Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-20

nNE man. however. has solved the
~ problem. or rather his tianccc has
solved it., for II is n matter that COM
mon sense and Il wise girl can arrange
very sensibly.
'She taught me how foolish is tn"
false pride of most young mon, in think
ing that just because they are NAL"
beings. they must keep IN the pretens"
Of being wealthy. or at least. far bet
ter on financially than the woman. 1t
is vanity with them TO pay all bills
with a sweeping gesture. even if srv-
esal women ar" in the party whom they
scarcely know.
Snow, Elsie has wonderful horse
sense, and she realized long ago that
her salary was as big as mine, and that
each of US earned enough to afford many
good times. but that If ! had to pay
double every evening, my money sim
ply wouldn't stretch. and we'd be
!. obliged to fOrgo most of our agree
able entertainments. She argued to con
vince me of how silly and hard on a
man Is the old superstition that men
must pay for everything imaginable
\ just because they are men. That idea
2 10 udHueu NpNH 10 us from me cen =
turies when men had all the money and
women were obliged to accept every JOY
In life from tn" man who was willing
to pay the bills, or else 60 without.
Now, when women are earning big
incomes and often men have small ONES.
II Is absurd for them 70 pay tho WON
ems every bill-and impossible"
60 HE went on to tell how girls wor"
~ determined that they should have
pleasant evenings at dinners aud on
tertainmentS together. just nS two fell
lows or two girls can 20 out often to-
!. sether, by the simpl" expcdrnt 90 GO
ing "Jutch treat Each can pay his
own bills. but it comes very hard ON
one to pay for both.
t The young woman of sense had
4 frankly said she enjoyed going about
\ evenings with him rather than with
( some chance girl acquaintance. and BY
sharing the expense. Sh" could have
\ the pleasure Of her tiancr nt all sort
Of akairs where men and women went
y together. Its all in the family any .
way" she laughed. for when We ar,
married, our incomes will be for tho
good of both of us. Oh yes. | saio
q Incomes, for ] intend to keep or
working for a long time. II we have
the double income. we can live twice
/ as well as on the meagor one n young
chap can make in these times-and in
deed, we could not afford to marry at
all for many years were II not for the
I prospect of my salary added TO his.
\ love my work. and it would be fnan.
clslly suicidal to give it up
3 IJOWENER folks may foeI about thi,
s. - = modern marriage problem. it l.
surely not II debatable question, the
one OF good pals paying her own way
One youth says that with equal rights
4 and. equal or better salaries, girls can
easily afford Ia do their share and by
\ having fifty fifty arrangement, hun
X drsds Of delightful jaunts are made
4 6Sssible and even camarnderlo and
I3nnenial c0npanionship that often WI,
81 kG3 10 the altar, In the case of tn,
s llSrt couple II was actually fifty 1T,
< nOurtship. and the young man Is very
pfOnd of his sweetheart's s common sense
Ind good will. That marriage will not
be broken up because Of financial SQUAD
I bios and laziness and spltishness on the
4 lsart Of wife who regards her mat,
I. a merely an animated pocketbsok
Some Judges ray that an enormous
q rropOrtion Of. the divorces are sought
y ksoSuse ~ &kancial quarrels. II the
o12Sn y b1fAa and willing to do her
Y IN ins4 "a ~ wnnttns graft. many a
~ sr}Z AE2 y e 1. :. .sss 4 4 II