The Washington times., 1904-10-24
JUST THE KIND or A GIRL
THAT * MAN WILL MARRY
Not the Girl Who Can Take Care of Herself With
out Him, But the Fluffy Little Bit of Fem
ininity Who Can Look at Him Appealngy.

In a mans mind there are two codes
OF manners-the kind he encourages in
a woman and the kind he admires in
woman. the kind for his sister and the
kind Ter the other fellows sister. Since
a girls manners, ike her fTOcks. are
invariably chosen to Uiease a man. IL
is just as well for her TO get on the Op-
posite side of the looking glass and to
observe herself from the masculine view
point. 1t is very difficult to have to be-
lieye that the smiling, courteous man
who is peTsuading you to take a pun al
his cigarette IS, down in his heart. a0-
miriug YOU for not doing what he asks.
And, on the other hand you are given
a shock OF painful surprise. when your
brother suddenly marries the girl with
; the butter Colored hair and the pink
chin. who does all the things ne declares
are outrageous and which ne would have
anuihilated you for doing. You are be-
wildered.. There Is no rulc!" you sigh,
what one man admires another con-
DENNIS and the same man never likes
the same thing IL TWO different giTlsr'
AS a matter of fact, the masculine
taste In manners - as simple as a
child's taste Ia sugar plums-and as un-
changeaDle- There are just three or four
rules by which they are gagged, and II
the modern girl breaks these rules IL is
because she is TOO strenuous In her eff
forts TO be fascinating. and thereby
misses the point. She is so fun Of pose
that she has lost her repose: and she IS
SO concerned with acquiring manner"
that she quite forgets her manners.
Be Careful Of His Dignity.
Yet there IS nothing on earth man
lays so much stress upon as the manners
OF tnc woman he likes. lie can forgive
a woman more readily for wiufuIIy
treading on his heart than for awkwardly
treading on his dignity. He doesn't care
anything about good form and good
style but he does care everything
about good, old-fashioncd manners.
The first thing he demands OF fcmi-
nine manners is that they be feminine
Arahella, who struts and swaggers
ABOUT, cuTzeL.tss. in hidCous gray
sweater and bTags of her muscle may
nave haliuCI1A Lon that biceps and a
ll-lt q Two men waist athletic proves
and bCillers are attractive, Iut hGr
DrOtler has $40 such Naturalization A
man hates d poor imitation of himself.
SCneE bow the giri who seems 60 be able
70 take care or herself on all occasions
gets on his nerves. The very fact that
she picks uD her things for herself and
beats MN an E1I takes away that
gratifying sense OF protection Jhat he
Ikes 10 feel toward a pretty woman.
If she calls him old fellow" and
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as a cat does whose fur has suddenly
been brushed the wrong way.
IL isn't SO much what the masculine
girl does as the way iu which she does
it, her uHgeutlcless Offend5 him A
pretty woman might commit highway
robbery and any masculine jury would
acquiL her If she had done il gently
and BE- trailing skirt and g picture
hat He may stand by ia awe and ad-
miTaUi5u of Arabella's golf stroke as
she swings her club through the air
like . modern amazon but IL IS the
game, not the girl, that he IS admiFinE
There may b. nobody be SO much
enjoys spending an evening with as his
friend. the "j0Ily good fellow who
Joins him ia his cigarette while she lis
tens 10 mis- stories. but he would pick
up his hat and run If she should sud-
denly suggest that he spend his life
with her. when he Is going for cross
country walk he may pick out the girl
with the strong back and the strong
voice and the ability 10 take care of
herself. who thinks no more OF leap
ing fence than she does of riding
astTide but when he gets ready Tor
walk 20 the Hymeneai altar il is the
fluffy EiTi i'm lace, who understands the
art OF leaning gently upon q masculine
arm, whom h- asks 20 accompany him.
In q word, while bTusQueness and bold
ness and aggressiyeness OF manner are
no longer considered crimes. they are
just as offensive to masculine taste as