The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-06-12
Beatrice Fairfax on
Girls Who Think
Only Of Luxury
Who Occupies Unique Position
IN flie Writing World as an
Authority on the Problems
Of Love and Marriage
By Beatrice Fairfax
GST SHALL sue for breach Of
promise, Z announced Anne.

Of Love ana Marriage
GST SHALL sue for breach Of
promise, announced Anne.
.'o9 course. dread the pub.
Iicity. but Richard has 9 large
income ana it's only fair he
nhouid pay me for the terrible
disappointment rye had.
Anne was about to sob. But
there wasn't man present to
synpathlze. 30 she changed her
mind.
/ happen to know that Anne u
planning to marry Jack as soon
Is she gets the huge sum shes
demanding from Richard for hav.
ing irritateu him until he broke
their enlargement. Probably the
case win never be tried.
Richards family will settle out
az court tO avoid publicity. But
e Anne testifies before jury g
men she'll win because shes 20
very pretty and looks 80 patnetlcs
and helpless with her big papy
blue eyes and child-like figure.
Woe unto the man who xalIs
into the tolls of an Innocent
Ing baby blonde of Anne's type
Judge Selah 3 Strong. Of the
Supreme Court Of New York,
wrote in q recent issue Of the
Cosmopolitan Magazine:
The biggest Of grafters today
are wives The easiest graft In
the United States is marriage.
From my point of vantage on
Che bench, continues the judge,
81 have come to the conclusion in
m seriousness speak Tins with the
humility Of man who deeply
respects wonnanhooa and who to
flae happiest or husbands hat
TOO. many wives have turned into
parasites. liars. cheats, i1ltriguers.
money erabberB and contributors
% immortality
If many wives are .grafters,
then many GIRLS are cheats and
money grabbers. For marriage
doesn't change 3 woKnaIl's nature.
d II true that women are
worse grafters than men? Why
Il Il that so many women resort
q this low trickery
To-day woman has every
chance. She Is given the same
education her brother receives BY
the public schools. She chooses
work that il congeniaI, IL taught
10 DO Il wen ana IL well paid Tor
her work.
she handles her own money
ana property. She votes and can
hold office Legally. socially
economically she - recognized -
mans equal. II the modern wife,
doenflsk receive her share Of the
family income It's because she
hasn't made stand on the sub
feet and come to an understand
1ng.
Vet now that she has her free
dom many q woman Is not con-
tent with this $3.50 arrangement.
Following habit and. inherited in
Gtinct, she goes right on being
4 9rafterto get the easy end
ak everything. She demands pro-
lection. chivairy from men and
also equal rights.
This type of woman takes fun
ADVANTAGE uR certain recent
n4arrfage and divorce laws which
discriminate against men in favor
81 women. Dhs divorces her
husband when domestic respon-
abilities become irksome ana
olives in idle ease on her alimony,
ALTHOUGH there Is not the slightest
reason why any man should be
obliged to support q woman
capable Of supporting herself who
a no longer married to him,
except in case Of young children
who need their mothers con.
slant care.
Wives who spend their sum.
m0rs in the country and their
Wtnterg abroad or at distant
winter resorts, while hubby re.
mains at home earning the where
withaI to pay the bills, are an.
other glazing example Of feminine
grafters.
Women know 50 well how to
gain their wishes from men
through. charm, that they some
times thoughtlessly form the
habit Of Turing men to spend tar
more than they can or should
spend on an evenings enter
tainmene.
Practice considerate tact in
suggesting ways and means OF
entertainment. Offer your home
hospitality now and then. Don't
always meet a caller with your
\ hat. on. Above all, cultivate the
spirit OF fair play IL you would
avoid the dishonor and vulgarity
OF being q CRATER and achieve
truly alluring enchantlnent.
In this way you viii encourage
young men In moderate circun-
stances to renewed faith in mar.
Rage. Your example will help
prove that the typical modern
girl 50 not a CRATER, but fair.
minded, understanding friend, in
every way fitted to become the
practical helpmate and inspiring