Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-09

@ Heretofore wo-
man has been n
silent partner in the concern. Her work
was All done on the outside of the store or
office, or factory. All that she had was IN
vested m the. business but she had no
voice in its management Generally she
was kept IN complete ignorance OF what
II was doing. Nature might have endowed
her with extraordinary financial ability
and executive efficiency. but she never had
a chance 10 use her talents. And she
shared in only such Of the profits OF the
firm as the senior partner chose to give
her IL II succeeded. while she went down
into bankruptcy It It failed.
The entrance of so many clever and
capahlc women into the business world.
and especially the marriage OF so many
men 10 these aforesaid clever and capable
business women is beginning to change
this left handed matrimonial partnership
into n real partnership in which woman IS
not only a mans wife, but his business
partner as well
Formerly when q man married highly
trained business woman he dumped her
down into kitchen where she was mlser-
able. and where hc asCCrtalned that being
crackcr-lack Stcnographcr docs not
necessarily make one a good Tree hand
cook, nor does a lightning calculator en-
allie one 10 always have meals on time.
Now. when he cspouses the efficient
secretary who leaves her employer tearing
his hair when she gets married, or when
be leads to the altar prize buyer or
head salcswoman. MIR Wispman, instead
oi wishing the gas range and stationary
washtuhs on her. invites her into his own
office, or sets up little business with her.
The result IS the woman is happy and
interested " doing the work she has fitted
herself for and likes, and the man pros
pCrs. and matrlmony becomes n grand
sweet song, with two people working
shoulder tu shoulder for the same end.
- universally successful have been
these firms of husband and wife that they
seem 90 offer a solution of many of the
social problems OF our day They pro-
VIDE an outlet for the energies of women,
Tor one thing II Is having nothing worth
while 90 DO that makes women peevIsh
and nagEv and dlscontcntCd, for the time
has gone hv when a woman with brains IN
her head can find sufficient occupation for
= llfe time ln punching holes in cloth and
filling them up again, and going to- pink
teas and bridges and realize her highest
ambition m winning the blue ribbon at the
church bazaar for the angel food Many
man who has a wife who IS hard To endure
~ a domestic partner would find that
she was an invaluable asset as n business
partner Il he took her into his office or
store and gave her the big constructive
work that her body and mind cry aloud
for
Also the organizing Of the firm of
Benedict a Go. will enable thousands OF
young people to marry who otherwise
would lc compelled TO remain single. 1t is
all very well to, say that a man should
be able to support the women he marries.
| nder present economic conditions the
average man cannot afford the luxury of
an idle wife before he is middleaged and
hN that time he IS 50 set IN his ways, and
case hardened IN selfishncss that he IS not
ht 20 marry
Rut there Is no reason why any ca
pablo, industrious Young couple, who are
willing 10 work together, should not
organize business and matrimonial
partnership while they are Young enough
to have the blood running red IN their
veins, and the wings of romance lowering
over them
Moreover tho business partnership
Will come nearer to solving the divorce
question than anything else. The reason
~ many couples drift apart Is because
they have no common interest 10 hold
them together The man is absorbed in
hls business, Of which the woman knows