The Washington times., 1905-08-16
THE TACTLESS GIRL.

She is the girl who says the wrong
thing TO the wrong person at the wrong
time and IN the wrong place. She al
ways drives a round peg into a square
hole, and wonders why there are odd
vacancies staring at her from every di-
rectioIl. Frequently her friends come 10
her aid and fill up the blank corners
with a quality the girl herself cannot
command. For she Is the Tactless Girl
1t Is almost pathetic at times TO watch
her disentangle herself from one social
knot only TO become hopelessly fas-
tened in another She jumps from the
proverbial frying pan into the fire and
back again. arouslng sympathy in the
hearts OF her friends and joy in those
OF her enemies.
II Is the Tacuess Girl who, when she
Is talking with a man below the average
height. tells him how she admires q
tall. Herculean physique. She tells the
blonde girl that the only true beauty,
TO her mind is the brunette type. II
she is conversing with any one whose
daughter or son eloped with the laun-
dress or ran away with circus rider,
she stumbles upon the subject OF ro-
Iaantic marriages. and wonders why her
yfs-a-yis seems bored or uncomfortable
She never notices that she Is perslstlhg &
in an unwelcorne topic, but wandeFs on.
tactlessiy.
She is permitted TO look at portrait
OF her hostess-a work OF art, perhaps
and Inc pride Of the woman whose Tea
lures II fiatters.
-oh. exclaimed the TacEless Girl,
1z4snost thinking, iii must have been
copied from a photograph taken SeFera
wears ago" Imagine the hostess!
In RE same unthinking manner shf
1ells the man whose wife is his parlcu-
lar tov. but who runs the ganut or con
ssicuous colorings IN her gowns. tna'
The truly welI-dressed woman never
wears brilliant shades, puJ adhefes u
+be most conservative tones In he!
,otle+s Then she wonders why ne seFe-
tinizes all the women IN ne Iooiii 1lii1
COMPARES tl&en. with his wife -.
srFe r'aetISss Girl tells the artlst thdl
she never had much use for the dFS3.ily
5;,s1asgracficsi person. and that estheUt
fastes do not appeal 10 nef- Sie 4tI,Fl
the thoroughly busineSs-llke man, iou ~,
she does not mean 10 hurt she $iihpi'
i'5 When the Tactless Girl gives a dinner
or > party Of any sort she sel5cts Iie'
NESTS Without regard for thelf con,
burfsiIf7. and. as q consequence, sire i
- = success as q hostess she is nke!y
~ ask two persons VINO 90 NOT spear - -
SIT next 10 eacn otne' az 'aSn|.r+ 80 Pis' ~
She may ask man TO escort MS - -
sfl- home When she entertatns, INT
'Fsrflees Girl SHOULD seek the aaVlce oI
= friend or nave ii mistress OF cere-
siri who was known to be entirely
,,,rfrre-esting ard lacking IN feminine
ss'ttracfiyeness was talking with IacI
less Girl. -he ,,,t,,tarostIr,
Girl "a person. 10 be real social sue
Sess TO be quite fascinating, must nave
some sort of q mystery about her: ANY
T6ing mysterious is so fascinating st
interesting. ..,+,,,o+a q ,,.,,s
rery1'. the I'actIess Girl blurted our pc
fore she thought. And the blus9es which
sufrused her cheeks aided and aoette'
me uttle iTnp OF tactlessness,
The only advice TO Tactless Girl i
IN stop and think before she speaks Sh'
must remember TO whom sne Is SPEAK
Ing; il she does not know what to. TAN
about. let her draw a hi1t from tnei
conversation She must keep her Owl
z-Ieyys 10 herself until she finds on
whether or not they will drop on any
one's toes II she let's them out. An'
y-hen she has fallen into snare IN
TactIess Girl must remember 70 drol
the strings OF conversation when tan
o5ed her up for she VIII only becoh
more hopelessly involved.