The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-08-23
ARE ALL WOMEN FLIRTS?
Yhe Question is an Old One and it Receives
Varying Answers.
st. Louis Republic.

as she half whispered, "The foolish
fellows I wonder if they thought |
cared" Not once did she think OF
the possible heartaches that had come
to her girl friend. True: it had oc-
Cured to her that possibly she was a
bit jealous, but the girl with dispo-
sition to firt never finds the jealousy
of another girl unpleasant. And alas
for the pride of the girl who lets it be
guessed by word or by deed that she
is! She may be told, you know, by
her rival, that it is her own fault if
she is not as much admired as she
wishes to be.
The recognized firt is not the dan
gerous firt. It's the one, like the
girl Of my story, who brings men to
doubt the sincerity of women and to
boldly declare that ';all women are
dirts. The recognized firt has a
long list of admirers; all her women
friends know that she has and ex-
pect her to always add to the list.
even from among their friends. They
know that she will never do any seri-
ous harm, and so they do not object.
Beauty and winning ways cannot
hide the ugly little twist that is in
the character Of either the man or
the woman ?irt. There may be
charm and fascination that will lead
us to follow for a time, but it isn't
lasting, you may be sure. Sometimes
it is Of long enough duration to lead
one on so far that life ever afterwards
hasn't that charm that it possesses
for those of us who have always found
human nature trustworthy.
My girl with the laughing eyes and
the smooth oval cheek, with the dainty
figure and fetching frocbs, be glad
that you are so attractive that your
very presence gives pleasure, but
train your little heart to be faithful
and true. Do not after slipping the
sweets of admiration come to find your
pleasures lin counting over the con-
quests you were able to make while
away from home for long and happy
stay through the glowing days Of sum-
mer. The true and womanly woman
finds pleasure in the consciousness of
one true love, but neveri in the thought
Of host of lovers that have been
lightly won and may be just as lightly
lost.
It would not be fair, it would be de-
cidedly unjust to say that all men are
false because one has not been true,
and tits just as unkind and certainly
as untrue to assert that all women are
Airts. But as I have said the love of
admiration being part and parcel of
woman's makeup, it is easy enough
for her to be led into little acts of
folly that will put her in danger of
being called flirt
Once it was the fashion for women
|, to be thought weak and foolish. Now
even men resent this. Men really ex-
pect great things of their women folk,
whether wives. sisters. daughters or
sweethearts, and I think it is certainly
! too bad when We disappoint them.
Once upon time woman might
have smiled and simpered and accepted
it as rather a compliment when she
was called firt, but the same is not
true to-day. 0, man, we do not smile
indulgently when you say that all wo-
men are Airts. We are quite willing
to admit that some may be. But for
their existence you must bear your
share of the blame. You. you know,
are the moth which autters about the
fame. MARGARET HANNIs.
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