The Washington times., 1922-03-23
FLAPPERSF|ND
SP0NSOR|ND.C.
WOMAN JUDGE
Miss O'Toole Defends Breezy
Youngsters With Bobbed
Hair and Envies Them.
BY MILDRED NORRIS.

BY MILDRED NORRIS.
"As for the flapper-well. adore
her.
And speaking Of bobbed hair
1t is the greatest hcon of the age"
Judge Mary O'Toole. Of the
Municipal Court OF the District Of
Columbia, the first woman ap-
pointed to that office by the Presi-
dent of the United States. was
talking.
Judge O'Toole sat back in her
chair and, metaphorically speak
ing. sent a few biffs in the direc-
ton of Judge Gibbs. of New York,
who declared the other day that the
demand Of women for furs and
diamonds were driving their hus-
bands to crime and bankruptcy.
NONSENSE said the judge, an
swering Judge Gibbs. II don't
know this New York Judge or what
experiences he may have had, but
he generalizes and that's not fair.
''It is true. no doubt that many
wives drive theii husbands to bank
ruptcy by their demands, but no
man was ever made to commit
crime. by a woman. He would have
committed 1t, anyway, II there
hadn't been a woman in the case.
Not All Extravagant.
"In big cities Ike New York
there is too much Keeping up
with the Jones spirit and people
live for the neightOrs instead Of
for themselves but even in those
cities the women who drive their
husbands to the bankruptcy courts
or the suicide route by their de-
sire to have more expensive furs
and a larger collection of jewels
than Mrs. Smith of their set are
IN the minority.
Men and women who come into
courts represent only a minority OF
the people Of the world, and why
hold them up as examples to show
that the world is going to the dogs?
Judge Gibbs speaks only OF
the women who demand furs and
diamonds, but says nothing OF the
thousands Of mothers who take care
of their children. do all the house
work, make both ends meet on the
husbands slender income and think
themselves lucky IL they get one
new dress a year.
They represent the majority Of
women of the country.
zone trouble with the other class
of women is that they know moth
ing about their husbands business
affairs. They shouldn't be blamed
for this; neither should their hus-
bands. know when l finish my
days work l don't want to go home
to talk about it. I'm tired of bust.
ness and want relaxation. And
that Is true OF the average bust
ness man. He doesn't let his wife
know of his business affairs because
he's just too tired to talk shop.
1.-The reason for unhappiness
among couples in many cases Is
the failure OF the man to give his
wife an allowance. He tells her to
charge whatever she needs. Charge
accounts are dangerous. They grow
surprisingly. The man who tells
his wife to charge usually finds
ground to accuse her of extlnva.
gance. II she had a set allowance
she would keep within it.
American Men Devoted.
THE American husband Is the
most devoted on earth. He Is really
{. slave to his wife. I think in many
cases he gives her more than she &C
Tually desires. Also. there is the
type of American business man who
demands that his wife keep up ap-
pearances by dressing beautifully.
Judge Gibbs urges return to ira.
ditions of the past Why, in the past,
the moralists and reformers were
ranting about exactly the same
things as we rant about today.
There's the flapper-and I do
adore her. There were flappers on
Broadway 100 years ago. The critics
of that period discussed them.
THE flapper is adorable because
she is young and fearless and frank.
She is a sight to refresh tired eyes,
with her bobbed hair and brezziness.
Yes. l called bobbed hair the
greatest boon of the age. If I were
younger, l d bob mine.
THE men used TO wear long hair
in the days when life was more leis-
urely. When they had to take to
hard work, they cut 1t off.
Long hair destroys efficiency and
disturbs peace Of mind.
The hair net is the next greatest
boon to the age. / should call 1t the
greatest. 1t does give me such COM