Show Many Reasons Why Women Should Propose But Lots of of Girls Like the Old Ohi Way Best BELOW ELOW is a scene from Hobsons Choi Choice at the Salt L Lake ke th theatre atre atre next week for which B The Telegram is giving free tickets in a novel contest The contest closed at noon today I The prize winners will ViII be announced Sunday V V I f V I V 4 I V 1 t I J V Iv VV I V ir fro I V f f p k i 4 l I P f 1414 0 SCENE 4 V Hundreds eds of Answers Submitted Submitted Sub Sub- V by Salt Lake Contestants V By y DOLLY DALE Why shouldn't women propose propose The answers are pouring in on every mail S Some Same e clever ones cannot be be- be con con- because the writers have given nothing but th their ir initials Then there are dozens which which are barr barred d because they are in excess of ot words V You realize what it means reading means reading an answer which has won a prize andI and knowing that it is practically the same as the one which you entered yourself I I do not care to Jay myself open to the charge charse o of partiality which wo would ld surely follow if it I I. I did did not purl pursue u that hat hatI method V I ISome j. j I Some of the tile best answers received today fol follow oy V I I I V M MODESTY DESTy V V Modesty Is the attribute bue which sets Woman apart from man manT man man- Take T this sweet attribute away V And admire her if you can can She would drop in sacred value If It she asked a man to wed Instead of waiting till she's urged To the alt altar r. r to be led Isn't Isn t there something beautiful In allowing a man to choose I For if it he hes he's s not the right one I I V I Its your jour privilege to refuse And when the real Prince Charming I V VV comes V To ask you for your hand Youre You're You re mighty sure that youre you're his choice V V V. V Of ot all girls in the land V M l B B. H H. MEN MAKE r MESS ESS OF IT I Dear Miss Dale Why sh the women propose I Yes indeed why not First it seems I to me that the toe question Is improperly stated I should prefer that my short communication be headed I Why Women Should Propose I Well VeIl then if so why so so Some reasons Is it not true that women I bear the burdens the great and real I burdens of married life lite Is not her hers her's s i ithe the lot of ot bearing and rearing childen We have all alI heard the saying Man works from sun to sun but womans woman's never done Cannot all of the above questions and dozens of others almost as im imI important important im- im I be answered with yes written in capital letters letters' Again is not womans woman's nce equal to mans man's and would it be possible possible possible ble for women to make a worse mess messof messof messof of the matrimonial market than men men have done V A bold I Did I hear someone say woman But would not womans intuition in intuition in- in tuition almost always prevent pro proposals being made where they would not be accepted and might we not i that hope if women women felt free to propose I It th they y I w would pick up up and make men t of some nay ma many y of t the e timid shy old bachelors who vho no flo doubt think they i were disappointed in love loye in early earl I Ilife life V i Indeed It s seems ems to o me that no logical I reason can be given why wily women I should not not propose Au revoir I MRS IRS D D. L L. O O. I I WOMAN SHOULD LEAD I IDear I IW Dear Miss 1 Dale I W Women men should propose because there I II Is no logical reason why she should I not because in matters of or sentiment I and the heart she is mans man's superior i iI iI I Love is of mans man's life a thing apart I ITis I woman womans woman's s whole existence I II I III I Because this being true and there II being beins no Ideal marriage without love she should take the initiative I I believe that woman should propose propose pro pro- I pose not because I have shave the courage i of ot my convictions but because it is in ini inthe I i the line of ot progress and conducive to toj I j the happiness and welfare of ot society V j I V H. H HEM E. E M. M I l' l THE SILENT MANAGER j i iDear I I. I Dear Miss Dale I Why sh shouldn't t woman propose 1 j I Ii j i A man who Is too timid to propose is too bashful to ask for a Job after he heis heis is married 1 A woman doesn't nc need d to propose it itis itis i is her birthright to make a man do as I she wishes without his knowledge of i ii i the fact If It she cannot she better wait until she has learned how I i No man cares to think he is henI henpecked henpecked hen hen- heni i pecked but I 1 dare say 90 00 per cent of the happy successful marriages have havethe I the wife as manager but the husband I doesn't know it V L L. F F. i MAN CONCEITED Dear Miss Dale j I Why shouldn't women propose The conceit of ot man is too great I Should women propose No first it would put women In the tho wrong light with the men folks the average man mail bein being so conceited that if it he learns a girl is in love with Ith him all an bets would v 1 I be declared off oft V He lIe would look her over aver and sa say i iWho 1 Who art thou that asketh my hand in marriage Ill I'll do my o own n proposing when I find a girl to quality I U J J. J YEARS AGO V VV V If It it had been the style style- V V When I was young V VF For a girl to propose yo you see see V I know of a man manI V Id V I Id I'd d have said It to V For Tor he wouldn't propose to tome me meI V I know kilOw that he loved me V V. V Fondly and true j I But he was was th the bashful kind V And It wasn wasn't t the style V To give sive a hint hintt V V V i t So o I was left behind V But as it was not the style style- When I was young V V V Oh se see the price I paid V He couldn't sneak sleak eak s t Neither could I V So now Im I'm a poor old maidE maid V EW E ANSWER ENOUGH I Miss 1 Dale V. V Why shouldn't women propose propose Because it Is not natural A woman womans woman's s answer should weigh as much V as as a mans man's proposal and each should be given the highest l tion tion V L L. B B. B WOULD LOSE COURAGE I IDear Dear Miss Dale I V Why shouldn't women propose It appears to me that if women are I I considered on a a apar par with men and for the above reasons I fear there I would be he few marriages if it women should propose She would lose courage courage cour cour- age ase right off oft the reel I H H. M M. I cour-I C C. SUGGESTION INSPIRES I IDear Dear Miss Dale DaleA I IA A man met a maid and desired a fa kiss after fter knowing her but buta a short time and not quite ready to propose propose I The maid being really In love did not I wish it unless it was sincere He however being oj of a forceful and winning winning win winning win win- ning nature was was wab not to be refused I so she asked him if he really meant every everything thins he did and said and he answered answered answered an an- yes That was the end of the beginning Not long afterward she wished a formal for mal proposal and to please her he gave save it V i Moral foral A girl should suggest marriage marriage marriage mar mar- mar mar- in iq a similar situation 1 MRS B B. R R. McG MeG I |