Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-19
GIRLS WHO SPONGE.
Some Remarks From y Misogyn Standpoint
on Young Women Beats.


on Young Women Beats.
1.-THE average girl is a born sponge"
One young society man made the remark to
another across little drinking table at the
club yesterday afternoon.
"Ah?" responded number two, raising his
eyebrows interrogatively.
Its 30, by Joven asserted number one. Il
met with an extreme case this morning. You
know Miss Millefeurs. OF course, she has q
reputation for unmitigated cheek, but she
rather took me aback when had met her on
18th street about II o'clock today. Not having
seen her since she went away for the summer.
fell into conversation with her and walked
for about half block in her company, inquir-
ing where she had been and how she had en-
joyed herself just as l WAS about to mike
some excuse and drop her, she came to a point
at florists shop and explained:
Aren't the flowers beautiful
II admitted that they were SO. Then she
paused moment and pcrceiving that had no
suggestion to make, added:
Perhaps you will buy me q little bouquet?'
SELECTING BOUQUET.
81 saw was in for it, so we entered, and the
shopman was requested to make up bunch of
roses Miss Millefleurs selected quantity which
appeared to satisfy her, the price amounting to
somewhat over a. Now, i suppose any other man
in my place would have simply paid for them
and said nothing, but do most Internally OBJ
ject to being imposed upon, and SO said to
the florist very quietly: One dollars worth
will do, II you please Then put down a dol.
lar bill on the counter and without waiting for
the posies to be made up, raised my hat and
walked out. That young woman will never
have a chance to play such o trick on me
again.
THEIR LEGITIMATE PREY
II tell YOU" went on the speaker shat the
| average young woman nowadays seems to con-
slider it entirely legitimate and proper to per-
init the young men of her acquaintance to nav
her way In everything. She goes to the theater,
eats lunch, gobbles ice cream fills up with soda
water, consumes candy, goes driving and oven
rides in the horse cars at their expense. II
never occurs to her to pay for anything ut all
if she can possibly help it. From her point OF
view male friend is apt to be more or less de-
sirable in proportion to the amount Of cash he
spends on her. In short, she is regular dead
beat in petticoats.
WHY IRIS ALL WRONG.
Snow, in my opinion, that is all as wronk al
it can be. 1t used to be considered, and ought
to be still, that lady should never permit her
self to become u cause of expense to man who
is hot her relation. / have known women SO
punctinous In this matter as to insist always
upon paving their own car fares, and think it
Is very proper, indeed. There II surely no rea.
son why girl should not accept an invitation
to the theater for herself and her chaperon
from gentleman, nor can there be any objsc-
ton to his making her gifts OF candy or flowers:
but that is very different from the erxanized
method at present in vogue among damseIs of
regularly sponging upon their men friends for
every possible thing. Would it NOT surprise Won
enormously if any young woman Of your own
acquaintance asked You tomorrow to have a
glass Of soda water at her expense? One day I
told girl - We were passing an apothecsry
shop that would set up the soda water saye
for the fact that had spent every cent had
in my pocket. A0h, she replicd, I'M lend Won
the money And she did SO out of little
purse crsmmed with bills. 1t never occurred
10 her as u possibility that she should stand
treat, even to the extent of 10 cents"