Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-26

does actually want
clinging vine, even at the expense Of
ter Jones, you recall him? He was as
selfish rounder as / ever knew. and
broke q heart or two by his callous ac-
tton. One actress l knew loaned him
5000 that he never paid bnck. and
Minnie Despard a wonderful writer,
gave up big professional chance. when
she was engaged to him. because she
would not leave this city. Did he ap-
preciate any Of the really great hearted
and fine women who adored him by their
affection? He did not.
"But along came that wishy -washy.
clingfng vine, spineless, brainless Dolly
Madden, and he fell so hard that you
could hear the thud. On top of all her
other lacks, she lacked health. and
hadn't any business to marry at all.
But she did. and for five years he's
been q regular unpaid trained nurse
Many q man who was really less selfish
and cold -blooded than he would have
grown impatient and aggrieved at the
dead weight he was carrying, but not b.
this heart breaker. He has softened
and toned down and reformed. SIM
ply have to admit that he has some re-
dseming qualities
6AN l. IL tue VIC hoNiSSo
i something similar in several Of my
friends marriages. spoke up strong,
well -poised business woman.
my sister is the highest type Of
woman yet evolved. She is square in
every way, and has the sense of honor
that men often claim women lack. Her
health Is superb and she takes a pride
in always being a perfect comrade 10
her husband. Though not athletic. she
trails over miles of golf courses in his
wake, and whenever he has sudden
business call to the Pacific Coast she
drops everything. no matter how busy
away with him on an hours notice.
Every one thought them ideally mated,
but last summer 1t was discovered that
he was crazy over sickly, anemic
ash blonde stenographer who is thin
end scrawny and stupid, as far as l can
make out He defed his wife, was un-
grateful for all she had been to him,
and the devil was to pay generally. he
taid the girl needed him!
ct USED TO say that clinging vines
L choked the oaks to death. evcntu-
ally, and made them die OF dry rot
which is true in botany-and that that
kind of woman was death to man ,
nobler nature. But now / pause and
inquire in amaZement whether men have
any nobler nature or not, when they
will desert fine family and elope with
some fluffy. vamping chorus girl who
leans on them and pretends that she
Is so little and helpless that she cannot
get along without them. Can't men
zee that the real vampire is the clinging
vine woman who takes all and gives
nothing! Don't they want n woman TO
share any of their burdens, and inspire
them 10 renewed effort. or urge them
upward even when they falter and lose
faith in their own abilityI'
II figure il out that there Is some
bad and some good in the male nature
which satisfies itself with the useless,
grasping, blood sucking woman" said
husband. 1.-The bad is vanity. OF
course every woman knows that the
real reason that men have wanted
clinging vines was that the contrast
with their strength was so fattering
4 But there is good side, which was
hinted at by Olivia when she told of the
rake who became a model husband
through caring for an invalid wife.
Folks love what they sacrifice for Each
mother knows that she loves her frail
child best. And SO mans better ma :
\ ture Is brought out by having to tend
IN invalid
- A RE we all to grow slckly, or to
"a pretend to ailments. in order to
\, develop our husbands characters and
4 hold their loveT" they clorused.
Heaven forbid. but it might be well
ftS cumoufiasc Just bit by wearing a
& &1nk Etlk .neglieee out of business
1p!' laughed the real estate agent.
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