Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-12-03

obtained. So far, there has been no
organized attempt to find out where
women voters stand on the question,
though there Is no doubt every wom-
an has her own definite ideas on the
subject.
We give here three sample opin-
ions by women who r representa-
tive, and we predict that the conven
ton will have some trouble in recon-
CLING the different factions which
will rise to show hat lifting a hat is
an act of scorn or a gesture of rev.
erence.
Margaret Hatfield, who is a
strong believer in woman's equality
with man and who retains her maid
en- name. though married. expressed
the following view:
There always has been, and I
suppose always will be, the chivalry
which is founded on women being
the mothers of the ace. Mans will
ing IS to carry the heavier physical
burden is founded on this factual
basis. But the chivalry which d.
vides women into two classes, the
protected and the unprotected wom-
an, is intolerable. and the quicker 1t
is done away with the quicker we
will approach real civilization"
Margaret Hatfield found out thar
hat-tipping and other ceremonies
were only skin deep in our civiliza-
ton, when she left a sheltered ex-
istence to experience the sensations
of a bread winner in a strange city.
In nine weeks of the experiment she
held half a dozen jobs. all miserably
paid, and she learned that the n
protected girl doesn't get much in
the way of disinterested gallantry
from men. She advocates that a
man should do away with the out
worn. bothersome formalities toward
the women he regards as worthy OF
his protection. In their place she
would have him adopt toward all
women the same attitude of sensible
courtesy that he uses in dealing with
men.
a Conservative Viewpoint.
Mabel Boardman, the first woman
commissioner of the District of CO.
lumbia, is opposed to the anti-chiv-
airy crusade. ITO discard the cour-
tesies bestowed upon women would
mean a loss and not a gain" she told
an audience a few days ago. "Chiv-
airy adds to life's values. To dis
pense with amenities which have
become a habit and are in no sense
a burden would be a great mistake"
Still another attitude is taken by
Anita Pollitzer, Legislative secretary
of the woman's party, who said
thoughtfully. when questioned:
Whether the ancient customs OF
courtesy from men to women con-
tinue to be followed is a matter, It
seems to me, of the completest in
difference to women. All courtesies
reflect credit upon the person who
offers them and not upon the person
to whom they are offered. The lift
ing of. a hat is a graceful act becom-
ing to almost any man, and if it is
omitted the man alone loses.'
As for the men. they seem to hes
itate TO express their sentiments
freely. Most of them tip their hats
on h streets and remove them in
elevators, because they think the
women expect it.. Some privately
object to the custom on the ground
that it is responsible for uncounted
colds and cases of pneumonia.
Back in 1864 Samuel Peyps wrote
into his diary:-"Home to bed, hav-
ing got a strange cold in my head by
fiinging off my hat at dinner and sit.
ting with the wind in my neck" And
eve since. men have grumbled more
or less about exposure to drafts in
the cause of chivalry.
If Margaret Hatfield and the other
progressives are right, men will
soon be freed of hat raising respon-
sibilities. These women hold that
the custom Is slowly dying out any,
way. and that If enough women de-
nounce it, it will soon be as obsolete
as the oid-fashioned bow, which re-
CURED lots of space and more time
than the modern man or woman
would care to give to non-essentials.