St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-03-02
SAINT PAUL.
GOSSIP OF GIiiLs.

''She is just the sort of girl that all
men 20 wild over" remarked a pretty
girl the other day, referring to recent
arrival in st. Paul from California, and
Immediately my interest in the fair
maid from the West was enhanced a
hundred fold. When it is considered
that men are contradictory, nay. para
duXical. andin order to peet with unall-
imouS approval from the sex. q woman
must need lie as prolific of resource
as the seven-headed MeduSa, the inter
est inspired by recital Of the universal
popularity with the male SIX, 1t the
little lady from California is easily a.
counted Tor. Every man admires
beauty-that CUES without say
rg-but with b'auJy alone the
poaseSsOr is only poorly equipped for
conquest. She may be as beaHtlfui AZ
any of the goddesses, yet If she lacks
wit or other charm to supplement- her
beauty of feature she will soon f1nd her
self deserted by the only men worth
having for palmer girl who can talk
well, and Knows how to use to the best
effect the natural advantages she pos
spsSes. AS the bee only fiutters for a
brief instant alone on the blossom that
contains no honey. SO man hOvers but
a ShOrr while near the girl who pos
sessps neither wit nor charm, although
beautiful.
The uneonventicn II girl is perhaps
the one most likely to find favor with
men. Everything she does she does
naturally, regardless of the re-
StrictiUns Of strained etiquette,
and most fellows like her
for it. Men like mOdesty, but mock
mOdeSty, prudery. is cordially ahhOrred.
The girl who enjoys herself everywhere
and shows that she feels enjoyment is
infinitely to he preferred tn the languld
creature 10 whom life is All everlasting
bore. Flirting has become a fine art
with the girls Of to-day, and the girls or
st. Paul are we'll VerSed in the science.
once heard a little fairy say that she
couldn't help flirting, it was born in her.
She has a way of smiling uncOnSclouSly
perhaps At people on the street whom
she has never seen before and probably
may never see again. She is surprised
and indignant it, presuming on one OF
these little smiles. sonic fellow tries To
force his acquaintance upon her, yer
she invites insult by this unconscious
habitOf hers.
A man admires discretion, while he
almost Invariably invites indlScretIOn
from women. He advises discretion
with others. but temptS To indiscretlon
himself, and is none the less disap-
pointed in you should you yield, that he
has used every art he possesses to IN
duce YOU to do so. As rule men adj
mire a spice of cOquetry in woman.
but detest the professional i1irt, even
though they may pursue her tor con-
quest or amusement. l, for my part,
am afraid of the woman who boasts or
her cOnQueStS. A girl who is forever
reciting tie number of her cOnquestS
and pnumerating the army of men she
has rejected destroys the respect OF her
auditor.
The girl whose nature is sympathetic
and atfPctiOnate, yet not emotional, is
the girl that takes. The woman cynlc
is very naturally and very justly held at
distance. She is my pet aversion. Il
girl VINO is clever and accomplished
rather than talented. and entertaining
rather than intellectual, is apt to be
prime faVorite. Then independence.
y hats all right, be in ependent If you
will, but have some sort OF feminine
weakness, so that you may not
be mistaken for that awful re-
suit of modern evolution, the strong
minded woman. The very independent
girl may be admired as a good fellow,
and her advice may be asked upon sub
jects which a man would never think
of brOaching 10 other girls of his ac-
Quaintance, but Its ten to one he will
go off and fall in love with some con-
iidimg. clinging creature as different
from the independent girl as a differ
emce could be imagined. Every one
likes neat, stylish woman. A man
knows what he likes in a wOman's
dress, but can never describe it. AS a
general rule the girl who can ride well,
pull a good oar, and swim if she has tn,
will have more admirers than the girl
VINO eXcels only as panste or in an
other domestic accomplishment. The
girl with temper will prove more at
tractive than the girl VINO sulks or IS
melancholy.
In fact mans likes and dislikes are
legion. In his summing up Of the girls
of his acquaintance, there is seldom
more than one i'm whom he fails to find
some falling or other. and that one will
in all probability in the course of time
develop hitherto unsupported traits OF
character, the reverse of satisfactory.
After all the natural girl is the best of
the bunch. She who stands on her
merits and does not affect to be that
which she is not. st. Paul has all sorts
of girls. and it is matter for cOngratu-
latiOn that the natural girl ahOundS and
the prude is almost an unknown guam
tity. Pee.
THE RRAIJD GASES.