The Washington times., 1920-07-19
tContInuea from Saturday.

(ContInaea from Saturday.
"You make me simply furious
jim" she retorted impatiently.
"These few months at college have
taught me something. And. for
one thing. I've learned that a girl
has exactly as much right as a man
to live her own life in her own way,
unfettered by worn-out conventions
and unhampered by mans critical
opinions concerning her behavior.
"The dickens" he remarked, and
whistled softly.
And further" she continued
warmly. II am astonished that in
this age. when the entire world
tacitly admits that woman is mans
absolute equal in every respect, that
you apparently still harbor old-fash-
ioned worn-out and silly notions.
charming brother"
What notions" he demanded.
Motions that a girls mission is
to go to parties and dance when she
doesn't desire to-that girl had
better conform to the uninteresting
and stilted laws of the recent past
and live her life as an animated
clothes-rack, mind her department.
and do what nice girls do. and
marry and become the mother of
numerous offspring which shall be
taught to follow in her footsteps
and do the same thing all over
again, generation after generation
--ad nauseam.- Oh, Jim! I'm
not going to live out my life that
way and be looked after as care
fully as a pedigreed Pekinese--
For heavens sake"
heaveps' sake-yes'-anl In
Gods name, Jim, it is time that
woman's mind was occupied my
something beside the question OF
clothes and husbands and children"
The boy whistled softly. stared at
her. and she looked at him unfiinch-
ingly. with her pretty, breathless
smile of defiance.
II want to live my own life in my
own way. Can't II" she asked.
"Of course"
"You say that. But the instant l
venture to express a desire for any
outlet-for any chance to be myself,
express myself, seek the artistic
means for self-utterance. then you
tell me / am unconventional"
He was silent.
Nobody hampers you" she
flashed out. You are free to choose
your profession"
But why do you want profess
sion. Steve?"
why? Because feel the need of
it. Because just ordinary society
does not interest me. 1 prefer b.
hemia."
He said:
There's lot OF stuff talked
about studios and atmosphere and
urge and general Bohemian ire
sponsibility.-and a young girl is
apt to get a notion that she, also,
experiences the 'cosmic urge and
that 'self-expression' is her middle
name. That's all / mean,
Steve. You frequently have voiced
your desire for a career among the
fine arts"
Wow and then you have conde-
scended to sketch for me your idea
of an ideal environment, which aD-
pears to be a studio in studio dis
order. art produced in large chunks,
and people worth while loudly at
lacking. pianos and five o'clock
Jim! You are NOT nice to me
If l didn't love you with
all my heart"
IT'S because I'm fond of you.
too" he explained. II don't want
my sister, all over clay or paint,
sitting in a Greenwich village stu
dio, smoking cigarettes and frying
sausages for lunch! No! Or
don't want her bullied by an ignor.
ant stage director or leered at by
an animal who plays opposite or
insulted by Semitic manager. Is
that very astonishing y
The girl rose, nervous, excited,
but laughing:
You dear old out of-date thing!
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