Morning journal and courier., 1888-08-02

q fat man always talks of various dishes any
more than that his conversation with a wo-
man usually includes an offer of marriage.
On the contrary, perhaps, knowing his own
weakness, he is more chary of his proposals
than are his leaner brethren; by the same
token he does not openly discourse on food,
bnt he will ample off gently in its direction.
He will tell you of the best dining places
in every continental city he has visited, or
remark on the Wretohed cooking here, the
insuf6ciency of service there. Perhaps he
will tell you Of his grapes or the size OF his
,cucumbers, though grapes and cucumbers
are not much IN his way. He sometimes
prides himself on his cellar, but he will Of
tener know the Ingredients of an out Of the
way curry, or have at his fingers ends the
names of places where you can get choice
and curious dishes.
So in talking to women his conversation
runs to. little compliments, and semblance
Of 1ove-making; he talks of marriage, hedges
round it, and smiles and looks up to see if
they are pleased. When he speaks of wo-
men it is from the old fashioned point Of
view that he considers them, for he In too fat
to hurry on and catch up advanced ideas. A
woman he thinks should be pretty, irreve
rent, saucy and given to smiling and blush
ing. It ia by blush or q smile that msn of
his type are caught. She has no business to
know anything about books, except in su-
perfeiel manner that will enable her to talk
for five minutes only Of poetry and novels.
She should especially know nothing of poli-
tics. He does not like women with ideas of
their own; they ought to take them distilled
and diluted from men in general and their
husbands in particular.
When woman is married ahe should con-
cern herself with her home and her children
(qulte true), and as for intellectual interests
Nonsense! No man wants to talk seriously
with woman. She should know her place
and keep in it. Home is for women and the
world for men; clothes and children for wo-
men, books and politics for men. At din
ner party or in company women should no
more presume to express opinions on ques-
tions of the day than should men about bon
nets, and if they attempt to do SO 1t is the
duty of all sensible men to snub them.
I have frequently noticed another curious
trait; 1t is that after the first few indulgent
minutes he diverts his conversation to his
own sex, and will almost ignore mine, even
in party of half dozen, for as q rule good
breeding is not his strong point. There are
exceptions of course, and / have known
some charming ones. am only speaking of
the majority. If I were girl would pray
heaven to save me from fat man. Well 1t
has.
Many fat men have made love, or tried to
make love to me, but comparatively few
have come to the point. Your fat man is
cautious, and does not commit himself to a
direct offer unless he is certain that he means
it, and is equally certain that he will be &C.
cepted. AS rule he is certain of the latter,
for modesty is not his besetting virtue; be-
sides he is of the type that thinks all women
are signing for matrimony, longing for it as
the one grand treat of their lives, and of q
refusal it is difficult TO make him believe the
reality.