Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-05-13
Copyright isss. by the BOX syndicate Press
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field Of conquest to the single mI''
Isay the average flirt. But no" ana
,sen. In country places, in lesser Clues
and in the large metropolis we CONF
upon the exception TO the rule ana nnu
,irl who is not averse to numbering
married men among her admirers even
among her victims. a good dea' .,
srdv and observation OF this order OF
girl has led me to the following concur
sions regarding her;
The young women who ge' hen
names associated unpleasan,ly with
married admirers can be divided into
three classes: the spoiled girl, who is
oycr.sentimentai, conceited and gushing
the utterly selfish and vain girl; and the
overripe girl.
Imet one Of the first type recently IN
the heart OF the great metropolis. one
was beauty, an only child and mother
less, and possessed wealth and position
She had gorged her naturally romanue
mind on French novels, and she was
utterly spoiled by adulauon.
She loved to talk OF herself, ana she
confessed to me that she had. at the age
Of twenty, grown quite 6hast with the
monotonous attentions Of adoring swans
and that she found nothing so interesting
now as the admiration Of married men
~ suppose like them because they are
unattainable," she said quite nonehalan-
tly: "and confess the nearest sentiment
I ever felt to love was inspired by
married man. His unhappy domcsuc
life first drew me to him. he said he ielt
| had such sympathetic nature rom
the very first. Poor iellowl he Is nearly
crazy about me now; he fairly azores
the ground walk on
"My dear girl, nothing is so uncertain
rs the impression n coquettlsh young
woman makes on a married man, !
replied. quite likely he is telling ms
wife thai he pities the fool who marries
YOU. He may tlatter you and pay you
compliments galore, and sigh over you
lust 10 see how much you know oil hu-
man nature; but he Is not respecting YOU
that Is certain. lie may feel the charm
of your beauty, but he would not defend
your good name II he heard Il assailed;
if he Is sufficiently lacking in principle
10 lead you to receive his compromising
attentions, he Is lacking the. honor to
defend YOU from the tongue OF gossip.
"He would defend me because he Is
in love with me-" she urged. Did you
never hear Of an unhappy married man
really feeling the love OF lifetime Tor
some one he met afterwardl'
"Once In while that occurs" re-
piled. "But you are scarcely the type
Of girl to inspire such a passion. a
man would aniuse himself with you. and
try to lead you on, but he would not
lose his head over you. Your position
and wealth aud beauty would Halter his
masculine pride, and he would enjoy
thinking he had power to lure you over
conventions barriers; but he would feel
a secret contempt for you all the same.
You are spoiled, sentimental girl,
whose Imagination has gotten the better
OF her head and heart. You are wasting
sympathy and jeopardizing happiness.
Nothing will so eiiectually drive away
desirable suitors from a young girl as
the accepted attentions of married
man."
The most hopeless coquette Is the
heartless girl with an abnormal love OF
conquest and excitement, who iinds with
married men the adventure and reckless
element necessary to her happiness.
Such girl Is seldom morally vicious In
the generally accepted use OF that term;
she Is superficial In her emotions. cold,
vain. and selfish. She likes her freedom
and the opportunities Of conquest and
adventure L affords her. She has no
idea Of going wrong, but loves to play
about the brink OF danger. Her only
debauchery Is that OF the imagi'
nation. Having no deep emotions OF
her own TO control, she tempts and
arouses those of men, scarcely con-
scious Of her evil influence, she flies
laughing, hooking, and more amused
than terrified out OF dangers reach as
soon as II menaces her. She enjoys the
tragedy Of the situation, and has COM
plete control of herself. She has
cruel element in her nature, and enjoys
the power to cause pain. She prides
herself on being able to make wives
jealous. Both she and the sentimental
girl are given to Boosting OF their con-
quests, and OF their ability to attract
men from their wives. Fortunately II Is
a shallow, weak, and selfish type OF man
only who Is bewitched by her-men
who lack moral balance and who seek
constantly for some new diversion, and
who regard women as their lawful prey.
Amused, leased, and momentarily
aroused by the elusive coquette, they
seldom feel a deep passion for her, rs
their natures are too shallow for more
than passing excitement and desire,
which ends In resentment and anger
when she escapes them.
The world accuses the girl ilirt of
being far more depraved than she is.
Hers is the depravity of mind without
the corresponding depravlty of body.
But the public Is slow to believe this.
She loses her good name without having |
committed sin and without having in |
spired n great love. Her most persis- |
tent pursuers forget her quickly, or |
think of her without regret.
The third and most to be piled type |
OF girl whose name is marred by asset, |
alton with married man is the overripe
girl She has lived to pass her twenty |
fifth birthday without having loved or
married. With more than ordinary |
mind with a high ideal OF manhood, |
with strong emotions and intense long
ing for love, she sees her girlhood's
companions mated one by one, while
her own dreams and hopes slip farther
and farther back into the past with her
FIRST youth, Such girl Is liable to be
superior TO her early admirers, and as
she reaches ripe womanhood she finds
mental comradeship in married men
only. Then comes the dangerous
association with some man whose do. |
nestle life II n dsaDpointment. and who |