The Washington times., 1902-12-14

4 should say So
There are some qualities that from
time irnmemorial have been conceded 70
be the exclusive property Of the weak
er sex" she continued Among the
number is vanity Womas has been cri-
ticised and ridicpled for her attention to
dress, and personal adornment. for her
use OF cosmetics and false hair. for her
padded figure. her high heeled shoes.
her susceptibility to hattery, and so on
ad inaaitum ad nauseum.
Il win not stri~e 10 deny that the ac-
cusations have much Of truth IN them,
but I am not willing that she should
bear the burden alone. Let US for a mo-
ment look at her stronger brother and
ask him to consiae- re beam in his own
eye before exhibiting any marked stren-
uousness in an attempt to remove the
mote from the eye Of bis sister.
To Add TO His Stature.
Il know a good physician who stands
high in his profession. yet his skill gives
him no power TO add to his inches. he
therefore wears always shoes with heels
calculated to remedy this defect Of nat
ure- Is not this vanity?
4 know another man who has remark
ably small. well shaped feet. and he in
variably wears his shoes a size too
small to accentuate the fact This. too.
Is vanity-the vanity that suffers and Is
strong. Could not taiIors tell tale OF
padded shoulders and many artaees
used TO enhance the manly form? Why.
it has been years since a pair OF narrow.
sloping shoulders have been seen IN a
coat They are plentiful enough. how
ever. in a bathing suit
When He Uses the Mirror.
7 know a woman who delights n
telling story ahout selling a number
OF pieces OF furniture. and among them
was q mirror. The latter was the only
article that her husband remarked the
absence Of from its accustomed place.
Passing strange in a creature void Of
vanity. surely.
Among my friends is a bachelor who
takes such pride in his finger nails that
his constant and unremitting attention
TO them during his hours in the Office
have earned for him the nickname q
The Manicure And this, too. is van
ity.
"As an example Of mans susceptibility
to hattery I can adduce nothing stronger
than the case Of a bookkeeper who was
becoming stoop shouldered. His mother
and his wife expostulated and exhorted
in vain. They changed their tactics,
and in and out Of season casually re
marked what fine broad shoulders no
had why. 1t was no time until he was
so straight he almost bent the other
way. AMI his chest measure had in
creased three inches.
When His Lazy Love Approaches.
.Did YOU ever notice the antics OF
Charles when he sees Clara in the dis
tance? He straightens his necktie. gives
his mustaehe a twist, braces his should-
ers up. aud throws a Killing expression
I into his eyes. Then. when they meet. he
lifts his hat with what he considers the
grace Of Chesterfield, and passes on
feeling sure that he has stunned her by
such an exhibition Of manly grace and
beauty. Or see him as he takes his seat
I in the drawing room to await the fair
ones coming. He carefully assumes
graceful attitude with right foot at an
angle OF 45 degrees inclination, left foot
about 81 - degrees. pulls up his trous-
/ ers over the knee that the mathematical
= exactitude Of the crease may not be in
terfered With
Willie Wants to Have Dimples.
AT a little informal evening company
recently I sat next a woman who desig-
mated her husband as Ny Johnny In
the course Of the evening she remarked
to me; Did you ever see a finer display
Of ankles. or fancy hosiery and patent
feathers? am going to get my Johnny
some scanned the pedal extremities
Of the male guests. and dazzling indeed
was the arrav-every eolor OF the rain
bow represented in Isle and silk. and.
j oh. the complacency OF the wearers-it
.I is beyond description
"BuJ the limit CT male vanity reached
was told me che other day IL Fiiiiiiii5 iiiii5.
VINO woulG pave dimplss Now. why he
I wants .Aeu 1.-s- forever remain a mys-
4 terry in the breast. but ne wants them
and must have them. for be is willing
10 submit 10 = -======a '--luH 10 get
them
surely the sage Of yore spoke for all
time and ali people when he said. An
I is vanity