Show lt v t i ERM women hate the appellation but 40 philosophically consider it Is dig rifled and complimentary it lse seems enIs strange that an unmarried woman teoman should object seriously to being called an old maid but one of bt that blessed status in life took offense at the term in long island and caused the roan man who applied it if to her to be haled baled into court where rehe ho was stern ly reprimanded by the magistrate and directed to expunge the word from his vocabulary but it Is not clear wherein lay his offense the term is dignified and complimentary there may linger a feminine objection of the adjective old but that could be eliminated by a very slight application ot of philosophy As for the noun it Is usually supplemented by terms of praise unmarried men do not rush into court when they arb ar called bachelors or even old bachelors the bachelor uncle Is normally a delight to nephews and nieces the maiden aunt Is beloved and cherished in every household blessed by her presence prea ence she Is not infrequently its most attractive member eyen even without trie charms of youth h for that she has substituted a golden glow of placid beneficence it if there were in her early life a love aff affair air it Is pr preserved esera in the lavender leaves of her memory she has haa no occasion to brood nor need melancholy cloud her brow the geographical distribution of old maids maido in the united states has baa happily grown less un eaven but it lo in probable that the number of old maids by y their own choice Is greater even than before the days of more money per capita and of readier transportation women has advanced an in both education and independence she can when she will set higher standards for her choice the suitor chasmore ih has asmore more difficulty in proving his case provided the one Is 19 en endowed dave d W with ith discriminating judgment there Is less common need of marriage for a home such emancipation of femininity would have inevitably an effect upon the census it may have also its influence upon the development of character within somewhat sociological limits there cannot be too many old maids among the population they have their peculiar mission to tc perform and they usually meet its requirements quire ments with sweetness and light doubtless it was the intent of the long island boor boor that constituted his offense he might better wish that this maid may grow older and older |