The Savannah morning news., 1900-11-25
GUSTAVE ECKSTEIN & GO.

,,,s willing 60 be frank. ARE not nearly
y, correct az they thlnk they are
,dr,it That men are scarce in the summer
,ud that most Of us are willing 90 put 200
with boys or play golf. talk and ride win
one another. But the Joker o. all wrong
on one point IL Isn't only In the summer
that we have this trouble, the most IN
tcresting and attractive men. chose We all
want TO know ana whose company We
take the greltest pleasure iu. are just ~
scarce in tho winter "a at any other sime
and they're Just ns hard Co get But they
keep away. although nobody seems 20
know why. The average girl Of y who
goes % "a dinner likes Ia Vie hy "a man who
is 81 least 90 Al any age between that
and aa he b. certainly going 20 ba much
more agreeable than the man ten years
Younger / don't mean 90 say that !
would not rather have tho younger man
a. "a dance ~ ! had gone there for the
dancIng lie viii be able 60 keep his
breath longer and s. nkely to dance bet
ter Then ia ike 90 have you take me
back 90 the olIcr man for the conversa-
ti0nal iuterudcs. but for the dancing il
stand by the youth. AT dinner or a the
otter party. however. he's a failure. aud "a
seems incredible that we Cannos get hold
Of the older men. Thoy have 80 much
more 90 say that interests even the girl
81 %. they have had - many more eN-
perlonces and they're altogether 30 much
more attractive that our enthusiasm for
them needs no apology But try as We
may. We can only get them rarely. ana
tho fate Of tho average girl 81 - Is 20 sit
by "A man OF her own age o. one only a
little bit older. The men who are 80 much
prlxod say they done like 20 come 20 iittie
girIs' parties. that they ma more pleas
ure in young married women'a society and
don't care for the children. Probably
that's tho reason they keep away from
us But We always have our revenge In
the end and get che better Of the young
married women. They cannot marry
them. however they may like them.
They've got 20 come 60 us when It's "a
question 81 matrimouy and we have them
then. even % they're 50 hard 90 get At
other times. and possibly We ought 10 be
satisfied with that The complaint that
young girls are not interesting 10 men 81
"a certain age may be true enough and u
ls positive that the youths a girl has 10
talk with are not OF "a kind. usuaiy. TO
make her Interesting IL is always
question nowadays OF getting down 70 the
bowel Of the men she's thrown with Ia so-
cIety. n she were able 10 meet older men
for awhile / think they might md her
more attractive I'm sure she'd like them
better"
There IS certain class Of women. Gays
tho New York Tribune who earn social
recognition. 80 90 speak. ana are 81
sort OF 'scrubby" value 10 sDcioty. as Cos
sip purycyors II Sc literally their trade
20 keep informed % she latest piece Of
news concerning the various MON 7ers OF
"hlgh socictv" and the small details Of
their lives. The numerous luncheons and
teas 70 which they are invited. and which
10 them are o. inestimable importance as
establishing thcir position in the fashion,
able world. are the outcome 81 their abil-
ity 10 give the newest gossip TO their en-
tsrtniners.
MY dear" said Mrs Blank 20 her
daughter on her return 60 town after
summer spent abroad. Just scratch or
line 10 Selma Tattle and ask her TO drop
in for luncheon tomorrow. We really
must be- put au ,courant with everything
that has been gdng on among people We
know during our absence" Ard Miss
Tattle comes and decidedly earns her salt.
for there Is nothing she has not heard.
ard is not ready 10 communicate.
whom shall We have Tor dlnner2' so-
llioquizcs Mrs. Machlaveli There Is
that old cat. Mrs. Knowai. I suppose
had better ask her. as she will keen the
table amused with her stories. do not
like the woman. though. and 7 am half
afraid Of her. 'Al. % is always wei TO
be on the right slide OF that kind Of per
son" While society toleratcE these gue-
sips and after mnnner nuds them use-
fui thcir greatest innings are with 90
eiai asplrants who have not ~ succeed
81 IN obtaining an ackn0w lcdEed position
within the charmed circle. Al Mrs. Par
venus. Miss Selma Tattlo and her Tx are
In their glory. There their revelations are
listened TO with enFerues-. and their Ia
miliarity with smart people commands I'M
bounded respect At a dinner party