl" explained the widow,
Crumbs of his affections, odds and
ends Of time, and warmed-over senti-
ment He has gone into matrimony
eXnectinR rapture and roses and nectar
pnd amhrosio: and has fallen from his
Fools Paradise with dun, scllening
thud into the slough Of commonplace,
everyday life. And not being sport
enough to accept his fate. he is look
inc. for. consolation Just fancy any
girl with an iota Of vanity being will
ing TO nose rs n consolation prize"
"Pouf," protested the bachelor. wav-
ing his coffee sroon. "Tt's her vanity
'hat mores her do it, The excitement
of taking something awav from, on
other woman has rs thrills That's
thrne-oua rtere Of the morried mans
cISei"
PERHAPS" aouuieeced the widow
eouhtfullv. as she r0sn. and began tv-
inc the fetching chiffon etreamers un-
der her chin, "hut thank heaven never
r"a"hod the eVtrernIrv. where 7 had IN
N"". ho"ro'r or etoql another wor,an's