Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-22
VACATION FRIENDSHIPS
THINGS ARE SELDoM WHAT THEY
SEEM AT RESORTS.
Some Worth Cultivating and Others
to Be Avoid

The head Of the house Of Rothschild once
said: Make friends only of such persons
as can be of real help to you" Emerson,
the philosopher. once wrote: There Is but
one rule to follow in choosing friends: make
sure that they are better than yourself in
some one particular"
Each maxim is characteristic of It's pro-
muigator: each shows the keystone in the
foundations of the mans career. Both
should be studied by the enthusiast of for
her vacation.
This Is the time of year when women
| In general. girls in particular. have oppor-
tunities for making new acquaintance
building up new friendships. Tasks are
relegated to city flats. shops and Offices
The summer girl finds herself cast among
scores OF others bent on getting the most
recreation and enjoyment from the brief
span of q fortnight or trifie more She
says: Now 1 will have time to make new
friends, to cultivate people instead of
round OF duties. / am the individual. not
mere cog in some domestic or CONNER
cial machine
She honestly believes that she may be-
come intimate with them, that she is read
Ing their inmost thoughts, and sharing their
interests. and she does not stop to consider
that they. like herself. are on dress pa
rade, leading not their regular. normal life
but butterfly existence. seeking pleas
In the week. putting the best foot foremost
partly for her benefit. Or at least to i'm
press her with their Importance
For instance. there is the boy who wears
a college band around his straw hat He
is jolly. enthusiastic lad. who would not
for the world tell downright fb. He
spends his days exploring hills and streams
adjacent to the hotel. carrying his outing
toggery with grace and ease. His even
ings are spent detailing to some fair and
willing victim the athletic achievements OF
his classmates. II you know the truth
you might find that he was a student in
some city high school. or prep school
for the college whose colors he wears
while the real student from the college, the
young man who is earning his education
and who hopes some day to be a B. A. or
Phi. D. or M. D.. is the quiet youth
who serves you at table.
Then there Is the girl who paints glow
Ing pictures of the social whirl last winter
the bridge whist scores she made the IA
vors that deck her rooms mementos Of a
seasons germans. her conquests of hearts
etc. She Is glib and vivacious that you
never dream She stands behind a counter
every week In the year but two. There
Is no disgrace In her work. Bless you, no.
1t is only the sham that annoys you when
you learn the truth. And then you wish
woman. dressed simply In linen, who car
ried new novels or old favorites to the
rocks every day and came back looking
so rested and content with life.
Keep away from the girl who talks much
OF herself and little of books and current
literature. Drop out of the circle surround
Ing the woman who says clever but spite
fui things OF every one not in that circle.
Think of what she may be saying about
you when you walk away toward the beach
Avoid intfmacies that spring from a two
weeks acquaintance On the day you start
for home many will say. Now do write
soon, dear" but few will be answered You
will go back to the old friends, tried and
true. and be glad TO see them. to hear their
voices and to realize their worth