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MONDAY, APRIL 26, 1920 Women, Sins, Confessions; Do Three Go Together ? English Church Question Two Prominent New Yorkers Discuss ‘‘Should a Woman Confess to a Woman?” Forgiveness and Secrets Involved. ae sins? 2 The questions will be raised at the coming Lambeth Con ‘the clergy of Great Britain, because of numbers of letters received By Marguerite Mooers Marshall. Copyrieht, 1920, by The Press Publishing Co, (The New York byening World.) HOULD a woman confess to a woman? Can a woman keep an- other woman's secrets? Can a woman fo ve another woman's rence of trom English girls pleading for women confessors in High Anglican @@ churches. The Rev. Henry Ross, Vicar of St. Albans, a’ large London ‘y churoh, has registered emphatic disapproyal of the plan on the grounds “that the church would not permit it, that a woman is pitilessto her own sex and that she cannot be trusted to keep a secret. I submitted the question of the woman, confessor to a prominent Episcopal clergyman who, in virtue of his office, hears confessions; and to an equally prominent, editor of a woman's magazine, who also hears confessions—albeit informa! women all over the country. Their widely divergent but equaily inte) “Until a woman can be a pri ehe cannot be confessor.” de clared the Rev J. P. McComas, D. D. vicar on St. Paul's Chapel of Trinity Church. Every priest of the Hpise opal Church must re- ceive confession, whether he likes it or not. When he is made a priest the Bi tells him, ‘Wh sins thou dust forgive, they are forgiven, and whose sins thou dost retain, they are retained.’ “Receiving confession is a purely priestly function. The church could not provide women confessors until the whole rule and discipline of the church is changed. But, whatever the situ- ation in England, in this country there has been no demand from women for women confessor: “Assuming thet the rule of the ehureh were changed, do you sec any psychological advantage in the woman confessor?" I asked “No more than in the woman docto: answered Dr. MoComas. “I do not think women want to confess to women. As Dr. Ross says, it \as been my experience that women are more pitiless to their own sek than men would be, and that women prefer to trust men rather than women in a su- preme crisis of anY sort “If she is in great business or legal trouble a woman usually goes to a man lawyer. If there ‘is a serious operation to per- form, she goes to a man déctor- the question of modesty doesn't enter into the aituation. Like- wise for a .spirttual operation, such as the confession of a great sin or a great sorrow, a woman instinctively turns to a man as her spiritual leader and coun- pellor. ones—from puzzled or sorrowful replies follow, and indicate two ting viewpoints: ‘Women not only should con- to women: women DO con- onfess to wom- + en,’* sserted Sophie Kerr, the novelist, who as Mrs. Sophie Kerr Under- wood, manag- ing editor of the Woman's Home Companion, re- |, coives at least 10,000 intimate epistolary con. | fessions every =% year from wom- in every State in the Union Yet Sophie Kerr never tells one of these secrets; never even dis- guises them as fh in “Painted Meador " “The Secsuw” or any of her other books and short stories. “When a woman is suffering from some overwhelming grief or misfortune, to whom does she go?" demanded Sophie Kerr. “To her “mother, who is a woman to @ome woman friend. “Women confess to a womdn because they know she is far less curious, far lpss likely to betray their secrets, than isa man. As one man brazenly admitted to me the ether day, “ to ge’ a man to open a pa ig to address it to hie wife!" Why do practically all business leaders have a woman for a private sec- retary’ Because they know she doesn’t tell secrets, and won't sell them out : fr or that a woman is piti- less to her own sex is juat one of vse pleasant bromides — with which men like to flatter them- selves. There ALWAYS woman to give a helping a kirl in trouble. Who runs the homes for stich girls? Who supports “those homes? For that matter, sand su the aitureiies? Women! Theres 1 fore I think that if women wants to be helped and consoled by re- ligious confessors of their own sex, the churche d supply such confes It surely is woman, 1 man, who can best vd another woman's heart.”" The Spiteful Woman By Sophie Irene Loeb. Copyright, 1930, by The Press Publishing Co, (Tue New York Evening World.) AST Sunday I went up to the If country with some friends. Wo went in an automobile, Ou one of the back roads, some distance from New York, the pathway was very nur- row, with an embankment on one side and a ditch on the other, We found it would be neces sary to turn the machine, 4% the road was getting very rough. There was: no room in which the auto- mobile could turn, but on the road was a house and a Little distance from the, 41 + @ gateway, made of rough logs. We got out of the ma- chine and walked down to give the chauffeur a chance to turn here, if * rossible. The chauffeur, in an effort to turn \ts car, moved into this gateway and vag just sufficient distance in the sateway to admit of only the front wheels of the car, At this moment a couple of women came out and in a tirade of abuse or dered him away from the gate. They woukt not let him turn and he was torced to run his car into the ditch. A tow minutes after, when we re- turned to the car, one of the women proceeded to berate us for permitting bur chauffeur to do such a thing as turn into ber gate, “her property.” We, of course, told her that we were vert eorry that wo had secmed to trespass. Her answer was, “It is more than‘ being sorry—much more than that.” We then asked her what she wanted ws to do about it, as there was no damage done in any possible form, She ‘ontinued to abuse us for going on ‘other people's property,” and with ‘ considerable pite in het looked with seemi feur trying to got } ditch, a'predicament in which self had placed hj isfa me. This was not a farmer's w a woman from the wood not have mot with rad bi city, must say Tw Somehow, 1 thought taught us somet that the trend of ti the hand of helpfuincs is built Ly lacking in the woman who won!d add spite to injury. The Mammon has doubtle sight of the peaceful path of patienc: and kindness and A desire to be Samaritan to the stranger at the gate. When I came home J reflected on it I comfort myself with the thought that the milk of human kindness still flows freely—in most places, all, “Well.” she said, “he's got hin into a great mess Ill tak a couple of hours to zet out of tt Which seemed to'give her extreme tion No, gentle reader, do not ht 2 Wo! n. ‘This was summer hic and who evidently thought she owned the earth, hecuuse she happened to hold the ttle to piece of land. lo thing di omew se of the people selfivhness was fast out to his brother at und feed t Is only Is woman, know another woman imple soul and hasn't much of world's goods, Under the con ditions, this woman would ru out to the chauffeur and tid to him: “This 1s a very narrow road. You can't possibly turn in it, i tinues for a couple of miles this way. e Oper my gute and you can readily tien." Further than this, had she seen the young man in trouble, in the diteh she would have run oul to ask if there was anythin she could do to help That is the 8} trait af toleran made her lo: tone, she lee at the chaut out of the h she her. misiake We would tment if tt from th a rich lady, who had tne place for me, and 1 and that the, individual wa uch spiteful actions as fhis are the elements that m ean ead ‘whiff, Pri ton which hurranity littering trail of ‘The Day of Rest! | WHAT S THE USE TO VARNISH THE WOODWORK F oe a" i. * ad Ly 00 400 2 New York Doughnut Mad ? Well, It Looks That Way By Fay Stevenson. Copyriant, 1920. by The Press Publishing Co. (The Now York Evening World.) 8S New York doughnut mad? Well, “Everybody's doin’ it." Do- ing what? (Not Turkey Trot) but eating doughnuts doughnut of tes during the onsible for the The history making the ation Army las: War probably reg new craze ‘In taet all the lower part of New York, especially the business part, smells like—Um! Um!—an old-fash joned New England kitchen. Only nstead of a sweet grandmotherly face with bane a neat, W capped young tanding at an open show window turning dozens of a lange jurd laden vat w York stops to take a vably one of the largest of se doughnut kitchens (where noth- but hot doughnuts, milk, epffee and tea may be obtained) ts on Park Row and Broadway, at the noon hour we find and newsie, lawyer and post doughnn And all N , fat ladies and lean ladies, char omen and dames with slik stockings Par’ s standing shoulder to shoulder, mouths open, nostrils in- haling and eyes watching the neat young man in the window turn brown, fat luscious smelling bits of dough The lawyer forgets his clients, the postman does not ftel the wotght of hig mail bag, the fat lady forgets Public Doughnut Eating Has Taken New York by Storm. what the doctor said about eating sweets, the lean lady opens her bag to count her change, the char woman forgets she has the rheuma- tism and the dame with the silk stockings forgets to powder her nose. For one whole minute the crowd at the window forgets itself and what it was about to do. And then a hurdy-gurdy starts up an old faspioned opera or “In the Good Old Summer Time” and the crowd wakes up, Some of them fol low the trail of the doughnut, some of them take hote a box to wifey and the kiddies and ¢ 8 gO On with memorias of other days when one had a kiteben with a wood stove instead of a kitchenette with a few burners where too hot to cook Doughnut kitchens tn New York are now as common as candy kit- chens at Cone Island. One finds them on Chambers Street, in Maiden Lane and up town in the home @ec- tions, all the business sections and shopping districts are simply scream. ing with that delicious, old fashioned, familiar fragrance which vaed to issue from the New Engi % tarm- house every baking day. The chef who flopped pancakes used to attract the crowd, but now he is @ creature of ancient history, and his successor is the chef who flops doughnuts, I WANT You TO DO THE FLOOR I CAN Do THE WoadwoRkK THAT'S EASY Nau ARE PAINTING THE Floor! “Ting dari Tromaitly Row IL. MI Carde@ll. Conyright, 1920, by The Prem Publishing Co “ MY SLUPTON suddenly re- members we are alive and writes me a sweet letter,” remarked Mrs. Jarr, looking up from the morning's mail. “Of course she wants to visit, us. “I don't remem! is she a looker leasly. Very carelessly, in fi Mrs, Jarr gave him such a look “Very fortunately she NOT good looking!" replied Mrs, Jarr, as thou to imply that feminine nes: noted all the virtues, “You don't member her. She went to school with me when I was a girl in Hrookly, but moved to n Grove, Pa, and lived with an the damsel fair, sked Mr. Jarr care- for int there when her father married again and she couldn't get along with her stepmother, natur ally.” jee! More company to rush around with at night to cabarets!" gruinbled Mr. Jarr nee the fifst of the year Mr, Jarr had sworn off going of own free will to any place where liq had formerly heen sold, He was a rv formed nme “You t worry about Am Slupton w to to se ! cabarets,” replied Mrs. Jarr A though, Amy is a go: ch "i ber and likes to be sorts ef wickedn bu know that the cabarets are deaM@ly du since all these last exposures of po ‘How can | entertain ou tive visitor then--when. st “You never mind about enté 1 her,” replied Mrs, Jarr silly headed, husband huntin ) about like the Cacklaberr Amy Slupton is settied a toady and #he makes the finest ho 1 bread and she does the most embroidery, She has ¢ most beautiful linen, a ré to start housekeeping with a Nustwind. But, poor th will, She's too good a } and the gitls that marry at fly about with their faces made and everything on their by so when I sf about sewing Slupton is here | want you to say how you adm a gir who ean sew nicely and how all 1 appreciate the girl handy wit reedle “[ stimply won fay the prices they while Amy are awking for dresses ready made ami [| won't wear denim or ¢ sham Let the rich do those ridiculous things. And so, while Amy Slupton' ww visiting me, [ may get some sum- YOu ARE RIGHT! / IT'S NO USE To DO THE WOODWORK WITHOUT D, THE FL (The New York Bvening World, mer goods and she can cut them out ond inake them up for me. to pay a sewing woman five dollars @ day and her meals—Amy won't coat for the meals, e's a wonderful couk to make #im- ple little dainties that take)very little me anything, to me that a jolly and most entrancing time—one was in store for our prospect Penn Grove, Mrs, Jarr philosophi- had so many visitors that at least one nposed upon. culd she deem it her turn to impose ventured Mr. “Never you mind being so inqu things that don't concern » The Prom Publiting Oo. h Christ was array is woven to form wood can withstand the of that part of >» painted the : the most asbes ok preserved nine the action of the ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS. Warp; 3, Bamboo; Commentaries; ope; 11, Key of Why Not License Drinkerst Grade Champagne to Beer Anna Fitziu, After a Ginger Ale and Ice Water Party, Dreams a Novel Plan. By Fay Stevenson. ‘Wopyrieht, 1990, by The Press Publishing Co. (The New York Bvening World.) RILLIANT ideas always originate at birthday parties. B . At least Miss Anna Fitziu, the beautiful and sweet votced Prima donna, thinks they do, For it was at a birthday given in her honor by friends that she concetved the idea of—tut let Fitaiu tell the story herself, “Every one was drinking my health and wishing me happiness water, ginger ale and pink lemonade,” laughed Miss Fitziu, “but my; oh oh my, it was terribly flat! We all did our best to eat, drink and be but there wasn’t any ‘spice’ or ‘dash’ or ‘inspiration.’ We were having as much fun as an automobile party with a flat tire. And then I tho an idea, a perfectly good idea, which ought to please even the Prohibiti “It was simply thie: Why not licen feurs? ‘The man who drinks chanypagne would have to pay a heavier than the man who enjoys his humble glass of beer. “For instance, the pro: posed annual tax for drinks might be something like this: Champagne * $25 Beotch ...6+ + 20 Bourbon + 20 Rye i + 20 Rum ‘ + 20 Gin. . + 16 Cocktail... 10 Rhine Wine 10 Claret 10 Beer 5 Miss Fitziu lay back in her luxurious Louis XIV. bedstead and let her beau- tiful brown eyes wander to the ceiling. It was only 11 o'clock in the morning when I saw her in ber dainty cerise boudoir at her home, No, 246 West 72nd Street, and, of course, prima donnas never arise with the birds even if they do sing just as sweetly ‘Taking her eyes from the ceiling and arranging her cerise dressing gown, Miss Fitzlu continued her * story as she played with two. fat, dark brown, glossy pigtails “] hope my idea isn’t just a dream, wut when I saw how things were go- ing at my own birthday party the thought just came to me: Why can't we give a-man or & woman a léense to drink just as we give them a li- cense to rup an auto, “Of course if a person who has a I'd have jjcense to drink becomes intoxicated then he must forfeit the Rut just because a few men and women do not know how to drink is no reason all the people should suffer, “This license card must be an indi- vidual affair and there should be no treating. If Jim has a license to drink beer he should be allowed to go in and get his glass but he may not wait around and treat others, It was this treating habit of waiting for Tom, Dick and Harry around the bar which sent so many ad drunk and their families suffer 90. A man should simply have a license to drink one men home ¢ Copy’ OZENS of answers have been re- 1D) ceived from young New York women and men on the Ouija Editor's questions. WOULD YOU KISS A GIRL WHO PAINTED HER LIPS? » represented, date the would-be kissers have Both sides a poll WHAT IS YOUR ANSWER? Write your opinion to-day and mail it to The Ouija Editor, The Evening World, New York City. Some of the many answers re- ceived: J. XL, Fourth Avenue—Would I? ou bet [ would Mary K., Westchester—dt depends. 1 might paint my lips if L thought omebody would kiss them. D.E.F.,New York--Would I kiss a giri with painted ipa? Surely kiss her on the neck. Fred F., Flatbush—Oni, kiss a girl who painted her lips if she had the right kind of lips to paint. It all depend, William V. R—Can't I eyes? Eliag &, Newington, N. Hit she drinkers just as we license ¢ “Before Prohibition I cared little about drinking, but now if one asks me to have a cock glass of champagne, I take it I want it or not, because I never know when I'll get another chancet And. know lots of people who feel just oy In fact Prohibition is a smugglers, and actual drunkards vf them. It ts simply a matter of pers sonal liberty with them, “Human nature is about the most stubborn thing om earth and it just the way Lady Astor herself, upon the subject, “The mo- — ment any one says I can't have # thing that’s the very thing I want! | “What ie the use of taking alll joy out of life and making parties wocial gatherings flat? Why can't we license drinkers and allow the indie vidual to run his human machine jugs as he runs his auto?” Well, why can't we? os Evening World Ouljeathe Asks (The New York Broning World.) Met Sera ht, 1920, by ‘The Prewe Publishing Co, ots her parents, goes to chursh every Sunday and votes the Repufte Ucan ticket, yes. Anxious To—I'd try. Ethel L. W., Brooklyn—tI believe the Amerigan young man of to~ does not care for the type of girl paints her lps. eT ee If he doee—then £ do not care for that type of young A. B. C,, Bronx-—Would you kiss @ kirl who had painted her Itps? The best kisses taken in the dark, where paint doesn't Americanism ts 100 per cent. r have to be drafted. Where is she? Washington Square—Yes; ‘Tuesdays and Thursdays, Eleanor B., Albany, N. ¥.-The girl who paints her lips the same ki smoke cigarettes. ‘The American man does not care for this kind of girl. M. M. M.—Oulja says, “Yes, if she uses the kind that docsn't come off!” TRY THISON a leatagye AS