The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-13
THE
LEAP YEAR OUT OF A JOB
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

NEW YORK, Feb. 13.--Now that lean
year is once more upon US, what will
the women do with it?
This question, which used to bring
rosy blush and demure litter from the
fair SEX Is now answered with disCOn-
Certing frankness and practically by
the new women. Indeed. after asking it
a few times you perceive that women
are getting newer and newer.
What will we do with it?" exclaimed
a young woman politician to whom the
Huh, the same as we do with every
year. DO YOU mean to say you still
cling to that old tradition that men do
the proposing? Why, | thought our
friend, G. Bernard Shaw, exploded that
theory years ago. Here, read this-it
answers your question better than l
can"
With a vigorous sweep Of an athletic
arm, the Young woman pulled a book
fl ON the shelf over her desk and opened
it unon page marked with blue
pencil
1t is assumed that the woman must
wait motionless, until she is wooed, -
the reporter read, and she does wait,
motioness. But that is how the spider
waits for the fly. The spider spins her
web and If the fly shows strength
that promises to eXtricate him, how
swiftly does she abandon her pretense
Of passiVenesS and openly fling coil
after coil about him until he is secured
forever"
Say promise not to quote me on any
of this" said the Young woman, as she
replaced this bit Of Shavian philosophy
beside a volume on ward politics Il
don't want to lose all my men friends "
This Is a striking illustration of the
way things have changed in the femin-
inc world since mother was a girl and
especially since the last leap year Now
women have the long desired ballot in
they have secured and hold on to a
large number of remuneratiVe jobs
which used to belong exclusively to
men; they have invaded the assemblies.
the national legislature and the courts,
Here in New York there is huge army
Cf successful business and professional
women who could afford to support
husbands after proposing to them, if
they wanted to.
But, in the opinion of many inter-
ested observers, this very economic
facility is responsible for keeping these
women married to their careers rather
than to the gentlemen of their choice A
career, as a $l0,0 00-a-year business
woman remarked the other day. is a lot
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