Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-05-26

RESEexSl$ q Il
s---s@sa.-----..----- of the good things
in the marrying line.
"And let me tell YOU that IS no silaii
thing in these days when men are scarce,
and shy at the altar any way, ana wileh
husbands have passed INTO the luxury
class.
who has nothing to do but doll herself up,
and look pretty. and sit on the family
nedeStal would have the best chance 10
marry. Far from it. Cinderella, the Type
writcr Queen. has got the Fairy Princess.
left At the Old Maids Home Ahen 1t comes
10 husband snaring. And not only can the
working Girl marry oftener and quicker
than the rich girl. she can marry better;
|As = matter of fact no other glr. has
such 4 moor chance of making really goou
match rs the wealthy society glrl. one Is
handicapped by her money for men oi
honor and independence and pride hgnt
sb,. ~ ber because. for one thing, they DO
not want to be suspicioned of fortune hunt
mo and because. for another thing, they
can not bear to put themselves INTO the
nosition Of a hanger on and pensloner oil
their wives.
"Then the kind of men who are gong
N he the famous professional men ana the
bir business men of twenty years hehce
are not hanging around drawing rooms,
and Yachting and poloing just now they
arc GrrhbinC away in Offices and wearing
cbean clothes and counting pennies, ana
tbe rich girl never has any more chance OF
meeting them than she has OF beng INTRO
duced to the Nawab of Jepore.
That leaves the matrimonial heid
nretty much to the Papa's Son boys, VINO
are not much. and the rich wife hunters
who are not many. Perhaps It IS because
+be millionaircsses' choice IS so limited In
husbands. that very rich girls so often give
I'M irving to find n man and marry title
On the other hand, the poor glrl who
works for her living works shoulder 10
shoulder with the coming men. She knows
which ones have ability, and energy ana
initiative. and which have IN them that
mysterious something that takes man
ont of the ranks and sets him at the head
That's what / mean by saying she mas
the first chance at all the good things.
AS to her ability TO marry beng
greater than the rich girl +, that IS obvious.
What's the good Of fishing IN stream
where there are no fish?
The working girl Is where the hshing
Is fine. The rich girl Is sitting hgh ana
dry in a parlor char without q minnoW
being in five miles of her. All she can do
IS 10 cut bait. and pray for miracie TO
happen that will send some poor hsh her
wav. Which doesn't always happen, there
being discouraging times Tor the super
natural TO occur.
Now every woman knows tnere are
two difficulties in getting husband Inc
business girl docs this by the simple eX-
he, Ftyn
..an loniugate She is where she secs
s.aro- of men every day. where she comes
.. ..,t3cr with them in her work, and
,.l.r. ,be Gets to know them and they
OF +, know her In this way she estab-
shes 3 cordial acquaintance with men
Who ere too busy or TO bashful 70 ever
cal uDon a dressed-up society girl with
whom they would have to be formal and
on their rs and as.
s.Wbv 7 know a dozen women who are
nov riding around in their own Imouslnes
and with money to burn, who are married
IL inst that type Of man-splendIdi fellows
with hearts OF gold, but 50 shy they would
never have summoned UP courage enough
10 poD the question TO any woman, II they
HADN'T worked with her and gotten K
know her that way.
The second difficulty Of catching {
husband Is getting near enough 70 hIn
20 cas1 your lass0 without soaring HIM on
Let q man suspect that woman Is camp
ing on his trail. and he beats II to TIT
tall timber. That's where managlnl
mothers. who gush over men and tel
them how sweet and amiable Marie
and how domestic Susan Is, fall down
The stlIpidest man sees her fel design
77r7Cr him and side steps them.
s'But business furnishes q girl with
perfect alibi for always being about, ant
II also ocanoufages any intentions she ma
have l1pon q mans single blessedness. ID
Is suspicious OF the society girl who mus
marry for a meal ticket, and afraid I
trust himself in her vicinity.
Hes off his guard, however, where tn
business girl is concerned. She's got
perfectly good Job, and shows herse
canable Of holding it down, and doesn
have to get some man 10 pay her bill'
So he feels safe with her, and forgets tina
no vamp on earth has any such magic I
coniure with as propinquity, and that n
other spell Is so potent to draw two peopl
together as a vital interest In the sam
thing.
.fOf course no man ever expects 70 IA
In love with the woman with whom h
worked. On. dear no. If ne eXpresse
himself on the subject beforehand h
would probably say the business glri ism
his type. He prefers something NOR
feminine nore-eh-clinglng, and dc
nestle, YOU know He isn't looking for
frst-class stenographer, or cracker iac
secretary, or buyer, or saleswoman for
wife but for q honemaker.
Quite so. And strong in the belief tha
the business woman has no attraction 10
him outside Of her efficiency as WORKER
he treats her as a good comrade, one VIII
always understands fellow, and VIII
invariably says the right thing the sootf
ing word when he's irritable and his nerve
are on edge, the encouraging word whe
his courage falters; the comprehendinl
pitying word when things go wrong; tt
exultant word of praise when be pulls Q
something good.
"And she's so capable. And so e.
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