San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-02
0ld-fashioned
Husbands
By Beatrice Fairfax.

There'd been not a little contro-
versy of late regarding flappers and
old-fashioned girls.
Where is the sweet. old-fashioncd
girl! many men have asked. And
numbers of girls have written in sub
stance. Zone old-fashioned girl is
right herc-I, myself. may look
modern. but I'm. old-fashioned at
heart
Oh. yes. there are countless girls
today with sound old-fashioned prin-
ciples in addition to modern, pro-
grcssive ideas. There's small excuse
for the young man who claims he
cant find an old-fashioned girl for
friend. sweetheart or wife.
They don't 20 about in trailing
skirts as they used to, picking up
the dust of pavement and road. They
don't get headaches from hair long
enough to sit on. They dress COM
fortably and independently, go in for
athletics. think for themselves and
no longer cultivate the will to faint.
That this old-fashioncd, bobbed-
headed short-skirted flapper when she
loves and marries makes marvellous
wife and mother. many a happy nus
band can testify.
Lately by way of contrast. letters
have reached me asking: where rs
the old-fashioned man? Docs he still
exist?"
Here's J. VS. letter. which is typi..
cal Of many others / have received
and which I regret to say, L JACK
space TO print:
"Dear Miss Fairfax:
az consider myself the old-faShioned
tyne of girl. But on every side,
wherever / go. l see flappcrs ENJOY
ing themselves. IL men go about
with them why can't they give an
old-fashioned girl n nice, respectaDie
time? Why should the old-fashioned
girl always stay Mt home! i doh [
think it's fair-do you? :,
"Where are the nice oldfashioned
men who would like the company o,
an old-fashioned girl? As far as L
can see. there are very few.
"All nv girl friends are either mar,
ried or about to be married. Ana
here I hardly know what 1t means
to 20 out with a-young man-all be-
cause I'm too slow. i don't drink.
smoke or paint. I like dancing but
don't care to indulge in it too much.
I would rather go to concert or
good inlay.
Roth nv former and present en-
blowers and also my fcllow-workers
likc and respect me. They all tell
me that I'm girl with a smiling
disposition. Then why is it / am
left behind like a fnded. forgotten
wall-flowor? The only answer IL,
I'm old-fashioned.
Sometimes I'm tempted when / see
the way some other girls act. but
nv resrcct for myself and the spirit
of nav dead mother guide me and the
temptation passes. l hope you VIII
publish this as n plea from a straight
and good girl"
There's no need to be discouraged.
Does the old-fashioned man exist? In
deed he does-by thousands. He
like the old-fashioncd flapper--may
look modern. But he has old-fash-
toned principles and kindliness and
dependability and respect. for woman
hood. >,
Don't be discouraged-give the old
fashioned man time and chance TO
find you.
Just last evening ! visited the
happiest little bride in her tiny,
honey, two room and kitchcnetten
apartment. She is as old-fashioned
ms n cinnamon pink, though her hair
il bobbed and she works in an Of
flee.
Her husband is an old-fashioned
young man. One look at his honest,
merry, blue eyes and clean-cut, strong
face proves that. Besides, his mother
and sister and friends agree with his
wife that he's dear and a brick
and real man.
Mr.. and Mrs. Newlywcd are happy
MS turtle doves in their spic and span
little apartment They are old-fash'
toned, new-fashioned young people.
I saw Mrs. Newlywed two years
ago, then not again until yesterday.
Two years ago she wasn't Mrs. New
lywed, but discouraged, blue girl
who wept on my shoulder and told
me there weren't any nice men IN
the world-rea1ly nice old-iashioned
men who cared for old-fashioned girls.
She was even more blue than you
are, J. V.
Your romance may be waiting for
you today. Are You prepared for II
when it comes? Will you meet it half
way with n smile?
Start today determined to enjoy
both work and play and to help Cupid
by looking and being your neatest
and sweetest, wittiest and pretticst.
The chances, according to the law o.
averages, are that within two Year,
you also will be n happy Mrs. New
lywed in your own little home. But
you'll get nowhere by moping and
weeping. It's not enough to hold your
standard high for the old-fashioned
man. Also hold your head and your
courage high. Face the world cheer.
ily, ready for romance and your old