Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-02
A wONAN,S REST FRIEND.

A WOMAN'S BESI fhtEINb.
A woman who il charged with having
murdered a rich man who was her pro
rector, demands TO be tried by Jury
of women. because she says that only
women can understand n woman IN he
nosition we'll enough 10 he mercifui tosle =.
We. this poor erring creature has com
nitted the cardinal sin in the code ot
women. She is guilty of husband stealing.
She K Young and beautiful, and she took a
husband away from wife who had grown
old. and worn, and haggard, working ana
scrimping. and saving to help him PIE
IN tho fortune that he squandered on TINS
other woman.
One might think that Of all things on
Garth such a one would fear the untem-
percd Justice that jury of women would
deal out. but this woman knows better.
She understands the psychology OF her
sex. and shows an almost uncanny wisdom
when she appeals from C9sar to CRsar
wife.
For II is only a woman who knows how
great and many are the temptations that
hrsct a poor and pretty young girl. 1t IS
ONLY n woman who knows how easy II IS
for such girl to take thr downward path,
and how hard to keep in the straight and
narrow road 1t is only woman who can
understand how n girl can sell her soul Tor
a ward Of chiffon and n pair Of dancing
n,Imps 1t is only a woman who knows
how many men there are in Sleeps cloth
inr. seeking for unprotected lambs to de-
vour
To mon. women are either good or bad
IF girl goes wrong. they set her down
as wholly vicious, but women know that
most Of the bad women are not really bad
ofintention They are only wcaN, and they
Al 80 cont
4 womsn's play time Of life is 50 short
In the few years Of her early youth she
must have al the fur al the admiration
III tho adventure, all the romance she will
ever have What wonder, then. that the
foolish among them. who lack the Wit to
drive . good harg ain with Fate, buy at
any cost the clothes that enhance Their
beauty aud the pleasure they crave end
must have now or never!
Men cannot understand this, because
their personal appearance docs not make
Nr mar their chance in life. Nor do they
have to make their sentimental hay while
The sun Of their youth and beauty shines,
and SO they udge mo-c harshly than the
woman does the poor little butterfly who
barriers her al for the sake Of tlannting
her gaudy wings for an hour in the sun
shine
ana women hIlnNt rs = ttitii taENii
knows, that the wages ot SIN IS death to
a woman They have soon the look oi the
damned in the ewes Of their sisters Of the
~tr,rt They have heard that laughter
that is saddcr than the sound ol sohs on q
Womaus lips They know that no chlld
more ruthlcSsly breaks its toys, and casts
them aside when il IS tired OF them than
u man does tho woman who has bCCD his
p'aythnC. and 50 even good women pity
bad women more than men do.
az course this is not the old theory
That is. that women are hard and cruel
10 othcr women. and that woman 5 IN
humanity to woman makes countless
thousands mourn.
II this was ever true, it is not true now
Women everywhere are stretching out
their hands 20 other women. trying to help
them. to comfort them, 10 upl(t thcm
There is not q charity for the hettcrmcnt
az unfortunate women that does not owe
Us origin and its existence 20 the work OF
sympathetic women. IL IS women who
reach down to the women IN the CUTTERS
and try to pull them UP to higher level.
and IL IS men Who are the chief obstacle %
the rehabilitation in society Of the woman
who has sinncd Women are willing % for
give the Nagdalenc il she rrpents and de-
slrss to atone for her past but men viii not
- their wives and daughters associate
with ono whose garments are mud-bcspat-
tered.
You often hear silly woman SAY that
she has no women friends that all Of her
friends are men. and that when she wants
to ask favor she goes to man for It.
Fool She knows not what she says.
and She soon finds out her error II she has
need TO put friendship 70 the test Men
are but fair-weather friends to women. 4
man enjoys the society OF a woman Just
as long IS she makes no demands upon
him
While she is at her best, happy ard gay.
and PROSPEROUS, and well-drcsSed. ready IN
listen to him with a sympathetic car, 30 IS
a charming and interesting friend But
let the evil day come, and aIl thisi is change
II she is need, he will lend her money.
once or twice. If she Is sick, he Will send
her q bunch of flowers. II her heart Is
broken he will write her note of cOndol-
ence. perhaps. And that's all Iic Will
dodge her as If she had the plague, rather
than listen TO her tale Of woes lie would
walk ten miles 20 avoid having her weep
over him, and when she becomes shabby,
and borrower of small sums. his Office
bov gets orders TO say that he is per
petually out
It's only a woman friend whose friend
ship will stand the test OF listening, hour
after hour, to the selfish monologue Of
grief, who will let you weep out your heart
upon her bosom, and who will invite you
the ofteaer to her house. the shabbier and
more forlorn you get
And in business it is other women who
push women up the ladder Of success. Let
girl show any ab lity, any industry. any
ambition to rise and some woman above
her VIII open the door Of opportunity to
her II Is the busy for women who. teach
green little girls their trade It Is the girls
who have jobs who are on the lookout for
Jobs for other girls. II IS women who 20
down into their lean purses and help other
women in need.