The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1904-09-01

uuUr tniieu out admiringly: ooh. Miss
Prinder, every time gee 20 come in
to the room wish I were tall. do
so envy you your he, .yhtp'
The tall young woman acknowledged
the tribute gracefully, then sighed as
she settled into chair at her own
table. "Do You know" she laid to her
friend, that that little woman over
there is one Of my greatest griev-
! ances"
why, 1 thought sh, seemed very
| pleasant" replied the friend.
II suppose YOU thought she really
meant what she said just now, and
that she showed sweet. generous ma
ture in making that remark. Well.
! she didn't mean it Mt all. She merely
wanted to call attention again to her
own diminutlveness, which she con-
siders much more fetching than my
height"
"Oh. is that the trouble?" laughed
the friend. well. she Is q dainty little
thing"
"Of course she Is" said the tall
young woman. whose tone now Dor.
dered upon asperlty. "but she need
not make invidious comparisons at my
expense in order to call the fact to
peoples attention"
This isn't her first offence, then?"
NO, indeed; it's a habit of hers.
Nature provides all small women
with this method OF attack to enable
them to get the better of their larger
sisters. They usually pretend to ad-
mire. In order to emphasize by con-
trast the more attractive quality they
themselves possess.
That Is their indirect method. The
direct Is more effective and usually
consists in calling attention to their
shoes. Sometimes 1t is gloves and
belts. but usually 1t is shoes. Just
this morning, when we were all out
on the piazza, and there We're enough
men around to be worth the effort,
that same little Mrs. Grlmston over
there. apparently casually regarded
her feet and then suddenly laughed
her pretty little laugh
What do you think OF these new
shoes Of mine?" she demanded en-
gaginSly. Aren't they perfectly
huge? But you know I thought that
Tor once L would get shoes that
wouldn't scuff out the first time I wore
them. so bought them in the boys de.
partment.' The stout neat little shoes
she displayed were ut most No. 2s and
as I wear No. 5h and had on n short
skirt you may imagine how pleased 1
felt
You know l am five feet eight and
weigh 100. and my waist measures
twenty-five. l had never been aensi.
tive about my OF these statistics. or
given them any particular thought un-
I'll MIS-. Grlmston began to emphasize
them. Nearly every day now she says
something like this. DO you know
that l have gained ten pounds since I
came to this hotel? got on the scales
today and was perfectly amazed to
see them so up to 115 for have never
weighed more than 104 before! And,
my dear. I am ashamed to confess 1t,
Dut bought rev belt to-day and had
10 ask for size twenty-five"
Another universal trick OF little
women Is to assume the helpless, de-
pendent role. which. Of course, appeals
to all mankind. They have to have
someone check their baggage and buy
their tickets for them. They con-
tinually find It necessary to be helped
down from high places or up steep
places or across mud puddles, over
which you have stepped without STOP
ping to consider. Thsy never fail to
call attention TO this by saying. as
they smile gratefully up at their pro.
tecting male escort. How 1 do wish
were as self-relIant and Independent
as you are. Miss Prnder! It's dreadful
always to be n trouble to ones friends
!his causes the protecting male escort
10 reflect with qualification what fine
thing 1t Is to aid her With his many
strength.
invariably. tco. the smaller the
woman the greater Is her social as
surance. All my life I have wonder.
ingly watched little women, who. with
the most serene conposrrc and self
confidence, preside over women:
CLUBS, star IL amateur thes tricaIs. or
respond to dinner toasts. Ac for RE. II
1 am conscious than more than three
persons are listening I an overcome
with tre3ldatlon at the sound of r,y
own voice. 80 never even thinl; OF at.
tempting platforII efforts.
"Of course no little woman viii over
ADMIT lacl: OF timidity. o. 10, ia.
decd! have watched then :rror.,
with the 1cst amazing coolncss and
seif'posscsslon and actual enjoyment Of
fsc centre Of the stage. receiving the
plandits OF an audience with sweet
csmPosure. and then have heard thcr,
cay In private. oh. my dear, I hac
such dreadful ssngc fright that was
simply III. I would give anything to
have your self confldencc."
The tall young woman yf>bcd .oo,,