The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-19
A FLIRT'S SIDE CHANCES
Sentimental Girl With Soft
Brown Eyes and She Of the
Orbs of Blue.

got TO row ten miles yet, and shall see
enough Of you before we get lIoIne.'''
THE shy summer girl is not unknown.
She is sure to be pretty, but she keeps
behind tie brim OF her hat, and unless
you happen TO know i,er you can't make
her out. She is pretty and witty and
nice, and all that sort OF thing, and il
1 were choosing partner 1 think I
should want her more than all the others.
IL is mighty nice to have wife who is too
shy TO go around flirting afterward, as
most Of them do. Mind you, / speak from
observation. The girl WHO flirts before
flirts afterward, and don't you forget it.
OVERCOMING sHYNEss.
The shy girl is a great talker That
is her great fault. She cbatters and chat
tiers. When you know her the flood gates
are let down and she talks you deaf,
dumb and crazy. She keeps nothing to
herself and you wonder low you could ever
have Thought her shy. She mas accom-
plishmeDts. too She generally sings, and
when you know her she pours melody into
your ear when there's no one around. ST.
will trill from morning until night; but
when any one else comes up to join you
she shuts up like little clam, then. She
has her advantages and drawbacks. You
can weigh them and balance them at your
leisure. She is generally quite vain OF her
looks. That I lave discovered Though I
don't see how that is reconciled with Ecr
shyness. Perhaps I should have said siis
Is fastidious rather than vain.
The talented girl is the one for most
men for awhile. This is the girl who can
sing or discuss politics, and who thinks
DO more of painting a tapestry than OF
setting broken arm, for she is proficient
in both arts. She has kept wide wake and
knows little OF everything. OF course
she goes in for sports, but not enthusiastic
cally. There are SO many real things in
the world for her.
The talented girl is a wrongcd creature
People think her too pedantic. But she
isn't when you know her. Her bark is
worse than her bite; her argument worse
than her action. She will tell You how
woman's sphere takes her out into the
world. But marry her and she will darn
your socks as fine as lace WORK. She is teo
accomplished 10 do Rad Job at darning
friend of mine took a talented wife with
fear and trembling. He loved, her, but he
was AFRAID sne would paraIyze nm with
her Wisdom and smartness. And he wasn't
a man who liked surprises for dinner
wen, he got his surprises, but not in
the way he eApet ted, tie was SURPRISED
to see now far his money went and amazed
10 IlDu now well ms dinner table was ap-
pointed She could Ia y Tors To the queens
taste, and she knew WINE past all cheating
OF tradespeople- He talks wife, wife now
until he LlaAes me want 10 go ana marry
her twin sister, who, poor girl, is one of
your delicate women wEo can make man
more misery tn the square inch and keep
him poorer than any txtravasant beauty,
without the satisfaction III lie latter
Why have l never married any of these
pdraSons OF luveiIness, these summer girls
or all types whom l have observed IN Glf-
ferent countries for three generations: L
can't tell you, unless | sing, -1nere's only
one girl In the world for me- Why don't
1 marry her: Because she Is one or thuse
talented girls was Telling you about she
IS supporting family, paving off her
fathers debts, or some other IooI thing,
and tutoring her brothers for college.
Shes d summer girl too. for she's WHIST
teacher in hotel But she is not going 10
marry for ages yet-and then I'm not sure
lii want her. The clever girl gone TO seed
is apt To be too acid. So, good bye. after
ali this advice. Now I'm gong over to let
the mischievous girl tease NE. And YOU
well. you play with the flirt. But remem-
Der W that flirt is-'one who willingly and
seifishiy deceives-for fun"
HELEN WARD.