Evening star., 1925-06-21
Her Own Name Versus His
Georges Wife
Becomes Serious Times She Debates the Subject With
Demeanor Who Viii Soon Be Married to DR.. Salary
BY NINA WILCOX PUTNAM.

A S ANNA NIAUS. the well known
~ fiction writer once Nlblicly
"A declared, "A rose by any
4 \ name is just about the same
price per dozen, and u lady
using her husbands last name, or
her fathers ditto, is six of one and
one half dozen of the other"
This wise crack crashed into my
understanding the other day after l
and George, that's my husband. got
into one of them safety valve argu-
ments which takes the same position
in any normal family that steam
vent does on a railroad engine
Ii all come up over a mortgage
George was taking out on farm be-
longing to by aunt's first cousin, and l
come to find out where he was Son-
psr put it in his own name instead OF
mine. Seeing the property was be-
longing to my family, i felt like he
had ought to put it in my name, the
anne as any sensible, bill owing huS-
ba nd. but nothing doing.
| should think after all these yrs,
he says, my name was good enough
for the both of us. And l says yes.
admit l have done a whole lot to help
YOUR standing. it's come to be a real
good name. but Hot Bozo, When we
ladies get married what have We got
left to call our own unless it's our
husba nd's property?
And he says it you don't care about
my name and the way / use it.
don't see why YOU didn't keep the one
YOU had when | met you. And | says
j wisht | had George Jules. What
with the way YOU treat me and etc
] got a good mind to go back to mom-
mer and take my own name and
Junior and the grand piano.
And Geo. says we'll, you doing that
wouldn't prove a thing except that Its
colder in New York than il Is in the
Winter, And leaving me TO filter that
one if l could he beat il for the eight
torty-five.
Well, was late getting up this
morning. see. and | had forgotten 10
order bread so there Wa sn't no toast
for breakfast, or sandwiches Tor
juniors lunch box, ! hadda give him
crackers: and | hadn't fixed the ire
in the stove before l went to bed and
il had went out on me. so no wonder
/ was mad at George that morning.
THEN to put Gunpowder caps into
climaXes. great guns. just after
had broke the cream jug washing the
dishes, who would | see toddling up
our front path only that bottle blond,
Miss Demeanor. the one that is en-
ga ged to DR.. Salary.
She had come to spend some of my
time on herself on her way to the
dresSmaker'S. 1t was a hour too early
for her fitting on account of the day
light twisting time and her wrist
watch being closer to nature.
Wei, Mis- Jules, she says, my we'd
ding day is set and l am getting my
clothes the same. Which was mT cue
To- ask what are you having?
And Miss Demeanor says oh m not
getting much, dear. YOU know fash
ions change so quick nowadays you
may as well let your husband buy
the ajority of the trousseau q month
or two after the wedding, don't you
think?
Well | sometimes think, | says, but
] don't always tell what of. | says.
especially when it comes to the way
some folks looks upon marriage these
days, but tell me what brand of we'd
ding dress are YOU conner have. will
YOU plan d conventional white no
matter what people say, or are you
conner be married in flying colors, !
see piece in the paper the other
day where d society girl got mar
ried in pale pink, l believe she was
American marrying some Russian
Red and she didn't wanner hurt his
feelings.
Well. Miss Demaanor says no. she