The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-09-02
Flirt and Coquette
Max O'Rell Draws Distinctions
Between These Two Species.

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Max O'Rell gives his opinions of firts
and coquettes in the New York Journal
in this style:
There is a great difference between the
fiirt and the cOquette The flirt accepts.
even invites, your attentions without ex-
| pecting attentions The coquette is a
woman who gives you a promissory note
with firm intention of dishonoring her
signature. Just as the prude often says
no when she means yes, the coquette
whispers yes, all the time meaning no.
The hirt promises nothing. She has
nothing to refuse, because she does not
ALLOW you to ask for anything. She does
not compromise herself in any way. She
says neither yes or no. She encourages
you to go on. You say to yourself "WiH
it be yes or no? Perhaps yes, perhaps
no"
The coquette is generally cold-hearted
and cold-blooded woman, as perfectly
sure of herself as those famous Mexican
horsemen who can ride at full speed to-
ward a precipice and suddenly stop dead
on the edge Of it. The coquette has no
capacity for love. She does not seek love
but admiration and homage only. Unlike
the fiirt, she lacks cheerfulness and hui
NOR. To obtain admiration and boast Of
a new conquest she will risk even her
reputation. compromise herself, yet her
virtue is in safe keeping, for she has
neither heart nor passion. In the come
dy OF love the coquette is the villain Of
the play.
The coquette uses man as she does her
dresses. she likes to be seen with a new
one every day. She kills for the sake OF
killing. She hunts, but does not eat the
game she brings down. She plays on a
mans vanity TO satisfy her own The
moment she has received a mans hon.
age she viii leave him TO occupy herself
with one vho has refused her. She IS
dull and dreary. She may be as beauti-
full as you Ike. but she is never loyable
She should be Stunned ike the card
sharper. whom she resembles all the more
that against your good money she has
nothing bot counterfeit coin.
The firl on the contrary. is cheerful. |
only, often full Of fUn,and if yen can just
make up your mind 10 accept her Tor +
what she IS worth she may help you %
pass veIy pleasant time. She is not !
serious, a-1 che does not want you . +
take her seriously: she is honest. she T
wants I'm cent fun only. The eoquetts
tries to lead you as fa- as she wishes yoa
TO 50. The airt does not lead you any
farther tnan you wish 70 &c. And L
may b added that while dtrts have often
been known to make very good wives,
have invariably proved detest-
abIe ones.
winthrop was halp.essly wrong when ne
said: a woman without eoguetry is as
insipid as a roes R5thoa; scent. sham
psgue without sparkle. q corued 5eef
without mustard unless BE u1eant(whlch
be did nou that q c5quetss s wamsa
who, by the care shs shoWs IT her dress
and general appearance. and IN many
other ways. knows how &c make hereof
attractive and sho~ herself IN the uost
advantageous light.
TEe French language expresses tse dif-
ference - = uIcaey. exile est co-aosrte--
means "she dresses vary elegantly kn2
szs very winning manner, Where's I
-C~esr 0ne cosuesse- ras&Hs ''sAe j. = CO ,
7uests." that is 70 say 'shs fascl1ztes
Tor the mere sake - fascfaatirE
To coQueste plays sn mans yazity ard
makes = f9al q aim TIE FIR displays
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