Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-23
Knocks "voyageur"

"Noyageur,' agree with you that IT ~
difficult very difficult, for the girl of
today to be old fashioned, sweet and
demurely lovely, for the modern girl
does not live in that age of chivalry that
encouraged such ineness as our old
fashioned sisters enjoyed. The old
fashioned girl would hold up her hands
in holy horror were she to hang onto
strap for an hour or so after n hard
days toll while her husky young gal
liant. seated comfortably, reads the
news. She would soon stop wasting
her natural sweetness on the desert
air." for she would come to find that
you cannot make n silk purse out OF
sow's ear. | argue for the modernity
Of womcn-progression as ] conceive 1t
an evolution that does not fly two
standards. and there Is nothing ] hove
more than my religion. Looking back,
] cannot remember ever willfully re-.
naming away from church on Sun.
day. So, you see, your assertions must
be based on theory and not facts. l
have also done housework. As very
young girl | took care Of my fathers 5
to bed because of the confining, never
ceasiug. mechanical drudgery that
seemed to stifie my very soul. House
work or any other work is demeanins
when il is overburdening. To'a settled
married woman it Is not all joy. Her
work is never done. l have friends who
were butterflies before marriage You
could not get them near the kitchen
with forty foot pole. Since marriage
they have developed into good cooks and
housekeepers. So We must give the
devil his due. Everything for place
and everything in its place. As for
looking with suspicion on girl who has
different date" for every night in
the week, what a narrow minded view
your extensive trayels have given you
and how humane is charity What
harm is there. IL her friends are worth
while and squarF? There is safety ~
numbers. 1t Is this company keeping
ernists look on with suspicion. IL Is all
very well to laud the old. fashioned girl
and put her on pedestal. where, from
all appearances, she seems to remain
while the extreme modern sisters, the
society girls. the Divorces and chorus
girls are graspiug the financial plums in
the matrimonial market. Today many
an old fashioned wife sits alone. IL you
raw men Of this progressive age insist
on throwing stones from your glass
houses, We modernists-not "extrcm
StS'-wll insist on there being q
Boomerang BACHELOR GIRL.
Not Ignored
Dear Cyntha-As have always
heen an admirer of your column it has
taken great courage for me to write
ms letter for two reasons first, ] have
sent several letters in the last montl
10 you and each time they have beer
lGnorcd-l do hope through no faul
Of yours, Cynthia. Secondly, | am go
. mE;oH ing to answer "voyaseur's" letters il
which he asked you to watch the typ
OF girl who will defend the moderr
g'rI' and that is just what I am abou
to DO. Well, "Voyageur, don't yol
mink YOU are rather severe on the mod
rrn girl: To my mind there are TIVE
Vpees OF the modern girl, the popula
modern girl and the firt or the 50 .calle'
party runner modern girl. You haven
given the popular modern girl the small
tst chance, as YOU have classed her witt
sne other in the one, the modern girl
since tho saying goes; "A bad appl
Spolls the whole barrel must we al
WAYS Judge the whole by one or n few
ion say the boys really admire il
;;fnclr hearts the old fashioned girl, then
J, they do, why do they use them a
second hand fddles, and why aren'
,,ncy loyal to this type and not brea
,helr hearts by running around wit
your style OF the modern girl? II the
are good enough for n life partner
,Ieh why aren't they good enough bcfor
lucy take the final plunge, when tw
nuke one. But suppose water Away
s'FNs rs level. "Voyageur. I do hop
10y aII WIN always prove true blue to tn
",' fashioned girl not only of 17T6, bu
~, y, me twentieth century.
oiD' FASHIONED MODERN CIRJ
i oMo', nay friend, your letters have nc
tbein ignored; they have been waitin
''elr turn that's all,
Buddy Answers "cyrTe"
,biI ipear Cynthia-wil you please prir
up 10 answer to "Cynic, "
.,I haven't been reading CYNTHIA
"iImn ro.n very long, but II happens that
nsro eeG your letter in glancing over Il
Paye this evening.
bo.ou .ou seem to think we are all "emnty
ma, thoughtless, necessary evils.
Of Wv Wv 'ol ever stop TO realize that sou
fcLIIOou men may seem Just as shallow
prhd Nhd conceited to us?
wlsO lsOooaey Petite will be Just ,
wb". ana thoughtful as "yoyareur
Of Svh H. she has the years and experien,
do,,e ,atter. Just now "petitcU
inv What she thinks hest, e asl
Dcssice OF those qualified TO give /
~. mat In itself show that sbe